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misunderstruck

And in other awesome music news...

Jun 06, 2007 20:32

Touch and Go Records, home to notable bands like Slint, Rodan, Big Black, and now Ted Leo, announced that they will offer their music for sale as DRM-free 256kbps mp3s. The pricing looks to be along the lines of $0.99 per song or $9.99 an album.

Now all I need is to not be broke.

rock music will make you stupid

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guppyur June 7 2007, 03:18:15 UTC

I really want bands I'm interested in to do this -- I'd like to see it become necessity for the major labels. I would become a major music consumer again.

misunderstruck June 7 2007, 12:13:12 UTC

Indeed. It's amazingly convenient -- go to the label's site, open the page of the new album, and buy it right there.

niamhotoole June 7 2007, 10:05:56 UTC

DRM free??? Partay!!! way to go. Now if they would abandon that ridiculous format mp3.....

guppyur June 7 2007, 11:26:51 UTC

I like the MP3 format. What would you rather they use?

niamhotoole June 7 2007, 12:17:13 UTC

Ideally if they can't make it lossless? ogg. Realistically, well, LC-AAC/mp4, at the least.
Certainly not the record company's fault if all the hardware companies latched onto the crappiest container out there, on all levels. I understand about compatibility, of course, but I simply had to rant :)

catrionamacnair June 7 2007, 11:01:04 UTC

It would appear that rock music will make you broke rather than stupid :)

(Besides, if I do homework while listening to Lordi, doesn't rock music make me intelligent? ;))

misunderstruck June 7 2007, 12:11:41 UTC

The phrase "rock music will make you stupid" is something that Joe, the guitarist/singer from my college band used to say all the time. Joe was a double major with a 4.0 gpa who went on to pursue a Ph.D. in philosophy, of course.

But yes, it will make you broke as well.

xraytheenforcer June 7 2007, 12:14:26 UTC

bah. now if the bank would only credit my account...we'd all be golden.

bassmike June 7 2007, 13:39:05 UTC

That rules.

I've been listening to CD's again, on my Walkman, for the first time in years (since getting an iPod). I'm noticing little details in the albums I'd forgotten, so I'm starting to think I don't like compressed digital music anymore. Once they come up with a truly "lossless" smaller music file, I think I'll go back. Until then, I'll gladly slog around my 32-CD portable sleeve thingie.

The VA Bar Exam made me stupid, so there's no danger in a little rock music.