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 was in a studio in Memphis a couple of years ago with the great Scott Bomar and several others. One day, lunch was brought in from Gus’s Fried Chicken, and I just went nuts over this stuff. I felt bad after awhile because I knew I was hogging more than my fair share but couldn’t help it. I’m not much of a meat eater; in fact, lately my family and I have been eating vegan, but I’d gladly lay veganism aside for the moment with a plate of Gus’s in front of me.
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZN-BdcoR1Q
