My BMI Royalties Statement has multiple pages of detail, and now that I've done the math I can tell you that (for me) Radio pays 1,150 TIMES better than Spotify.

We songwriters live and die on Radio. If you like a band you've only heard on Streaming services, call your local radio station and make some requests.

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I got my royalties statement from BMI today.

I can afford lunch now. Alone.

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And here it is friends, Radio Free California Episode 2304!

Another busy week for new music, from long-standing artists like Metallica and Jethro Tull to indies like AmaltheuS, MOULE, Benjamin Russell with Rob Stuart, Softcult, The Nude Party and much more. Enjoy!

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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YPergsFmDPDfxxP1kXhO8

Martina Dorner is a German artist and music critic who puts together great little playlists of indie artists in her spare time.

I made the cut this week.

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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UaVJvpfMXmsF0QD7GtRWp

Okay, I'm impressed.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxCfUNmcptA

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEjqSQvMfM4

I search out new music all the time. But I have to tell you, if the first lyric I hear is "Yeah" or "Uh!" I'm just gonna move on.

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Chart position!

And suddenly I'm 13 years old again.

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Chart Position!

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As promised, here is my blog version of Radio Free California Episode 2303.

No real ranting today. I stayed away from the news. ^_^

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Okay my friends, here it is! Radio Free California Episode 2303. The logjam has broken and we have a TON of new music. New tracks from Everything but the Girl, PIL, Prophets of Rage, Fear 2 Stop, The Subways, Billy Nomates, Belle and Sebastian, Daughter, U.S. Girls, New Town, Babebee and much much more. 50 songs over nearly 3 hours. Enjoy!

My ranty blog version will be up later, although I won't be ranting much. It's a day off for me.

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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1UjZE1f5v65YzuMdwWGKlv

The logjam has broken and we have a TON of new music. Tomorrow's Radio Free California will be almost 3 hours of brand new music. 50 songs!

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People, please. Speaking as someone who played with the man ONCE, over 40 years ago (I'm sure he forgot me within a week).

Stop posting "tribute to Jeff Beck" videos by playing guitar yourself. Jeff Beck you ain't. There's plenty of his material out there. Repost that.

Yeah, I'm cranky, but I'm also a guitarist and I wouldn't dare try.

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Finally!!!!

Unless you've been through this yourself you can have no idea just how paralyzing not owning your own work can be. I couldn't work for nearly 4 years when it happened to me. What happened to Fogarty is one of the worst examples in history.

Congrats John Fogarty on finally getting your work back!

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https://variety.com/2023/music/news/john-fogerty-acquires-rights-to-creedence-clearwater-revival-songs-1235487289/

Sometimes the most frustrating thing about my music career at this age is having people between 1/3 and 1/2 my age treat me like a newbie.

I've been signed twice my friends - didn't enjoy it either time. I don't need any fucking career advice from people who really haven't had careers just yet.

Sorry. Had to vent.

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Chart Position!

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And here it is, Radio Free California Episode 2302!

Week 2 for 2023 and we have new music from Chris Reed and the Anime Raiders (aka me), Kiffie, Peter Gabriel, The Winery Dogs, Quiet Houses, Somebody's Child, lovelytheband, All Them Witches and much more. Enjoy!

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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0cuXOJ5WI5KcT2JEXDWXSt

To my fellow Californians.

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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gs0xKvUML4GvC4pIXlqNr

I really need to stop procrastinating on this drum track. The sound of the snare drum just isn't working and I need to hunt down a solution...

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Snoop "out-Gangstered" by Dionne Warwick.

Truth #CoSoMusic

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snoop-dogg-tupac-dionne-warwick-misogynistic-lyrics_n_63b55a5be4b0cbfd55e50326