November 7th, 2007
1. WHOLE WHEAT BREAD PUNK LIFE (What’s up with this?)
2. SUICIDAL TENDENCIES SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
3. BLACK KEYS THE BIG COME UP
4. SET YOUR GOALS MUTINY
5. ALKALINE TRIO ALKALINE TRIO
6. RX BANDITS AND THE BATTLE BEGUN
7. ALKALINE TRIO GODDAMNIT
8. ANTI-FLAG DIE FOR THE GOVERNMENT
9. VARIOUS ARTISTS PLEA FOR PEACE VOL. 2
10.VARIOUS ARTISTS SKA IS DEAD
Written by Virgil Dickerson | 39 Comments
November 7th, 2007
- PUSCIFER V IS FOR VAGINA
- MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS SONG
- PROJECT PAT WALKIN BANK ROLL
- HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN
- YOAKAM*DWIGHT DWIGHT SINGS BUCK
- OTEP ASCENSION
- METALOCALYPSE: DETHKLOK DETHALBUM
- HAIRSPRAY SOUNDTRACK
- HELM*LEVON DIRT FARMER
- THURSDAY KILL THE HOUSE LIGHTS
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Written by Virgil Dickerson | 18 Comments
November 2nd, 2007
Trustkill Records has joined the new crop of labels offering a Fan Club model to fans of their music.
According to their easy-to-paste press release:
“Trustkill will offer 3 tiers to the subscription plan called 1. “The Pit”, 2. “Front Row”, and 3. “Backstage” which will give fans access to a massive library of audio, videos, as well as band/Trustkill merchandise. For the various price point subscription levels fans will have the opportunity of advance shipments of new Trustkill CDs/DVDs, and access to exclusive never-before-heard and seen songs/videos, a Trustkill watch, a Trustkill skate deck, exclusive Trustkill and free artist shirts and hoodies, a phone call from your favorite Trustkill artist, hand numbered Trustkill poster, all access “laminate” show pass, two (2) tickets to any Trustkill artist show, and access to your favorite Trustkill band’s video shoot, and lots more!”
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I think a label based fan club (especially for a prolific, very genre specific label) where people pay upfront for special access is a good idea in a p2p driven music marketplace. This also takes it out of the realm of having to sign up for one band and really aggregates an entire fan base and for once, gives a pretty good value.
check it out at: http://www.trustkill.com/allaccess/
Written by Bill Wilson | 2 Comments
November 1st, 2007
- YOAKAM*DWIGHT DWIGHT SINGS BUCK
- MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS SONG
- METALOCALYPSE: DETHKLOK DETHALBUM
- HAIRSPRAY SOUNDTRACK
- THRICE ALCHEMY INDEX: V
- HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN
- DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL SHADE OF POISON TREES
- IRON & WINE SHEPHERD’S DOG
- DJ KHALED WE THE BEST
- MORGAN*CRAIG LITTLE BIT OF LIFE
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Written by Virgil Dickerson | 19 Comments
November 1st, 2007
- SET YOUR GOALS MUTINY
- WHOLE WHEAT BREAD PUNK LIFE
- SKYLIT DRIVE SHE WATCHED
- THE BLACK KEYS THE BIG COME UP
- WHOLE WHEAT BREAD MINORITY RULES
- BRIAN WALSBY/MELVINS MANCHILD 3/MAKING
- SUCIDAL TENDENCIES SUICIDAL TENDENC
- VARIOUS ARTISTS PLEA FOR PEACE VOL. 2
- CHIODOS HEARTLESS CONTROL EVERY
- VARIOUS ARTISTS SKA IS DEAD
Written by Virgil Dickerson | 2 Comments
November 1st, 2007
Sadly, I just got news of GSL’s decision to cease releasing new records. They offered the following statement (click the link to read it). It is a total bummer as I have always held Sonny Kay, co-owner of GSL, in high regard and with total respect and admiration. He actually gave me an early start in my “music career” when he handed me the reigns of booking Club 156 in Boulder, CO, back in 1995. I wish Sonny nothing but good things in all of his future endeavors.
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Written by Virgil Dickerson | 1 Comment
October 31st, 2007
Wired recently published a piece called, “Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD’s Coffin”. It is an interesting look at Vinyl’s recent rise in popularity which has become a hot topic amongst various publications. Since this piece ran on Monday, I have had at least a dozen links to the story forwarded to me. I would like to offer my own thoughts on the post.
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Written by Virgil Dickerson | 12 Comments
October 31st, 2007
Issue Oriented just posted their 25th episode. Congratulations Ronen. You can stop by the Issue Oriented Website to download or stream the episode. This episode has NORMAN BRANNON (TEXAS IS THE REASON & author/editor of The Anti-Matter Anthology) and REVELATION RECORDS founder/maestro JORDAN COOPER. I can’t say it enough about Ronen Kaufman as he is one of the most articulate folks in independent music. He always has interesting people and concepts in every episode. When I just went to New York, I actually visited Ronen who was kind enough to interview me for what might be episode #26. It was a great time and an honor to sit and talk with him.
Check out the press release at the following link.
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Written by Virgil Dickerson | No Comments
October 28th, 2007
I have been meaning to write a little something about the panel I moderated at CMJ and over the time that has passed, I decided to try something new with Suburban Home, and just this morning, I was sent a link of a blog post explaining their thoughts on Oink’s recent shut down and their thoughts about music piracy. All of these things have inspired me to write a post about the changing face of music sales.
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Written by Virgil Dickerson | 4 Comments
October 25th, 2007
- THRICE ALCHEMY INDEX: V
- MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS SONG
- DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL SHADE OF POISON TREES
- METALOCALYPSE: DETHKLOK DETHALBUM
- HAIRSPRAY SOUNDTRACK
- IRON & WINE SHEPHERD’S DOG
- BAND OF HORSES CEASE TO BEGIN
- DJ KHALED WE THE BEST
- GOV’T MULE MIGHTY HIGH
- HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN
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Written by Virgil Dickerson | 16 Comments
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