Comments on: The End of the Mega Star http://www.happenchance.net/the-end-of-the-mega-star/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-end-of-the-mega-star Make Your Own Luck Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Coloring Pages http://www.happenchance.net/the-end-of-the-mega-star/comment-page-1/#comment-2489 Coloring Pages Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:43:16 +0000 http://www.happenchance.net/?p=1507#comment-2489 Great post, thanks. Like your blog design, too. Great post, thanks. Like your blog design, too.

]]> By: Cameron Kelly http://www.happenchance.net/the-end-of-the-mega-star/comment-page-1/#comment-2201 Cameron Kelly Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:19:23 +0000 http://www.happenchance.net/?p=1507#comment-2201 Backstreet boys is a very popular band during my teenage years, they are great performers too.-:; Backstreet boys is a very popular band during my teenage years, they are great performers too.-:;

]]> By: Happenchance » Blog Archive » Knowing When to Quit http://www.happenchance.net/the-end-of-the-mega-star/comment-page-1/#comment-951 Happenchance » Blog Archive » Knowing When to Quit Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:02:10 +0000 http://www.happenchance.net/?p=1507#comment-951 [...] you just need a readjustment in what you want. You might not become a megastar but it’s perfectly possible to carve out a [...] [...] you just need a readjustment in what you want. You might not become a megastar but it’s perfectly possible to carve out a [...]

]]> By: Seth http://www.happenchance.net/the-end-of-the-mega-star/comment-page-1/#comment-938 Seth Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:11:13 +0000 http://www.happenchance.net/?p=1507#comment-938 Welcome back, Melissa. You're right about commercial art being pushed, but they're aiming for the mainstream. In my opinion (and it's probably skewed), enough people lay outside the mainstream to support people who are appealing to their interests. The question is, how can we prevent the big fish from taking over the wild west of the internet? Welcome back, Melissa.

You’re right about commercial art being pushed, but they’re aiming for the mainstream. In my opinion (and it’s probably skewed), enough people lay outside the mainstream to support people who are appealing to their interests.

The question is, how can we prevent the big fish from taking over the wild west of the internet?

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.happenchance.net/the-end-of-the-mega-star/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Melissa Donovan Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:01:20 +0000 http://www.happenchance.net/?p=1507#comment-885 I don't know. I'm not sure the era of the mega-star is over just yet. Things are definitely changing and the internet is playing a big role in leveling the playing field for the little fish. I'm pretty disenchanted by all the commercial art being pushed by corporate entities that are vying for dollars instead of entertainment, expression, or artistic integrity. It's getting old, so I think the new models have arrived just in time. What bums me out is that eventually the big fish will take over these waters too (just like they did with radio). Unless we find a way to prevent it. I don’t know. I’m not sure the era of the mega-star is over just yet. Things are definitely changing and the internet is playing a big role in leveling the playing field for the little fish. I’m pretty disenchanted by all the commercial art being pushed by corporate entities that are vying for dollars instead of entertainment, expression, or artistic integrity. It’s getting old, so I think the new models have arrived just in time. What bums me out is that eventually the big fish will take over these waters too (just like they did with radio). Unless we find a way to prevent it.

]]> By: Seth http://www.happenchance.net/the-end-of-the-mega-star/comment-page-1/#comment-826 Seth Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:58:54 +0000 http://www.happenchance.net/?p=1507#comment-826 JA, In Korea (and I hear in Japan), a lot of people have started downloading and reading novels on their cell phones. Many of these are self-published, though more accurately they're like blogs. A lot of them are free, but I think there are a few pay sites. Micropayments could be a way for people to make a little coin, especially when you cut out the publishing company. The thing is, writers will have to be terribly good (and ruthless) self-editors. As for the rest of the book industry, I have no idea. The old guard is crying about the demise of the printed, physical book, and its replacement by the kindle. But people still crave content. The question is...will they pay for it? Digital content seems somehow cheaper, mostly because its not a tangible thing you can hold in your hand. I think and hope for the former, that we'll have more people able to make modest incomes from their work. I don't think the string pullers at the top have the means, will, or power to stop people from posting whatever they want and selling it to their friends. JA,

In Korea (and I hear in Japan), a lot of people have started downloading and reading novels on their cell phones. Many of these are self-published, though more accurately they’re like blogs. A lot of them are free, but I think there are a few pay sites.

