Toronto Unplugged » New York Times http://www.torontounplugged.com Exploring the world of Music in Toronto Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:08:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Spend Your Money on Shows | CD Sales Continue to Drop http://www.torontounplugged.com/2008/06/spend-your-money-on-shows-cd-sales-continue-to-drop/ http://www.torontounplugged.com/2008/06/spend-your-money-on-shows-cd-sales-continue-to-drop/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:48:10 +0000 http://www.torontounplugged.com/spend-your-money-on-shows-cd-sales-continue-to-drop/ Post from: Toronto Unplugged

]]> I have always supported musicians with spending my money on their concerts – the ticket, often a t-shirt and occasionally an impulse buy of the album at the show.  In this digital music age, I discover music online and for the music/bands that I really dig, I support them financially when they roll into town – often dragging friends with me.

Although CD’s now contain features that digital downloads do not (bonus tracks, video footage…etc), CD sales are still fading while touring and number of shows are up.

There was a great article in The New York Times today talking about this more in depth. 

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