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Why Pay For Music, When You Can Stream For Free?
For years people have said this to me, and now there's a generation that has grown believing you shouldn't have to pay for music , films or anything really. It's a sad situation and a lot of it was caused by the greed of the already rich , when they saw how they could rip off their fans with the advent of CD (Elton John and Metallica I'm pointing the finger firmly at you). Also a little at Led Zeppelin with yet another round of remasters.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Beat
They Can Look Good
When CD came along we were persuaded by the pristine sound and their supposed longevity, but this was what I called the MCDonaldisation of music (Check my posts on Vocal for more of my opinions on this subject). You could skip tracks , skim through an album , play it in a different order using remotes and programming. The jewel case was homogenous and meant that if it got damaged then it was easily replaceable. So CDs have become generally homogenised and don't really stand out.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Beat
What Colour Is You Canvas?
What Colour Is Your Canvas? From White To Black , or Black To White? A Single Colour Is A start For Others A Base To Start From To Build A Picture of You Or Me I Start at White You May Start At Black I Add Red For Blood With White It Drifts To Pink Then Green for Grass and For Go Blue for The Ocean A Place To Go The more shades The More we become The More We Paint Ourselves The Colours of The Rainbow On Your own Canvas Painting You Painting Me Our Colours Showing Who We Are Us From Canvas To Work of Art
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Poets
Learning To Write On Vocal
Another take away from me on writing on Vocal. As I have said I saw the original adverts for it saying that it would improve your writing discipline and I am always wary of claims like that, but willing to give things a try. A similar thing was with the NOOM diet plan which I eventually found too intrusive with the number of things that I was expected to take on, although I did take a couple of positive things from it and know people who are on the NOOM course and losing weight , but I found it too intrusive.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Journal
I Read It In Books
I am constantly surprised at the number of people who do not not read books. They give excuses that they are too busy , they can’t concentrate and it’s easier to watch the film or TV series. I was saddened when my mother gave two sets of encyclopaedias to my brother and sister because she decided she didn’t like books. She taught me to read before I hit primary school when I was 4 , so she was well aware of how important reading was, and I am thankful for that. I also did the same for my daughters, much to the chagrin of some of their teachers.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Journal
Words With Friends, Tom Waits , Repairman Jack and The Adversary Cycle
My last few posts have been more focussed on single item although this is more about where I am at the moment. I had been playing Scrabble on Facebook with a few friends but it became less stable to the point of often not being able to play , and so I went back to Words With Friends which I had left about eight years back due to the number of pop up adverts that stopped me from playing, or at least slowed it down.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Lifehack
Writing On Vocal (with some tips)
When I saw the ads for Vocal, I was a bit wary although my interest was piqued. It posited that you would become more disciplined with your writing and therefore be able to write better and more often and maybe even get paid for it. Anything that says you can make money is another red flag, very often the first thing that happens is that you are asked for money, then you don’t make enough to cover what you have paid out and the only people who profit are the people that you have paid.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Journal
Copy Right?
This is essentially a diatribe on how copyright law is applied when you share on social media platforms such as YouTube , Facebook and Instagram . As yet I have had no issues with Twitter. The thing is I understand if the artist is not getting any benefit for my share , or I am being disrespectful, but where I can I share a link to buy the CD or digital copy.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Beat
Hello May, Beltane and Jordan Reyne
It is an incredibly bright and sunny morning, though as I am writing this I am not sure what the temperature is like outside , although I will know by the time I finish this. I have been out and though it is clouding over it seems that winter has truly been banished and spring is moving towards summer, so weatherwise we are in a more clement atmosphere a;lthough there are still some dark clouds overhead , but as long as they wait until tonight before drenching us that will be fine.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Beat