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The Daily Swarm: So, What Kind of ROI Are You Expecting On Your New Publishing Co? The Wall Street Journal Speaks with Thurston Moore...
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So, What Kind of ROI Are You Expecting On Your New Publishing Co? The Wall Street Journal Speaks with Thurston Moore...
The Daily Swarm —
... The Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street Journal: The book industry is facing falling sales figures and seems to be in decline. Why start a book imprint now?
Moore: Why not? I can never let something as incredible as a recession stop me. I feel more empowered now that a lot of people are throwing their hands up. You don’t start a record label or a book imprint to get rich.
Your books are lush coffee table books. Any plans on trying to convert them for the Kindle?
It’s something we can or would do, but I have no concern about that. I ...
Kingblind.com-- Short Stack (Our favorite gems from the web)
KINGBLIND: Music, Art & Entertainment —
Thurston Moore: From Sonic Youth to Book Publisher; “I Hate iPods” Watch: Patti Smith Performing 'Because The Night' in London... Pete Doherty rushed to hospital; cancelled upcoming Irish tour. Kings of Leon clash over royalties Pavement Announce More Shows Rain Machine to Open for Pixies Watch Sonic Youth on "Gossip Girl" Editors 'hack' Google Street View for new album stream Pavement won't play new material at reunion gigs ...
Thurston Moore Hates iPods
The L Magazine - New York City's Local Event and Arts & Culture Guide —
... In an interview with the Wall Street Journal about his record label and book imprint, Ecstatic Peace, Thurston Moore shared his thoughts on the iPod.
We deal so much with digital media because it has become the breadwinner but I draw a blank when it comes to it. Nothing enthuses me less. I hate iPods. I use my iPhone as an iPod because I can but I hate the way it sounds. The computer manically compresses sounds.
This is debatable, of course. First of all, computers don't compress anything—people do. And some people ...
Thurston Moore hates iPods; received an envelope with crushed dead flies
Oh No They Didn't! —
... of Sonic Youth who were really crazy about you guys. What’s the most out there thing a fan has ever done? We’re not the kind of band that encourages too much deranged fan behavior. Although, I once opened a letter filled with crushed dead flies from a fan. What did you do? It happened while we were mixing a record and I emptied it out on the board. The engineer asked, “What in God’s name did you just do?” Then they kicked us out of the studio. Source
