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interrobang [Exclusive Teal]
Brimming with child-like imagination and a futuristic mindset, the confident, audacious interrobang surprises with each listen, racing around unexpected corners. interrobang is an absorbing series of sharply drawn short stories underscored by a dizzying array of textures both vintage and modern...magnoliarecord.store
Any company that treated its employees that poorly in the first place didn’t just suddenly have an altruistic charge of heart. It’s always $$$Great point
We need a record store that doesn't charge until ship and isn't run by d-bags, but this seems harder and harder to find these days. I need an ethical dealer to support my addiction, damn it! (Seriously, not meant smart ass-y).
Zia is where I order from for the reasons you state. Also no sales tax because of where they are based. Only problem is shipping from the Southwest (it's always either AZ or NV) to VA takes a week or so these days.
And I’m sure no one here orders from Amazon.
Same here. I'm just far enough outside of Atlanta that going to the main stores (Wax N' Facts or Criminal) would take half a day in traffic and my local doesn't get any limited releases. The owners are sweet and I try to support as much as I can but they overcharge a ton too so it's tough.
I do, but I'd rather not and try not to when possible. There is no ethical consumption in capitalism, and a bunch of the music we love is made by shitty people too. Not judging, just would prefer to support people who take care of their employees or better yet are employee owned.
There was an article I read the other day about how Amazon execs are starting to worry there aren't enough Americans they can hire because they've already employed and lost or fired most of the population willing to work for their wages. Could lead to more automation, but would be better if when Bezos is in space they steal the company.The Amazon That Customers Don’t See (Published 2021)
Each year, hundreds of thousands of workers churn through a vast mechanism that hires and monitors, disciplines and fires. Amid the pandemic, the already strained system lurched.www.nytimes.com
Yeah, that NYT article was from earlier this week. It goes quite in depth about the warehouse environment and insane turnover rate of something like 152%. Sadly, these are also some of the best paying jobs with benefits in a lot of these areas. It’s both exploitation and an opportunity to earn a living wage at the same time.
Bingo!
Similarly in my area are chicken plants. Pay is better than most every other job you can get without a degree or specific training and no issues with a criminal record (pushing $20/hour to start with signing bonuses/raises if you stay on), but you know, it's working at a chicken plant processing poultry so the turnover rate is insane.
Plaidroom and Zia? Though, I have reservations about ordering from Zia right now because it's 120 degrees in PHX and Vegas.
Great album. They're the UK version of Hot Water Music I'd always say.One of the best British punk records gets reissued on vinyl.
Leatherface - mush. This is essential listening
That reminds me of the time Zia asked if I was leaving my records out in the sun after getting a few warped records from them. Bruh. Really? I live in Ohio. What sun?
This album is phenomenal. Didn't notice the post earlier but this deserves a serious listen. It's a revolutionary sound for a metal album, imo.
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Yes i think they are one of the idols of hot water music. They also did a nice split ep together
This is also most factory’s right now. Due to shitty schedules, poor management and covid obviously did a number over the last year. I work at nestle, and when I got hired over 20 years ago you had to know someone to get in. Now after they sold the candy side of the business and all the other things I mentioned we can’t keep people. Because of that sale we were supposed to have layoffs, but that isn’t going to happen. And every factory I drive by has signs out that they are hiring at 20+ an hour and full benefits.
Traveling to and working in Atlanta a lot over the years, I have always been puzzled that there weren't more indie record stores that were essential stops. Criminal and Wax are indeed a logistics challenge between traffic and parking in Little 5 Points, which is a tough sell when as you say, there were not a lot of unique things to find there.
