The Art of Liner Notes in the Age of Downloads
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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With downloading on the rise, more musicians are dropping liner notes from their albums. On today's show: what the loss of lyrics, credits, and informative articles means for fans. Also: As their latest album climbs the charts this summer, The Hold Steady are no longer just a bar band. But on "Stay Positive," they still make straightforward, fist-pumping rock and roll. They join us to share the results.
The End of Liner Notes
Back in the day, music lovers would buy a new CD, break open the packaging, and pour over the CD booklet before even pressing play. But with sales of downloads gaining on CDs, more artists are dropping the liner notes from their albums, relegating lyrics and shout-outs to mom and ...
CD Picks of the Week
Como Now – The Voices of Panola County, Mississippi (Daptone Records)
Como is a rural town that borders the Mississipi Delta and has a population of about one thousand people. Daptone Records is a small indie label based in Brooklyn which specializes in soul, funk, and Afrobeat. So once ...
Como is a rural town that borders the Mississipi Delta and has a population of about one thousand people. Daptone Records is a small indie label based in Brooklyn which specializes in soul, funk, and Afrobeat. So once ...
The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady's fourth album, "Stay Positive," hit iTunes in June with an opening song that promised, "We're gonna build something this summer." We'll find out if songwriter/frontman Craig Finn and guitarist Tad Kubler accomplished what they set out to do, having starred in a recent sketch on CBS' "The ...
Notes on Liner Notes
Well before I ever started writing liner notes, I was a big fan of them. And by liner notes I mean all of the printed matter that came with an LP or a CD – production credits, lyrics, and occasionally some sort of explanatory or laudatory prose. I always felt ...