The Future of Music Coalition is a Washington, D.C. think tank which translates the complex issues at the intersection of music, policy and law, aiming to help (primarily independent) musicians with issues like intellectual property rights, health insurance, and the effects of corporate consolidation of radio and the music industry.
http://futureofmusic.org/
http://futureofmusiccoalition.blogspot.com/
Clear Channel Communications wields considerable influence in radio broadcasting, concert promotion and hosting, and fixed advertising in the United States through its subsidiaries. The largest U.S. radio station owner owns over 1,100 full-power AM, FM, and shortwave radio stations, eleven satellite radio channels on XM Satellite Radio, and more than 30 television stations in the United States, among other media outlets in other countries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Channel_Communications#Controversy
This is something we should all give careful consideration to.
Do you really want all the music coming out of your radio to sound the same?
Future of Music Alert | July 6, 2007
Clear Channel's Threat to the Future of Music
FMC Prepares Special Surprise for the Media Giant
Dear Newsletter Reader,
This is a first for the Future of Music Coalition. We don't usually send you anything but newsletters or conference information. But occasionally, a situation comes along that is so outrageous, so patently unfair that we must take immediate action.
Given our work on radio deregulation, payola and other media issues over the years, you might not be surprised that the situation involves Clear Channel. The current issue is so important that we are dedicating an entire week's worth of FMC blog posts to it starting this Monday, July 9. The coverage will culminate on Friday, July 13 with a special surprise for Clear Channel.
So, what has us so outraged? It's very simple. Clear Channel, which was just investigated for payola by the FCC, is engaging in a new type of questionable practice: requiring indie artists to waive royalties for consideration to get airplay. We've sent out a press release and posted this blog entry documenting the situation, but Clear Channel still doesn't seem to get it.
So please, if you care about the future of music and musicians, take a moment and click here to add our blog to your RSS feeds. And send this link to all your music-loving, music-making friends. You won't want to miss a single word.
We'll lay out the situation fully on Monday, but definitely tune in to cut through Clear Channel's static. And most of all, don't forget about the special surprise on Friday. We know Clear Channel won't.
Sincerely,
Jenny Toomey
Executive Director
Future of Music Coalition
And yes, I expect this entry to get even fewer comments than normal...
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im going to change the neck , because the holes already there for attaching it to the body where messed up
its like they drilled them wrong then re drilled them so the screws just kept turning .
its holding ok for now , i put glue in the neckholes when i put it back on
as for the pickups it all came prewired but i had rewired it following the wiring diagram on the stewmac website . it didnt make a single noise i tryed a different set of pickups and nothing changed . so i just ordered a rewireing kit , i think it was just my reckless soldering .