Comic Books, Drag Race, & Life in New Zealand
by krisis
I could be wrong, but since To The Teeth was released last November, this might be the first year ever not to see a full-length Ani release. Of course, she released an EP, several discs by friends and compatriots, and an acclaimed woody guthrie tribute compilation. Still, a year without ani is a lonley year. But, that does mean next year’s musical schedule won’t be totally bare; so far Ani, Garrison Starr, Patti Rothberg, and Weezer. Yes, i said Weezer. No, i can’t hardly wait either.
by krisis
O,…. new ani song named “rock paper scissors” is somehow carole king / tori / aimee mann . I like it. It’ll be up on UpRush at some point tomorrow, at which point we’ll see just how much traffic i’m really allowed per month.
by krisis
Major label’s suck. They basically strip-mine the industry for potential singles, sign artists, release albums, and then ditch artists. Said artists might get picked up by another lable for exactly such a purpose at a later date if they’re lucky. If not, a fade to obscurity is assured. Examples? Joan Osborne, Melissa Ferrick, Elastica, Aimee Mann, Veruca Salt, ect… though, some other political issues were involved in some of those lable hops. Apparently, one must be a Sheryl Crow or a Marilyn Manson, to name a random pair, to stay in the good graces of one’s lable. In other words, you need to be hugely A/C (ever hear of an Adult Contemporary artist being dropped?), a churning single machine, or a huge cult artist. I challenge you to prove me wrong through citing examples within the last three years in the music industry. If you can prove me wrong, i shall sing your praises. Only the five/six major lables count, and don’t be fooled by imprints… Interscope/Geffen, Island/Polygram, Maverick/Atlantic/WB, Virgin/EMI, Epic/Dreamworks/Sony… ack, which did i forget? Oh well… get crackin;!
by krisis
By the most rudimentary calculation i have the patience to make, i could serve aproximately 175-200 Mp3 downloads per day with my bandwidth limitations. Which is plenty, as far as i’m concerned. By contrast, i can serve 10k crushing krisis archives in a day, and i don’t even reload that much. So, i am heavily looking into the Ani situation…
by krisis
Imperfectly is featuring a trio of extremely new Ani songs that i am currently downloading. I would love to host some of the new Ani mp3’s at UpRush until the next disc comes out, but the recordings are IMHO the sole property of those who recorded them, so i won’t be so presumptuous as to feature them without asking first. However, i will look into talking to a few of the Ani webmasters to see if i can help out; god knows we have the bandwidth to spare.