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US DOJ suing to break up Live Nation & Ticketmaster due to them running a monopoly.
Wow, so I guess Swifties ARE good for something!

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Should I grab tickets to see Kishi Bashi? They are $25 USD. I haven't really payed much attention to the music but I know several of you here really like him. 🤔
"I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer. One always has to remember these days where the garbage pail is, because it's so easy to make sounds, and to put sounds together into something that appears to be music, but it's just as hard as it always was to make good music." - Robert Moog, born this day in 1934.
Indymisanthrope
Indymisanthrope
"After leaving Train, he had stints in other bands, including Slipknot and Puddle of Mudd." Neither of those bands' wiki pages lists him as a member (current or former). Either way that's an interesting left turn in a career that also includes teaching a conservatory masterclass in Brussels.
Melt Face Molly Drop
Melt Face Molly Drop
Looks like he was a tour replacement in a pinch
“Their guitarist, Jim Root, broke his wrist skateboarding in Iowa. They just did a record and they were going to make a double live album, so I got to replace him because I was friends with those guys.”
Indymisanthrope
Indymisanthrope
How the hell does a guy who won a Grammy for "Meet Virginia" fall in with Corey Taylor and Wes Scantlin?
While I appreciate the inclusion of newer artists on Apple's list, the omission of Ten is a head scratcher.
As much as I appreciate when an artist tries to be environmental and use recycled vinyl, I have yet to ever get a recycled vinyl pressing that sounds good. New Billie album sounds like the whole right channel is lined with a sheet of paper. Oh well.
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LeeVing
LeeVing
Some people had issues with the new Shellac album I didn't have any issues with my copy, though and thought it sounded great. - "This new process uses 100% recyclable PET (like soda bottles) and is environmentally friendly, containing no PVC or Phthalates. The process also uses 79% less CO2 than conventional hydraulic PVC vinyl presses. "
LeeVing
LeeVing
Not a fan of "eco" pressings where they use the recycled flash cut from previous pressings. I don't think it has to do with being previously used vinyl, but the process that they use to make it back into pellets and reform it into pucks.
LeeVing
LeeVing
I also think pressing plants are looking at ways to cut corners and speed up production - which is why none of them have any or very little quality control departments any more.
Thank god this Apple list thing is done. Discourse around ranking art is always silly but when you are arguing every album ever made against each other it’s just an embarrassing clusterfuck.
The Decemberists tonight!
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gcowgill
I saw them on Friday. Great show. Enjoy!
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ranbalam
ranbalam
@gcowgill - they didn't have the new album on sale at the show, right? I have one on pre-order but would probably nab one tonight if they have them. I think my email said mid June for the release.
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gcowgill
No, I don't think they did. I peeked at the merch table when I went in to the show, but after the show it looked like they were pretty wiped out of vinyl.
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Anyone have good side hustle ideas? Like $50 a week kinda thing.
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wokeupnew
wokeupnew
I’m with @Melt Face Molly Drop, selling a record every once in a while does not make one a flipper. If people are paying $200 for a record that I haven’t listened to in several years and I’m fine with parting with it, then I’m selling it.
Corycm
Corycm
Look at event staffing agencies in your town. Gig bartending, serving, clean up, set up/tear down, stuff like that tends to be “work when you want to” without the commitment of being committed to a part time job. I tended bar and worked events for a catering company for fun money/get caught up on bills when I was a starving graphic designer.
Bohnjaggs
Bohnjaggs
Delivery driver? I've done Uber AND Uber Eats and it's easy to make however much you decide that you need for the week.
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