Universal Artists No longer Ripped or Served here - Read!

[VampYre]

Eekk.. this is a shame. Just for example looking at last nights playlist on Rage there are a LOT that are actually Universal

http://www.abc.net.au/rage/playlist/...6/20061222.htm

no more U2 and Green Day.. no more killers.. no more HIM.... no more wolfmother... no more Alkaline Trio... no more Sublime... etc etc etc

Well, we really don't have to worry about Sublime coming out with any 'new' material. Hehe....okay that was a bad joke, but still...

[Stephen76]

mpegs?????

We use mpg, not mpeg :P

ahahhaha

[VampYre]

Channel is reopening slowly here as we remove the stuff. If you don't like what Universal is doing, send them an email and let them know how you feel.

[Justy311]

All I can say is goodluck guys, and hang in there. Stupid recording companies...all they care about is money, makes me angry.

-j-

[jofo]

...it's probably a big waste of time. They have probably thought this through all they are going to and we are the only losers -- at least in their eyes.

They are also probably wrong.

I know personally I project these videos on my wall and have after-hours almost nightly all throughout the summer. Tons of new bands are suggested by attendees and consequently we watch/dance to a variety of stuff that most of us would never listen to otherwise.

For instance I had HEARD of the White Stripes and had caught one or two things on the radio that I liked ok, but was never really a fan till I saw how they performed live. Since then -- a couple years back -- I have most of their CD's, at least one good friend of mine who had one CD now has every CD of theirs, several of us went to a concert of theirs last year in Providence, RI and I didn't make it this year but many of them went to see the Raconteurs earlier this year as well.

This is just the White Stripes, I could name at least a dozen other bands that became popular through this same method -- many of which I had never even heard of prior. E.g., Arctic Monkeys, Bedoine Soundclash, Deathcab for Cutie, Matisyahu, Missle Silo Suite, Head Autimatica, Cake, Beck... and that is just what immediately comes to mind!

We were not fans prior to these videos. Before we used to just listen to various music (that we already knew) and do slide shows of unrelated summer photos...

Anyway, I digress. The POINT is we don't need to tell Universal all of this. We need to tell the artists that Universal handles. Let THEM apply the pressure, because if they knew I bet they would. Perhaps when the lists are purged we could see a list of those artist removed and we could then contact the ones we used to listen to and let them know what Universal is doing for them -- or NOT doing -- or doing TO them now...

Just a thought... anyone?

[HimIsFromFinland]

mpegs?????

We use mpg, not mpeg :P

ahahhaha

Uh no they're mpeg not mpg as you claim. Why did you write something so dumb and off topic?If you need to amuse yourself look in the mirror.

[Justy311]

Very well said jofo, I would look at doing a petition online or something. I bet every member on videopimp would sign it. I would be on there. I know I am more of a fan of music because of music videos. goodluck

justin

[VampYre]

Uh no they're mpeg not mpg as you claim. Why did you write something so dumb and off topic?If you need to amuse yourself look in the mirror.

We do mpg files. Not sure how you want to claim elsewise? Been doing it for the past 5 years now, and its always been .mpg.

[p00py]

The ones that are downloaded off the site come down as .mpeg ... that's prolly where he's getting it from

[VampYre]

The ones that are downloaded off the site come down as .mpeg ... that's prolly where he's getting it from

Well the dude is from florida, that might sum it up there.

[Serch]

oh cmon its getting of topic, both are the same ...

That guy was right about videopimp videos, they will live forever!!!

[HimIsFromFinland]

The ones that are downloaded off the site come down as .mpeg ... that's prolly where he's getting it from

That's what I meant.

[HimIsFromFinland]

oh cmon its getting of topic, both are the same ...

That guy was right about videopimp videos, they will live forever!!!

Thank You!

[akabutcher]

This angers me. Something extremely ruthless and unsavory needs to happen to the higher-ups at Universal. I hope they all develop crotch rot.

[VampYre]

Would be nice, release list is all clean finally (that only took forever)

Should be re-enabled sometime tomorrow.