Wah!! Lagu "Iwak Peyek" Ternyata Bukan Asli Lagunya Suporter Bonek

Kontroversi lagu “Iwak Peyek” antara Trio Macan dan Arek Band tampaknya sudah selesai. Tapi, ternyata ada fakta baru mengenai lagu yang cukup tenar belakang ini.

Ternyata, nada lagu “Iwak Peyek” sudah lama dinyanyikan suporter salah satu klub sepakbola ternama di Yunani, Olympiakos. Hal ini terlihat dari salah satu video yang ditampilkan di Youtube.

Dalam video berdurasi 1.49 menit itu menggambarkan ribuan fans Olympiakos tengah bernyanyi di stadion memberikan dukungan kepada klub sepakbola kesayangan mereka. Nada atau pun ritme yang dinyanyikan supporter Olympiakos tersebut sama persis dengan lagu “Iwak Peyek” yang dinyanyikan Arek Band dan Trio Macan. Hanya saja perbedannya mereka menyanyikannya dalam bahasa Yunani.

Berbeda dengan Arek Band yang memomulerkan “Iwak Peyek” sejak tahun 2011, dan Trio Macan pada tahun 2012 ini, video penggemar Olympiakos tersebut sudah diposting sejak 2 Agustus 2006.

Lalu sebenarnya yang menjiplak “Iwak Peyek”?
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Ini Dia Lagu Iwak Peyek Versi Band Inggris[VIDEO]

Lagu iwak peyek yang sempat menghebohkan musisi di indonesia kini semakin menambah jajaran kontroversi. iwak peyek yang ngetrend gara gara sering dinyanyikan di acara OVJ (Opera Van java) Juga dibikin versi Indonesia dari Trio macan.Sebelumnya Lagu Iwak peyek adalah lagu para bonek mania yang sering dilantunkan saat membela tim persebaya surabaya. Selanjutnya Orkes Melayu sagita dan Orkes melayu lainnya juga ikut membuat versi iwak peyek dengan nada berbeda.

Namun tadi mendapat berita yang mencengangkan ternyata ada nada iwak peyek yang dibawakan oleh band Cock Sparrer dari inggris. Di Video youtube telah di upload tahun 2009. Menurut sumber berita Iwak peyek ciptaan bonek ini dibuat oleh abah imron keluar thn 2007-an.

Yang menjadi pertanyaan sekarang sebenarnya lagu iwak peyek ini asli bikinan indonesia para bonek mania, Apakah Band luar Jiplak Lagu Ini?

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Inilah Arti Dan Makna "Rock N Roll" Yang Sebenarnya

banyak orang yang memaknai arti kata "ROCK N ROLL" dengan pemahaman yang salah yang mengarah pada suatu: penyimpangan yg salah kaprah dan suatu pencitraan yg buruk.

Pada dasarnya orang yg mengaku "Rock N Roll" Harus Minum-minuman keras, Nge-Drugs, Free Sex & lain-lain yg mengarah pada penyimpangan hidup. Disini saya ingin membenarkan arti kata "Rock N Roll" yg sebenarnya. Rock and roll (sering ditulis sebagai rock 'n' roll) adalah genre musik yang berkembang diAmerika Serikat di akhir tahun 1940-an, dan mencapai puncak kepopuleran di awal tahun 1950-an. Dari Amerika Serikat, genre musik ini tersebar ke seluruh dunia. Rock and roll melahirkan berbagai macam subgenre yang secara keseluruhan dikenal sebagai musik rock.

Ciri khas rock and roll adalah pada ketukan (beat) yang biasanya dipadu dengan lirik. Rock and roll menggunakan beat yang didasarkan salah satu ritme musik blues yang disebut boogie woogie ditambah aksen backbeat yang hampir selalu diisi pukulan snare drum. Versi klasik dari rock and roll dimainkan dengan satu atau dua gitar listrik, gitar bas listrik, dan drum set.

Perangkat kibor sering dimainkan sebagai alat musik tambahan. Bila dimainkan dengan dua gitar listrik, gitar listrik yang dimainkan untuk memberi melodi disebut guitar lead, sedangkan gitar untuk memberi ritme dan harmoni disebut gitar ritme. Saksofon sering dijadikan instrumen melodi pada gaya rock and roll awal tahun 1950-an, tapi digantikan perannya oleh gitar elektrik di pertengahan tahun 1950-an.

