Depending on whom you ask, the business of buying and selling music is or is not in the toilet. I propose that not only is it down there, but that we go ahead and yank the handle. The argument goes that many people treat file-sharing services as listening stations,
If it’s true that opinions are like assholes, and that the internet is full of both, then please tell us why aren’t we a natural part of that? Which is exactly what we asked ourselves, and which is why, beginning today with Robert Birnbaum’s first installment of
On the subway this morning, I saw somebody reading one of the free dailies. The cover headline, referring to the Cheney hunting accident, read, “Triggy Dick.” Ah, so they mean “triggy” as in “trigger,” as in, “itchy trigger finger,” which is how it’s so commonly referenced, which makes you
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we have your answer for the next time somebody asks you how, when your number is finally up, you want to go.
When Blur effectively defeated Oasis in the Britpop wars, it was because of its self-titled album. In the years leading up to its 1997 release, the two bands had traded numerous barbs in interviews—criticizing each other’s for-realness, letting loose accusations of having repackaged yet another era
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we offer ways to avoid being kissless on New Year’s Eve.
After a year of music, thousands of hours of listening time, and one worn-out iPod, Andrew Womack brings us his picks for the very best music this year.
In 1968, back from their disastrous confab with the Maharishi, the Beatles took their acoustic guitars to George’s house in Esher and set down what has since come to be known as the Esher Demos. Most of the songs were later rerecorded for the White Album, but it’s
We used to offer T-shirts around here. You may have noticed. Hey, maybe you even bought one. And thank you if you did. If you wanted to but didn’t, it was probably because our shirts were lost in the mail (seriously) for about six months, and when we
For a couple of years now, Sound Team has been issuing cassette releases from its Austin recording studio. Whether to make it difficult on file sharers (doubtful) or easy on those with car tape decks (a nice thought), the band’s impressive early work was only a warm-up for
