The Forms -s/t

awesome stuff

9/30/2007 9:34:50 PM

dunno if anyone mentioned this earlier, but
ADRIAN ORANGE & HER BAND
is amazing.

10/2/2007 12:28:14 PM

I don't follow music business too much. All I know is bands sign with labels and labels act like tax collectors.

So can someone explain the following story to me. Is it just cutting out the middleman? And how does Radiohead expect to make money selling on the internet if consumers set their own price, the honor system?

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2007/10/listener-determ.html#more

10/2/2007 12:43:39 PM

im confident theyre going to make money dont worry.

Quote :

"R.E.M. went for the cash They could have gone indie. Turns out re-signing with Warner was a good move, for they never sold tonnage again, despite getting PAID for selling tonnage. "

this is a bad example when speaking of the music industry as a whole. if you were to look at the majority of bands on labels they wouldnt see a check from the label until the label had broken even on all recording, pressing, advertising, videos etc associated with the album. at which point a percentage of the sales start to be sent in the form of royalty checks.

10/2/2007 12:55:42 PM

^^ radiohead is already huge. they don't need the money from album sales. getting their music into the hands of more people will help their touring (provided the people like what they hear). i'm sure any money they get from the downloads is just a bonus. big fans will buy the discbox because they are selling something that fans actually want. plus by trying something so new/different, they are getting a lot of free press.

i can see someone thinking "i kind of like (insert band), but i'm not sure if i want to pay $10-15 for the album"

[Edited on October 2, 2007 at 1:20 PM. Reason : ]

10/2/2007 1:19:33 PM

right and i dont know how much they spent on recording/mastering etc. but even if people contribute an average of $1 per album theyve at least broken even on album pressing

10/2/2007 1:23:21 PM

im really digging that super extra bonus party disc.

it's been on my "at work" rotation for a little

10/3/2007 6:03:27 PM

Shit, this new Enon is good - back to form...which is good, b/c i hated everything since Hocus Pocus.

10/3/2007 6:05:54 PM

im also digging hte new octopus project deeeesc

10/14/2007 2:20:14 PM

Quote :

"Only one man dare venture into the vaults of Rivers Cuomo, and that man is, naturally, the Weezer frontman himself. Indeed, as Cuomo announced via what is apparently his personal MySpace ("The Real Slim Cuomo"?!) today, he reached deep and has compiled a collection of demos spanning 1992-2007 for CD release. Geffen Records has confirmed that it will release the compilation, titled Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, on December 11."

Songs from the Black Hole demos Songs from the Black Hole demos Songs from the Black Hole demos Songs from the Black Hole demos Songs from the Black Hole demos Songs from the Black Hole demos

PLZ.

10/16/2007 2:56:52 PM

^it's about damn time

10/16/2007 4:44:41 PM

best news ive heard all day

10/16/2007 5:09:50 PM

Opeth - The Roundhouse Tapes.

Letdown. Why buy a cd of songs i can watch live on youtube with comparable / better quality than this cd. Like 1/10th the quality of Lamentations.

10/16/2007 5:51:36 PM

Sigur Ros extravaganza has started: http://www.myspace.com/sigurros
New song up on their my space page.

10/16/2007 10:35:00 PM

im sure its been said before, but colors by btbam - i just got a chance to listen to it and damn.

on a completely different note though - that chromeo shit makes me laugh sometimes

10/16/2007 11:18:29 PM

^^ hooray

10/16/2007 11:28:01 PM

Sweet.... will have to check out the new Sigur Ros.

The new Neil Young album, Chrome Dreams II has leaked.

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?1bmnxmc1nbv

10/17/2007 12:14:57 AM

Quote :

"im sure its been said before, but colors by btbam - i just got a chance to listen to it and damn. "

and yea i cant wait for new sigur ros.

10/17/2007 7:53:05 AM

not threadworthy on its own but my ipod just played hopesfall, laurelei, celebrity, sinking ships, and one amazin' kid all back to back..no joke...

all bands after hopesfall have at least 1 member from hopesfall

[Edited on October 17, 2007 at 11:53 AM. Reason : ]

10/17/2007 11:52:46 AM

Quote :

"While they were at it, RS.com squeezed a bit more out of Rivers regarding Alone. Apart from a demo of "Buddy Holly" and a cover of Ice Cube's "The Bomb" (sample lyric: "still dropping more shit than a pigeon"), the disc is comprised of several tracks from the unfinished space rock concept album/musical Songs From a Black Hole, which Cuomo planned as a follow-up to the band's blue-hued debut. "

sounds like it might be too good to be true

10/18/2007 12:50:24 PM

oct 23rd

10/18/2007 12:52:50 PM

Just picked up Jimmy Eat World - Chase this light. Will have to give it a listen tonight.

