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They Might Be Giants Open Their Own Music Store

Posted by timothy on from the there-must-be-giants dept.

slothdog writes "They Might Be Giants have opened their own music store, featuring "highest quality" (256kbps LAME) un-DRM-encumbered mp3's. There are only two CDs currently available (at $0.99/song or $9.99/album), but presumably more will be added as time goes on. Looks like a great way to directly support the artists."

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  1. What about outside the US? by MikeXpop · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will they be available to customers in Istanbul (not Constantanople)?

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    1. Re:What about outside the US? by paul248 · · Score: 5, Funny
      Will they be available to customers in Istanbul (not Constantanople)?
      That's nobody's business but the Turks.
    2. Re:What about outside the US? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      More importantly, will a band that does not suck do this some time?

    3. Re:What about outside the US? by general_re · · Score: 4, Funny
      I don't remember which consonant to put the heavy-metal umlaut over, so "Spinal Tap" will have to do.

      Just take a cue from Mötlëy Crüë - thë mörë ümläüts, thë härdër yøü røck. It's some kind of rule or something.

      Or was it "the more umlauts, the harder you suck"? I can never remember...

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    4. Re:What about outside the US? by davidsyes · · Score: 2, Funny

      "They MIGHT be Giants" once was called "They COULD be Giants" by a pair on NPR somewhen back in 2003 one of whom didn't know the band's name. It was hilarious... "

      Guest: "They Might Be Giants did a..."
      Host: "They Could be Giants?..."
      Guest: "They MIGHT be Giants..." .......

      Well,

      Is there a "Safety Tap" or "Spinal Henge/Hinge" in the offing?

      Now, if they ad Elvis Costello, Weird All Yankovich, Mike and the Mechanics, Peter Dolby, Nina Hagen, Rick Springfield, Blanc Mange, and a few others (Cyndi Lauper and Madonna/Esther/Etheria/Sysperia/Susperia doing duet vocals a-la Benny Hill backup-singers )...

      Oh, let's not forget Mini-Me and Jaws (Richard "Jaws" Kiel), Loch Ness, Sasquatch, Witches of Salem, Furbees, Pet Rocks, Gammara/Guldar, the Daleks, and a few other, we might actually, induce the ETs to retrieve their Stones at Stonehenge in the name of protecting their Otherworldly Honor...heheh

      "Our Howse, in the MIHDDUL of our HENGE, Our blouse, hides our treasure for to keep..."

      This MIGHT be GiGANTIC!

      David Syes

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  2. Re:Sounds good. by MikeXpop · · Score: 3, Funny

    You can't on there, but it is available on the iTMS

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  3. some day... by maxbang · · Score: 4, Funny

    Some day middlemen will die and I'll get the money...

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    1. Re:some day... by Flounder · · Score: 2, Funny

      Slashdot leans down and says "My sentiments exactly."

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  4. Great songs.... by MagicDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    Music Store man, Music Store man Doing the things a Music Store can What's he like? It's not important Music Store man Is he a dot, or is he a speck? When he's underwater does he get wet? Or does the water get him instead? Nobody knows, Music Store Man Music Store man, Music Store man Music Store man hates Napster man They have a fight, Music Store wins Music Store man I-Tunes man, I-Tunes man Size of the entire universe man Usually kind to smaller man I-Tunes man He's got a watch with a minute hand, Millenium hand and an eon hand When they meet it's a happy land Powerful man, I-Tunes man P2P man, P2P man Hit on the head with a frying pan Lives his life in a garbage can P2P man Is he depressed or is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless? Who came up with P2P man? Degraded man, P2P man Music Store man, Music Store man Music Store man hates P2P man They have a fight, Music Store wins Music Store man

  5. best part is by cosmicrob · · Score: 2, Funny

    They've built a little birdhouse for my soul.

  6. Thanks for the non-flash version guys! by nmoog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clicking on the "You dont have flash - click here for the text version" pops up a TMBG guy telling me "Get flash you hippie"

    Way to shame me into it.

  7. That's nobody's business but the Turks by Avenel · · Score: 2, Funny

    So mind your own business!

  8. this is great by jdkane · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, and I'm not encumbered by the choice of which music to buy. I hope they don't add to much more music. It's just perfect as is! It's also great for the /. crowd: one site, one crowd, two CDs to rule them all.

  9. Well, They might be giants... by IamGarageGuy+2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    But their site is obviously not.

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  10. Re:Almost... by GnomeAttic · · Score: 5, Funny

    bitch bitch bitch.

    p.s. bitch bitch

  11. Re:This is good, to be sure... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's called a "CD". Buy one.

  12. Re:Laws of Karma by EvanED · · Score: 2, Funny

    Poor email address, your going to be spanked with tins of spam now.

    I can't tell if this is a typo of 'tons' or if it's a clever pun on the fact that Hormel Spam comes in tins...

    But it's amusing either way.