A group of (Podshow-affiliated) podcasters have mounted a campaign to “Bum Rush the Charts” on March 22. In the spirit of “bringing the Media Man to his knees,” these podcasters want to show the Big Media how powerful we “little” podcasters are, by pushing an independent-label band, Black Lab, to the top of the iTunes charts for one day, March 22.
Thinking back to the rah-rah spirit with which I undertook podcasting in 2005, I’m inclined to shout “Yeah!” and hold my right fist in the air, thumb and pinky finger extended in a “rock-on” posture. We’ll show them who the powerful people are in the music biz. This is the quaint world-view I held about 9-12 months ago.
Then I reflect on it, and start to wonder: just exactly who is going to be impressed by this? Continue reading ‘Bum Rush the Charts’