Di akhir tahun 1940-an, bentuk awal rock and roll bahkan memakai piano sebagai instrumen melodi. Salah satu cikal bakal rock and roll adalah musik boogie woogie dengan piano sebagai melodi, seperti permainan musik berbagai kelompok big band yang mendominasi dunia musik Amerika dekade 1940-an. Kepopuleran rock and roll secara massal dan mendunia ternyata menimbulkan dampak sosial yang tidak terduga.

Rock and roll bukan saja memengaruhi gaya bermusik, tapi sekaligus gaya hidup, gaya berpakaian, dan bahasa. Selain sukses di dunia musik, bintang-bintang di periode awal rock and roll juga sukses di dunia film dan televisi. Elvis Presley, misalnya merupakan bintang rock and roll yang sukses sebagai bintang film dan televisi. Istilah slang "rock and roll" sering dipakai orang berkulit hitam untuk menyebut "hubungan seks".

Penyanyi wanita Trixie Smith pertama kali menggunakan istilah "rock and roll" dalam lagu "My Baby Rocks Me With One Steady Roll" yang diedarkan tahun 1922. Tapi alangkah baiknya kita yg beradat timur masih menjunjung tinggi nilai adat-adat budaya timur dan tidak meniru dari budaya barat, yg mengarah pada Drugs, Free Sex & Anarkisme. Kita boleh menyukai Musiknya tapi jangan meniru adat yg mengarah pada penyimpangan yg salah.

Intinya sebelum berbuat berfikirlah terlebih dahulu dan tanggung jawab atas konsekwensinya. Dan jangan menjadi orang yg bodoh yg hanya akan termakan oleh zaman. Intinya menurut Gw orang yg merusak citra sebuah arti nama seperti "Rock N Roll", "PUNKERS", ataupun "Metal Head" adalah orang yg mengaku dengan nama dari 3 kata tersebut, padahal orang itu adalah bandit atau yg biasa kita dengar sebagai penjahat yg bisanya cuma merusak dan meresahkan. Maka dari itu persepsi atau citra dari sebuah nama bisa tercoreng ataupun rusak dari si manusia tersebut,atau bisa dibilang mereka itu hanya ikut2an biar disangka METAL dll dsb tanpa mengenal/mengetahui sejarah aliran musik yg mereka "anut"
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Goyang Dangdut Paling Extreme Di Dunia!! (Pic)

agan pernah liat goyang ini???

terkesan sangat menantang dan heboh.

tapi goyang inul dan goyang goyang laen gk ada yang bisa nandingin goyangan penyanyi satu ini. :

buset dah!!! goyang nantang langit cium bumi!
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Inilah Band Yang Memainkan Musik Heavy Metal Pertama Kali + Video

heavy metal ditemukan oleh band veteran tahun 60`an steppenwolf, dalam lagu klasiknya yang berjudul `Born To be Wild`.

"I like smoke and lightning Heavy metal thunder Racin' with the wind And the feelin' that I'm under".
Tapi istilah itu belum dipakai secara tepat sampai pada tahun 1970, ketika Black Sabbath merilis album debut album mereka yang berjudul ' Black Sabbath'.
Dari tahun 1960-an atau bisa disebut Blues Rock seperti Led Zeppelin, AC/DC Classic metal dan disekitar 60an sampai 70'an atau disebut Classic Rock seperti Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper. Permainan Classic metal. Musiknya dikendalikan olehriff yang lebih bluesy.

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Dansa Romantis Dengan Irama Aphrodisianus(video)

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Video Tarian Bisa Bikin Penis Patah

Daggering, sejenis tarian erotis yang sangat populer di Jamaika dinilai bisa membahayakan alat kelamin laki-laki. Tarian yang gerakannya mirip hubungan seks dalam gaya paling brutal ini bisa menyebabkan penis cedera, atau bahkan patah.
Dengan diiringi musik, daggering mengharuskan sang penari menggoyang-goyangkan pinggul sekuat mungkin seperti gerakan orang sedang bersetubuh. Jika berpasangan, biasanya laki-laki di belakang dan perempuan di depan agak membungkuk seperti gerakan doggy style.
Para penari tidak benar-benar bersetubuh karena melakukannya dengan masih berpakaian lengkap, sehingga disebut juga dry sex atau seks kering. Karena itu, gerakannya sengaja dilebih-lebihkan misalnya dengan sesekali meloncat atau menghentakkan pinggul sambil kayang.
Para ahli di Jamaika mengatakan, tariannya sendiri tidak berbahaya bagi penari laki-laki maupun perempuan. Namun yang membahayakan, banyak penari yang kemudian membawa gerakan-gerakan yang berlebihan itu dari atas panggung ke tempat tidur.

