Monday, July 30, 2007

Last.fm and 21st century payola

Bill Wilson, of hardcore punk label Blackout Records, asks some pretty pointed questions in his blog saying, among other things:

It pains me to write this, as I’m a huge fan of Last.fm and what they’ve done (or could do) for indie labels, bands and music fans. However, it seems that their new media conglomerate sugar daddies are having an influence on their policies already. I was on their site today, doing some cleanup of my catalog that I offer for streaming and looking for some plugins to put on the upcoming revision of my label site. What I discovered should make anyone who is trying to build a career in indie music very concerned about their future.

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