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Either buy the albums from the musicians or pirate that shit and just pay to see them in concert. Fuck all these companies.
Pirate it, and send $10 to the band.
What method would you recommend for one to do this in general?
Beats me, email them, and ask how to send the money. Venmo probably.
Most members of The Band are dead now though.
In that case, send nothing, since they only ones still profiting are the greedy Labels keeping the music from becoming public IP anyway
Then pirate, or send 10$ to their heirs.
RIP Rick Danko
And my personal hero, Levon Helm. Rest in peace.
RIP Garth Hudson
Don't forget Richard Manuel. What a tragedy, such a talent. RIP.
Paying for music - in a world where the artist gets almost nothing and it's all wasted on middle-men- is unethical. Music is art and even without the industry there would still be making music for free. Pirate your favorite and donate the money to a local good cause
There's not much middleman if you buy an album from small bands like Pokolgép directly.
Buy on Bandcamp.
Til thry decide to tevoke ownership.
I pirate things to see if I like them, and if I like them, I buy the CD and a t-shirt or something from the musician's website.
Where do you buy CDs? The vending machine in the old folk's home lobby?
There's this magical thing called going outside, and in this outside place there are things called shops that sell things. Maybe you could try going there if you ever try to touch grass?
To add to the below suggestions, Bandcamp sells them new for a variety of artists, McKays's and other second-hand stores sell them used (the one near me has an entire upper floor for just CDs), and many musicians sell them on their own websites. If you buy directly from the musician, you'll sometimes get a signed or limited edition version at no extra cost.
https://amoeba.com/ https://tradepostentertainment.com/ https://vintagestock.com/
Just to name a few. There are also probably physical stores in your town.
My tech store has a few, and there's also jpc.de
Yeah... Give some love to Ticketmaster...
Sneak in and slip the roadie a 10 spot?
Don't get me started......just....don't.