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Post by o on Mar 23, 2008 16:11:00 GMT 1
It's the inconsistency though. We will (rightly) allow almost any American act to come and perform here. The US have an arbitrary test about whether an artist is a "known international artist for a sustained and lenghty period of time". That was my feeling as well, I'd happily bar some of the sh*te that is allowed on the airwaves here from the US, Soulja Boy for 1! |
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Post by IndiElectronica on Mar 24, 2008 20:58:09 GMT 1
hmmm.. didn't realize it was so hard for UK artists to tour the US. boycotting is silly though.... it's not the artists' fault. it's due to someone even more paranoid than you - the US gov  |
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Post by suedehead on Mar 24, 2008 21:18:50 GMT 1
hmmm.. didn't realize it was so hard for UK artists to tour the US. boycotting is silly though.... it's not the artists' fault. it's due to someone even more paranoid than you - the US gov True. The trouble is it's always been hard for non-American acts to break into the US market. One of the ways they've managed to do it is by extensive touring. These rules make that almost impossible. |
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Post by space on Mar 24, 2008 22:09:57 GMT 1
hmmm.. didn't realize it was so hard for UK artists to tour the US. boycotting is silly though.... it's not the artists' fault. it's due to someone even more paranoid than you - the US gov True. The trouble is it's always been hard for non-American acts to break into the US market. One of the ways they've managed to do it is by extensive touring. These rules make that almost impossible. agree with both... btw , even the indie mags , sites , press etc, seems not to help enough indie.alternative acts from uk , unless you are radiohead... f.e. pitchfork gave vampire weekend's debut a 8,8/10 when arctics debut took only a 7,4/10 n the cribs last album even worse... |
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Post by space on Mar 24, 2008 22:15:44 GMT 1
btw , i dont think its serious to boycott Americans
boycott music=boycott ourselves
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Post by IndiElectronica on Mar 25, 2008 16:38:46 GMT 1
True. The trouble is it's always been hard for non-American acts to break into the US market. One of the ways they've managed to do it is by extensive touring. These rules make that almost impossible. agree with both... btw , even the indie mags , sites , press etc, seems not to help enough indie.alternative acts from uk , unless you are radiohead... f.e. pitchfork gave vampire weekend's debut a 8,8/10 when arctics debut took only a 7,4/10 n the cribs last album even worse... sorry - but pitchfork is just on mag... what they score has little to do with nationality i can assure you. i have no idea what criteria they use tbh - but don't care as they are sh*te |
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Post by IndiElectronica on Mar 25, 2008 16:39:36 GMT 1
oh - and you need to remember just how big the US is... even american acts have a very hard time breaking it outside their local city (in fact most bands never do).
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Post by - C | N - on Mar 25, 2008 18:36:10 GMT 1
Great idea. And why not go a step further and stop selling CDs and downloads from UK Artists over there. That will teach them.
How can you make this suggestion? Maybe it would help if they stay clean?
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Post by Maximo Mark on Mar 25, 2008 21:34:47 GMT 1
True. The trouble is it's always been hard for non-American acts to break into the US market. One of the ways they've managed to do it is by extensive touring. These rules make that almost impossible. agree with both... btw , even the indie mags , sites , press etc, seems not to help enough indie.alternative acts from uk , unless you are radiohead... f.e. pitchfork gave vampire weekend's debut a 8,8/10 when arctics debut took only a 7,4/10 n the cribs last album even worse... Very bad example. Vampire Weekend's album is way better than both of those two.. |
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Post by space on Mar 25, 2008 22:24:41 GMT 1
^VW is excellent but i cant say its better than than both of those two .
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Post by o on Mar 26, 2008 14:09:40 GMT 1
I might get this vampire weekend album...
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Post by Maximo Mark on Mar 26, 2008 14:12:42 GMT 1
^VW is excellent but i cant say its better than than both of those two . Either way 8.8 isn't too much.. |
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Post by oasisbobo on Mar 26, 2008 19:04:24 GMT 1
I Dont buy much american music, is that helping?!
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Post by Earl Purple on Mar 28, 2008 18:04:42 GMT 1
I buy music I like regardless of the nationality of the artist
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Post by Panda on Mar 28, 2008 18:10:06 GMT 1
I buy music I like regardless of the nationality of the artist The Earl talks sense... |
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