Comments on: http://idolator.com/5066097/5066097 Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 21:38:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Geri Laningham http://idolator.com/5066097/5066097/comment-page-1#comment-1365261 Geri Laningham Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:41:11 +0000 http://2072e74c73158a55dcbe3d916af9313e#comment-1365261 Even if there is no deterrence, just keeping them away from others for a while will certainly cut down on the problems.I tend to place a lot of blame on socioeconomic circumstances (and culture) too, but until we have a better science of psychology, some sort of punishment (or the threat of it) is still neccessary. Even if there is no deterrence, just keeping them away from others for a while will certainly cut down on the problems.I tend to place a lot of blame on socioeconomic circumstances (and culture) too, but until we have a better science of psychology, some sort of punishment (or the threat of it) is still neccessary.

]]> By: audi a7 sportback concept http://idolator.com/5066097/5066097/comment-page-1#comment-1192551 audi a7 sportback concept Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:39:48 +0000 http://2072e74c73158a55dcbe3d916af9313e#comment-1192551 We're beginning to hear the first rumblings about the next round of updates to the Nissan GT-R, and if the rumors are to be believed, Nissan's goal of keeping pace with the refreshed Porsche 911 Turbo (and its S sibling) will continue through the 2012 model year. As with its German counterpart, the R35 is expected to undergo a host of evolutionary changes, including some reworked aero bits, suspension and brake upgrades, and a retuned 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 that's likely to output over 500 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque. We’re beginning to hear the first rumblings about the next round of updates to the Nissan GT-R, and if the rumors are to be believed, Nissan’s goal of keeping pace with the refreshed Porsche 911 Turbo (and its S sibling) will continue through the 2012 model year. As with its German counterpart, the R35 is expected to undergo a host of evolutionary changes, including some reworked aero bits, suspension and brake upgrades, and a retuned 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 that’s likely to output over 500 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque.

]]> By: Lax Danja House http://idolator.com/5066097/5066097/comment-page-1#comment-741272 Lax Danja House Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:57:39 +0000 http://2072e74c73158a55dcbe3d916af9313e#comment-741272 <p>Isn't it Zavvi?</p> <p>Either way, I haven't noticed CD singles disappearing in shops- although, ironically, I have been getting more and more of them in the mail and now no used places will take them anymore.</p> Isn’t it Zavvi?

Either way, I haven’t noticed CD singles disappearing in shops- although, ironically, I have been getting more and more of them in the mail and now no used places will take them anymore.

]]> By: byebyepride http://idolator.com/5066097/5066097/comment-page-1#comment-741262 byebyepride Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:03:24 +0000 http://2072e74c73158a55dcbe3d916af9313e#comment-741262 <p>Album prices in the UK have dropped. New retail price for the AC/DC album = £9.99 which is c. $18 I guess. Sometimes they go back up to £12.99 after the first week of release, but they're also discounted faster. I take this as a sign that it's harder to sell records. The pressure on prices came from supermarkets doing what they've done with books, i.e. selling a few titles but much cheaper than the high street. Plus you can order most CDs for <£10 from play or amazon.</p> <p>But I haven't noticed the stores dropping singles either - I'll have to check next time I'm in Woolworths. The large Zavvi where I live (formerly Virgin) has shut down leaving only the small outlets in malls.</p> Album prices in the UK have dropped. New retail price for the AC/DC album = £9.99 which is c. $18 I guess. Sometimes they go back up to £12.99 after the first week of release, but they’re also discounted faster. I take this as a sign that it’s harder to sell records. The pressure on prices came from supermarkets doing what they’ve done with books, i.e. selling a few titles but much cheaper than the high street. Plus you can order most CDs for <£10 from play or amazon.

But I haven’t noticed the stores dropping singles either – I’ll have to check next time I’m in Woolworths. The large Zavvi where I live (formerly Virgin) has shut down leaving only the small outlets in malls.

