“Streaming is the biggest pimp game in the history of music. I ain’t never met a pimp who can break down a penny.” - Ice T

I grew one of these and it became one of the most lush pines I’ve ever seen. When we moved, I asked for my parents to move the tree too.

We could just use the lightning network

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Artists/Musicians are required to register with the following organizations to gain permissions and receive royalty payments in the U.S. :

Mechanical Royalties (Composition)

Interactive Streaming: The MLC (Mechanical Licensing Collective) — Register: themlc.com

Physical/Digital Downloads: Harry Fox Agency (HFA) or Music Reports — Register: hfa.harryfox.com (publishers only; songwriters join via publisher)

Public Performance Royalties (Composition)

ASCAP — Register: ascap.com
BMI — Register: bmi.com
SESAC — Invitation only
GMR (Global Music Rights) — Invitation only

Digital Performance Royalties (Sound Recording/Master)

Non-interactive streaming (SiriusXM, Pandora Radio): SoundExchange — Register: soundexchange.com

Interactive streaming (Spotify/Apple): Paid via distributor (DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby) or record label — Register with distributor directly

Foreign Neighboring Rights (Sound Recording)

International radio airplay (outside US): PPL (UK) — Register: ppluk.com (collects for US artists in UK/EU)

“Do you want to get a real ID today?”

No

“Why not?”

That’s a conversation for another time.

OPEN THE PIT

This is my Pop’s guitar rig. Finally put an attenuator in it for him.

The gain on these amps wants to run hot like a sports car, but you’ll likely go deaf once the volume knob hits 3. The attenuator goes between the amp and the speaker and allows you to push the tubes while lowering the actual output volume.

Bell of Peace, Hiroshima.
A-bombed Trees.

taken after Nostrasia.