So now aging rock stars are peddling their new albums
exclusively at Wal-Mart, are they? Idiots.
Exclusive deals with retailers are the wave of the future.
But they give tremendous power to companies like Wal-Mart. Need
proof? Here is the list of songs on the new AC/DC
record:
- You shook Me Until 9 p.m., at Which
Time the Store Closed for the Day
- Let There be Rock
Tumblers at the Everyday Low Price of $29.99
- It's a Long
Way to the Target (So You Might As Well Shop Here)
- Dirty
Deeds Done Slightly Cheaper Than at J.C. Penney
- Back in
Black Pantyhose with Girdle
- For Those About to Rock We
Encourage You to Check Out the Wide Selection of Bic
Lighters
-- Scott Feschuck, "What the hell is
wrong with you idiots: 08 edition" in Maclean's Magazine (Dec. 1,
2008) regarding AC/DC's exclusive U.S. distribution deal with
Wal-Mart for their latest record, Black Ice. [Your humble
editor-in-chief notes that he was able to buy this CD at his
local independent music store, in Canada. -eds.]
http://blog.macleans.ca/2008/11/24/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you-idiots-08-edition/2/]