Inside Music’s Nostalgia-Industrial Complex
May 1, 2023 11:26 PM   Subscribe

Primary Wave treats their catalogs the way powerful record labels treat their star artists—except all of the publishing company’s talent is either dead, a legend, or both.
posted by Fiasco da Gama (4 comments total) 11 users marked this as a favorite
 
fascinating!
posted by ravelite at 8:54 AM on May 2, 2023


An article worth reading. No one should say “creativity is fading, everything is a remix now” without an understanding of the forces driving this.
posted by Hypatia at 2:22 PM on May 2, 2023 [2 favorites]


This is an incredible read.
posted by PussKillian at 6:54 PM on May 2, 2023


Reminds me of how the original production company founded by the Three Stooges, C3 Entertainment, limps on through licensing and "brand management" for long-obsolete acts -- not just the Stooges (VOD! Shoes! NFTs!), but Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and their newest, freshest "brand client" yet: Gidget! The "re-development" approach in the article definitely seems like a smarter way to do it.
posted by Rhaomi at 3:17 PM on May 5, 2023


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