“Under the current copyright system, songwriters and music publishers are compensated by radio stations through royalties when a song is played on the radio, but the people performing on the record — from superstars to session musicians — are not.”
Tag: 12.02.07
Graffiti Of The Rich
What happened to “those wealthy philanthropists who used to support arts organizations and other not-for-profit and charitable institutions without requiring that their names be slapped somewhere — anywhere, it sometimes seems — on a building.”
Radio Plays Only The Hits – Over And Over Again
“While the overwhelming majority of Americans still tune into traditional broadcast radio each week, they are listening less. And they are increasingly drawn to the dizzying choices of music and other programming available on iPods and satellite and Internet radio. But many pop radio programmers appear keen to repeat the biggest hits as much as — or more than — ever.”
Digital Anywhere – The World’s Great Art
“Water Lilies” is the second-most-popular cellphone wallpaper sold by Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, which opened a new digital-images shop in September. This service is only the latest future-shock innovation at the museum, a civilized institution that has nonetheless adopted what one tech reporter scarily described as a policy of ‘aggressive digital-capture.’ The M.F.A. now has one of the biggest image databases of any art museum in the world.”
Is Anna Netrebko The Next Callas?
“Some critics have called Netrebko the next Callas, which is both a high compliment and a bit of a stretch. Callas was more intense, more forceful and also more tortured. On the other hand, Callas never appeared on a music video.”
NY Public Library Under Fire For Bush Admin Photos
“The dates on each image match days when each official spoke about Iraq in ways the artists consider criminal — with sound clips of them speaking, along with a camera flash going off and a prison door closing. Some have criticized the library for displaying political satire in an institution that receives public funding.”
Try No Transistor Before Its Time
“Ageing may be as important to electronics as it is to good wine. A plastic transistor doubles its performance if simply left to sit at room temperature for a week.”
Pay-What-You-Want – A Sound Arts Business Model?
Many arts organizations use some version of the pay-what-you-want admission model. And they seem to work…
Danny Newman, 88, Pioneered The Arts Subscription
“Newman’s most important achievement was his deep and lasting impact on how non-profit arts groups build their audience bases. He was responsible, virtually by himself, for the now almost universal use of subscription ticket sales in the performing arts.”
In Russia: A Battle For Control Of Culture
“Some prominent artists and writers, cognizant of a long, dark history of repression that Russians know only too well, and especially wary of the grip the church is gaining on the state, have been expressing deep anxiety about the government’s starting to encroach on artistic freedom the way it has taken on other aspects of society.”