"I hope it all goes down the crapper." This is a good example of an article making the subject seem a bit more negative than she really was. The interviewer asked JM how she felt about some people's recent comments that "the industry is going down the crapper," or something like that. Joni then answered using the same unsavory language. Anyway, it is overall a very scathing little interview. See the entire interview on rollingstone.com (click on the Women in Rock feature and then Joni's link).
Interesting that a new deal with the new label was signed, apparently, at the last minute, just before the new CD release. I guess the artist decided this will not be the swan song and wanted to sign on for multiple releases (my hunch is a total of three on the new contract) and that the powers-that-be at Warner/AOL nudged (or forced) her over to the more boutiquish, less commercial Nonesuch label (which has an impressive lineup of artists but is decidedly less mainstream than Reprise). I suppose the facts around all this will come to light soon enough (if it matters; I am curious at least). Bryan
