Look, this is just how our country is—our economy, too. Even the way TV subscriptions work, or how ASCAP operates.
It’s like they’re guarding some sacred treasure, and you’re forced to hand over cash for "copyright." Honestly, these demands often reach such ridiculous proportions—it’s like paying for empty calories. Just pure nonsense.
But then again, it’s mostly just bitter garage rockers like you and me—people who don't really have much contact with the mainstream music scene—who end up complaining about how ASCAP squeezes and bullies everyone.
Meanwhile, you've got some studio engineer out there without a single degree to his name, using borrowed gear to record maybe two albums in his entire life—one of which barely made a dent at a local radio festival, and the other gets played once a week on some mid-tier cable network. He’s out there paying his monthly rent entirely off the money collected from those "royalties." And I'd love to be him, believe me!
analogharbor442 said:I feel like songs just hang onto the charts way longer these days than they used to... I honestly can't imagine if twenty years ago we would have seen a total landslide like Nelly holding down the number one spot for ten weeks straight.
Honestly, Nelly just gets under my skin in a very specific way—it's practically physical irritation—but man, he really does have that "ride with me" vibe...🎉
Time will tell. You can't exactly write off Paolo Nutini just because he's leaning into a wilder lifestyle—I mean, who knows? He could end up recording the greatest American album of the decade in the next ten years. Just saying.
People move so fast these days—it’s relentless. Everything is constantly "new, new, new." I mean, how long does a song even stick on the charts nowadays? Why does the top of the US box office shift every single weekend? Is someone like charmillionare really a "washed-up artist" just because they decide to stop dropping singles? Hmm. Let's think about that.
Yeah, it actually dropped. It hit theaters back on January 1st—so, more than nine months ago now—across the States and other parts of the former Soviet bloc. There’s even a DVD out, and honestly, the high-quality rips have been floating around torrent sites for ages.
So, when is it finally coming to our local theaters? Does anyone have any leads? Who am I even supposed to ask about this? I mean, if I can go around signing petitions to save some crumbling, old-school socialist movie houses, surely I should be able to sign something to get a modern film into a modern cinema!