Marshall Crenshaw certainly knows how the music business works—or, in the case of many artists, doesn’t work. But Crenshaw is now waving goodbye to the traditional system, as the platinum-selling Grammy and Golden Globe nominee has decided to ditch the middle man and put out an EP subscription vinyl/download series. Thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign, Crenshaw will be releasing six 10-inch, three-track 45s within the next two years. The first one, I Don’t See You Laughing Now, was issued last month. Crenshaw will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week.
Crenshaw: I think I’ve now achieved geezerhood. Looking back, it seems to me that I was about 14 for a long time. Then, at some point, I turned 45-50 (which felt great, actually). Now, lately, it seems that I’ve arrived at some new place and am trying to wrap my mind around it. And I have a backache.
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