Actually they're claiming 250 million listens in the first 10 days, not 46 days. So that's about 8 listens per day per user, and assumes every single subscriber listened to it.
And Jay-Z is suing somebody for inflating numbers?
I guess this has been around a while, but you can also watch AIC perform 2 songs from the Singles premier party in '92. The "Junkhead" performance is fantastic
https://youtu.be/pRf60AIdU0M
Anton Newcombe says Apple threatened to remove his music from iTunes if he didn't participate in the free trial. If he's being truthful, I'd say that's beyond nefarious.
http://www.factmag.com/2015/06/17/brian-jonestown-massacre-frontman-talks-apple-music-bullying-tactics-for-not-complying-with-royalty-free-policy/
It's a helluva coincidence that they opened a store in the most expensive part of Venice right after getting that Kickstarter money, while simultaneously sending people $1.50 worth of records for $24.
If you don't have a record store near you, go to Goodwill or the Salvation Army. You'll find these records and save yourself 20 bucks
Dogfish Head has done a lot of these - Bitches Brew, Pearl Jam Twenty and American Beauty, in addition to some of the others already mentioned.
There's also a Mastodon beer in the UK: http://www.signaturebrew.co.uk/collections/the-roster/products/black-tongue
I'm slightly more partial to B1000 since it was my intro to the band, but Alien Lanes is definitely 1b to its 1a. "Game of Pricks" is probably my favorite song, but "Always Crush Me"...well, it always crushes me.
I was also lucky enough to seem them on this tour: July 21, 1995 at the Cat's Cradle (thank you gbvdb.com. Seriously, if you want to waste the next few hours, check out this site)
Here are some interesting performances from The Midnight Special if you like such things:
Reelin in the Years (insert Bill Cosby joke here)
http://youtu.be/s7V5-O8Zk2k
Do It Again (sung by David Palmer rather than Fagen)
http://youtu.be/NC7n4G5f1A4
You will definitely want to check out Jeff Garlin's podcast interview with Ryan Adams whenever he releases it. I was at the recording last week, and Ryan lets loose with a bunch of Bryan anecdotes. Seems like he is finally embracing the connection and has a good sense of humor about it.
Plus he teaches Garlin how to play guitar.
FYI the vinyl exists, but you'll likely have to plunk down 60 bucks for it. I did, and I have no regrets
http://www.discogs.com/sell/release/5923280?ev=rb
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Records-/176985/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=sun+kil+moon+benji
Is Pulp more popular in the US than Supergrass? Blur and The Verve each had a hit, but I don't get why Pulp is an elite band and Supergrass is a wannabe (by the way all four of these bands are/were consistently awesome).
Also, that Ocean Colour Scene song is a complete rip off of "I Am the Walrus" right? The melody of the verse seems identical
I saw Soul Asylum with Spin Doctors and Screaming Trees in the early '90s. In retrospect that was a pretty random show, but it made complete sense at the time.
This album is decent, but I haven't listened to it since the '90s. The Screaming Trees still rule though.
Was anyone else thrown for a loop by the Zombies' "Time of the Season" snippet at the end of "Don't Look Back"?
"Adorn" is pretty great but with "How Many Drinks," "Do You" and "Pussy Is Mine," this guy could stand to be a little more subtle.
The most distressing part of this debate is Moore's statement that "Appealing to their moral sensibilities won’t stop [piracy]." Maybe I'm an optimist but if the message came from the musicians themselves rather than groups like the RIAA, maybe it would actually resonate? On the flip side, if people think Grizzly Bear and other bands of their stature are raking in the dough when they're actually not, then it won't have much of an effect.
I realize I'm arguing both sides, but it's such a polarizing and seemingly unanswerable issue. I'm 36 and remember using Napster and Limewire, but I always bought anything that I tried and liked. If I were 26 and this free stuff was always available and easier to get, I'd like to think I'd still buy music because I'd want to support the artists...but maybe not.
As Ed intimates, when you think about how easily we'll drop 10 bucks to see a movie once, or buy a few cups of coffee, you'd think it would be easy to spend 10 bucks for an album you're going to listen to a shitload. Why people would have a harder time sneaking into a theater or running out on a restaurant bill than they do downloading an album for free is beyond me. I guess it's easier knowing you won't get caught.
I thought this was pretty juvenile, like someone calling a call-in show and saying "Penis" and hanging up. Most of the other interviews on Fox News are way funnier
This is also my favorite S-K album. Especially love this lyric:
Show you love your country go out and spend some cash
Red white blue hot pants doing it for Uncle Sam
And damn they were good live - I saw them in a small club and opening for Pearl Jam in an amphitheater, and they killed regardless of venue
I saw them at the Cat's Cradle in NC in December 2002, and I remember my friend and I leaving the show thinking it was one of the best concerts we'd ever seen. They were so tight for a young band, and of course TOTBL being their only material, they just killed. Can't believe this was 10 years ago.
Document is probably my least favorite of the IRS years, but I think the most offensive thing about this article was the diss of "Get Up" on Green. That's a bad song?!?!? I truly don't understand that statement in the least.
I also first discovered them through Dirty, and probably because of the Nirvana connection. I went out and bought Sister and Daydream Nation, but it took me a while to get into those (particularly the latter).
It's pretty difficult to pick a favorite between Dirty, Sister and Daydream Nation, but Dirty would probably win out - nine times out of ten, the album I hear first by a band ends up being my favorite (see Green, REM). Plus I went to school in Chapel Hill and worked at the Cat's Cradle, so Dirty has that going for it as well.
Last year I discovered some of the Bob Welch stuff - Mystery to Me is a really good album, and "Hypnotized" is a fucking amazing song. Here's a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3SqYMgKhsk
Also, I was obsessed with Tusk a few years ago (and still am). There are a few clunkers but the Nicks and Buckingham songs are ridiculously good.
My dad bought me a copy of the cassette at a flea market (I was 11 years old), and we later realized it was a bootleg copy - the print on the actual cassette rubbed right off. But I remember my parents must have listened to it at some point, because they told me they didn't like it and I shouldn't listen to it. But they didn't stop me from doing so.
And now Appetite is in my top 10 of all time. I really don't think I'll ever tire of this album - like Tom intimated, every little detail is perfect, and I hear new things with every listen.
By the way, Duff's autobiography is a highly entertaining read if you're a fan. As are his articles in the Seattle Weekly.
Good list - I'd probably have Yield higher - MFC and Do the Evolution are too good (though I dislike Given to Fly). And I don't know if it's a sign of popularity or scarcity, but Binaural on vinyl tends to be the Pearl Jam record that goes for the most on eBay, from what I've seen.
Did you guys see that Tom Cruise has been married three times, and each one ended in divorce when his wife was 33? Usually I'd say it's coincidence but who the hell knows with this guy
Here's the article that mentions it http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/saga-of-tom-and-katie-may-be-as-much-about-showbiz-as-about-a-failed-relationship/2012/07/01/gJQAQIikGW_story.html
I love the movie - yeah, it's kind of cheesy, but if you compare it to any romantic comedy of the last 10 years or so, it's pretty much Citizen Dick. I mean, Kane. And since I was 16 when the soundtrack came out, this was a huge album for me. I already liked Pearl Jam and Nirvana, but it converted me to a fan of Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Screaming Trees. And I still love all those bands.
If you think Ten hasn't aged well, you may want to check out the Ten "redux" (assuming you haven't already) that was part of the recent box set. The songs are a little edgier, and if you know Ten inside and out, you might appreciate the differences.
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