www.lala.com
I do not have any invites yet, but hope to soon if anyone is interested.
Mal: There's plenty orders of mine that she didn't obey. Wash: Name one! Mal: She married you!
'War Stories'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
msbelle - Apr 19, 2006 8:13:33 am PDT #3029 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
tina f. - Apr 19, 2006 8:35:54 am PDT #3030 of 10003
www.lala.com
I read their "about" page and still don't quite get it. You trade CDs you have for CDs you want. So, you send a CD you have to someone who has a CD you want, plus a dollar. And then you get the CD you want in return? But then you have to erase the tracks from the CDs you sent off your computer and iPod? And they have downloads, too? And the artist gets 20%? Huh?
Granted, I read it fast - but I don't get it.
Jon B. - Apr 19, 2006 8:47:33 am PDT #3031 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm curious enough to accept an invite from msbelle if/when she gets them.
Theodosia - Apr 19, 2006 8:49:52 am PDT #3032 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Oooh, ooh. I do love that Sopwith Camel song a lot, so I will be excessively grateful if someone does find it!
tina f. - Apr 19, 2006 8:59:31 am PDT #3033 of 10003
I'm curious enough to accept an invite from msbelle if/when she gets them.
Oh, me too. I just don't think I fully understand their trading architecture. Or something.
msbelle - Apr 19, 2006 9:00:44 am PDT #3034 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
here's how it works:
You list CDs you have (I am only listing ones I want to get rid of). Other members can search through member lists or for a CD directly, when one is found, they mark that they want it and all the people who have that CD listed get notified. Whoever responds quickest can mark that they will ship the CD. Pre-postage paid envelopes (I think) are provided by lala.
When you receive a CD, you enter that you got it and you are charged $1.49. $1 for the CD and $0.49 for shipping.
You can't start getting CDs until you list some to ship. And your ability to receive is always connected to you continuing to ship out.
They have language about members removing music from their MP3 players and iTunes once they are shipping it out, but as far as I can tell that is untraceable. They also say they do not accept ripped CDs, but that can't be traced either, can it? They ABSOLUTELY DO NOT accepted burned CDs.
I have no idea how the 20% back to artists work, but it is mentioned all over their site.
msbelle - Apr 19, 2006 5:39:08 pm PDT #3035 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Oh, it is to laugh: [link]
Jon B. - Apr 19, 2006 6:40:24 pm PDT #3036 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm one of those people who think that Daniel Johnston album is brilliant.
tommyrot - Apr 19, 2006 6:42:04 pm PDT #3037 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Poking my head in here again to see what people think of the new Fiery Furnaces album....
Right now I'm listening to it for the third time. It's growing on me. I already have some favorite songs on it - "In My Little Thatched Hut" and "I'm In No Mood."
Anyway, it's good enough to let me pretend that "Rehearsing My Choir" never happened.
Salon review: [link]
NYT: [link]
Chicago Tribune: [link]
Reviews have been mostly favorable.
eta: Pitchfork review: [link]
eta²: From Pitchfork:
"Waiting to Know You" is almost as good with its prom night slow dance chord progression, and bizarre mix; there's no logical reason why this song needs an absurdly fat Moog bass, but hey, turns out it does.
Heh.
Hayden - Apr 19, 2006 7:03:35 pm PDT #3038 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I haven't gotten the FF album yet, but that's all good news.
I'm one of those people who think that Daniel Johnston album is brilliant.
Me, too.