Prescript for a Possible Top Ten: Format Time Again!
I was tempted to start this by saying that 2009 was the year I stopped buying CDs, but of course it’s not as simple as that. Labels will continue making packages that are only available in that format, smaller bands appreciate the relative cost of manufacturing CDs (as compared to vinyl [if they offer a [...]
Old Dog, New Tracks
I’ve been using eMusic–a download subscription service–for over a year now. Each month, I’m allotted 30 downloads for $12. That’s a quarter a song, which is pretty much what I think MP3s are worth, so I’m happy with the arrangement. I’ve re-constructed the otherwise out-of-print and/or expensively imported Slowdive EP-collection-thing Blue Day, and I’ve collected [...]
On GB and JD
While visiting my folks this past weekend, I snagged the 20″ iMac that my step-dad had, to his dismay, found no use for after buying it sometime in 2007. I got it for a beyond-fair price, and the Megabus, despite other shortcomings I won’t get into here, did allow me to load the big white [...]
