The term "music has become a commodity" has been thrown about for many years. The fact is that music has always been a commodity.
The rapid advancement in technology has seen us bombarded at every turn to buy music. Every trick in the book is being used to the point of overload. Major companies in the music 'game' are abusing the listeners good faith and almost ridiculing serious independent musicians.
Bob Findlay recently entered the "Riffstar 2009 Song Of The Year Competition" and had reached the # 2 position only to discover that he had 'vanished' from the site without explanation despite the fact that he had obviously drawn lots of new visitors to the site.
The Bob Findlay song,"Let's Go Downtown," is currently sitting in the Number 10 postion in the Riffstar.com 2009 Song Competition.Voting is easy with no registration required and fans can vote for thisor any of Findlays other eight entered songs.
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Bob Findlays return to the music industry early in 2007 after a 7-year hiatus can best be described in on phrase. Successful & typically unconventional. Findlays returned to the music industry pretty-well mimics the his life in general. Unconventional. His latest 'to-do' is at Facebook.
Bob Findlay recently released the single, A Thought Away, which rocketed to number 1 on numerous commercial and internet radio stations. The song is a departure from Findlays usual style which took him even more by surprise.