STARPOLISH: No, you definitely did. I just remember back to 1999, when I left journalism full time to help launch an Internet music company, and the word of the hour was "disintermediation," meaning that you no longer needed a record label. And boy were they wrong, at least for the time being. The Internet is a tool. So I'm just wondering if some of these examples, if not particularly relevant to your situation, underscore that that utopian idea of the Internet being the be-all-end-all really is not instrumental?
SHELLEY: Well we've definitely thought about it but for those guys, I think they really lost something when they didn't have structure, you know? Like for Prince, when he's putting out his record he thinks, "Well, I can do anything." And he did, and he has a hardcore group of fans, but it didn't reach everybody; he sort of lost touch.
STARPOLISH: And maybe not just with music, but with reality .
RANALDO: Well I wonder how many copies those records sold. They might have still sold staggering numbers...
SHELLEY: Well, I don't know, but he lost touch with the public, and then something like Outkast came along. And Outkast could have never happened without Prince and a hundred other bands, but they touched peoples' lives and that's great. So I don't know if the Internet record label thing is going to work. You know, some of it's closer to us. Einsturzende Neubauten was going to do that, and they wound up putting the record on Mute Records, which is a great label. It seems like it's not there yet for the Internet only album.
RANALDO: It's getting there — there's no doubt it's changing; all that stuff is changing the face of the industry, but it's not there yet. Like you said, it's a tool, it hasn't replaced record stores — or records labels
SHELLEY: I think it's a great way to put out like secondary music in your life. Let's say we went on tour and we wanted to compile a greatest hits live album from our last tour, and didn't want to make a big deal out of it. I think an Internet version of that, where you still sold a CD but you sold it over the Internet, would be a great thing.
STARPOLISH: Sure. I see more bands now doing shows where you can actually get a copy of the live CD as you leave .
Article comments
1 - dave
the closing song on Washing Machine is Diamond SEA!!! not STAR!!! if your going to write a review get your facts straight!!!!!!
2 - POO
UR BAND IS THE BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 - _sheccid_
is my favourite band!! it's great i love them, kim gordon you are so fucking pretty, i lover her xD
4 - HW Saxton
Never heard of the band:"Fuck You All!".
Are they a punk band or what?
5 - sydney
they're a post-punk band... garage-rock sort of experimental indie band. Almost leaders of the indie rock movement in America over the late 80's and early 90's.
They mix alot of experimental noise and soundscapes, sometimes, with catchy melodies.
6 - HW Saxton
Sydney, I was responding in jest to the
way the comment above mine was phrased.
I'm aware of who Sonic Youth are,as well
as Wasted Youth,Reagan Youth & Big Youth
as well.Sarcasm,does not carry well over
the Internet sometimes.Thanx.
7 - Jon Bob
Dave told you, and this is serious, really. If you do intend to redeem yourself or cover this mistake up, you should fix the whole damn paragraph, because it was Moore who did the vocals on DIAMOND SEA. Gordon (Kim) is a female, and for the 19 minutes of this spectacular track you obviously never heard, its easy to tell that thurston is not a female singing. Kim plays great bass on this track by the way, you should know (sarcasm). You dissed my favorite band, now i'm gonna find you like jay and silent bob and kick your ass!
8 - Jon Bob
Thanks for doing the SY piece, though. They're totally cool, and barring that 3rd paragraph i have no complaint. I can forgive, but we can only hope that they will be so merciful and not destroy you, thats right becuz they buy and sell people like you all the time, they'll probably cook you for breakfast and let the leftovers spoil in the fridge when they're not even thinking about you cuz theyre too busy on the road rocking and being totally cool. I'll leave you alone now, i'm sure you've got some homework and studying to do .
9 - declan
grow up, bumpkins