Major Record Label Podcasting Under the Radar: “
Major
label Warner Brother Records appears to be podcasting traditionally
copyrighted music, from well-known artists, Under the Radar.Murmurs and whispers around the podosphere have hinted that Bands Under the Radar,
described as “a music podcast featuring unsigned bands and indie
artists,” is not “indie” at all, but is in fact a podcast being quietly
produced and distributed by Warner Brothers Records.The podcast
features music from “indie bands”, such as Tom Petty, Chris Isaak,
Kasey Chambers, Better Than Ezra, Mark Knopfler, Johnny Cash, Loleatta
Holloway & Muse - all Warner Brothers artists.Kami Knake right, the host for the program is New Media Coordinator for Warner Brothers Records, and the podcast is served up by Warner Bros:
Warner Bros. Podcasting? Kewl. Source: Podcasting News
I tried the link, it came up 404!
I subscribed to BUTR, here is part of what was posted:
BUTR is not affliated with WBR
Posted: 05 Aug 2006 03:43:00 -0500
seems to be some rumours circulating around on the podcasting boards
about BUTR and Warner Brothers Records (WBR). Let me clarify everything
and end this nonsense. I created BUTR and released my first podcast in
November of 2004. You can find the copyright at the bottom of my
website and see that my first podcast was released November 17, 2004. I
was podcasting on the Internet when very few people knew what
podcasting was including iTunes who didnít enter the game until June
28, 2005 (http://playlistmag.com/features/2005/06/podcastingfirstlook/index.php). I used a program developed by Adam Curry called iPodder (http://www.ipodder.org/history) that allowed users to download my podcasts to their computer and put them on their audio devices.
I
started podcasting because it was a great platform to share music I
love with other people. Everyone who knows me knows I love indie music
and that most of the music I listen to you wonít hear on commercial
radio. A lot of the artists I play on BUTR are unsigned or on indie
labels. I do play artists on major labels but I consider these artists
indie because they havenít sold a lot of CDís yet and the public is
generally unaware of them. I think itís all relative on what you
consider to be indie these days. You can be signed to a major label and
still be an indie band in my opinion.