Comment Re:learn from it! (Score 1) 375
Hey not everything is crap these days. You just gotta look in the right places. There are still some principled, honest and ethical musicians around.
http://www.dischord.com/ Founded by Ian MacKaye http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_MacKaye/ of Minor Threat, Embrace, Fugazi, The Evens. He is a pioneer of DIY recording and has no associations with major labels, mostly out of lack of interest in that kind of business. There are loads of bands on this site who are just doing their thing.
Even better yet, Dischord seems to be able to keep up with the times, offering DRM-free fairly high-quality MP3s of nearly their entire catalog which is added to all the time. They even reissue vinyl records now because as they still popular in some circles. In addition to the record itself you get free mp3 versions of all the tracks your already purchased on the record. The prices are fantastic too!
http://www.dischord.com/ Founded by Ian MacKaye http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_MacKaye/ of Minor Threat, Embrace, Fugazi, The Evens. He is a pioneer of DIY recording and has no associations with major labels, mostly out of lack of interest in that kind of business. There are loads of bands on this site who are just doing their thing.
Even better yet, Dischord seems to be able to keep up with the times, offering DRM-free fairly high-quality MP3s of nearly their entire catalog which is added to all the time. They even reissue vinyl records now because as they still popular in some circles. In addition to the record itself you get free mp3 versions of all the tracks your already purchased on the record. The prices are fantastic too!