Gift Guide for Music Fans
Weekly Roundup | May 4, 2010
Soundcheck asked music writer Amanda Petrusich (of Pitchfork and the New York Times) and Blender editor in chief Joe Levy. [Listen to the show.]
$ 50 or less
Amanda: 'People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938' box set ($47)
$30 or less
Joe: Buy in bulk, box-sets. 'Love Train, The Sound of Philadelphia' ($29.99) and Nina Simone, 'To Be Free' box set (3 CDs and a DVD) ($30)
$20 or less
Amanda: 'The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend CD' ($18.50)
Joe: Book: 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die by Tom Moon. ($20)
$18 or less
Amanda: Sufjan Stevens Presents Songs for Christmas (4 CDs, around $17)
$15 or less
Amanda: The Art of Field Recording Sampler CD (sampler of highlights of Dust to Digital's Art of Field Recording box set –instead of $60, spend $15.)
$10 or less
Joe: Download Shopper website. Use Hot Deals button to find digital albums for as little as $5. Lists 25 free downloads too.
$1 or less
Amanda: a nice stack of thrift-store vinyl
Joe: Make a mix-tape CD, or, even cheaper, skip the CD and make an imeem playlist.
If you can splurge...
Amanda: A suitcase record player ($100-$150)
Joe: eMusic subscription (one year for $96 gives 30 songs per month)
