Don McLean had no idea how prevalent a line from his song American Pie would be decades later. “The day the music died” has become a cliche in the digital era in reference to record stores closing shop and the decline of music sales. While it’s obviously unlikely that music … Continue reading
Tag Archives: CDs
Representing a musician’s perspective
I’ve written several blogs over the last while regarding my own position with buying music and how I enjoy it, whether it be through the purchase of CDs or on my iPod or whatever. It’s interesting when we take a step back and see how music tends to be enjoyed … Continue reading
Fallen records
Today I was doing a bit of light cleaning of my house while I had some time to kill. The last thing on my list of things to do was to pack away my brand new CDs. New babies for my ever-growing collection of children that is nearing 800 kids. … Continue reading
Classic buying procedure
I just watched the Google Goes GaGa interview from a few days ago. There was one part of the interview that I quite enjoyed regarding the process of enjoying music. In the interview, GaGa mentioned about how today’s music-buying public seem entranced with how well the music they enjoy is … Continue reading
Another Random Play
By the end of March, another CD shop in Halifax will have closed. Random Play on Barrington Street announced last week that they were closing. When I first moved to Halifax back in 2002, there were a lot of shops to choose from. I remember making my way down to … Continue reading
Regular vs. Deluxe
Around the middle of the last decade, while the recording industry was scrambling over massive losses of profits due to dropping record sales, something out of the ordinary become the new norm for albums. They began to get re-released with additional material and promoted as a new product. (Note that … Continue reading →