Some Awesome Callers Last Sunday!

Really had a great time on the show last Sunday.

Deb and I started discussing the Performance Rights Act that is currently in committee in the United States Congress. As we discussed it seems that some very rich musicians like Sheryl Crow, and Dionne Warwick need more money and think that terrestrial radio stations should have to pay the same outrageous royalties that internet radio now pays, which is close to $20,000 a year, per station. So think of all the radio stations in the country, nice welfare for the music industry.

(holy shit, Dionne Warwick, who even listens to her anymore? I guess the psychic friends thing isn't working out for her anymore...)

Over the course of the conversation, we did have a couple of awesome guests in the chatroom one of which was kind enough to call in.

First and foremost, I have to give Be Heard, who was kind enough to call into the show. He's starting a website for Indie Artists, and people who support them. It's a really nicely done website, independentartistworld.com go there and check it out. Like I said it's still just getting started, but you won't be disappointed. Be Heard is a really great guy. He feels the same way that Deb and I do about the industry, and like us, wants to help out the indie artists, hence his site.

Coincidentally, he's also starting a show over on blogtalkradio, it's on at the same time as Debs show on Saturday unfortunately, but I will be checking out the archive, I think it's going to be awesome, he's a really cool guy.

Also hanging out in the chatroom, was Iradiomagazine. Their website is http://www.internetradiomagazine.com/, alot of great info there to. I was honored that they were in the chatroom, it was really unfortunate that they weren't able to call in, but hopefully they will be able to next time they drop in.

One of the things we were talking about is starting an online petition, for the Obama administration in regards to the Performance Rights Act. We should have this up very soon, in fact it's on my to do list for this week. I'll post another blog update when I have it up.

I think it would be very interesting to see how the man who said he was going to change the way things are done in Washington reacts. Will he bend the way of his buddies in the music industry who contributed a Quarter of a Million dollars to his presidential campaign, or will he be the candidate for change that he promised to be?

Are the independent artists out there about to get even more screwed over by our politicians, and the industry?

Stay tuned.........