June 2010
8 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-27) →
Mew (166)
Animal Collective (111)
First Aid Kit (26)
Local Natives (24)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (24)
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“Convenience Charge
This fee covers costs that allow Ticketmaster to provide the...”
– Oy. This is why I’m excited about my job. This quote is from Ticketmaster.com as their way of explaining fees to fans. I know what the charges are, and I know why they exist, but there’s just so clearly room for improvement on transparency in what the charges are and why they exist. Stay...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-20) →
Mew (48)
Animal Collective (33)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (12)
The Drones (11)
Mason Proper (10)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-13) →
Mew (92)
Animal Collective (52)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (36)
Sleepy Sun (17)
Fleet Foxes (16)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-6) →
Dirty Projectors (3)
black mold (1)
Limbeck (1)
Dr. Dog (1)
Mumford & Sons (1)
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“Only 2050 of 2009’s new albums sold over 5,000 units… Only 2.1% of the 97,751...”
– Billboard
Ouch.
(via yvynyl)
I’d change “Ouch.” to “Really not that surprising, but just shows you gotta find another way to make money on your music.” and perhaps add “also makes you wonder how much those first 5,000 units are really worth —...
