Comments on: Big 4 record labels still use Payola: study http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17531 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17531/comment-page-1#comment-878748 Reader's Write Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:47:44 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17531#comment-878748 Label vs Indie music on Broadcast vs Web:: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070730-indies-need-royalties-too-webcasters-favor-indie-music-over-major-labels.html Label vs Indie music on Broadcast vs Web::

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]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17531/comment-page-1#comment-878351 Reader's Write Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:05:46 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17531#comment-878351 If payola is supposed to be illegal, why can't the government enforce it? If payola is supposed to be illegal, why can’t the government enforce it?

]]> By: Jay http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17531/comment-page-1#comment-878203 Jay Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:14:58 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17531#comment-878203 That goes the same for Canadian radio stations. Local stations will not play indie bands. And the top Vancouver radio stations will also not play indie music. They say they are top hits radio stations so will only play the songs that get the most play. Its interesting going to the websites of the radio stations and see what songs they have been playing. The top 10 songs you will hear pretty much once every two hours. Even when they have a request hour they still play the same top songs. I mean how many times can you request Katy Perry!!!!! Radio stations are always giving away tickets to the big concerts but how about giving away tickets to local venues that are playing local bands, or indie bands from across Canada when they stop in town. One example was a few weeks ago I tried to get a song from a Montreal band Creature played on one of the two top vancovuer radio stations The Beat 94.5 and The Crave 95.3 I listened to both stations online for at least 8 hours one sunday night as Creature was playing in Vancouver the following monday and their music is the type that both stations play. I should also mention that is was all request that evening the the djs kept saying to email and phone in requests. I sent at least 6 to each of the 2 stations and I know The Beat recieved one cause the on air dj mentioned that he just received a request then said oh never mind. And I know it was mine cause I just sent it. They never played the song. Never mentioned anything about the band coming to Vancouver. Its amazing I even still listen to the radio stations. And if anyone is curious the band's song was Pop Culture http://www.myspace.com/creaturecreature Check them out and their video for the song. That goes the same for Canadian radio stations. Local stations will not play indie bands. And the top Vancouver radio stations will also not play indie music. They say they are top hits radio stations so will only play the songs that get the most play. Its interesting going to the websites of the radio stations and see what songs they have been playing. The top 10 songs you will hear pretty much once every two hours.

Even when they have a request hour they still play the same top songs. I mean how many times can you request Katy Perry!!!!!

Radio stations are always giving away tickets to the big concerts but how about giving away tickets to local venues that are playing local bands, or indie bands from across Canada when they stop in town.

One example was a few weeks ago I tried to get a song from a Montreal band Creature played on one of the two top vancovuer radio stations The Beat 94.5 and The Crave 95.3 I listened to both stations online for at least 8 hours one sunday night as Creature was playing in Vancouver the following monday and their music is the type that both stations play. I should also mention that is was all request that evening the the djs kept saying to email and phone in requests. I sent at least 6 to each of the 2 stations and I know The Beat recieved one cause the on air dj mentioned that he just received a request then said oh never mind. And I know it was mine cause I just sent it.

They never played the song. Never mentioned anything about the band coming to Vancouver. Its amazing I even still listen to the radio stations.

And if anyone is curious the band’s song was Pop Culture
http://www.myspace.com/creaturecreature
Check them out and their video for the song.

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