Comments on: SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/ A little bit of BK in VA Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:08:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ekko http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-3549 ekko Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:48:16 +0000 http://thebluewalrus.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comment-3549 It's a custom job. If you contact me, I can ask the designer if he'd be open to doing one for you. It’s a custom job. If you contact me, I can ask the designer if he’d be open to doing one for you.

]]> By: l2 adena http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-3542 l2 adena Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:30:16 +0000 http://thebluewalrus.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comment-3542 "I found this blog very intriguing - thanks for the effort :) If you don't mind me asking, which template are you using at the moment? It's amazing and I'd love to know if it's a free one." “I found this blog very intriguing – thanks for the effort :)

If you don’t mind me asking, which template are you using at the moment? It’s amazing and I’d love to know if it’s a free one.”

]]> By: No Frontin' http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-2849 No Frontin' Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:02:30 +0000 http://thebluewalrus.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comment-2849 Hey man, been following you since back when I was in the mp3 blog game (songz.blogspot.com), don't give up! Hey man, been following you since back when I was in the mp3 blog game (songz.blogspot.com), don’t give up!

]]> By: Paul http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-2841 Paul Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:38:46 +0000 http://thebluewalrus.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comment-2841 I share your frustration and anger. I too have seen perfectly legal blogs removed by blogger with no notice or communication. When I email them to point this out I get no response. The arrogance and lack of concern by blogger just makes it worse. The hypocrisy of a music industry that constantly reinvents ways and formats to flog us the music we already have and then takes the moral high ground against 'illegal' sharing takes the breath away. The internet is rendering the major labels redundant and they naturally don't like it so, as bullies do, they pick on the blogs. But don't worry it's the last desperate act of the dinosaurs. It'll take more than a nation of millionaires to keep us down. The blogs are the future, independence is the future, self release and self promotion is the future. The major labels are the past. Keep the blog on don't let the b****** grind you down. I share your frustration and anger. I too have seen perfectly legal blogs removed by blogger with no notice or communication. When I email them to point this out I get no response. The arrogance and lack of concern by blogger just makes it worse.

The hypocrisy of a music industry that constantly reinvents ways and formats to flog us the music we already have and then takes the moral high ground against ‘illegal’ sharing takes the breath away.

The internet is rendering the major labels redundant and they naturally don’t like it so, as bullies do, they pick on the blogs.

But don’t worry it’s the last desperate act of the dinosaurs. It’ll take more than a nation of millionaires to keep us down. The blogs are the future, independence is the future, self release and self promotion is the future. The major labels are the past.

Keep the blog on don’t let the b****** grind you down.

]]> By: Music Blogs, Sharing, and CC Licenses - Creative Commons http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-2812 Music Blogs, Sharing, and CC Licenses - Creative Commons Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:54:26 +0000 http://thebluewalrus.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comment-2812 [...] the legal questions involved in this practice, BPI’s owner claims that it was done under the assumption that they had both artist and record label blessing to do [...] [...] the legal questions involved in this practice, BPI’s owner claims that it was done under the assumption that they had both artist and record label blessing to do [...]

]]> By: dudeasincool http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-2805 dudeasincool Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:07:49 +0000 http://thebluewalrus.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comment-2805 I chill from the web for a couple days, and all hell breaks out. First, Badminton Stamps decides to close up shop for good. And now this ... by all means, do not cave in! I chill from the web for a couple days, and all hell breaks out. First, Badminton Stamps decides to close up shop for good. And now this … by all means, do not cave in!

]]> By: Ass Hat http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-2803 Ass Hat Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:08:24 +0000 http://thebluewalrus.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comment-2803 this sucks. i blame everyone. good luck ekko, hope to see you re-emerge, mask intact. until then, thanks for all the phish. this sucks. i blame everyone.

good luck ekko, hope to see you re-emerge, mask intact. until then, thanks for all the phish.

]]> By: chad http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-2797 chad Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:05:18 +0000 http://thebluewalrus.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comment-2797 Of course I'd follow your site wherever it went! You've been around as long as I have, and been through the same stupid shit as me, and, interestingly, seems like you came up with the same solution. (Thanks for quoting me, by the way!) I wasn't aware that WordPress was also not really an option, so it looks like I'll try to move to a new domain entirely, and hope at least some of my audience comes with me. As far as traffic goes, it certainly does decrease when you move to the model I have, but the way I figure it, all it means is that you lose the drive-by mp3 hunters...the actual readers, the loyal ones who trust your writing and judgment and don't particularly care if they can download a track or not, they stay with you. And I'd rather write for 300-400 loyal readers and music enthusiasts each day than 1500 people coming over from the Hype Machine to find free music. Keep fighting the good fight - and I'll update my links to your site once I move to a new server! :) Cheers, Chad Of course I’d follow your site wherever it went! You’ve been around as long as I have, and been through the same stupid shit as me, and, interestingly, seems like you came up with the same solution. (Thanks for quoting me, by the way!)

I wasn’t aware that WordPress was also not really an option, so it looks like I’ll try to move to a new domain entirely, and hope at least some of my audience comes with me.

As far as traffic goes, it certainly does decrease when you move to the model I have, but the way I figure it, all it means is that you lose the drive-by mp3 hunters…the actual readers, the loyal ones who trust your writing and judgment and don’t particularly care if they can download a track or not, they stay with you. And I’d rather write for 300-400 loyal readers and music enthusiasts each day than 1500 people coming over from the Hype Machine to find free music.

Keep fighting the good fight – and I’ll update my links to your site once I move to a new server! :)

Cheers,

Chad

]]> By: Tessa Horehled http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-2795 Tessa Horehled Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:04 +0000 http://thebluewalrus.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comment-2795 This is insane. I can't believe the RIAA would be coming after you. Ugh - le suck! Wish you the best and hope this is all just some error on behalf of Blogger. :( This is insane. I can’t believe the RIAA would be coming after you. Ugh – le suck! Wish you the best and hope this is all just some error on behalf of Blogger. :(

]]> By: Zilla Rocca http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-2794 Zilla Rocca Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:12:00 +0000 http://thebluewalrus.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comment-2794 Ekko:<br/><br/>I appreciate the love you've given me and my camp just in the past year. Reading your new posts every day and checking the archives, it would be a devastating if your downfall was a few indie bands who are spinning their own wheels a little too fast.<br/><br/>I'm gonna donate now. Keep on truckin'! Ekko:

I appreciate the love you’ve given me and my camp just in the past year. Reading your new posts every day and checking the archives, it would be a devastating if your downfall was a few indie bands who are spinning their own wheels a little too fast.

I’m gonna donate now. Keep on truckin’!

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