New Blog Chronicles “The Indie Music Vs. Technology Deathmatch”
Indie label entrepreneur Bill Wilson claims Hypebot was one of his inspiration for starting a blog. Even without the flattery No Revolution – The Indie Music Vs. Technology Deathmatch is worth a read. Wilson is in the trenches with his own small hardcore label Blackout and his experiences and opinions are worth paying attention to.
One of my favorite quotes:
Is the real problem that Steve Jobs created a product that started monetizing a growing share of what was being completely pirated? Or is the problem that no matter how many times people try and retrofit the CD with cockamamie copy protection, the format has outlived it’s usefulness.
Check out No Revolution.