Saat melakukan hubungan seks yang sesungguhnya, pengaruh gerakan-gerakan daggering bisa membahayakan alat kelamin laki-laki. Tentu saja membahayakan, karena setelah menonton atau melakukan sendiri tarian tersebut banyak yang kemudian berhubungan seks sambil meloncat-loncat.
"Daggering adalah tarian yang memungkinkan Anda untuk bercinta seperti binatang. Jika tidak paham maksud saya, pikirkan gaya bercinta yang paling tidak mungkin lalu praktikkan dalam bentuk tarian," tulis komisi penyiaran Jamaika dalam rilisnya seperti dikutip dari News.com.au.
Belakangan, komisi penyiaran Jamaika melarang setiap stasiun TV untuk menayangkan tarian-tarian semacam itu. Kebijakan ini diambil setelah para dokter memperingatkan bahwa beberapa laki-laki sudah mengalami penis patah saat berhubungan seks gara-gara terinspirasi gerakan daggering.

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Tragedi Panggung Roboh Saat Konser Berlangsung (Pic+Vid)

Sebuah panggung terbuka di ajang Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, Amerika Serikat, roboh, kemarin. Sedikitnya empat orang tewas dan puluhan lainnya cedera. Panggung roboh hanya beberapa menit sebelum musisi country Sugarland tampil.

"Empat orang tewas dan 40 lainnya dirujuk ke rumah sakit setempat. Jumlah korban yang kritis tidak diketahui," tulis Departemen Keamanan Publik Indianapolis dalam akun Twitter-nya.

Dari video amatir yang diunggah ke Youtube sesaat sesudah kejadian, tampak angin kencang menggoyang panggung tersebut. Saat roboh, teriakan-teriakan ngeri pun terdengar. Saksi mata mengatakan hujan mulai turun saat itu.

"Para penonton mencoba menyangga bagian-bagian panggung yang roboh ke area berdiri untuk menolong siapa pun yang mungkin terjebak di bawahnya," kata seorang saksi.

Duet Sugarland yang selamat dari kecelakaan maut ini mengungkapkan belasungkawa terhadap korban. "Kami baik-baik saja. Kami berdoa bagi fan kami yang menjadi korban. Kami harap warga Indianapolis bergabung dengan kami dan mendoakan mereka. Mereka butuh bantuan dari kita," kicau Sugarland di akun Twitter mereka. ini gan penampakannya...

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Those Who Can, Do. Those Who Can and Want People to Pay Some Effing Attention, Teach.

Today I'm covering a Method of Promotion that I would consider 'Outside the Box'. I've talked before about how Youtube can be such a powerful tool when it comes to promoting your music, and by and large this is assumed to mean performances and music videos. But that really isn't all that Youtube is good for...

If you've got the skills to pay the proverbial bills, it's a very good idea to offer a helping hand to musicians who may be looking to pick up some of the knowledge you've already attained. Magazines such as Computer Music are famous for getting artists to record tutorial videos, which drive traffic from Youtube. Rusko's Dubstep tutorial is one of my favourites (he's just such a likable dude), and as you can see the numerous links posted to this video and searches for "Dubstep tutorial" have taken this video to approaching 150,000 views. Can't argue with that.

"But I can't make Dubstep!". Well that's okay. The chances are if you've made music and you're looking to promote it, you have some skills in the world of music (If not, maybe try showcasing them anyway and it could turn into a comedy sensation). If your skills are in production, great, show people how to program a beat, or good EQ settings for guitars, anything you think people might search Youtube, or indeed Google for. If your skills lay in playing music, that's fine too, offer tutorials in how to play a popular song on piano, guitar, bass, or even drums. Be confident in your ability, and willing to throw it on out there for people's benefit.

There are three main reasons for offering tutorial style videos on Youtube. The first, quite obviously, is the ability to include links. Link in your description and it will drive traffic to wherever you want, Myspace, your own website, even Twitter. Another reason is simply getting your name out there, make sure you let everyone know who you are, and if they hear your name again they're more likely to start paying attention to your tunes. Thirdly, Youtube now offers financial incentives to those with accounts, and if you have enough followers you can apply for the right to earn money from the videos you chuck online, and every bit of cash you can make from music helps, as I'm sure you already know.

