Cutting Live Music Bureaucracy in the UK

[Anderton]

This is interesting:

 

http://www.ukmusic.org/news/post/160-uk-music-industry-welcomes-plans-to-cut-live-music-bureaucracy

 

It reminds me of how anti-drug laws put a massive speed bump in the evolution of the electronic scene in the US.

 

What do our friends in the UK think about all this?

[WRGKMC]

I can see where the punk rock scene over there years ago would have been the cause of them cracking down on bands.

I just dont see this method as being a viable solution. Music is like free speach. Its not something you can regulate by law unless

you believe fascist solution like that is good. Thay had that kind of crap in Russia trying to block music from being sold there

and all it did was make them go underground. There again, the UK does have a very socialist government in comparison to the

US. Some here are trying to push things in simular ways again. The corruption caused by Prohibition in the 30's may have been forgotten.

Some think they are doing good, but instead of changing things at the roots where they manifest, they think thay can dictate their values through law.

It always fails and the result is corruption.

 

The whole thing with sound level meters cutting off the power to bands is being used too. Again, they are equivelant to red light cameras

they been pushing over here in a money grab. The voters here in Houston forced them to shut them down and now the cities being sued.

They shouldnt have taken on the contract without a proper clause to get out of it.

[Surrealistic]

I can see where the punk rock scene over there years ago would have been the cause of them cracking down on bands. I just dont see this method as being a viable solution. Music is like free speach. Its not something you can regulate by law unless you believe fascist solution like that is good. Thay had that kind of crap in Russia trying to block music from being sold there and all it did was make them go underground. There again, the UK does have a very socialist government in comparison to the US.

I don't think it's anything to do with socialism or fascism, it's just a layer of bureaucracy that gives local authorities the power to issue (or refuse) entertainment licences for venues.

 

[political aside]

The US has plenty of bureaucracy too and it's a little simplistic to regard the UK as more socialist than the US - apart from healthcare of course, and in that regard, man you 'merkins don't know what you're missing

 

But I digress. Back to the OP.

[/political aside]

 

It's not a huge deal (IMO) but it'll be good to see it go and it might encourage more venues to provide live music.

 

In my town I doubt it'll make much difference. Pretty much every bar, cafe and restaurant already regularly hosts live music here.