Fischerspooner aiming for “#1″
The front page of Wired News has never looked as cool as it does this weekend thanks to a great photo of Casey Spooner, singer from hi-tech glam troupe Fischerspooner.
Casey gave a lot of credit to Internet radio for making them popular when I interviewed him. He said he really wanted to see something in the article about the role of the Net in building their fan base.
That’s definitely true for me: I read about Fischerspooner in a New York paper, and found their unavailable-in-America album “#1″ on Audiogalaxy. As a result, I ordered both German and UK versions of the album immediately.
Between Audiogalaxy and SomaFM Internet radio, I’ve been led to eagerly spend about $2000 on CDs and records in the past 18 months.
Of course, Audiogalaxy pulled its own plug in the wake of a lawsuit this week, and SomaFM shut down yesterday because of new federally-mandated royalty payments - about $500 per day due retroactively for them, according to webmaster Rusty Hodge.
A data point for music marketers: Without my convenient desktop access to discovering new treats for my offbeat tastes, I won’t be spending $100/month on CDs any more. The weak alternatives like Pressplay and MusicNet just don’t cut it with me.
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