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Greg Bartalos’s Top Ten — May 11
May 11 The latest top 10!Hard to Spin Dreary News on Compact Disc Sales
Jan 26Last year, U.S. compact disc sales plunged by 19%. With the consumer today facing pressure from all sides, chances are that 2008 will be even worse.
Greg Bartalos’s Top Ten — December 30
Dec 30Top 10 Albums of 2007
This list was tricky to compile since 2007 offered a wealth of great music. Also, with time being what it is, I’m sure there are many excellent releases that I haven’t heard that would otherwise be on this list. That said, these selections, in no particular order, all are well worth owning. Happy holidays!
Radiohead and the Rule of Reciprocity
Nov 3With its name-your-price approach, Radiohead made people feel that they owed the group something and that indebtedness, however manifested, only led to better buzz and more goodwill.
Greg Bartalos’s Top Ten — October 28
Oct 28 The latest top 10!Greg Bartalos’s Top Ten — September 30
Sep 30 The latest top 10!
Band Name Autopsy
Sep 3In the future, will we increasingly see names like When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water and Bad Mutha Goose and the Brothers Grimm?
Time Enough at Last?
Jul 10Content creators will have an increasingly tough time attracting a large audience as people find themselves with ever more options and ever less free time.
INTERVIEW: Thee More Shallows (Part 2 of 2)
Jul 1Dee Kesler explains why fish, rabbits, dogs, frogs, monkeys, sharks, piranhas, eagles, turkeys and bears have all found a home in the group’s discography.
Greg Bartalos’s Top 10
Week of May 11
- Love – Forever Changes (Rhino)
- Readymade – On Point and Red (Endearing)
- For Against – Shade Side, Sunny Side (Words on Music)
- Blonde Redhead – 23 (4AD)
- Robert Wyatt – Shleep (Hannibal)
- Big Dipper – Supercluster—The Big Dipper Anthology (Merge)
- Slowdive – Just for a Day (Capitol)
- The Muttonbirds – Envy of Angels (Virgin)
- New Pornographers – Challengers (Matador)
- Sloan – Never Hear the End of It (Yep Roc)