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Let Your Fans Do The Work

Yes, you heard. It's tough to gain followers in this cut-throat world of music, so we'd all be very stupid not to utilise the support we have. We ALL have support, if you don't have 20,000 followers on Twitter or Facebook, don't make the mistake of thinking nobody cares enough to help you out, even if it's friends and family, our methods will help you getting people to spread the word on your behalf.

1. Social Networking - It has to be said that spending all of your time trying to promote yourself on Facebook or Twitter is absolutely useless. Don't obsess, and please don't spam people, or bombard them with suggestions, status updates and links every minute, nobody's going to care. However, in moderation, and used constructively, social networking sites can be useful. Ask your friends, family and fans to invite their friends to a Facebook page, maybe this can be mutual, if they have something they'd like to promote, repay the favour, this helps both of you get your name out, and usually builds your reputation locally. Once you have people as fans, though, use them wisely, don't lose their interest.

2. Who do I know? - Sometimes it can be easy to overlook what your friends and families actually do, as jobs or hobbies, and how this can help you. Maybe you have a friend who works in the media, or even attends a university with a good music scene. Think it through, how can your contacts help? Ask them to pass on a demo or put up a poster somewhere useful. It will surprise you how far this could get you.

3. Merch - Get some Merchandise made! It all helps spread your name. It doesn't have to be T-Shirts. Badges, pens and posters can all be good, cheap ways of getting your band name in peoples houses and offices. Sell them for a small price at gigs, or give them away. I'm not implying that somebody will see your name on a badge and instantly buy your CD, or look you up online, but the more times they hear it, the more likely they are to pay some damn attention!

4. Demos - If you haven't already recorded demos (and recorded them WELL thankyou very much), do so, and don't think they're just for all those important people at the radio stations and record labels. Give them to your friends, give two to a friend and encourage them to recommend it to someone. Not only is it a nice gesture, especially if they're going to help you with promotion, it increases the chances that somebody is going to listen to your music. Get on it.

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Know Your Niche

One of the most important lessons you'll learn in your quest to get your music heard is to find out exactly who enjoys it. It sounds a bit too obvious to be writing an article about eh?

Well I'm sure you've all got an idea of what kind of music you make, you know your influences, and you probably have some idea of the kind of people whose iPods you're looking to creep onto. However I'd also wager that you haven't researched this as much as you could've. Us musicians can get quite a warped view of our own music. I make electronica, and once made a track I thought sounded like it had a Massive Attack feel to it, only to be told it sounded like The Knife, something I hadn't considered. There's nothing wrong with this, but a second opinion on who your music sounds like can really help you work out who you're aiming it at.

Being compared to specific artists isn't particularly helpful though, what are you going to do, spam their fansites? What really will help you is to get involved with communities. It's one thing knowing that there's a good alternative scene in your city, hell, you could even find the email addresses of those involved and try to get in touch with them, but they're probably not going to listen. The best way to get involved is to actually get out there and meet people, go to gigs or clubs which are relevant to your music, talk to people, meet people who will either be able to help you musically, or even just recommend your E.P to their friends, or buy it themselves. Not just any old people, relevant people, your niche.

The same applies online, post on relevant forums, talk to people from relevant bands, try to start conversations on Twitter or Facebook. No, DON'T spam, nobody will pay attention as I'm sure you know by now. Contribute, give something to your Niche, and you'll get something back. Build real relationships with these people, and soon you'll have plenty of contacts who are interested, and willing to do you favours.

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Music Consumption Habits

When you boil it down, all Music Promotion really consists of is trying to make somebody give your tunes a chance. Obviously you have this beautiful blog to help you with your promotion methods, but amidst all the techniques we talk about, there's something we haven't really covered yet - listening habits.

