Sure Pusha T might be able to “blow a hundred thou’ in a recession with no second guessing,” but for those of us whose incomes aren’t bolstered by the historically solvent coke-rap industry, the shaky economy still sucks. But thanks to this, the eighth and latest installment in the Depression Special series, even us bindle-toting plebes can get a break from the liver and onions lifestyle with another hearty helping of ear candy. After the jump, five free and legal full-record downloads to help keep your mind off that nagging tummy, and those last precious dollars tucked safely away in your boot.
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No, Obama’s first 100 days haven’t fixed everything, but at least they’ve put Portuguese Water Dogs back on the map. It’s small victory, but still, there’s nothing a rail rider appreciates more than a trusty hound to ward off box-car bandits. Well, almost nothing: in this, the seventh edition of our Depression Special series, we save you enough to buy Bo a biscuit and stick some Somalians in your sock. After the jump five free and legal full-record downloads to help you wile away the days until your train (metaphorical or otherwise) arrives.
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We may not have two nickels to rub together, but, fellow rail riders, at least we aren’t the financiers behind Ford (well, not yet anyway). Plus, any hobo worth his bindle knows that the rails are the only way to ride. Next stop? Hobo heaven: In this, the sixth edition of our Depression Special series, we save you enough dough to buy a knee-smacking spoon AND a siphon (assuming you’re still unlucky enough to own an automobile). After the jump five free and legal full-record downloads to help you ramble through the long, dark ride.
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With AIG handing millions of dollars to its high-end idiots, rail riders everywhere are starting to talk revolution. Still, regulation takes time, and in the short-term we’ve all got to take what we can get (unless you’re a corporation of course). In the fifth edition of our Depression Special series, we save you enough change to bail out another batch of billionaires. After the jump five free and legal full-record downloads to enjoy while plot your revenge on Wall Street.
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If the wisdom of the rails teaches us anything, it’s that drifters enjoy creature comforts as much as anyone else. Sure, times are tough, but that doesn’t mean you have to listen to boxcar Willie ramble all the way to Wakarusa. In the fourth edition of our Depression Special series, we save you enough samolians to buy a second bindle. After the jump five free and legal full-record downloads to enjoy while you search the boxcar for old boots.
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Times are tough, and baking beans ain’t easy. Sure, they’re cheap, but you can’t just cook ‘em: they require something to open that can and a handy flame. Lucky for us, music in the recession age isn’t so infuriatingly elusive. In the third installment of our Depression Special series, we save you enough dolla-dolla bills to save up for that switchblade. After the jump, five free and legal full-record downloads to enjoy while you’re foraging for firewood.
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Now that Obama has had time to arrange his pens and photos of Michelle & Co. in the Oval Office, everything is better in your life, right? Wrong! If only the tears shed on Inauguration day had turned into cold, hard cash, we wouldn’t feel the need to drop the second installment of our Depression Special this week. This edition offers more legal, full-album downloads that will not only delight and titillate, but save you enough dolla-dolla bills to spring for a wonton soup with tonight’s take-out. (Or you could always get really crafty and make your own while listening to your free new music. It’s all about sacrifice now, people.)
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Recession, depression, demonic possession — whatever you call it, it spells bad news for an already floundering music industry. Lucky for us, other models are starting to emerge, ones that are pretty easy on the pocket. In our inaugural Depression Special, we canvass the internet for five records that, in addition to being totally up to snuff, are available for free, legal download. Get your e-bindles ready for what we’ve found for you after the jump: downloading free music is totally the ’09 equivalent of riding the rails.
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