understanding Indie

being hip just gets harder all the time...
so many choices, so few people care.

here's a useful flow chart
to get you started...

and for much more on this story,
and help with difficult choices,
click here for further guidance
from Cracked.com





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Beatles, loogies and mangled memories

ms. sorenson touches on some
of the ideas raised in recent posts here, albeit with a unique perspective
and a brevity i can only aspire to...

go to her site right now.
read stuff. learn stuff.
buy stuff. do it!

www.slowpokecomics.com

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See for Yourself!!!

...these are just a handful of the many, many albums available for illegal download on the internet today.

one can only imagine the lost revenues for The Industry! 

Oh, the humanity...

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A Very Deep Groove

...no, really...

this is a very deep groove.

the groove in a vinyl record,

magnified 100 times.

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Taking It to the Streets

I didn't know about the audio technician's one year old.


I swear.






God, I feel awful.








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Cooler Than Hell

... kind of says it....

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Who's Got the Look?

A long time ago, before the objects in mirrors were closer than they appeared, I was a graphic designer. Music was a big part of the reason why, in the form of posters and album covers.
That's right, albums.

In those olden days, the artwork that came with a recording was 12 inches by 12 inches. It was quite a canvas for an artist to work with and it was quite something to sit and look at when dropping the needle on that latest acquisition.

It was, and still is, another way for music to be beautiful. It's part of one's relationship with the music and the artists who make it. Looking back, it's also an interesting portrait of the evolution of music and style around the world over the last 50 years.

There are people out there who's devotion to both collecting and to sharing their collections has led to the creation of some amazing websites.

There are links to some of those sites at the end of this post. In the meantime, here are a few faves covers and some of the places I've Stumbled into or otherwise found my way to out on the cyber frontier...
Enjoy!

the Museum of Bad Album Covers

http://www.zonicweb.net/badalbmcvrs/

almost 40 pages, grouped under sub-titles like “Keeping It Unreal” and “Oh no…it’s the Germans”. Should you wish, you can also stream Bad Music Radio to enhance your viewing experience.

You have been warned.

Sabadabada

Brazilian album covers from the 60s & 70s. an astounding collection of LPs and singles, sorted by label.

http://www.sabadabada.com/

Cover Heaven
”beautiful record covers from the 50s to the 70s

http://freespace.virgin.net/love.day/coverheaven/index.htm

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A Good Night Out

I'm not much given to nostalgia as a rule...these are the new good old days-take'em or leave'em, I say ...

But having said that, the gigs these posters promoted kind of make my ears water, if you know what I mean. If the Fonz was so cool, how come he never went to gigs like these?

And if we're so cool, how come the posters and the line-ups for gigs these days never get this exciting?



































































































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