Cheap Music Albums

How’d you like to get classic Guster albums (and many others) for a great price? I was skeptical about this at first, but eight months ago, I found a great deal that allowed me to do just that.

Yourmusic.com is a music club similar to BMG that has some Guster classics among their offerings, including Lost and Gone Forever and Keep it Together. You can get each one for $6.99, with free shipping. Other multi-disc albums, like Guster on Ice: Live from Portland, Maine are a good deal at $13.98 each. That’s cheaper than downloading them on iTunes! Plus, then you can rip them at higher bit rates AND have a tangible CD copy of your music.

Now, before you completely dismiss this, let me describe. There are so many things that kept me from joining other music clubs, and I found none of them on yourmusic.com

1. Most music clubs require that you buy a certain number of albums. Yourmusic.com does not. You can sign up, get one album, and then cancel online immediately afterward. With yourmusic.com, there is no minimum to buy.



2. Most music clubs send you stuff you don’t want—CDs you didn’t ask for, cards to fill out and return, etc. Yourmusic doesn’t do any of that stuff. All you have to do is choose what album you want from their large catalog and they’ll send it to you. It’s a monthly subscription, but you can cancel as soon as there’s nothing else you want (which will probably take a while).
   
   If you don’t believe in the whole ongoing subscription thing, they even have gift subscriptions you can sign up for or send to someone else. That way, you know you won’t be locked in for more than just the term you sign up for.



3. Most other clubs don’t have good music, or they don’t have new music. YourMusic.com has both. I paid full price for Snow Patrol’s Eyes Open the day it came out, then saw it on YourMusic.com for about half the price just a couple of weeks later. I’m sure Guster isn’t the only band you ever listen to, either. They have stuff from some of my other favorite musicians, like The Killers, Barenaked Ladies, U2, Coldplay, John Mayer, The Fray, Beyoncé, Lifehouse, Dave Matthews Band, Carrie Underwood, Yellowcard and tons of others.

If you’re not sure, just go to yourmusic.com, check it out, and I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. As a Guster fan, what do you have to lose? I’ve been a member of the club for a while, and I’ve been completely satisfied with my experience. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, too.

Reverb, Adam Gardner, and Guster

Have you ever wondered what your favorite rock group does for the environment? Most don't do much at all, but Adam Gardner, his wife, and Guster are doing a lot to help out the environment--even though their tours use a lot of resources.

Reverb is a non-profit organization that helps bands to get involved in environmental causes, especially when they are on tour. They help bands to encourage recycling, counteract their fuel emissions by planting trees, and use renewable energy as a power source for concerts and venues--all in an effort to keep their tours clean.

Guster isn't the only band that participate with Reverb. Others involved in the cause are the Barenaked Ladies (participating in the Ships and Dip cruise show with Guster this month), Jack Johnson, Avril Lavigne, the Dave Matthews Band, Bonnie Raitt, and others.

Visit the Reverb site to find out how you can help your band be more economically sound, or how you can donate to such a worthy cause. Find out who's participating, and support artists that value our environment.

Scooter for a Day Contest

Have you ever wanted to be Scooter? Guster has an exciting new contest on their website where you can play the role of "Scooter" (actually Andrew Laubacher), the band's drum technician, for a day--while on board a caribbean cruise! Make sure Brian's drums are working (I'm sure he'll test them for you), and faint in ecstasy as you enjoy being in the presence of the band, up close and personal. They'll probably even get to know your name! All you have to do is submit a video on YouTube.com that explains why you should become "Scooter for the day" and you and a guest could be onboard the "Ships and Dip" cruise in January, as well as appear ONSTAGE with Guster! If you thought it didn't get any better, Barenaked Ladies will be on the cruise as well! (No, not the naughty vixen kind, the Canadian rock kind). For all of the details, check out Guster.com. There's a link along the right side of the page with all of the official details. Make sure your video follows all the rules, or they may not even know it exists!

Guster Love

So, I've been a Guster fan for quite some time now, since the first time I heard Fa Fa on the radio. That love was reinforced when I caught Guster as the opening act for a Barenaked Ladies concert in 2000. It's been six years, and my excitement has grown. I've collected their music, and I had to get Ganging Up on the Sun the day it was released. I've started this blog to become the ultimate source for Guster news besides the very Guster.com, the band's official site. I'm going to combine all the resources you need to learn about all of the band's comings and goings, their music, and their song lyrics. So, take a while, browse through the posts, bookmark the page, and come back often. I look forward to chatting with you, too. Feel free to comment on any post you find interesting--let's get some discussion going!