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Nov 19 T-Bone commented on Are Performance Rights Organizations Harming Live Music?.

It's a double edged sword unfortunately. Performance royalties are one of the best ways to make money in the music business and I'm an ASCAP member, but I hate that they don't properly scale their dues relative to the size and purpose of the venue. A coffeehouse playing the radio shouldn't have to pay nearly as much as they do, especially compared to some place that hosts cover bands as their main draw. The PRO's recent tactic of hiring third party bounty hunters to sit in places that are behind on their dues and wait for some open miker to play Jimi Hendrix so they can sue for $10K smacks of organized crime. When I was living in Boston and Providence a few years ago, ASCAP and BMI were being really aggressive and many places, especially in Providence, were going on strike against them and making performers sign waivers saying they took full responsibility if they played a cover song. They would also only play local CDs in some of the restaurants. The only place I've played in Seattle that has a similar waiver is The Trabant.

I support PROs and think they're a necessary evil, especially these days when it is trickier to make money as a musician, but they're going way overboard and need to reevaluate their dues and their scare tactics.

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Nov 17 T-Bone commented on Tonight in Music: Girls.

Ha! I don't think that video still is even SFW!

Nov 13 T-Bone commented on Today's Music News.

I think The Beatles are partially to blame for the struggle for perfection in rock as they themselves could be clinical at times, like on Sgt Pepper. The problem in the digital age is that people making music are hearing it with their eyes and not their ears when they see the waveforms on the screen. Seeing that the guitar hit and snare hit are off changes your perception of whether or not it sounds good and it's way too easy to just nudge that guitar to match. I'd love someone to make a nice multitrack digital recorder that does not need a software component so you can use it like you would a tape machine.

Nov 12 T-Bone commented on Any Time Is No Longer Taco Time.

Not a fan of eating cold beef. Made a vow to never eat there again.

Nov 6 T-Bone commented on Today's Music News.

But their parts do coalesce. There's almost always a thread that passes from piece to piece. Besides, I think verse chorus verse chorus bridge chorus is fucking boring so why not? I like them, but I think Radiobed can be really boring.

Matt, however, made a total ass out of himself with that rant.

Nov 5 T-Bone commented on Dirty Projectors @ Neumos.

The vocal gymnastics and Longstreth's ability to play complex guitar figures while singing complex vocals over them are both very impressive. I thought the first half was too low energy, but they redeemed themselves on the second half. They seemed to play everything a bit too slow. Amber kicks ass though. She should sing more leads since she's the only one with real charisma.

Would it kill them to banter a little bit?

I really hope they play Showbox Market next. Neumos is fast becoming my least favorite place to see a show. It's always hot and humid in there even when it's cold outside and I can never see properly because of the way the floor slopes.