iTunes Oddities
I recently purchased two CDs at Wax Trax, a local independent record store that used to be the source of virtually all my ska and punk CDs because it used to be that you couldn’t find them anywhere. Since the MP3 boom several years ago, trips to Wax Trax and stores like it have decreased for me, and when I paid $37 for my two new discs, I remembered why.
I could have bought these same items for less than $20 on iTunes, so essentially I’m paying $17 for mediocre cover art and liner notes I could have probably found online. This availability does come at a price however. It means you’ve probably bought a fair share of weird crap, horrible crap, and other assorted crap you never listen to 10 minutes after purchase. The impulse buy is easier than ever, and I’m here to show you my music buying misjudgments. Come inside and I’ll show you that iTunes is responsible for a good chunk of the bizarre weirdness that is my collection. And considering I don’t even mention my purchases of Jamiroquai, Alien Ant Farm (something besides “Smooth Criminal”) or the Scissor Sisters, that’s saying something.
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21 Jul 2008 E Dagger 6 comments