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So true! - Marcos Marado

"The first time the Knife got money from the Swedish Arts Council was in 2001, for their self-titled debut album. The electro-pop duo received 45,000 Swedish kronor (SEK), or about $6,327-- "pretty standard for albums back then," says lead singer Karin Dreijer Andersson. Statens Kulturråd, as the arts council is known, awarded funding for the Knife in 2006, too. That time, Andersson (who also records as Fever Ray) and brother Olof Dreijer received 80,000 SEK, or $11,248, through label Rabid as tour support for their first-- and, so far, only-- U.S. shows. "We have a long history of social democratic culture in Sweden, which I think has made this possible," Andersson explains." - Miguel Caetano from Bookmarklet

"As actividades culturais e criativas devem ser incorporadas nas económicas, defende o antigo ministro da Economia Augusto Mateus, autor de um estudo sobre quanto vale o sector cultural" - paula simoes ☃ from Bookmarklet

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid!!!! - Miguel Caetano

"Perhaps making a living through art will always remains a tricky endeavor, regardless of the era. But if great music is timeless, what makes it so good? Forget about the critics, a snooty class that was somewhat marginalized by the information-friendly, media-rich internet. Instead, the subjective question is answered by the numbers. That is, if an artist connects with an audience in a real, sustaining way through their 'content,' then the music is 'good'. And those fans will spread the word, through a variety of 'word-of-mouth' channels - online and off. It's a start, and in fact, the only way to start." - Miguel Caetano

"About a week or so ago, there was a hearty discussion on twitter from well-known music bloggers about the controversial 7.6 rating by Pitchfork of Toro y Moi’s excellent debut LP Causers of This. Since I am guilty of being more of a mathematician than a writer, I decided that this was a great opportunity to dive right into the numbers and do a brief statistical study of Pitchfork’s rankings from a period of one complete year and see where exactly Chaz Bundick’s 7.6 grade stacked up in comparison to his peers. After sifting through the data most of yesterday afternoon, I have to say there are some pretty interesting finds (including some statistical anomalies) behind Pitchfork’s rating system for albums." - Miguel Caetano from Bookmarklet

"A sizeable chunk of the Spanish indie label and distribution sector is preparing to take the government to court on charges of negligence, and demand compensation for the damage done to the sector by "massive free downloading" over the past few years. The labels have drawn up a dossier of information about the damage caused by piracy to the indie sector, and in mid-February sent it to the government. The labels - which all belong to 46-member indie label association UFI or its equivalent in Catalonia, Apecat - gave the government one month to respond." - Miguel Caetano

#FAIL ... - Marcos Marado from fftogo

é para poder ir de Janeiro a Janeiro. Dá para aí uns 400Kb por mes. - Carlos Canau

Bah, isso não interessa nada, como o site tem a imagem a dizer que tem acessibilidade, é bom de certeza. - Marcos Marado

"Voddler released an update to their client today. Here’s a new hack that works with that version. There were some minor protocol changes designed to prevent this hack, but they were easy to circumvent! Maybe that’s why they were down all day today!! It would probably be cheaper for their business to comply with GPL rules instead, then I wouldn’t have to spend a precious hour on breaking their protection every second day." - Miguel Caetano from Bookmarklet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Miguel Caetano

"What is happening at Abbey Road needs to be seen as a warning to our whole musical life: but a warning to whom? This is beyond the power of governments to put right, I fear. We must rely on the co-operative efforts of our people to maintain something approaching a flourishing musical life." - Miguel Caetano from Bookmarklet

Este é um livro que ao contrário do que é habitual neste tipo de literatura não diz "engana, rouba, dissimula, 'aniquila'" mas sim pura e simplesmente "partilha, colabora, sê tu próprio e tenta sempre superar-te." - Miguel Caetano

"None of these things are bad if you’re Mashable – they’re great.  They helped position the brand as appealing to the masses, then advertisers, and potentially for purchase if the rumors are true.  However I highly doubt any marketing, technology or web pros worth their salt find blinding insights from Mashable daily.  That’s just not what they provide." - Miguel Caetano from Bookmarklet

"Instead, the word that I kept hearing was "quiet." Almost everyone you spoke to mentioned how "quiet" Midem was this year. Attendance was down (apparently about 10% from last year, when I remember them saying that attendance had also been down about 10%), but that's not too surprising given the state of the economy and the general turmoil of the industry. However, it was still quite well-attended, and the thing I noticed was that there was actually quite a lot of activity going on behind the "quietness." And that activity was dealmaking. Lots of it. I talked to many people working for companies that are enabling and embracing new business models, and they were swamped with deal opportunities and discussions. Sure, the major record labels have all but disappeared from the show, but the companies that are enabling what comes next were quite busy -- just behind the scenes." - Miguel Caetano

ONde ouviste isso? - paula simoes ☃

Sim, uma coisa faz tanto sentido como a outra. Com a diferença que chacinar animais poderia sensibilizar algumas pessoas, enquanto que um grupo de senhores a sacar ficheiros da Internet em protesto com os downloads ilegais, imagino eu, é apenas motivo de riso. - Luis Canau

"In September, Sony announced it would unify its global brand messaging under the banner: make.believe. (The dot is spoken when saying the slogan.) So far, the new focus hasn't lead to any breakthrough products or rush to embrace the Sony brand. But that hasn't slowed Sony's efforts to convince us with a very expensive ads series of make.believe ads. (Watch the latest ad here). The messaging touches all the bases but is devoid of any specific new products or ideas. Perhaps that's because Sony doesn't have any..." - Miguel Caetano from Bookmarklet

via flickr.com Neste café, em frente à Sé, em Alfama, come-se e bebe-se muito bem. Para além disso, o ambiente é muito descontraído e agradável. O que me chamou mais à atenção foi o facto de terem brinquedos e lápis para as crianças poderem brincar, e livros para as pessoas lerem. Muito fixes, e ... - Bruno Miguel from Posterous

Tive a ver e tem boa comida vegetariana a preços baratos, o que para mim dá muito jeito ;-) - Miguel Caetano

Não te esqueças de acompanhar a comida com uma limonada austríaca ;) - Bruno Miguel

ALL FOR THE ARTISTS!! - Carlos Morgado

So, will they sue Amazon or Discogs or musicstack.com and those online stores for selling rarities too? - Marcos Marado

Also, I feel it is simply unbelievable that CDs without UPC can't be sold in Canada... I can easily name more than 10 *Canadian labels* that sell their CDs without UPC... - Marcos Marado

"The most important music of the '00s as chosen by more than 100 artists, critics and industry insiders" - Miguel Caetano from Bookmarklet

"This oft-referenced article is from the early '90s, and originally appeared in Maximum Rock 'n' Roll magazine. While some of the information and figures listed here are dated, it is still a useful and informative article. And no, we don't know how to reach Steve Albini." - Marcos Marado from Bookmarklet

"These A & R guys are not allowed to write contracts. What they do is present the band with a letter of intent, or "deal memo," which loosely states some terms, and affirms that the band will sign with the label once a contract has been agreed on. The spookiest thing about this harmless sounding little memo, is that it is, for all legal purposes, a binding document. That is, once the... more... - Marcos Marado

"Because MOG is licensing content directly from copyright owners, there are big gaps from artists who simply don't want to participate in online music. The usual suspects like AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and the Beatles are mostly missing in action. There are also strange gaps elsewhere. For instance, half the songs on the Pixies' "Surfer Rosa" are unplayable. Compared with Grooveshark, which relies on user-posted content, MOG has too many holes. And of course, Grooveshark remains free (although a $3/month subscription gets you a version without advertisements). " - Miguel Caetano