How to capture the Roadburn Festival webcast to disk

M Holmes fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK
Wed May 24 10:49:57 EDT 2006


Carl Edlund Anderson writes:

> Honestly, I find this thread a bit bizarre.  I regularly get email 
> adverts from MuleTracks.com announcing new concerts for sale by 
> download. PhilLesh.net keeps me informed of how I can *pre-order* 
> soundboard CDs and get _free_ CD-quality downloads (that include as 
> printable PDFs as inserts).  Nugs.net is _awash_ in purchasable 
> downloads and stash of free MP3 samples.  How has Hawkwind -- the space 
> warriors, the fearless technomads of the future -- failed to tap into 
> this trend?  If there was ever a way to beat The Man (in this case, the 
> record labels) while still making a living from selling your creative 
> output, and simulataneously bringing more music than ever to the masses, 
> then this is it, the current state-of-the-art.

Exactly so. Not only is there reputedly the archive of live material
ready to go, but there's a wealth of techno talent amongst the fanbase
to produce a website where downloads could be sold for instant cash
through Paypal (or whatever Paul would advise instead of them?), almost
all of which would go straight into the band's bank account.

I'm puzzled as to why it isn't happening already. 

If online music is sold by download at a reasonable price, there's only
a market for bootleggers to sell to people who can type "Ebay.com" but
not "Hawkwind.com".

There's exactly one of them in the world:

George Bush after Bill Clinton stole his "w" key.

FoFP



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