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We need a site with the name of every band listed.

There ought to be a page with news on new bands joining and new tracks being added...

I'd like to see a site like the iPod Lounge take this on...
 
Re: Re: Re: Re: Just thought of a great idea

Originally posted by psxndc
I know about InstantLive. I've been waiting for a band I like since the time they only had 4 CDs available. I periodically check back with it, but the statement above is exactly why I didn't mention it. Keep this in mind (not mrwilly, I mean Dhal), InstantLive still suffers from needing burning machines and loads of CDs. Then they have to ship the CDs to people that weren't at the concert. I was talking about minimal physical media. That is the crux of the minimal expense argument.

-p
I agree with all your points, nothing beats the ease of iTMS. But there are still some people out there who likes the actual CD's ( music fans like me :) )
 
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Just thought of a great idea

Originally posted by Dahl
I agree with all your points, nothing beats the ease of iTMS. But there are still some people out there who likes the actual CD's ( music fans like me :) )

Well, I like CDs too. My point was more "Hey why not set this up (my way) because I think it would require minimal material investment"

Honestly for me, iTMS' biggest competitor is BestBuy. I can get the actual CD of a band for $10 the first two weeks its out. I understand that iTMS is a cheaper alternative for albums that are already 6 months old ($9.99 vs. $13.99), but for new releases, I don't mind my CD collection growing if its the same price. :)

-p
 
Re: indys

Originally posted by daddy-mojo
they have some modest mouse up as well now...not all of it, only a small collection.:D

Uh, i think they're on Epic/Sony.
 
underwhelmed by the mainstream collection

ok, so where's some really great music.

it's all old or commercial stuff.

Not a single song have I wanted to download, never mind the fact I can't download the tunes anyway!

Belle and Sebastion
Beta Band
Plug
Wagon Christ

not to mention Australian music...
 
Re: underwhelmed by the mainstream collection

Originally posted by weev
ok, so where's some really great music.

[snip]

Belle and Sebastion
Beta Band
Plug
Wagon Christ

[snip]

HELLO?? Belle and Sebastian are from MATADOR RECORDS!! Apparently, you did not even attempt to read the subject of the forum thread you are in! Either they're on there right now (and you just don't know) or they certainly will be Tuesday.

Beta Band is from Astralwerks (in the US), who distributes the Chemical Brothers. I believe they are on iTunes, so perhaps it's just a matter of time.

Wagon Christ = same label.

Don't know about Plug.
 
Originally posted by hazmat
Hey cool, I see Yo La Tengo up there. Good deal. Just saw them live last night. Fantastic as always.

Hey, I was at that show too. I love the Polish National Home -- great bands, funky "high school gym" feel, and a plateful of pierogis for five bucks...
 
More Indie Labels

I e-mailed Polyvinyl Record Company (my favorite label) and asked them about their participation with iTunes. They wrote:

"yes, eventually. mordam (our distributor) is handling "negotiations" or
whatever for us and the rest of their labels. supposedly it's taking a
bit longer than itunes and everyone else had predicted."

Mordam Represents the following:
Ace Fu
Adeline Records
AF Records
AIP
Alive
Alternative Tentacles Records
Asian Man Records
Bacchus Archives
Bomp Records
Broken Rekids
Chunksaah Records
Committee To Keep Music Evil
Crypt
Dionysus Records
Dirtnap Records
Disaster
Dr. Strange Records
Empty Records
File 13
Frontier Records
Gern Blandsten
Gold Standard Laboratories
Gravity Records
Hell Yeah
Initial Records
Jade Tree
Johann's Face Records
Level Plane
Load Records
Man's Ruin
Mr. Lady Records
New Day Rising
New Red Archives
Orange Sky
Peace Not War
Polyvinyl Record Company
Prank Records
Punk Core
Punk Planet
Rip Off Records
Second Nature Recordings
Seeland Records
Six Weeks
Sound Pollution
Substandard Records
Suicide Squeeze
Swami Records
Sympathy For The Record Industry
Three One G
TKO Records
Total Energy
Troubleman Unlimited
Vengeance
Voxx
 
Re: Re: indys

Originally posted by plstk
Uh, i think they're on Epic/Sony.
They are the music behind a new car commerical also. But it doesn't seem that long ago that they were playing at a very dumpy performance spot in Cleveland called Speak in Tonuges. An aquaintance of mine, Brian Straw, who lived at the performance spot, and helped book them there 3 years ago, told me when they recently played in Chicago they made $20,000. A far cry from the the$800 of three years ago. They are now independantly wealthy
 
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