Micropayments could be a way for people to make a little coin, especially when you cut out the publishing company. The thing is, writers will have to be terribly good (and ruthless) self-editors.

As for the rest of the book industry, I have no idea. The old guard is crying about the demise of the printed, physical book, and its replacement by the kindle. But people still crave content. The question is…will they pay for it?

Digital content seems somehow cheaper, mostly because its not a tangible thing you can hold in your hand.

I think and hope for the former, that we’ll have more people able to make modest incomes from their work. I don’t think the string pullers at the top have the means, will, or power to stop people from posting whatever they want and selling it to their friends.

]]> By: JA Lineberry http://www.happenchance.net/the-end-of-the-mega-star/comment-page-1/#comment-752 JA Lineberry Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:36:43 +0000 http://www.happenchance.net/?p=1507#comment-752 Seth, I was wondering today about the potential opportunities things like Kindle and the I-Pad mean for those looking to self-publish. If people are increasingly reading electronically - a lot of noise has been made about the decline of print media, for instance - what does this mean for the book industry? Will the increasing democratization allow more people to make a modest living doing what they love, or will they be marginalized by the string-pullers at the top? Seth,

I was wondering today about the potential opportunities things like Kindle and the I-Pad mean for those looking to self-publish. If people are increasingly reading electronically – a lot of noise has been made about the decline of print media, for instance – what does this mean for the book industry? Will the increasing democratization allow more people to make a modest living doing what they love, or will they be marginalized by the string-pullers at the top?

]]> By: Seth http://www.happenchance.net/the-end-of-the-mega-star/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Seth Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:14 +0000 http://www.happenchance.net/?p=1507#comment-745 Hey JA, thanks for stopping by. You make a good point about buying single tracks. Way back in the when, record companies made a lot of money off single sales, a 45-rpm plus some kind of b-side, an extra incentive for buying the single <em>and</em>the record. I wonder...is the album dead? Are we back to one-track wonders? I do hope not, because I love the form of the album. Anybody can make a good song, but to make a cohesive album that you can listen to over and over and over again, that's when you know a band has something special going on. Hey JA, thanks for stopping by.

You make a good point about buying single tracks. Way back in the when, record companies made a lot of money off single sales, a 45-rpm plus some kind of b-side, an extra incentive for buying the single andthe record. I wonder…is the album dead?

Are we back to one-track wonders?

I do hope not, because I love the form of the album. Anybody can make a good song, but to make a cohesive album that you can listen to over and over and over again, that’s when you know a band has something special going on.

]]> By: JA Lineberry http://www.happenchance.net/the-end-of-the-mega-star/comment-page-1/#comment-730 JA Lineberry Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:08:15 +0000 http://www.happenchance.net/?p=1507#comment-730 I think declining album sales have more to do with the shadow trade than you think - p2p, cd burning, websites that allow you to stream the music for free, etc. There's also I-tunes, which allows people to pick and choose which songs they want to purchase, rather than purchasing a CD of 14-15 songs (of which, you'll only really like 4 or 5). What you're getting at is the increasing democratization of entertainment, or even leisure (many more things competing for our attention these days). But anyway, I think you're probably correct that dissatisfaction with the mainstream is a major factor - the internet has played a large role, sure. The fat cats can't control the conversation so well anymore, but typically the independent successes are still co-opted into their system (by choice, sure). Great read! I think declining album sales have more to do with the shadow trade than you think – p2p, cd burning, websites that allow you to stream the music for free, etc. There’s also I-tunes, which allows people to pick and choose which songs they want to purchase, rather than purchasing a CD of 14-15 songs (of which, you’ll only really like 4 or 5). What you’re getting at is the increasing democratization of entertainment, or even leisure (many more things competing for our attention these days). But anyway, I think you’re probably correct that dissatisfaction with the mainstream is a major factor – the internet has played a large role, sure. The fat cats can’t control the conversation so well anymore, but typically the independent successes are still co-opted into their system (by choice, sure).

Great read!

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