RTP-area local music and culture

[Ben Davis <ben_dontspamme_davis AT unc.edu>]

Ross
Do you (or anyone) have a rough guess at how many active bands are 
around in the triangle right now -
seems like a really fertile time for good music -

Ben

grady wrote:

> It wouldn't hurt, either, if the Indy would host mp3 samples of the 
> nominated songs in their music poll. Would it be so hard to make that a 
> condition of being nominated, that the bands have to make the songs 
> available, at least for streaming?
> 
> Hmm. I just went looking for this year's ballot but it's not at the 
> logical place, http://www.indymusicawards.com
> 
> It's linked from here, though: 
> http://indyweek.com/durham/2006-01-25/cover.html
> 
> I did a zine once with a CD in it. It was fun to put together. I was 
> gonna do another one but, um, circumstances intervened. If I do another 
> one, it'll be a DVD instead of a CD, though. Video being the new audio, 
> of course.
> 
> xo
> 
> Ross
> 
> bendy wrote:
> 
>>The editors of a certain music publication burn mix cds of stuff that 
>>they like, mixing accesible fare like The Go! Team with the Locust and 
>>such. Then they drop off the things in coffee shops where the *straight 
>>but indie-curious* hang out. Seeding the potential readers, as  it were. 
>>There's no identifying features beyond the track list- they're just 
>>trying to open up minds and ears.
>>
>>copyright is theft!
>>
>>- bendy
>>
>>Chris Rossi wrote:
>>
>>>I think most people equate "free" with "suck".  Giving away something
>>>for free is the best way in the world to completely devalue it.  The
>>>vast majority of those CDs would go straight into the landfill.
>>
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>>
>>
>>
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