Stuff tagged with "buying CDs" | Bassist Wanted: Comics about music and musicians

Getting in the right bin

Published on Feb 15th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - JOHN: Whoa whoa whoa.... Terry! How come our EPs are stocked in the "Local Music" section?; TERRY: Because you are a local band, John. | comic strip | panel 2 - JOHN: No no no, Terry: we are a band, plain and simple! You move every single one of our EPs to "Rock/Pop" right now, man!!!; TERRY: OK! Fine, fine.... | comic strip | panel 3 - TERRY: There. Happy? | comic strip | panel 4 - JOHN: "Misc. A"? You filed us in "Misc. A"? Why don't you just pick up that plastic tabbed divider and slit my throat, Terry!; TERRY: John... (sigh) I got displays to set up, man. |

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Tags: Ambulance Men (a local band), branding, buying CDs, John the egomaniac singer, music store, Sounds Alive

Buying a CD/consumer revolution

Published on Jul 12th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: Do you know why I'm here in this damn Tower Records buying this album? Because I support this band. Because I believe in this band. | comic strip | panel 2 - GREG: Because I want to be part of a full-scale consumer revolution that brings them to their rightful place as the kings of God damn rock n' roll!!! | comic strip | panel 3 - CHLORIS: That'll be $18.99.; GREG: Do you take credit cards, my friend!? | comic strip | panel 4 - BRETT: Can I burn that from you later?; GREG: Sure, man... make a copy for Kim, too.; CHLORIS: This is coming up as declined, sir. |

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Tags: Brett the hipster, burning CDs, buying CDs, Greg the mindless fan, music consumers, Tower Records, whining

First music you bought

Published on Jul 26th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: Man, my dad just told me the first music he ever bought was Revolver!! Freakin' Revolver, man! So cool.... | comic strip | panel 2 - BRETT: Nice. What was your first?; GREG: I... I think it was a 45 of "Everybody Wang Chung Tonight." | comic strip | panel 3 - BRETT: Good Lord. | comic strip | panel 4 - BRETT: Look, if anyone else ever asks you that, just like and sat Surfer Rosa, dude....; GREG: It also might have been a cassingle of "Shoop"... |

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Tags: Beatles, Brett the hipster, buying CDs, Greg the mindless fan, music consumers, Pixies, Wang Chung, whining

Shower interruption

Published on Jan 23rd, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - SONY GUY 1: Greg Trefry? We're with Sony BMG. You purchased a copy of a My Morning Jacket CD called "Z" a few months ago, yes?; GREG: Yeah... how'd you get in my apartment? | comic strip | panel 2 - SONY GUY 2: Door was open.; SONY GUY 1: Your CD installed software on your computer without your knowledge.; GREG: Oh, the "rootkit" thing.... Wait, that door was locked. | comic strip | panel 3 - SONY GUY 2: Lock was loose.; SONY GUY 1: We're apologizing to everyone affected. We care deeply about our criminals' privacy. Customers. I meant "our customers' privacy." | comic strip | panel 4 - GREG: How long have you been here?; SONY GUY 2: Not long.; SONY GUY 1: You forgot to rinse after adding your conditioner, by the way. |

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How to tell when you graduated

Published on Feb 2nd, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - DRM 9000: Out of curiosity, Greg, did you graduate college in 1999?; GREG: Yeah... how did you...? | comic strip | panel 2 - DRM 9000: A simple bell curve analysis of the release dates of your music collection reveals a statistical peak from November '95 to March '99. | comic strip | panel 3 - DRM 9000: Ergo... class of '99.; GREG: What? No... I've bought a ton of music since college, I... no... | comic strip | panel 4 - DRM 9000: Your "Pavement/Shins Ratio" also puts you solidly in the '99 bucket.; GREG: Th-there's a Decemberists CD on my dresser! Make sure you counted that!! |