![]() But, umm, if you grew up doing this, you also know you never got an unblemished tune- DJs often clipped the ends and frequently talked up to the vocals.Īnd what about all the rare stuff radio offered? I used to tape hours of sets, commercials and all, just because. I know it alleged that taping meant fewer records sold, and I’m sure that was partially true. The legality of labels’ efforts to stop it had to do with making money off taping, which just never happened. Second, OT: no one was ever hurt from us taping songs off the radio, period. Just when it gets going, it ends! No written conclusion, it just stops. You can also follow him on Twitter at read his other arts writing at and/or watch his films here.įirst: here’s another half-article. Ted Mills is a freelance writer on the arts who currently hosts the artist interview-based FunkZone Podcast and is the producer of KCRW’s Curious Coast. The Devilish History of the 1980s Parental Advisory Sticker: When Heavy Metal & Satanic Lyrics Collided with the Religious Rightħ5 Post-Punk and Hardcore Concerts from the 1980s Have Been Digitized & Put Online: Fugazi, GWAR, Lemonheads, Dain Bramage (with Dave Grohl) & More Thanks!įrank Zappa Debates Whether the Government Should Censor Music in a Heated Episode of Crossfire: Why Are People Afraid of Words? (1986) You can contribute through PayPal, Patreon, Venmo and Crypto. It’s hard to rely 100% on ads, and your contributions will help us continue providing the best free cultural and educational materials to learners everywhere. If you would like to support the mission of Open Culture, consider making a donation to our site. If you would like to sign up for Open Culture’s free email newsletter, please find it here. Note: An earlier version of this post appeared on our site in 2019. If you have any stories about how you helped “kill music” by recording your favorite DJs, confess your crimes in the comments. (Wait, is it possible to record internet streams? Why, yes.) Just after the hysteria died down, compact discs began their rise, planting the seeds for the digital revolution, the mp3, file sharing, and now streaming. The logo lives on, however, as part of torrent site Pirate Bay’s sails: And BPI’s director general John Deacon was frustrated that record companies didn’t want to splash the Jolly Roger on inner sleeves. Attempts to levy a tax on blank cassettes didn’t get traction in the UK. For the industry, music was the product for the regular folks, music was communication, it was art, it was a language. The metal group Venom used “Home Taping Is Killing Music So Are Venom” on an album Peter Principle offered “Home Taping Is Making Music”: Billy Bragg kept it Marxist: “Capitalism is killing music – pay no more than £4.99 for this record”. ![]() (I would be interested in anybody who picks up a copy used of either to see what *is* on the b-side).Īnd then there were the parodies. The Dead Kennedys also repeated the black b-side gimmick with In God We Trust, Inc. Malcolm McLaren, always the provocateur, released Bow Wow Wow’s cassette-only-single C-30 C-60 C-90 Go with a blank B-side that urged consumers to record their own music. The post-punk crowd knew the campaign was bunkum too. ![]()
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