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5 things you like and hate about sites that help promote indie musicians

AdamsGod	Date: December 27, 2004 @ 11:55 PM so i was wondering, what are the 5 things you like most about these kind of sites, and what are the 5 things you dislike the most? gimmie your thoughts!!!
Woof	Date: December 28, 2004 @ 1:36 AM Really, this is the only independent artist site I hang out at anymore... The fact that I just happen to love the artists here is a given, so besides that, I like: The way it's laid out with shoutboxes, hyperlinked user profiles, the ability to leave comments with your profile attached, the decency of the adminisration, and the openly anti-RIAA stance. The only thing I dislike, here or anywhere else, is that it occasionally takes the odd artist a while to realize that putting their music up on the web won't bring them popularity... that's something that still needs to be done in the flesh-and-blood world... so sometimes somebody or other gets ticked off that they haven't made it yet, and they've had a site up for however long, etc... But that doesn't happen too often these days, so maybe it's not worth mentioning...
zedsalt	Date: December 28, 2004 @ 11:19 AM I appreciate having such a quick, convenient means by which potential collaborators can hear my solo material. I mean, it doesn't really represent everything I'm interested in/capable of, but it facillitates things so much better than putting up referrals on music store tackboards, waiting for someone who's both interested and actually follows through with a phone call (I'm not good on the phone, anyway), then putting together a recording to snailmail to them. This way, people can decide they don't want to work with me in a matter of minutes rather than days. Sites like this are invaluable to me as a listener. I rarely find a major label release that really appeals to me, and FORGET RADIO; I've given up on radio completely. Sites like this and magazines like CMJ's New Music Monthly have been the only places where I've found worthwhile music in a long while. Oh, and every now and then, I hear about something direct from an indie label and/or an e-newsletter that piques my interest. The only pet peeve I have about sites like this...and DMusic seems to do a pretty good job of avoiding this by only letting registered users post...is this moronic notion some people have that they're anonymous when they're online. I mean, the idea itself isn't annoying, it's when they decide they can attack others and/or commit fraud with impunity...THAT'S annoying. People should have to sign something before they go online stating that they understand that their every keystroke is being recorded. Or maybe that's not such a good idea. After all, look at all of the stupid pedophiles they bust everyday via the internet.
iluminati	Date: December 28, 2004 @ 4:24 PM I detest mindless flamers as well, but I would never EVER want to see this happen: "People should have to sign something before they go online stating that they understand that their every keystroke is being recorded."
zedsalt	Date: December 29, 2004 @ 11:27 AM I know it sounds kind of Orwellian, but I'd submit that it's the reality that's Orwellian, not the idea of assuring that people understand said reality. Everything that is and has ever been on the internet can be easily traced back to its source by people without any special equipment or expertise. I just think if people understood that, they'd be nicer to each other, less likely to post misinformation, etc.
iluminati	Date: December 29, 2004 @ 5:03 PM "I'd submit that it's the reality that's Orwellian, not the idea of assuring that people understand said reality" Agreed.
furiousBall	Date: December 30, 2004 @ 9:30 AM 5 things i like most... 1. meeting new people 2. finding people to make music with 3. learning how to make my own music better 4. finding some music that i like enough to download and listen to at work (like i am right now) 5. dave's beans 5 things i dislike most... 1. thoughtless comments on songs that consist of nothing more than a handfull of emoticons and a "sounds awesome!" 2. spam in the forums 3. the charts 4. artists that create extra user accounts to move themselves in the charts 5. halaka's potato cleavage
fredmiller	Date: December 31, 2004 @ 5:03 AM 1 A place to direct acquaintences to hear my music without handing out countless CD's to everyone. 2 Suggestions on how to improve from fellow musicians and even thoughtless comments (There really is information there if you know what to look for, they DID visit). 3 The ability to measure performance. 4 An occasional shoulder to cry on that shares the same hopes, dreams, and disappointments. 5 Great new friends! 1 Occasional bad attitudes, intolerance, and egomania. 2 Occasionall SQL hiccups at just the wrong time. 3 Cliques. 4 Lack of clear instructions on how to use the various functions. 5 Lack of information about what functions and techniques are available 6 People who can't count.
Snoogans775	Date: January 6, 2005 @ 10:24 PM 5 top Likes 1. People are actually hearing my music, it's not easy to distribute at my level. 2. The supply of quality music, simply. 3. The friends I've made thorugh indie sites who are years and decades ahead of me. 4. Dkeifer's Avatar 5. Massive inspiration from different styles Annoyances, trivial and otherwise 1. Egomaniacs 2. Defensive personalities don't seem to thrive, or react well to critique 3. The filler members, who comment to be commented upon, but they who who leave meaningless and suckup comments. 4. Overly offensive musicians can use the online environment to say things that they would never say to a person face to face 5. The segregation of different musical styles that can happen, especially communication problems between different genres leading to misunderstanding, and eventually, musical prejudice, it's rare, but it sucks.

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