Comments for The Rostra http://rostra.wordpress.com "Veritas regnum invictas est." -Roman proverb Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:14:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Music Video: A Lament by Par http://rostra.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/the-music-video-a-lament/#comment-6 Par Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:14:27 +0000 http://rostra.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-6 What's the role of the music video in the process of discovering music (or, for the cynically-minded, marketing)? I remember there was a time when I would watch music videos to find new music that I liked. The video was an attention-grabber, and if the video drew you in, you listened to the song and were more likely, I assume, to buy the album. But I don't do that anymore. And, judging by the content on music stations, neither do most people. So how <i>are</i> they consumed nowadays? Do people only watch videos of artists they happen to be interested in, and only when they browse that artist's website? Or do they watch what gets pushed by msn.com or what ends up being popular on YouTube? I don't know what role they play in the cycle now, but I'm willing to bet that their content and whatever artistic effort is still being put into videos is influenced by how they get to the fans. Still, food for thought. What’s the role of the music video in the process of discovering music (or, for the cynically-minded, marketing)? I remember there was a time when I would watch music videos to find new music that I liked. The video was an attention-grabber, and if the video drew you in, you listened to the song and were more likely, I assume, to buy the album.

But I don’t do that anymore. And, judging by the content on music stations, neither do most people.

So how are they consumed nowadays? Do people only watch videos of artists they happen to be interested in, and only when they browse that artist’s website? Or do they watch what gets pushed by msn.com or what ends up being popular on YouTube?

I don’t know what role they play in the cycle now, but I’m willing to bet that their content and whatever artistic effort is still being put into videos is influenced by how they get to the fans.

Still, food for thought.

]]> Comment on One (Or More) For The Road by Par http://rostra.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/one-or-more-for-the-road/#comment-2 Par Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:29:53 +0000 http://rostra.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/one-or-more-for-the-road/#comment-2 The point about the problems of sudden and newfound wealth is well taken. One wonders what sort of longer term societal problems we'll see perking up as a result of short-term boom economics. Perhaps we <i>should</i> be looking at addressing these problems in the shorter-term before they do become sizeable issues in the long term. But where's the blogroll love, Tony? The point about the problems of sudden and newfound wealth is well taken. One wonders what sort of longer term societal problems we’ll see perking up as a result of short-term boom economics.

Perhaps we should be looking at addressing these problems in the shorter-term before they do become sizeable issues in the long term.

But where’s the blogroll love, Tony?

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