Dan Phiffer builds websites, makes art, and teaches in NYC
Music Journalism is the New Piracywww.eff.org
This hits close to home since I’ve started posting about music here.
In cases like this, attacks on music blogs seem to be the latest example of the widening disconnect between the goals of the music industry’s promotional wing and its enforcement wing. Smart musicians and promoters understand that the Net is a powerful promotional tool, and know that sharing an artist’s music is the best way to earn new fans. The IFPI, on the other hand, writes clearly in its takedown notices that “Our top priority is to prevent the continued availability of the IFPI Represented Companies’ content on the internet.”
The Phenomenal Handclap Band – Rule the World
Parts of the video look to me like Cold Spring. Apparently these guys are playing a free show at Brooklyn Bowl on Sunday. Too bad I’ll probably be in Utica!
Link (thanks to Ben for the tip)
Events for February 19-21, 2010
I’m kind of annoyed I missed the sold out Will Wright lecture last night. I had tickets and just totally forgot about it. But there’s a lot happening this weekend in my little sphere of interest, so maybe it’s good that I conserved some “going out energy.”
Friday, February 19
- Triple Canopy at the New Museum
- Flux Factory opening at their new space in LIC
- Bushwick galleries stay open late
Saturday, February 20
- A benefit party for the new home of Triple Canopy, Light Industry, and The Public School
- Homestead exhibition
- PechaKucha #9 with Zach Lieberman’s EyeWriter in the line-up
Sunday, February 21
- Sculpture Space: Utica’s Utopia (My friend Heather did a residency in Utica and there’s a video being screened about it.)
- The Phenomenal Handclap band is playing a free show at Brooklyn Bowl, which I’ll probably miss, but damn $2 Brooklyn lager!
And of course there are a few workshops with space left at Trade School including “Caviar: Demystified,” “Collecting amidst disaster” and “Accidental Pornographies: Developing Underground Health Magazines and Stealth Distribution Models.”
