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Jonathan Ganley

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:57:45 +1300

Doesn’t really say if Primal Scream are coming to Chchch still or not . . . I suspect not

I think Primal Scream did make it to ChChCh, and they were definitely at the Powerstation in Auckland last Sunday night, where the continuing lack of bass player left a big…

Russell Brown

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:44:50 +1300

As for publishing fees, I really don’t get any justification why it’d be a significantly different percentage to radio play, given the “discount” applied to streaming, full stop.

As I understand it, the Big Three did their own negotiations with Spotify and came out with a split that heavily favours…

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:11:51 +1300

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Moz

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 12:35:46 +1300

Chchch

Christchurchchurch? Or Christchristchurch? The inquisitive idiot trapped inside my head needs to know.

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 20:50:54 +1300

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/101726449/sickness-forces-primal-scream-to-cancel-its-sellout-gig
Doesn't really say if they are coming to Chchch still or not...
I suspect not

Joe Wylie

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:20:26 +1300

...a bit of retro synth-pop...
That looks like the Kraftwerk pic that NME ran at the time of their late 70s London show, with the caption "This is what our fathers died to save us from".

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:29:55 +1300

Largely cut off from the North Island as we are again, chchch punters have the Electric Avenue festival in Chch's Hagley Park this Saturday (24th) to buoy up their spirits – The D4, Primal Scream, Dizzee Rsacal, Katchafire and many acts I've never heard of...

Gareth Shute

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:02:59 +1300

30 seconds counts as a stream. That's supposedly why new pop acts frontload their songs with hooks and musical ideas – they just don't want you to click away until the first 30secs is up.

TracyMac

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:14:48 +1300

Maybe I'll check out Deezer – at least they pay relatively decently. What none of these figures make clear is what exactly is a "stream" – is it an entire track or, say, at least 30% of one?

As for Spotify, it's also not clear whether they pay differently per…

Public Address

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:14:48 +1300

Discussion from blog post.