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Monday, 12 April 2010

Vote Lovedays to Storm The Charts

I know many of you have already voted and shared this link, thank you so much to each and everyone of you.

You can vote for The Lovedays here
http://bit.ly/angnkT

Storm the Charts is an attempt to get an unsigned artist to Number 1.
At a time where it is getting more and more difficult to be heard by the music industry, this is an opportunity to give an artist a chance to get the recognition they deserve and for you, the listeners, to send a warning shot to record companies who are stuck in a cycle of crying over file-sharing, rather than address the short comings of their ability to run a business.

This isn't something I'm saying lightly either, my brief flirtings with the industry have shown an inefficiancy that would make local councils blush.

Neither is this something new, debate has gone on for the past 48 years as to whether DECCA were right to not sign The Beatles, but the true arogance lays in a sentance of the now infamous rejection letter- "guitar groups are on the way out".
Oh how the major labels sniggered and shook their heads when new comers Island Records signed an unknown reggae artist, "It will never sell". Bob Marley's album Legend remains the best selling reggae album of all time.
It could be said that each of these labels underestimated thier respective artist, but equally, I would argue they have underestimated the talent for listening.
Think of the most famous number one record of all time, c'mon, you know the one, it heads up all those lists on TV & magazines that do the 100 best Number 1's of all time and we get to revel in Kate Thornton's opinion on music. It wasn't just through DJ Kenny Everett's championing of the song that got a reluctant EMI to release it, the reaction from the listeners gave us 9 weeks of Bohemian Rhapsody at the top of the charts.

I can't stress enough how vital listeners, gig goers & record buyers are to what we do. But at the risk of upsetting a few Zen masters, maybe it's in the answer to this ancient question.

Q- If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

A- It doesn't matter.











Enjoy discovering some new music, and if you like what we do, you have the power!

Much Love,

Paul


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