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The Difficulties of Distribution in Boycotting the RIAA

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Starting in June 2005, I decided that I would no longer purchase music from bands who released albums on record labels that belonged to the RIAA. I have broken that promise, mostly because the RIAA is everywhere.
Take Downtown Records. On the "About" section of their official website, immediately after claiming that they are an "independent [...]

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Radiohead on Not Being Attached to a Major Record Label

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Pitchfork has an article about the fact the popular band Radiohead might be coming on tour to the United States. While the ability to see one of my favorite bands live in concert is pretty cool, I was even more excited to see that Radiohead is currently unaffilated with EMI, a member of the RIAA. [...]

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The Decemberists Join Capitol Records

Friday, December 16, 2005

The Decemberists, a moderately well known indie rock band, have announced that they have signed a contract with the major recording company Capitol Records.

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Let's Push Music Forward

Tuesday, June 7, 2005

The New York Times write about three albums coming out today (Coldplay's X&Y, the White Stripes' Get Behind Me Satan, and the Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business) and how they are symptomatic of the music industry's decadence:
The big record companies continue to insist that the only route to profitability is blockbuster sales of a few [...]

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