Warner Brothers "under the radar" with Tom Petty, Johnny Cash

"Major label Warner Brother Records appears to be podcasting traditionally copyrighted music, from well-known artists, Under the Radar.

Murmurs and whispers around the podosphere have hinted that Bands Under the Radar, described as "a music podcast featuring unsigned bands and indie artists," is not "indie" at all, but is in fact a podcast being quietly produced and distributed by Warner Brothers Records.

The podcast features music from "indie bands", such as Tom Petty, Chris Isaak, Kasey Chambers, Better Than Ezra, Mark Knopfler, Johnny Cash, Loleatta Holloway & Muse - all Warner Brothers artists..."

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when Majors discover new original acts they shouldnt try to water them down and "spoon feed" them to the masses. they should let them be who they were when the AR rep signed them, let them develop and build a career around touring and grassroots promotion. word of mouth promo gets you way more cred than being dressed up in rented clothes and put on a pedastal with a "like me, please" sign around your neck. then these labels wont have to pretend they are indie or down with the peeps. because they really will be. they think if you dump piles of money into an artist that you've made shitty by design they will sell records. but its the other way around.. spend less, let the world think they discovered them and you will have an artist with a lasting career. this way you can let the people decide what is good or not. people get sick of anything they hear on the radio 30 times a day.