And NYC before that! Until the '60s, the only major label based in LA was Capitol. WB, A&M and MCA didn't start up until the '60s, then ABC, RCA, CBS/Columbia and others started coming in. Mercury was in Chicago.
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And NYC before that! Until the '60s, the only major label based in LA was Capitol. WB, A&M and MCA d
Either of us, my friend- Remember, I live on the radio side of things, and believe me, I'm tired of all the crapola the music industry has done the last few decades... :P
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Either of us, my friend- Remember, I live on the radio side of things, and believe me, I'm tired of
Likewise. It pisses me off cos I was raised on radio before it all went corporate. I cannot listen to any of the new stuff out there, I just can't. When I make a mix of "the latest hit from so-and-so", 9 times out of 10 I don't (and won't) listen to the original version; basically I'm flying blind and rearranging them at a whim.
Likewise. It pisses me off cos I was raised on radio before it all went corporate. I cannot listen t
*nod* Both the broadcast and music industries are over-consolidated... (Clear Channel and CBS are the most obvious in radio, with the lion's share of station ownership all tied up in subsidiary companies, to skirt around restrictions.)
It's actually because of the monolithic control of both broadcasting and music that I'm all for independent music and broadcasters, and for alternative copyright control, such as Creative Commons. (And if you didn't notice the consolidation of both media and media content has EVERYTHING to do with copyrights, and the total corporate control of all creative expression, you're completely blind and deaf, of just plain stupid! This was not the America I was brought up to believe in!)
*frothfrothspewfroth!*
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*nod* Both the broadcast and music industries are over-consolidated... (Clear Channel and CBS are th
