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New Releases From The Music Tee: Monsters of Folk and Devendra Banhart

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You may recall back in the summer of 2008 when Of Montreal released their album Skeletal Lamping in the form of buttons, paper lanterns, decals, tote-bags and t-shirts. Each of the items served as a port-key of sorts, transporting the audiophile on deck to a little place called the internet where albums are downloaded. With the demise of the physical album predicted by just about every modern-day Nostradamus, professional musicians have begun to get creative with their packaging.

The Music Tee, a project by Invisible DJ and PR company Girlie Action, works in the same way but exclusively with t-shirts.

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Design

Is the “Music Tee” Awesome or Idiotically Expensive?

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On paper, it’s unassailable: under LnA’s new “Music Tee” model, designers create a custom T-Shirt (something of value), and its purchase comes coupled with a download of an album (something you could find for free).  Sure, it’s expensive, but if an idea like this could save the industry, would the price be worth paying? Let’s take a closer look at the pitch, and the price.

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