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Indies & MySpace: Like Unfulfilling Sex

The independent label community has been slamming MySpace Music for not offering them an equity share like the major labels have.  But about a week ago, I noticed that some of the loudest critics are still No_sex
updating their MySpace pages and wrote about it.

A reader called me on it using a this analogy:

"i’ve had sex with girls i didn’t
like. it’s not that wrong to update your myspace and still be unhappy
with the operation. it may seem like a passive aggressive approach, but
sometimes people keep a profile active in a service to continue
promoting their band…regardless of how self serving the platform has
become. it’s hard to deny the strong presence of myspace….it reminds me of ex-girlfriends i had that
were so hot i couldn’t stop sleeping with them even after i broke up
with them because they were so scandalous. it was hard to leave"

That’s a great
analogy. But the complaing labels that are continuing to have sex with their
ex-girlfriend (MySpace) are screwing themselves out of the best part – the
orgasm ($$$’s) – by not signing the deal that MySpace is offering them.

I can’t convince myself that’s smart… – Bruce Houghton

Bruce Houghton on 10/14/2008 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (6)
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  1. Indies are sleeping with MySpace like they did before, and criticizing the new MySpace Music, which is a different thing.
    Regarding the deals… I have a label, where can I get the deal, where do I sign? Oh, that’s right, I’m not as big as Merlin or Orchard, so I can’t complain that loud, so there’s no deal for me. What about all the unsigned bands – those who made of MySpace what it is today? Where do they sign? Right, keep with.the old thing because the new isn’t for you…
    MySpace Music is unfair. It’s only natural to have everyone but thwe majors shoving it.

  2. I was shocked to hear MySpace would leave out all the indie artists who helped them get where they are today, like pointed out by Mind Booster Noori.
    Indie musicians, especially those who are soured by MySpace’s actions, should find a new alternative. In the past year or so, there have been a number of websites popping-up for exactly this.

  4. Love the analogy! MySpace’s deal has left independent and unsigned artists a little blue beneath the waist. It’s sad but not surprising to see that the big labels get the priority with this deal. Going back to the analogy, the best way to stop having bad sex is to move on to something new, in this case a new music based website/service.

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