@tomdwilly WMG are killing this. Also, I don't get it. Motown is a Universal Music Group company. What has Warner got to do with it? Unless it's the publishing. Same with Bowie. Now blocked by Warner. Since when was Bowie a Warners artist? Their shortsighted approach is driving me mad.
@BertrandRustles To be fair, it may be Universal. WMG usually let you access the video (but block the footage) but all of the Isleys Motown output won't even pop up on search engine. Does this mean we're contending with Universal too!?
@tomdwilly UMG have been at it for a while with certain artists. For the first time I can remember I became frustrated and gave up trying to post yesterday. Even using YT links was proving fruitless. I must have gone through 10 tracks that couldn't be used. TIMJ has no financial value while this situation exists imo which is a real shame for the guys that have done such a great job here.
@BertrandRustles I agree that it can be very frustrating. Luckily, we still have the live version loophole and think that will just start posting blocked jams in my comments.
@tomdwilly, @BertrandRustles - the crazy thing is I have probably purchased more music because of this website over the past two years than from any other reference source. I think this site could be an opportunity for WMG/UMG. But, I'm just a lover of music and not a music insider, so I could be off base. Oh, and good tune Brother Tom.
@kfarrnd@tomdwilly I am the same. This has been my favorite resource for new music for the past couple of years too. I have bought LOADS of albums I'd never have come across if not for you lot. It's a foolish wasted opportunity on the part of those companies. Having said that, I've worked in the music industry in one way or another since I was a kid and I've rarely seen anything other than short term opportunism and a lack of imagination from the majors in all that time.
10 Comments (since 12 Oct 2014)
tomdwilly
Somewhat unrelated but wow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bh7ZqblIW0. Well done WMG - you just unsold twenty copies of the Isleys' Motown Anthology.
kayebalogun
What a jam! Nice one!
jackietheripper
:)
BertrandRustles
@tomdwilly WMG are killing this. Also, I don't get it. Motown is a Universal Music Group company. What has Warner got to do with it? Unless it's the publishing. Same with Bowie. Now blocked by Warner. Since when was Bowie a Warners artist? Their shortsighted approach is driving me mad.
tomdwilly
@BertrandRustles To be fair, it may be Universal. WMG usually let you access the video (but block the footage) but all of the Isleys Motown output won't even pop up on search engine. Does this mean we're contending with Universal too!?
BertrandRustles
@tomdwilly UMG have been at it for a while with certain artists. For the first time I can remember I became frustrated and gave up trying to post yesterday. Even using YT links was proving fruitless. I must have gone through 10 tracks that couldn't be used. TIMJ has no financial value while this situation exists imo which is a real shame for the guys that have done such a great job here.
BertrandRustles
@tomdwilly Other than the value of the user base obviously.
tomdwilly
@BertrandRustles I agree that it can be very frustrating. Luckily, we still have the live version loophole and think that will just start posting blocked jams in my comments.
kfarrnd
@tomdwilly, @BertrandRustles - the crazy thing is I have probably purchased more music because of this website over the past two years than from any other reference source. I think this site could be an opportunity for WMG/UMG. But, I'm just a lover of music and not a music insider, so I could be off base. Oh, and good tune Brother Tom.
BertrandRustles
@kfarrnd @tomdwilly I am the same. This has been my favorite resource for new music for the past couple of years too. I have bought LOADS of albums I'd never have come across if not for you lot. It's a foolish wasted opportunity on the part of those companies. Having said that, I've worked in the music industry in one way or another since I was a kid and I've rarely seen anything other than short term opportunism and a lack of imagination from the majors in all that time.