Roundup of reading/food for thought from January/February of 2018 – featuring James Jackson Toth (Wooden Wand), Damon Krukowski (Galaxie 500, Damon and Naomi) and more!
Too Much Music: A Failed Experiment in Dedicated Listening
And then one day, a revelation: It occurred to me that it was no longer just difficult to hear all the music I’d amassed, but impossible. I mean literally, mathematically impossible: I calculated that if I lived another, say, 40 years, and spent every minute of those next 40 years — that’s no sleeping, no eating — listening to my collection of music, I would be dead before I could make it all the way through.
For 9 days now I’ve been trying to read James Jackson Toth’s “Too Much Music” essay, but… I have too much music to listen to. @woodenwand https://t.co/cziIeFRdn5
— Dave Segal (@editaurus) January 25, 2018
IHN Discussion Thread – A Proposal – featuring Aaron Cooper, Slim Chance, Echoes and Dust
Other discussions
How to Be a Responsible Music Fan in the Age of Streaming
Musician and writer Damon Krukowski explains how streaming services are failing artists and listeners, and what we can do to fight back.
Musician and writer Damon Krukowski explains how streaming services are failing artists and listeners, and what we can do to fight back.
This is a fantastic article by Damon Krukowski (@dada_drummer). He articulates the issues that always bothered… https://t.co/B3WULE7fLD
— STOMPBOXSONIC (@STOMPBOXSONIC) February 2, 2018
DC-Area Record Label Cuneiform Has Gone on Hiatus
It looks like there will be exactly 33 1/3 years between the company’s first and last releases. “I can’t run an office on free,” says its owner.
Those who don’t buy physical media: this is your fault. https://t.co/WSvVJxhZlI
— Matt Mitchell (@mattmitchellus) February 2, 2018
IHN Discussion Thread – featuring TinselBullet, Bunkytown, Truck Stop Rent Boy
Other discussions
Best Buy to Pull CDs, Target Threatens to Pay Labels for CDs Only When Customers Buy Them
If the majors don’t play ball and give in to Target’s new sale terms, it could considerably hasten the phase down of the CD format.
Best Buy has just told music distributors that it will pull CDs from its stores by July 1. The retailer will continue to carry vinyl for the next two years, keeping a commitment it made to vendors. pic.twitter.com/esFoqaJL9n
— Eric Alper (@ThatEricAlper) February 4, 2018
IHN Discussion Thread – featuring Matt Horowitz, Silber Media, The Irish On Fire
How the Compact Cassette is Making a Comeback
By now you’re probably aware that vinyl record sales have continued to surpass expectations, growing exponentially year-after-year for more than a decade. But, what you might not have heard is how cassette tapes are making a comeback in a big way, and it has a lot of “tapeheads” reissuing some really intense music, reviving a culture once considered obsolete.
Bruh, I was raised on cassette https://t.co/7p9QyUVT0j
— Daniel Offner (@DanielOffner) January 7, 2018