Shower Food Review 71: Whole Peking Duck - I took some time off to just relax. Each day I try to improve myself but I realized if you keep pushing the envelope one day it's going to break. Anyways this was one of the most decadent meals I've ever eaten in the shower. 10/10
The US has proposed rate increases that would make touring for intl artists more expensive. This would affect a huge part of our roster in one of the worst ways possible.
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It takes *very* little for a person to recognize that there are *worlds* of music they don’t know and can dive into. When year end lists all champion the same albums, writers are doing everyone a disservice & it’s extremely discouraging. We should be checking ourselves more tbh!!
@bostonluci@s_s0urcandy@jackantonoff Yes charging a flat fee only if Artist needs a Venue Merch seller to help should be the extent of it. LN Merch cuts can take up to 25% of sales in some rooms, pretty big chunk for nothing.
BREAKING: Ticketmaster is under investigation by the Justice Department for abusing its monopoly power over the live music industry, per The New York Times.
@emma_toney More and more in our lives is being locked behind ambiguous systems that are unchecked and exist for no discernible reason other than $$$ and control
it’s important to listen to music in languages you don’t understand. hearing words without any associated semantic meaning allows for appreciation of language on a purely rhythmic and sonic level. and then when you *do* learn the lyrics, you approach them with humility and care.
@gleng1@ericrennerbrown Artists do not see any cut at all from the TM fees, that's money outside of the Gross that is used to calculate the deals. Trust me, that's a battle ongoing.
I’m begging you: do not add to the touring discourse with something as heinously naive as “buy merch and wear masks!” Know that it’s much more complicated than that. I want to talk about the issues together and with nuance. Not a great prompt for Twitter but here’s a start.
I simply cannot care about a relationship between two people I do not know. my beloved dog has grown more anxious with the changing season & has begun to hide my socks with increasing frequency. my favorite baker has stopped selling cinnamon rolls. I've got honest to god PROBLEMS