miniature tigers - tell it to the volcano
Buy this album. Just don’t buy it from iTunes.
First and foremost, it’s a fantastic album. You should at the very least listen to the self-titled song on Youtube here. A band that very much deserves a good listen.
I originally heard them on XM satellite radio on the way home… on XMU channel 43. Ethel (XM 47) has become more and more redundant and is basically an iteration of playing garbage Red Hot Chili Peppers and other to-be-tasted-but-those-you’ve-already-tasted bands).
So I’ve assigned one of my favorite channels from Fred (XM 44) to XMU 43. I heard the Miniature Tigers song “Cannibal Queen” followed by “Tell it to the Volcano” and recognized the band as one that I though was “worth listening to.”
So I bought the album on iTunes. I’m very willing to support bands whom produce music I enjoy listening to. Otherwise, you’re biting the hand that feeds you, right?
Anyway… iTunes “music protection” soon got in my way after I wanted to burn a CD of the album I just _purchased_ so I could listen to it in the car on my way to work. It was relatively circumventable using some standard linux foo… but seriously… I don’t see the point. C’mon make things _more_ accessible to consumers, not less.