The inspiration for this blog post came when I decided to listen to a band for the first time. I first heard of the band in question just before christmas, I was working in a record store at the time, and saw their C.D. - that was the extent of my interest, and I thought nothing of them, until a few months down the line, I heard one of their songs on the radio, I was doing something else at the time (eating or preparing food probably) and didn't pay a lot of attention (maybe there was pesto in the fridge, and it made me all the more excited about my sandwich) but I managed to catch the name of the band, draw a link, and somewhere in my subconscious keep this information stored. Next thing that happened? I heard that Johnny Marr had gone and seen this particular band on tour. Now, this part of the sequence was a recommendation, and though my theory as to the acceptance of new music is in its fledgling stages, I've worked out that this section is key. I can draw a direct link through my music collection based on recommendation, when I was 14, I started listening to Radiohead, I heard Thom Yorke talk about David Byrne and started listening to Talking Heads, I also heard him talking about Aphex Twin, through Aphex Twin I heard about Warp Records, Boards of Canada followed, Clark and Autechre took me to a music festival where I heard Modeselektor...and well, you get the picture. Shall I complete the sequence? I heard the band in question again yesterday, on a sporting montage sequence of all things, but this time, I had heard enough hype about the band, and in a roundabout way been recommended the band, so I payed attention. The song was really good, and somewhere in my head they've been added to a list of good music, and funnily enough that list is tied directly to my iTunes, and more unfortunately, my bank account.

The point I'm trying to make here is that for me, music has to prove itself before I even listen to it, and I'm sure it's the same for others. It's not intentional, nor is it a way to pigeonhole myself, and make sure I'm only getting one type of music on my iPod, but when you consider the shear volume of music available to us, I think it's only fair that something has to stand out. I'm sure there are exceptions, and people who are very active in their search for new music may listen to things and develop an opinion the first time they've heard of it, but what percentage of fans are going to come looking for you? Not many is the answer.

So how can we work around this theory of having to prove yourself? Or even use it to our advantage? Well you need to start with quality of course, nobody is going to recommend something they don't like. But if your tunes are up to scratch, perseverance is key. Having targeted an audience, you need to find them in more ways than one, 'cos one wont be enough. I think people need to hear about you three times to give you a chance. So, if you can get yourself in three blogs somebody may read, or somebody they know becomes a fan on facebook and you get in two blogs they read, or you get on a radio station they listen to and two blogs...Well you get it, people will very rarely hear about something once and think it's worthy of their attention, make sure they hear about you a few times. This doesn't have to be tough either, you don't exactly have to get on television - just persevere on Facebook (but don't be a pest), if it takes three invitations to three separate gigs of yours for them to press the play button, then so be it, don't spam, don't ask people to listen every three seconds, just persevere and be patient.

Make sense?

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Bandcamp - Online Music Store of the Future

So, one of our musical ventures "Method Label" has just relaunched. Previously it was called something different, and used Paypal to accept people's money. We're a "pay what you like" label - which made any sort of online shop very difficult to set up. Not many support this method of payment. And neither did Bandcamp, until this month...

Yes, as if by magic, I was trawling the internet looking for an outlet for Method Label's tunes when I heard the news that Bandcamp had just started letting their stores charge what they like to download (if they choose), and not just this, they've started supporting shops for Labels as well. Perfectomundo!

"Well good for you" you might be thinking, "but why bother us with your tales of Ecommerce?". Well I wanted to make sure nobody else ended up settling for mere paypal buttons as I used to, or the STUPID shop that your web provider think is a good idea to include in your package which you CANT EVEN DECIDE ON A DESIGN YOURSELF!

Ok, deep breath, I'm back...

Bandcamp provides an accessible, thorough and FREE service, which I'll wager would rival any paid service you could find. You get your own .bandcamp domain, or you can host your store on your own website. The store is customisable, flexible, and detailed, and allows you to both track and promote your sales with some brilliant features, such as embedding your tunes on blogs and sites, and statistics on plays, downloads and purchases. What's more, the guys that run it are helpful, and have a sense of humour about the way they run their site, which is always refreshing to see.

Am I biased? No, I'm not getting anything out of mentioning this, no freebies from Bandcamp, nothing. I had such a frustrating time trying to find somewhere to sell our music - if I can save one person that effort from writing this article, it really will be worth it. Also, a music resource that's run so well deserves a mention here and there. Check them out!

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Giving it Away? Get it right!

The value of music is something that's been debated a huge amount in recent times, and if the music industry is to get out of this rut, that's no bad thing. Sure, the internet has allowed people to steal music in huge quantities, and in this post I have promised myself not to rant about the positives and negatives of that, so I wont. Another thing the industry has given us is the ability to give our music away for free, as a way of building hype, building reputation, and building a fan-base. Great.

And it is great. Before the internet we couldn't have dreamt of finishing a track, and being able to distribute it to fans all over the globe simultaneously, at the click of a few buttons, and letting people have your music for free is an effective way of persuading people your tunes could just be worth the listen. Easy? Well it sure sounds it, but trust me, there's an art to giving your tracks away. I've devised some ground rules.

