Comments on: Why I Won’t Be Bum Rushing the Charts

By: john bollwitt blog » Bum Rush The Charts follow-up

john bollwitt blog » Bum Rush The Charts follow-up — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:05:18 +0000

[...] Dave Slusher made a post as to why he was abstaining from BRTC, and I completely respect the idea he presented. However, the aspect of getting respect from traditional or mainstream media is not the reason I bought into this. If anything, I saw this as a really great experiment of what is possible through the combination of blogging, podcasting, and combining that with independent music. [...]

By: Rob Safuto

Rob Safuto — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:56:40 +0000

Thanks for anything you do Dave. Just so you know, we’re now bum rushing Cystic Fibrosis without any DRM courtesy of a music site called Amie Street. You (or anyone else) can buy DRM free tracks for a pair of great artists with 100% of royalties going to the charity. Please check http://www.amiestreet.com/brotherlove or http://www.amiestreet.com/herandkingscounty. My last message on this, promise!

By: Leesa Barnes

Leesa Barnes — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:36:27 +0000

Man, I laughed at that analogy of the prom queen. I couldn’t stop laughing and when I produce the episode next week, I’ll keep my laughter in just so everyone can hear how funny your analogy is.

In defense of Dave – he is quite content with life. His blog makes him appear as if he’s angry and wants to rage against the machine, but over the phone, he’s such a sweetheart.

Okay, back to writing. I only have 18 days to come up with 88% more content. Blah.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:08:53 +0000

No one who desires change is content. Be proud to be a malcontent. Interesting that you didn’t mention the cantankerous part.

By: dave

dave — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:59:26 +0000

Deek, and the results are what? They did budge the charts. So, today, what is different from how it would have been if it never happened?

Rob, I’ll check it out.

Ben, I’m with you brother.

Derek, am I a malcontent? I’m actually quite content in life. When I talked to Leesa Barnes, I used the analogy of trying to impress the prom queen.

Scott, the only response I have to you is “Huh?”

Ken and Mark, thanks.

By: Deek Deekster

Deek Deekster — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:51:17 +0000

yes the entire effort was more than a tad mental, and far too teenage for me, but hang on guys… forget that moaning a while. you’re missing the point.

look at the results. actually, that was some flexing of muscle, and deserves some closer scrutiny.

FYI i totally ignored the day, it was my sister’s birthday.

By: Rob Safuto

Rob Safuto — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:00:06 +0000

You make some really good points here Dave. We’re trying to do something good with real indie music with our Blubrry Jam To Fight Cystic Fibrosis. I think we’ve got a combination of great music and a very worthy cause. And we;re certainly not looking for any kind of validation from big media. Your support on this would be greatly appreciated.

By: bendrix

bendrix — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:58:37 +0000

I am so moved by your words and appreciate people gathering around them. You soo grabbed the point and drove it down the Matrix rabbit hole. From the lack of their understanding the medium – to the disconnect between consumer and product, the mass conglomerate has lost credibilty and value. I’m proud to stand by the Dave Slushers and Eric Rices.

By: Eric Rice » Bum rush the DRM

Eric Rice » Bum rush the DRM — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:19:32 +0000

[...] I wasn’t paying attention to the Bum Rush the Charts initiative where podcasters buy-now-spammed iTunes to send an indie band up to the top of the charts. Last week, I got tons of IMs asking if I had done it yet. I didn’t even know about it until then. Overall, it seemed like a meme, and there was one notable voice of dissent– Dave Slusher, veteran podcaster, who posted why he wouldn’t be bum rushing the charts. [...]

By: Rob Beckett

Rob Beckett — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:53:54 +0000

Well said, I couldn’t agree more. Sod the RIAA, We’ll do it our own way.

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:44:59 +0000

I made the analogy of some podcasters trying to get the attention of Big Daddy Mainstream (“look what I’m doing Daddy. Look at me!”) I thought it was clever until I read the cool kids in high school analogy. Damn, I wish I was better at being a cantankerous malcontent like Dave.

By: Scott Hughes

Scott Hughes — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:47:41 +0000

How is doing business with i-tunes revolutionary? Why not just go suck off Rupert Murdoch. You might like the Activism Forums.

By: Ken Kennedy

Ken Kennedy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:57:21 +0000

Go Dave. You say this sort of thing better than basically anyone else I can think of.

By: Mark Forman

Mark Forman — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:38:10 +0000

Shit…. guess I’ll just say amen. Talk about lysergic literations…