Sep
8
Kick-Ass Packaging of the Week: Flight of the Conchords
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Flight of the Conchords’ Bret and Jermaine officially made the crossover from TV stars to rock stars via this full-length self-titled album. If you still haven’t seen them on HBO, one youtube video can definitely convince you that these guys are awesome cool. The pair is seriously funny and is definitely worth every penny and time. Aside from the content of this album, you will also fall in love with the stunning package especially if you are into paper stuff and saving mother earth. The case is made of hard paper that has a gorgeous colorful illustration and pop-up artwork. Awesome!
Aug
1
Forget About Saving The Planet
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Due to the economic meltdown, eco-friendly packaging is off the priority list of many record companies. “Green packaging is way down on my list right now,” says the head of one U.S. independent distributor, adding that there are “bigger problems to worry about.”
“We’re thinking about another kind of green right now,” says Duncan Browne, COO of the Mass.-based Newbury Comics chain when asked why they stopped using eco-friendly packages. “We’re seriously committed to green of the dead president kind.” And he is not alone. Plenty of other independent and small-scale record companies feel the same way.They are all pointing their fingers to the economy. The U.S. album sales continue to fall. According to Nielsen SoundScan, as of the end of April, album sales are down 7 percent from the corresponding year-earlier period.
I am saddened by this fact but I cannot blame them entirely because well…business is business after all. If the sales are not good, then concerns such as saving the planet have to wait. I genuinely understand their side of the coin and I am not trying to convince them to think otherwise. I just hope that a few good men will remain faithful to this cause despite the current challenges of the economy.
