Re: The long-read articles thread.
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2024 1:42 pm
This is an absolute cracker.
https://slate.com/culture/2022/10/rod-m ... pened.html
It's so weird that I'd posted about this on bsky two months ago, and suddenly my post about it took off. It's a fascinating article, though!A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 8:26 am This is an absolute cracker.
https://slate.com/culture/2022/10/rod-m ... pened.html
I'm knee-deep and enthralled. One thing though, at one point it says:Maurice wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:06 pmIt's so weird that I'd posted about this on bsky two months ago, and suddenly my post about it took off. It's a fascinating article, though!A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 8:26 am This is an absolute cracker.
https://slate.com/culture/2022/10/rod-m ... pened.html
I'm not sure what this is referring to. Did Dischord make an assload of merch back in the day?“He left no stone unturned,” Zax said admiringly. He pointed out that there are real similarities between Stanyan’s business model and that of, say, legendary DIY label Dischord in the 1980s
Yeah, that's unclear. I read it as "released a lot of stuff," but the difference is that McKuen's stuff is all his while all those Dischord releases are lots of different bands.andyman wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2024 1:10 pm I'm knee-deep and enthralled. One thing though, at one point it says:
I'm not sure what this is referring to. Did Dischord make an assload of merch back in the day?“He left no stone unturned,” Zax said admiringly. He pointed out that there are real similarities between Stanyan’s business model and that of, say, legendary DIY label Dischord in the 1980s
Fascinating.A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Mon Jul 08, 2024 1:42 pm Not that long, but hey....
Your brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is not a computer.
This is the goal.