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Thursday May 29, 2008 at 09:14 AM

Everyone knows that gas prices are through the roof, but I hadn't thought specifically about the impact they had on musicians. The Chicago Tribune did a great job highlighting the difficulty that rising oil prices create for indie bands on the road - check out the full article here.

"Traveling from town to town and playing for an audience is the lifeblood of any musician. It's a calling that has transcended centuries, generations and styles. But it's imperiled by the rising price of gasoline.

'We drove from Omaha to Madison to play a show and it cost us $240,' said Matt Maginn, bassist for the Omaha indie-rock band Cursive. 'My jaw just about hit the floor. That's double what it cost us before. If you're a new band driving cross-country in a van pulling a trailer of equipment that's getting 6 miles a gallon, and you're getting paid 50 or 75 bucks to play a gig, I don't know how you survive.'"

I feel a slew of songs about gas prices coming on. What do you say Indaba? Bueller?

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minime c. said:
Thursday May 29, 2008 at 10:07 AM

Oh YES the Gas prices.Everyone is talking about that.Gas is a rescource with an END.This means one day (and this day comes nearer and nearer) gas will not longer be there.It is a good idea to try out a big change here with Alternative Energy...............or do it like the Mini man............i WALK...........i have no car.........when i want go somewhere i have two feeds and when it needs to long i try the train,the bus or something in this way.Car sharing is also a good idea.
AND...........eeeeeeh what is the reason to drive a car with 200 PS or a big car what is normaly build to drive in the jungle (Jeep Or a Hummer).Have you hear about little cars that are helpfull in this way that they need not so much gas ?
I know ...........in the moment it looks not good but i believe it is only one of this things in history where something changed and all this where we mean that it is NORMAL in this days is in the future just a funny history part.THE TIME AS THE HUMAN HAD FIND OUT SOMETHING NEW !

HERE A GERMAN ROCK BAND with the Song BENZIN (GASOLINE).It si about looking for Gasoline because they need it really,they need no Heroin,no Cocaine,no love no help ,nothing...........THEY NEED GASOLINE (BENZIN) but they need it realy :-(((

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jwXQFFLSHo

minime c. said:
Thursday May 29, 2008 at 11:54 AM

PS :-)
Here the lyrics complete translated to english

I need time, not heroin
nor alcohol, nor nicotine
I don't need help nor caffeine
but I do need dynamite and turpentine
I need oil for gasoline
explosive like kerosene
with lots of octane and free of lead
a fuel like gasoline

I don't need a friend, nor cocaine
I need neither a doctor nor medicine
I don't need a woman, just Vaseline
some nitroglycerine
I need money for gasoline
explosive like kerosene
with lots of octane and free of lead
a fuel like gasoline

Give me gasoline

It flows through my veins
It sleeps in my tears
It leaks from my ears
Heart and kidneys are motors

gasoline

If you want to part with something
then you have to incinerate it
If you never want to see it again
let it swim in gasoline

I need gasoline
Give me gasoline