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TMBG on DRM

Posted by michael on from the they-might-be-assaulted-by-the-boston-strangler dept.

scootr1 writes "John and John from They Might Be Giants speak to Newsweek about, amongst other things, digital rights management. My favorite exchange? 'How would you eat, then?' 'That's my problem.' When are record companies going to realize that DRM isn't going to help them sell more of the bad music that dominates the airwaves?"

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  1. Experimental Film by daeley · · Score: 4, Informative

    In related news, the gang over at Homestar Runner recently did a video for TMBG's song "Experimental Film." Lots of fun movie references.

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    I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
  2. Eat food? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    For those that found the extra interesting exchange "'How would you eat, then?' 'That's my problem.'" to be less than clear, here's a little more context:

    How would you eat, then?
    That's my problem. Being a musician is an unreasonable idea anyway. The life expectancy of a professional career in music is five or 10 years. That would be a long run.

    More interesting really:
    Record companies are certainly scared.
    They should be scared. They're hemorrhaging dough.

    Best thing about TMBG? They're huge Homestarrunner.com fans.
    We live in a split world--people who know about Homestar and people who don't... Now we have this "Experimental Film" video out. It's a video directed by [the Homestar character] Strong Sad.

    Worst thing?
    They're working with MoveOn.org. Oh well, they might be giants, but I guess that doesn't mean they're perfect.