CUT OUT KID

Issues


  • PART II – CONCLUSION: CUT-OUTS AND WHAT THEY MEAN

    In Part I, we discussed how labels (and entities operating as labels doing vanity pressings) ended up building a problem by releasing entirely too much product for customers to buy and absorb. The end result were additional costs that labels had hoped the distributors would prevent by taking on so much product for sale…paying for…

  • PART ONE: THE BIRTH OF THE CUT-OUT

    For a time, I was lucky to play with Adam and Rob in an indie-rock group called the Cut Out Kids (based on Adam’s rock/journalist alter ego, the Cut Out Kid).  As a media obsessive, I knew immediately what the name meant.  Though I was always surprised when talking about the project with others. Did…

  • How Good Is Your Record Store?

    I am that rare creature that genuinely loves making regular visits to our area record stores to browse compact discs in person. More than 35 years after receiving my first CD player and my first CDs, I still get a genuine spark out of this ritual. When home, I am lucky to be within 90…

  • Maybe My Happy Don’t Look Like Yours -Sprints

    In the heart of Dublin’s vibrant music scene, amidst the echoes of history and the pulse of rebellion, emerges a band that embodies the raw energy and unapologetic spirit of punk rock. Sprints, an Irish punk sensation, has been making waves with their electrifying sound and fearless attitude. The four fiercely talented musicians, Karla Chubb…