On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, Martin Dust wrote:
> I haven't made my mind up on this one yet, I'm kinda glad someone is
> pushing
> tips out there cos the top ten in the electronic/dance section on iTunes
> has
> been the same all year - which can't be a good thing.
if it was free id likely be cool with that. but selling it, i think
thats just weak.
I can see the theory behind it, it just a shame people don't want to
exp. the real thing in a store, can't really see the service being a
port of call for many people here but then again who knows, I never
thought people would listen to tunes on their phone but anyone who's
travelled on public transport will know different.
I would love to experience the real thing every saturday but not everybody
lives in London/Amsterdam/Berlin/<namethatcity>.
I live in a smallish (130k inhabitats) city in north Finland where there
are two record shops. The other is an old and dominant shop selling list
music, popular music, heavy metal and other common things here in Finland
and everything is on CD.
The other is a bit alternative store. The alternative part leans heavily
to heavy metal which is really popular here in Finland. There is a small
vinyl section which has apprx. couple of hundred records and the rotation
is really weak. I'd like to support my local dealer but I have given up
since it really cannot compare to Piccadilly, Hardwax and other stores in
the net selling electronic music.
I myself have found "salvation" with the kind of lists that Piccadilly
puts out and I see this kind of service benefitting us who don't have
access to quality stores who are specialists.
Of course when I'm travelling the first thing I do is to go to the local
record shop to check out their wares :)
Happy monday everybody!
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Jari Tolkkinen | dj ken-guru | http://www.ken-guru.net
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ps. f....n hate mondays :D
