Posted by Ivan Pena on Feb. 22, 2009, at 9:27 pm
Clearwater-based Mohawk Bomb Records announces the release of No Lip Vol. 2. Available through www.mohawkbomb.com and via all major online music services (iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, Rhapsody and Napster), the compilation features 14 songs from 14 artists spanning the entire Rock music spectrum.
No Lip Vol. 2 celebrates independent bands from all over the World, with bands from Florida, California, Texas, Canada, England and Australia. Among the songs featured are previously unreleased tracks by Soulfound, The Redlight Stare, Ascending to Avalon and Soul Destroyer. Also, returning are 900 Pound Gorilla, Bull Lee and Drew Street Mary (along with Soulfound) who were all featured on No Lip Vol. 1.
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Posted by Ivan Pena on Feb. 2, 2009, at 3:16 pm
Over the last decade, there has been much talk and figures to support the fact that the heyday of the music industry has passed, or at least shrunk.
For example, the Top 10 selling albums of 2008 totaled 19 million units, including digital sales. In 1988, the 5 top-selling album alone sold over 26 million units (George Michael’s Faith, Dirty Dancing Soundtrack, Def Leppard’s Hysteria, INXS’ Kick and Michael Jackson’s Bad).
Did music lose its appeal? Does Lil Weezy not hold a candle to the King of Pop? Do bands today suck more than those of the 80s? What gives? I am sure there has been some kind of “lack of quality” perception from some old timers and music critics, but for the most part I think its about greed and lack of following supply and demand.
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