1. Collect email addresses. I cannot stress this enough, I've said it before, and I will say it again. Every opportunity you have to take the email address of somebody that might be interested in your music now, or in the future, take it. Plus, in the instance of a track giveaway via your site, it makes it feel legitimate. Check my previous articles for info on why a Mailing List is so damn important.

2. Keep it bitesize! If I see somebody giving away a whole album for free via their myspace, or a link on sendspace, I feel like it's something they've made in their room over the course of a week, on a terrible computer, with terrible speakers, and terrible software. I think it's gonna be terrible, if you hadn't already gathered. This could just be prejudice by me, granted. For somebody who runs a record label I should probably be more forgiving of this kinda thing. But I'm really not, and I'm sure that the connotations of a free album from an artist you've never heard of are the same for most people. Give away a track, maybe two, in the run up to an album or an E.P release, and it will make fans feel like they're getting something exclusive, and build some hype for when the release does come. Sorted.

3. Try and include some artwork. An image for peoples iPods wont go amiss, and it'll make sure they remember who you are. Again, it can make it feel more official and professional too. It's the little things, guys...

4. Get it featured! Your giveaway doesn't have to be exclusive to your own websites and social networking. Get Blogs to feature it too. They're often keen to have the content, and find some new music, and indeed draw people to their site. Using a company to spread the word for you, such as Method Promotion can get your music to hundreds of blogs at once, and even if only 20% were to feature it, you can still reach thousands of readers.

That's it folks. If you have any more tips and ideas, stick them in the comments, hell I may even come back and edit the post if they're good enough.

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Music Matters. Right?

Music Matters, as you've probably heard, is a new initiative encouraging people to enjoy music legally. The Music Matters logo is already being displayed on the sites of HMV, Tesco, and many more, in order to show the legitimacy of the downloads they supply, and that the money they pay is filtering through to the artists.

There's also a string of videos, reminding people of the inspiration drawn from music, and of the legal ways to listen to it.



These videos are set to be shown in schools as well as spread around online.

I find it absolutely sickening that there is a fresh wave of download sites which look legitimate, and claim to be legitimate, charging for downloads when they are not in any way official, or providing musicians with an income. These sites need to be tackled, and by the look of it Music Matters is taking that into consideration.

When you start debating what music is really worth, things can get really sticky, especially downloads, people can struggle to put a value on something that isn't even tangible, let alone something that can vary in quality so much. A stream of facts from the BPI have shown that 12-19 year olds are paying for music a lot less than they used to, and that 30-40 year olds are putting the most money back into the music industry through actual sales of music. Well, it makes sense doesn't it? Can we expect a 14 year old with no income to save up the pocket money from Granny in order to download an album, when it's always going to be there online for them to take for free, no matter what preventative measures are attempted? Well, no, I don't think we can. However, getting kids to understand that work goes into music, and that it's important to support it where they can, really should be high on the agenda.

Indeed, I hope that this scheme is taking that approach, but a little part of me cannot help but desperately hope that the authorities behind this aren't clinging to the old music model of having to part with £10 in a shop or online when you want to hear an album. Don't get me wrong, this is fine, hell, I do it myself most of the time! But what I'm trying to say is that music has been changed by the internet, whether we cling to the old methods of buying it or not. And I wonder if perhaps we should be educating on alternatives, and new ways to show your support, than trying to reinforce the old school.

I put it to you that buying a CD, released on a major label, does not actually line the pockets of the artist more than a few pence a time. Now I know a big label provide huge promotion, and the part they play means they need to take a big percentage of the cash. However, the internet is changing the way we can promote music too, and the role of a major label may even be dying a death. Now, consider downloading an album for free. SHOCKING hey? Well consider doing it through a small label, that small label is allowing people to take the album for either a donation of the consumers choice, or for absolutely zip, just an email address. So say 10,000 people take it for free, the label has their email addresses, another 10,000 pay a fee, job done. Of the 10,000 that didn't pay, 5,000 enjoyed the album, and 2,000 enjoyed it enough to buy merchandise, recommend it to friends, or see the artist touring. The email addresses they've left allow the label to tell them how they can do all of this, and with a little bit of effort and clever thinking, the money can be recuperated.

I'm aware that I've gone off on a tangent somewhat, but my point is that yes, music DOES matter, and people should understand a need to support artists, but maybe it's time we give something new a try?

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