I mentioned earlier that the saving grace are headphones.
I spend a lot of time listening to music. I try to check out new bands, but I swear, a lot of them suck. There are some standouts, but the majority suck. I feel like labels and bands have gone to do things like Facebook. If you don't refresh fast enough, you are forgotten or you move on to the next "big" thing.
That's why I find myself back to the classics or albums I grew up on and making playlists of those songs.
I always loved the labels that created a scene. Labels that when they put things out, you bought it because there was a trust between you and the label. There are some that still try that, but I don't trust them as I would others. Third Man (in theory) would be a modern version of that kind of label, but I feel like I just don't care about a lot of the releases and that it's more about Jack White and what he does than the artists.
When I look back, I think of labels like 2 Tone, Def Jam, Sire, IRS, Sub Pop , Creation even Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph and Hellcat for a while... These labels were such a trusted brand, fans were proud to wear T Shirts , Jackets and buttons of the LABEL. The label was as big a star as the artists on it. I love that.
I recently saw a documentary about one of my favorites Stiff Records. They were so great for the diversity in what they released. It didn't have to sound like everything else, sometimes it sucked, but I trusted them. I saw they tried to recently revive it and it was retarded.
I see a lot of these names getting revived and hope to see them make it work. It would be nice to go to places for substance and build that trust again.
If I ever get a chance to do something again, it would be to create and build that kind of label.
Here's the Stiff Documentary in pieces...
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