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From an interview with David Bowie in the New York Times,
June, 2002:
"I don't even know why I would
want to be on a label in a few years, because I don't think it's
going to work by labels and by distribution systems in the same
way," he said. "The absolute transformation of everything that
we ever thought about music will take place within 10 years, and
nothing is going to be able to stop it. I see absolutely no point
in pretending that it's not going to happen. I'm fully confident
that copyright, for instance, will no longer exist in 10 years,
and authorship and intellectual property is in for such a bashing."
"Music itself is going to become
like running water or electricity," he added. "So it's like, just
take advantage of these last few years because none of this is
ever going to happen again. You'd better be prepared for doing
a lot of touring because that's really the only unique situation
that's going to be left. It's terribly exciting. But on the other
hand it doesn't matter if you think it's exciting or not; it's
what's going to happen.
2002 Grammy
"Album Of the Year" Goes To a Traditional Folk Music
CD!!!!
(Feb 28, 2002) Wonders never cease, and last night was no exception
as the soundtrack from "O Brother Where Art Thou?" won
five awards including the coveted "Album of the Year"
award. This is a radical departure from the pop pabulum that usually
wins- BLUEGRASS RULES!!!! FOLK MUSIC RULES!!!! The world is waking
up and finding the good stuff..........check out all the Grammy
Winners we carry, the best of the best >>
.News Flash!! >> Musicdish.com
interviews efolkMusic CMO Chris Frank >> read the article:
"efolkMusic: a New Twist on the Subscription Model"
by Eric de Fontenay (Associate Editor) Feb 7 2002
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=5249
From "Napster Case: Is Judge Turning Tables On Labels?"
by Kevin Featherly:
BizReport
02/01/02 (excerpt)
Eben Moglen, a law professor at Columbia University, said that,
for the record labels, the handwriting now is on the wall. Moglen
is no friend of the record industry, labeling them "a bunch of
knuckle-dragging thieves and hooligans." He has long argued that
the recording industry's arguments against Napster have been specious.
"An argument that closing down a competing distribution system
because you are the one who is fair to musicians and they are
the ones who are stealing from musicians, is a ruse," Moglen said.
He accused labels of attempting to maintain a cartel, using copyright
infringement arguments to shut down a competing distribution that
Moglen thinks is defensible under the Fair Use Doctrine, but which
could compete record companies out of business.
Gillian O., a recent phone order,
wanted to let us know how wonderful our site is. She has a 4-year-old
boy, Christopher, who, get this, spends all his free time on EFOLKMUSIC.COM.
After sampling nearly our entire collection, he picked out the
Amarillis CD, and his mother phoned it in. She says that her son
can barely read, but loves clicking all over the site and loves
to listen to our music. Isn't that cute?
cf <8^)
CMO, and the M is for music
Fenario FolkMusic E-zine,
Aug 29,2001
efolkMusic.com
is one of my own favorite sites to browse. I check there often
for free MP3s and information on interesting new releases. The
site is easy to use and they carry a lot of great music. In my
correspondence with them, I've found them to be very committed
to promoting high-quality acoustic music. -Hugh Blumenfeld,
About.com Folk Guide
Brad Hill's "Tip World",
February 14,2001
http://www.topica.com
TOUCHSTONE AT EFOLKMUSIC
efolkMusic seems to be in the news
often, and never more deservedly than now. Thanks to a series
of exclusive online music releases, efolkMusic.com is a hot
destination, worthy of an honored bookmark for any wired folk
lover. The latest bombshell involves a previously unreleased album
of live recordings by Irish traditional-pop group Touchstone.
The CD album (Touchstone Trio: Live at the Cave) is available
through the site, which also offers streaming previews of six
cuts, paid mp3 downloads of two cuts, and a free whole-song mp3
download of one cut. The song, "Inis Dhum Ramha" (sung by Triona
Ni'Dhomnaill), takes Touchstone fans right back to the good ol'
days with the band's trademark clavinet and banjo sound.
Brad Hill (http://www.bradhill.com)
is the author of 11 books about music, the Internet, and home
technology. His titles include "The Complete Idiot's Guide
to Playing Piano."
Sing Out! Magazine, 50th Anniversary Issue,
"Looking for a new folk spot
on the net? You might want to give efolkMusic.com a shot.
It's sort of a "general store" of folk stuff.
There's news, articles, CD ordering and MP3 downloads available.
You can search their artist directory or just browse through
seven databases. The tuneShop allows you to learn and trade
tunes with professionals in the field. There is a lot of
interesting information floating around the site. Check
it out." -Winter 2000 "What's Happening"
Brad Hill's "Tip World",
October 5, 2000
http://www.topica.com
A site overhaul and revision of its
business plan has brought this folk-music content site to ready-for-prime-time
status. Formerly burdened by a download process that required excessive
interaction, efolkMusic.com is now streamlined, more easily navigable,
and a pleasure to look at and use. Both free and pay-per-download
songs are offered here in basic folk, bluegrass, gospel, celtic,
country, kids, and roots-rock categories.
Impressively, RealAudio samples of
the MP3 songs are full-song samples. Pay-per-download songs cost
98 cents, and you can find some recognized names here, including
Doc Watson, Bill Monroe, and Natalie MacMaster. Who would have thought
a down-home folk site would take its place in the vanguard of digital
music? Yet it's true--check it out for yourself. -BradHill
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