punk the album’s not dead!
Actually, to me, it’s looking more and more like it is…and that gives me the saddest emoticon face evar. 
But with music sales these days branching off in so many directions, it seems as if the only clear path is the digital one. Apple is trying to bring extras, like artwork and booklets (how are these considered extras now!?!) to their mix of itunes distribution, they’re attempting to half-heartedly revive the nostalgic “album” feel. Then I just discovered this whole ‘album as advertising/album as an app’ ordeal. Apple is trying to release music as interactive apps for consumers, while others are release their new albums with commercial ads physically inside (Mariah Carey). Apple’s app idea is called iLike and I suppose they’re trying to lure more fans with something new, while the latter ad idea is to cut cost to cut sale prices to offer cheaper albums to consumers. It’s all interesting, but I’m skeptical…I just wish we could all fucking sit down and listen to albums with their covers and lyric sheets, all the way through, without skipping.
Here’s the link: http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/album-as-advertisement-or-application.html
