That DK cassette always makes me giggle. On the flip side, it hurts my head to think this argument has been trotted out for decades now.
The Section 92a beast is rising again! Creative Freedom Foundation (you no doubt remember their hit single
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) is ramping up to once again to slay the beast (I say “go for the horn”, Conan-style), and ADA is in the midst of a copyright discussion right now… some interesting ideas there (but ultimately just talk cos nobody takes artists seriously, eh?).
Want to listen to swt tunes but don’t want to be stealing no handbags/tvs/cars? Then, continue to read…
Cockrockdisco – too sharp for its own good really. They play it straight and crooked at the same time, Jason Forrest at the helm with disgruntled glowsticks flailing (if you saw TIMEBALL at the TKS Ultimate Reality party, the Sweet Child o’ Mine and Sheryl Crow tracks are a couple of his bits of .mp3 fun). Cockrockdisco releases latest albums right there on their site for free, so it’s listen first, buy later (maybe, if you feel like it). Either way, it’s refreshing to see a label not being paranoid about a listener’s decision to buy or not buy the product and, whether simply clever marketing ploy or genuine altruism, I’ve bought more from cockrock than anyone else the past couple of years (could have something to do with finally having a day job but meh – I like to think it’s more than that). And, even if you “hate this electronic shit”, Stepping Off presents Lord of the Rings the way it should have been (imagine THIS version over 3 epic movies!).
