That could include downloads, concert tickets, records, t shirts, whatever.
I'm thinking I'm in the range of about $50-$150 a month, and that keeps me pretty satisfied, along with using the library and whatnot. Though, I wish more of my friends bought records so I could borrow or even hear them. I think the majority of my friends spend about $20 every six months, or less, even the ones with decent wages.
― matinee, Saturday, 26 January 2008 21:36 (eighteen years ago)
$0 a month. *Maybe* $20 every six months. Occasional paid for iTunes download. That's it.
― Bonita Applebum, Saturday, 26 January 2008 21:42 (eighteen years ago)
hmmm. about 20 to 35 euros per month. we only dl nowadays.
― stevienixed, Saturday, 26 January 2008 21:47 (eighteen years ago)
oops, i guess i meant to put this in the I Love Music forum, not I Love Everything (moderator, move thread?)
It would be worth mentioning too whether you don't spend money because you're in the industry and get everything promo'd
― matinee, Saturday, 26 January 2008 21:50 (eighteen years ago)
here is an older thread on the subject:
how much do you spend on music?
― Mark Clemente, Saturday, 26 January 2008 22:20 (eighteen years ago)
I used to spend fucking lots, esp when I got CDs music at cost + 10% at the store where I worked. Probably an average of $200/month. Then I didn't have a car to drive stores & was making far less money and I quit buying it. I wasn't any less happy; I realized it had just been a compulsive hobby.
Now when I get music it is from MP3 blogs like Mutant Sounds, stuff I would not be able to find even if I was trying to buy it, and it is the kind of music I am most interested in anyway. Used to look on totally fuzzy every day for stuff, seeing if anything cool would be uploaded. I got tired of it but I think I'll start again. I like the serendipity of it.
I quit reading music journalism/news and ILM, too, because it all depressed the hell out of me in so many ways. So I'm not like "got to find/hear/buy this week's flavor" like I used to be pretty obsessive about. This really help me cut down my spending!
I am thinking of getting an emusic account, tho. I was really impressed with their free trial! (I basically downloaded 13 Fela Kuti albums). It would be a good way to get jazz albums, guilt-free, at a very reasonable price.
I spent $16 on music last year (new Sleepytime Gorilla Museum album).
― Abbott, Saturday, 26 January 2008 22:42 (eighteen years ago)
I spent $12 on 45s today ("Long Cool Woman," "These Boots Are Made For Walking" and "I Feel Fine") at a new record shop. I think I'll be spending more there, buying old vinyl is more fun than hoping a new CD doesn't suck.
And I have emusic until my $50 gift card runs out. Other than that, maybe a CD a month now.
― milo z, Saturday, 26 January 2008 22:56 (eighteen years ago)
Probably about $50-$300, depending. I never buy downloads unless I can't get it on CD, but I buy a ton of cheap used discs thru Amazon affiliates. 1-click buying rules.
― libcrypt, Saturday, 26 January 2008 22:58 (eighteen years ago)
I cosign what Abbott said almost to the letter.
― czn, Saturday, 26 January 2008 23:05 (eighteen years ago)
It's better to have N records that you really enjoy than to have 100*N records which you haven't had time to get to know well enough to love.
― libcrypt, Saturday, 26 January 2008 23:17 (eighteen years ago)
F' mutant sounds. Not everything they post is hard to find, or even oop sometimes, as they lead people to believe. Just as desperate for attention as any label at this point in my opinion.
― matinee, Sunday, 27 January 2008 07:20 (eighteen years ago)
Somewhat less than I used to... music equipment on the other hand...
― S-, Sunday, 27 January 2008 07:40 (eighteen years ago)