The only thing these 2 recent successes prove to me is that for those working on creating a New Music Industry, the question should not be “In the future, how should we release the music?”, it should be, “In the future, how do we get the artist into that position where they can release the music in whatever way they want?”

Secretly Canadian have signed Philadelphia’s War On Drugs, who have a pleasant, dusty, 70’s vibe about them (and who, thus, will fit quite comfortably into the SC roster). You can download their free Barrel Of Batteries EP here as a zip. They’ll have a full-length out later in the year.

Sorry for the technical problems with the new Mix/Podcast for March — they have been fixed now. Just refresh your feedreader, re-subscribe in iTunes, or grab direct from right here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/catbirdseatpodcast.

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Let the douchebaggery begin!

Kevin Kelly’s “1,000 True Fans,” an incredibly great thought piece on (A.) the Long Tail, (B.) Music/Art 2.0, and (C.) how to make a living out of (A.) + (B.).

The second Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin MP3 from Pershing, “Think I Wanna Die” (the one they just completed the video for), courtesy of Paste Magazine*:

(*SSLYBY is also playing the Paste/Stereogum SXSW Party, BTW)