Why didn't we think of this??? Damn.

This is one of the best stunts we have seen in a long while: Improv Everywhere assembled together 80 folks dressed in blue shirts and khaki pants and went into Best Buy to be friendly to people and help them. Of course, chaos ensues. Their site has totally f-ing hilarious photos and videos documenting the episode.

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As the saying goes... you get you pay for.

Sucking Blood from a Stone

We ran across this piece that discusses new business models that our beloved record industry is now implementing in contracts with artists.

DIY or DIE.

F*ck You. Pay Me.

Not known for their warm and fuzzy factor, it is being reported by TechDirt that the record industry is now shaking down an MIT student and "suggests that perhaps dropping out of school will make it easier to pay off the fine". Just add her to the list of suckers getting allegedly caught downloading garbage. I would say that it was a horrible business practice if it weren't so damned profitable..

It is no coincidence that our next album is entitled,
"F*ck You. Pay Me." Hmmm... I wonder what it could possibly be about??

As always, Support indie music or be force-fed crap.

Seven Second Delay featured on Politipunk

JaGoFF's "Seven Second Delay" [mp3 link] was just featured on the latest episode of Politipunk . You can download the podcast of the show or the direct MP3 of the broadcast here. Good stuff.

For all of you folks out there that do the podcast or the internet radio thing, all of our music is podsafe and and is available to you royalty free. Commerical radio is, of course a different story.

Don't get played like a sucka!!

Here are reasons 80 , 81 & 82 to support indie music.

Support independent music or be force-fed crap

Your ol' pal, JaGoFF
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Download it. Burn it. Share it.
if you dig it.
Buy it. Burn it. Share it.

Why WE LOVE music!

As if you needed one more reason not to sign a record "deal" - here is another and yet another. It is unbelievable how folks are still grasping for the non-existent brass ring. JaGOFF has been approached by half a dozen labels in the last couple of years and have not even come close to finding a reason to even consider it a viable option. I mean, what's the point?

They always approach us under the guise of "you're gonna be huge." and "you are the next big thing." only to be followed by boilerplate contracts signing over exclusive worldwide rights, our copyrights, our publishing, our merch, domain and digital rights. All so that they can give us a loan in exchange for our decades worth of ball-busting work. If we want a loan we will go to the bank and still retain ALL ownership of our work.

It cracks me up, everybody that I know that has signed a so-called "deal" is at least a half-million in debt (if they are lucky). They play all the same venues we play, travel by the means of transportation and stay in the same hotels. The only difference being, they no longer own their own music and are locked into a contract for recordings that - if they ever are released, are never going to be properly promoted and end up sitting on a shelf. What a "deal".

Yeah, gotta love it.

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DIY or DIE.
Support indie music or be force-fed crap.