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ASCAP Now Demanding License From Venues That Let People Play Guitar Hero

By Big Al on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Wait…what? Breaking news from Tech Dirt: from the can’t-listen-without-paying-up dept… We’ve been detailing how the various collection societies around the globe have been trotting out all sorts of dubious reasoning to try to get more people to pay up for a license. In the US, ASCAP has been particularly ridiculous, seeking public performance licenses for [...]

The Venerable Hammond B3 Organ – What’s The Big Deal Anyway?

By Big Al on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 | No Comments

If you didn’t already know, I’m a keyboard player by trade. More specifically, I’m an organ player. It’s my “axe” if you will. I play piano and synths, but organ is what I was formally trained to play beginning at age five. Actually, let me backtrack a little bit… The town we were living in [...]