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When Retro Formats Return
Enterprising musicians and labels are trying to sell music by giving fans something to collect: Buy an album and get an 8-track tape, a cassette, a T-shirt, even a soup can. Today, we explore some of the weird incentives to get you to buy music. Also: Afro-Peruvian songstress Eva Ayllón performs live in our studio.
Buy the T-Shirt, Get the Download
These days it takes a little more effort to sell an entire album of music. Artists are offering incentives like outdated music formats (8-track tapes, cassettes), T-shirts, flash memory drives, and even collectors’ soup cans. Today, Soundcheck delves into this phenomenon with Eliot Van Buskirk of Wired.com.
"10 Weird Ways to Distribute Music" by Eliot Van Buskirk
Soundcheck blog: How to get people to buy music
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Eva Ayllón Live
Eva Ayllón, the so-called "Queen of Lando," has accumulated several platinum albums, multiple Latin Grammy nominations, and a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall last year. She joins us today to share her first album in five-years, "Kimba Fá," and perform live in the studio.
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