Ben Hockings

Respect creators. Help creators. Streaming is here to stay. But stream ethically, not mindlessly because that’s what the big platforms and labels want. Download, user-centric streaming, or just go to the damn (physical/virtual) shop and buy your music #BrokenRecord

I’m Australian and I love my old school pub rock (Chisel, Oils, AC/DC etc) but I have no inclination to collect any of their music. Only albums that stand out. My next record purchase will be AC/DC’s If You Want Blood You’ve Got It, bc it was the only album featuring Bon Scott

Before you knock recorders, I’ll have you know Stairway To Heaven wouldn’t be the same without them.

Ah two years of The Music Gaga. I’ve become less militant with my words on issues like streaming and copyright. Now I’d rather focus on putting positive energy into promoting supporting artists the best ways possible #MyTwitterAnniversary

Never thought of it this way.

How great is it to receive music in the mail? I bought Icehouse and Yes and received a random Boy George poster #winning #discogs #stickyourstreaming

My gut reaction to this new wave of businesses offering music NFTs (eg Gala Music) is that I don’t want to share in artists’ success. I just want to pay for their music and for them to keep the money. I don’t need anything in between.

So the majors raked in over US20M last year. Why can’t they just buy Spotify, considering the latter’s current market loss?

This arrived today, my latest purchase from @discogs I bought it in honour of my parents, whose courting song was Take Me Home Country Roads. Aside from reminding me of them, it reminds of the drive “home” to Warwick from Brisbane, a trip I have done countless times in my life.

The elephant in the room is of course why other artists didn’t also withdraw their music from Spotify. We know why. Spotify know why. Most artists don’t have the financial security that Young does.

Me too. Great to see WMG backing Young in on this.

You’d think spending $100M on a podcast would give you rights to - or just have some sort of interest in - determining the boundaries of said podcast. Fail #Spotify #NeilYoung #JoeRogan

What’s up with the revival of CDs and cassettes? Cassette sales: discogs.page.link/MZ2w CDs: rollingstone.com/music/music…

There is still nothing like getting your music like this. @Regurgitators release the 25 year anniversary pack of Tu-Plang #OzMusic #OwnNotLoan #SupportArtists

Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road must be one of the best in-depth shows on iconic musicians and how they came to be that has ever been made. Thanks @ABCaustralia

An eye opener on those of you who like me thought artists and bands kept the full turnover of their merch sales. It made more sense in my head that the venue might charge rental for the space the merch stand took up. But a “per sale” take? What?

Me and Mr Harry on #ausmusictshirtday #darylbraithwaite