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Sonic Youth record for Starbucks?

argle [Edit] [Delete] 8 replies 23:50, 16 June '07

I can't work out whether this is a joke or not:

http://pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/43669-starbucks-to-release-sonic-youth-celebrity-compilation

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  • weren't people saying this about Radiohead a bit back??

    amputee-porn | 17 Jun '07, 00:43 | X
  • I think you mean Kool

    and the gang

    mug_mug_mug @_vikram | 17 Jun '07, 02:10 | X
    • meh

      it's not like their 'proper' albums shift millions, and there are two new SYR releases coming up that need funding. so, yunno, who cares?

      guntrip | 17 Jun '07, 10:35 | X
      • sorry, I should clarify

        I'm not objecting to it simply on the grounds that this is a sell-out to a corporation or something. I am, however:
        i) surprised, as it seems somewhat out of character for SY
        ii) a bit worried, given that Starbucks (and coffee chains in general - Starbucks isn't notably worse than many of the others) aren't just *any* big company - there are serious ethical problems with the mass market coffee trade:

        http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/

        argle @guntrip | 17 Jun '07, 10:45 | X
        • true

          but then again, they've been involved with universal for nearly 20 years now, and i can't imagine they're squeaky clean..

          guntrip @argle | 17 Jun '07, 11:15 | X
    • It's odd

      I don't normally give much thought to the whole "sell out" argument, but when I saw this http://assets4.pitchforkmedia.com/images/image/32178.x-news-sonicyouthnstarbucks.jpg?

      I was a bit uneasy, and then you read the article and you realise it was just a convenient angle for Pitchfork to publicize the new Thurston interview.

      JGJug | 17 Jun '07, 11:17 | X
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