I just finished reading an excellent autobiography by Dean Wareham, ex-leader of Galaxie 500 and Luna. The book is almost as good as the one written by Mark Everett of the Eels. Almost, but not quite.
In any case, Wareham mentions something near the end I’d like to explore a little deeper. Here’s what he [...]
I don’t like to brag (ahem), but I am a used CD ninja. It’s true. I’ve subjected myself to years of intensive training, and am now able to accomplish what is beyond the grasp of most mortals. I regularly sniff out “impossible” bargains online, and nearly satisfy my bottomless hunger for more (more!) music, without [...]
A few years ago I read an article somewhere that said record labels were preparing to make a lot of their out-of-print albums available for sale as mp3 downloads. This was exciting news to me, and visions of the Iron City Houserockers, Payola$, and Fleshtones catalogs were dancing in my head.
I don’t know the legal [...]