quoted 13 lines From: Sharon Maher <smaher@looksmart.net>>From: Sharon Maher <smaher@looksmart.net>
>Subject: Re: (idm) mr scruff, reynolds rant
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>> As for the present day, i see an artistic movement that directly
>> counters the highly-commerical record industry very revolutionary. If
>> your aim is to release challenging music and open minds as opposed to
>> making money, isn't that challenging the status quo? I would argue
>> that subverting the record industry is far more
>
>I get your point and sympathize to some degree, but on the other hand,
>putting out limited stuff and (more importantly) limiting distribution to
>a handful of people isn't going to open minds because it isn't going to be
>heard.
not sure about that one:
higher profits from sales == better critique of capitalism? um....ok.
when simon left his job at spin magazine, his comment to me was
"oh well! so much for the entryist strategy."
maybe a good motto for us idm geeks!