Amie Street
New album out from Chimpovich favourites The Walkmen, and you can get it over at Amie Street - who also have an interview with the band. Haven't got much data on this site, but price wise there's plenty to write home about. $5 secures you The Walkmen album, and all that goes to charity - but beyond them there's bigger bands like Thom Yorke ($8.82) and Blonde Redhead ($6.55) and older stuff by the likes of GBV ($3.61) and even David Axelrod ($1.73). It seems like the majors aren't on board, but who's counting these days.
It's built on a Social Networking backbone, with pricing set by demand:
Amie Street uses an algorithm to determine song prices based on demand. The price for a track starts at zero when a song is uploaded onto the site. It then rises according to the increased demand and purchase of the song. The maximum price any song will rise to is 98¢.
Nice idea, but surely the better something is selling the cheaper the price should be? Otherwise it'll end up like the White Album in the HMV sale. 50% off! £19.99!
29th Jul 2008 - Tumblr