Work has been rather busy since the last. . . well, since I can remember. Still, I’ve somehow found time in the wee hours to moonlight. Interestingly it’s at one of my old places of employ, the storied Pure Pop Records in Burlington, Vermont. Don’t worry, I’m not back behind the counter sneering at customers. I’ve been doing a series of music biz posts called “Welcome to the Terrordome” at the PP website.

We don’t usually take tours of the sausage factory here at The Contrarian, partly because I get my fill of music industry mania at my day job. But I figured these news roundups — complete with color commentary — might be interesting to a few of you.

I’ve posted two entries so far:

Welcome to the Terrordome I

Welcome to the Terrordome II

You might as well bookmark the site and/or add it to your RSS reader, ’cause there’s a lot of other great content, too. The best indie record stores have, um, personality, and Pure Pop is no exception. Someday I’ll make it back to Burlington and give the staff noogies.

As you were.

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About the author

Casey Rae-Hunter
Casey Rae-Hunter is a musician, public policy wonk and the editor/publisher of The Contrarian Media. An in-demand speaker, he gives frequent talks at conferences and campuses on issues at the intersection of creativity, technology, policy and law, and is a go-to source for major media outlets from NPR to the New York Times. Casey works alongside leaders in the music, arts and performance sectors to bolster understanding of and engagement in key policy and technology issues, and has written dozens of articles on the impact of technology on the creative community. Casey is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and the Deputy Director for Future of Music Coalition. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Media & Democracy Coalition and the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture. The Contrarian does not necessarily represent the views of the organizations to which he belongs.

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