[Edited on October 22, 2007 at 9:45 AM. Reason : :]

10/22/2007 9:43:10 AM

2007 albums that tickle my fancy (amongst other things)
*Mando Diao - Ode To Ochrasy
*Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
*The Cribs new album, whatever the fuck the name is. i forget.
*The Booze - Easy Beats in Modern Time
*Kanye West's new album, whatever the fuck the name is

Looking forward to
*A European release of Mando Diao's 4th album
*The new Redwalls album
*Getting the fuck out of Reston VA, an album by yours truly. (working title).

Hey Joel, if you're reading this, Mando's entire new album which is theorhetically unreleased is on their myspace page.

10/22/2007 3:54:57 PM

the new ween is out, La Cucaracha

hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=WZXBWOSE

10/22/2007 4:05:19 PM

^^ yeah~ ,new mando diao. I met gustaf in DC last May. He was so adorable puss puss

10/22/2007 4:12:53 PM

you were at the dc show? so was i. i was wasted. my friend jake is in the band that opened for them... the films.

the films are ok, haven't hit a stride. their lyircs make there songs audiably (word?) boring sometimes.


i'm also more of a Bjorn Dixgard fan myself, but Gustaf is quite the badass too.
Bjorn's doing some sort of solo tour in europe now.

10/23/2007 7:47:23 AM

the film was ok. too ordinary i guess .i kind of love pop levi (the 2nd open band) . he was crazy
i only met gustaf since he walked out to watch pop levi

10/23/2007 10:48:41 AM

Mute Math is growin on me after seeing them in concert...that was an intense concert.

10/23/2007 2:24:50 PM

that whole duct tape the drummer's headphones around his head is fucking stupid though

10/23/2007 2:32:18 PM

yea i admit that was a little odd and has to hurt if hair gets caught

butttttt nonetheless, was an amazing performance, seems like the play-list was perfectly ordered to where it built up to a peak at the end, quite a show

10/23/2007 5:00:37 PM

the new Ryan Adams EP and the new Ween album are out there on the internets right now... just sayin'.

I think the Adams EP actually came out in stores today... and he covers Alice In Chains "Down In A Hole".

10/23/2007 10:29:58 PM

New Sigur Ros come get it fuckers...


hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?3cujjlm1b0x

xx's to tt's

it's wonderful, almost as good as ()

restate, not really new, but it's almost so reworked, it may as well be new!!!

[Edited on October 24, 2007 at 1:20 AM. Reason : ASDF]

10/24/2007 1:17:17 AM

holy shit, thank you! ^

10/24/2007 1:18:21 AM

Nice to have real versions Salka and Í Gær. I also can't wait til that DVD comes out.

10/24/2007 5:27:41 AM

new version of staralfur

10/24/2007 3:30:46 PM

hey, how about that new Kenna album. man, this album is great. listen to it all the freaking time now

10/24/2007 8:37:48 PM

^

10/25/2007 10:32:46 AM

^^
I like it, but nearly as much as "New Sacred Cow"

10/25/2007 9:52:18 PM

^^^ kenna is coming to CC this weekend.

10/25/2007 11:19:39 PM

^^
I meant, not nearly

10/26/2007 3:18:10 AM

Franz Ferdinand's new album will (probably/hopefully) release soon.
Their site currently only displays the a picture of the band and is labeled "not yet"... I can only hope this is an indication that it is nearly complete.

10/26/2007 3:22:16 AM

i really like...

The Black Kids - Wizard of Ahhs
Life Without Buildings - Live at Annandale Hotel
Los Campesinos - Sticking Fingers into Sockets
Earlimart - Mentor Tormentor
Beirut - Lon Gisland EP
Beirut - Flying Club Cup
Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew - Spirit If...

just to name a few - holy shit what a year for new releases

10/29/2007 9:26:54 PM

everyone should download this http://download.yousendit.com/C45255051DC837C5

Citay - Little Kingdoms

it's really good

10/30/2007 11:18:41 PM

^ this internet person speaks the truth.

I'll take your Citay and raise you Biirdie's "Catherine Avenue"

hxxp://sharebee.com/9a88920f

my favorite rock album i've heard all year.

10/30/2007 11:25:26 PM

I've got a treat for everyone, once this finishes uploading.

10/31/2007 7:53:43 AM

This Will Destroy You - This Will Destroy You EP (Advance)

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?cditezziziv

XXs -> PPs

10/31/2007 8:23:38 AM

For what it's worth, Rivers Cuomo confirmed that Songs From the Black Hole demos "Blast Off," "Who You Calling Bitch," "Dude We're Finally Landing" and "Superfriend" will be on his demo album.

10/31/2007 11:42:53 AM

"blast off" is one of the best weezer songs ever

10/31/2007 2:43:32 PM

So I'm completely in love with that bat for lashes disc

10/31/2007 10:24:43 PM

blast off was never a weezer song

10/31/2007 10:37:25 PM