Posts tagged: CDs

Why Did The Chickenfoot Cross The Road? (To Get On The Shelves)

I was standing in line the other day waiting to get my laptop checked out, when I peeked at the store’s music section. Readers know I’m a fan of CDs, so I was thrilled to see the section hadn’t shrunk since my last visit. What caught my eye was an out-of-stock on an end cap. Turns out the racks were cleaned out of Chickenfoot CDs. (For the uninitiated, Chickenfoot is a “super group” consisting of guitar legend Joe Satriani and members of Van Halen and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The CD hit the Billboard charts at #4, and the group’s early shows are already sold out.)

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I bought a CD today, and I liked it (with apologies to Katy Perry)

I bought a CD today. In fact I bought two. Admittedly, fewer Americans buy CDs — and sales are almost half what they were in 2000. My teenagers don’t buy them anymore, because they’re voracious consumers of digital gift cards.

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