]]> By: DocStrange http://idolator.com/5066097/5066097/comment-page-1#comment-741252 DocStrange Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:00:22 +0000 http://2072e74c73158a55dcbe3d916af9313e#comment-741252 <p>I've always respected the UK charts because every genre is represented in the Top 40 and alternative rock songs actually have a very good shot into not only getting into the Top 40, but into the Top 10. And not only that, but as pointed out before, England is still a consumer of 7'' vinyl singles and their artists actively record b-sides that are worth listening to (The Smiths and Oasis are the most obvious two, but Arctic Monkeys does it as well, as seen by their fine b-side instrumental "Chun Li's Spinning Bird Kick").</p> I’ve always respected the UK charts because every genre is represented in the Top 40 and alternative rock songs actually have a very good shot into not only getting into the Top 40, but into the Top 10. And not only that, but as pointed out before, England is still a consumer of 7” vinyl singles and their artists actively record b-sides that are worth listening to (The Smiths and Oasis are the most obvious two, but Arctic Monkeys does it as well, as seen by their fine b-side instrumental “Chun Li’s Spinning Bird Kick”).

]]> By: andrew_t29 http://idolator.com/5066097/5066097/comment-page-1#comment-741282 andrew_t29 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:25:49 +0000 http://2072e74c73158a55dcbe3d916af9313e#comment-741282 <p>Wait, you can buy CD singles at a store?</p> Wait, you can buy CD singles at a store?

]]> By: Audif Jackson Winters III http://idolator.com/5066097/5066097/comment-page-1#comment-741292 Audif Jackson Winters III Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:23:10 +0000 http://2072e74c73158a55dcbe3d916af9313e#comment-741292 <P>What are prices like for albums in the U.K. these days? I lived in the U.K. for a while in the late 90s, and I remember thinking that at least part of the reason the singles market was still viable was that albums seemed extremely pricey, the equivalent of $25 to $30 a CD.</P> What are prices like for albums in the U.K. these days? I lived in the U.K. for a while in the late 90s, and I remember thinking that at least part of the reason the singles market was still viable was that albums seemed extremely pricey, the equivalent of $25 to $30 a CD.

]]> By: Chris Molanphy http://idolator.com/5066097/5066097/comment-page-1#comment-741302 Chris Molanphy Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:51:30 +0000 http://2072e74c73158a55dcbe3d916af9313e#comment-741302 <p>I'll bet the labels will continue to do a handful of high-profile physical releases in mid-December given England's weird annual fascination with the derby to score the Christmas No. 1 single. But otherwise, the shift to digital was inevitable.</p> <p>What makes the U.K. singles market an interesting comparison to the U.S. is that here, by the time iTunes launched, the singles market was dead. Whereas in England, physical singles were considered a viable market right up until the moment iTunes launched there, and physical singles were still common in 2006 when the U.K. chart authorities switched the rules to allow digital-only releases to chart.</p> <p>Long story short: in America, the industry first killed off the singles market slowly, over about a decade, before (begrudgingly) allowing it to reconstitute itself in digital form; in England, one market overlapped the other. And it took only two years and change for digital to swamp physical.</p> I’ll bet the labels will continue to do a handful of high-profile physical releases in mid-December given England’s weird annual fascination with the derby to score the Christmas No. 1 single. But otherwise, the shift to digital was inevitable.

What makes the U.K. singles market an interesting comparison to the U.S. is that here, by the time iTunes launched, the singles market was dead. Whereas in England, physical singles were considered a viable market right up until the moment iTunes launched there, and physical singles were still common in 2006 when the U.K. chart authorities switched the rules to allow digital-only releases to chart.

Long story short: in America, the industry first killed off the singles market slowly, over about a decade, before (begrudgingly) allowing it to reconstitute itself in digital form; in England, one market overlapped the other. And it took only two years and change for digital to swamp physical.

]]> By: Captain Wrong http://idolator.com/5066097/5066097/comment-page-1#comment-741312 Captain Wrong Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:33:10 +0000 http://2072e74c73158a55dcbe3d916af9313e#comment-741312 <p>Man, that's huge. I loved being in England an buying singles, even 7" vinyl singles long before the so called vinyl resurgence started. I loved the fact that they still had 'em over there.</p> Man, that’s huge. I loved being in England an buying singles, even 7″ vinyl singles long before the so called vinyl resurgence started. I loved the fact that they still had ‘em over there.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5066097/5066097/comment-page-1#comment-741322 Anonymous Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:27:24 +0000 http://2072e74c73158a55dcbe3d916af9313e#comment-741322 <P>It can still be officially "released" to radio and television.</P> It can still be officially “released” to radio and television.

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