Bad Music Release FAQ

We occasionally release some items out to the public. Want to know how you can get yours? We have created this document of Qs and As to help you out.

Q: Where the heck do you get all this terrible music?

A: First, we keep our eyes and ears open for any particularly terrible stuff we might come across in the local area record stores. There are a lot of cool vinyl stores in any major metropolitan city, and if you start hunting around (especially in the comedy, instrumental and/or vocal sections), you might find your own prize items.)

Failing that, there's always online. If you have a name or an album title, you might try CDNow, if it's a general release. If it's a more obscure title, try GEMM, which is a bunch of independent record dealers selling their wares through one single Website. It's pretty cool, and we highly recommend it.

Q: Where are you guys located, geographically?

A: In the heart of Chicago, home of more bad musicians than you can shake a stick at.

Q: How many Bad Music releases have you done?

A: We have recently released our 8th major release on compact disc. Prior to working with CD's, we have released 2 cassette compilations.

Q: How do you make your own CD's?

A: We have a CD-writing drive hooked up to the Foundation's main computer, and burn individual CD-R copies of our releases.

Q: How many copies of a Bad Music release are made?

A: Typically, very few. Our runs usually number somewhere between 10 and 15. Our most recent project, the Bad Music 2001 sampler, was one of our most ambitious project with a run of 25 copies.

Q: How can I get a copy of a Bad Music release?

A: Sorry, but we're not releasing any items to the general public at this time. The reasons for this:

1. First, the usual legal issues. By making an extremely small run limited only to a handful of people, we hope to not run afoul of any copyright issues that prohibit illicit copying.
2. Second, our CD's are hand made and assembled, and we're not just going to start handing them out willy-nilly. We have a select list of friends that appreciate Bad Music, and only they are worthy enough to receive Bad Music releases.
3. And finally, we just really do not have the time to worry about presenting these CD's to the general public. If we did start giving them away to other people, we'd have to worry about whether or not the liked them, their comments, what they'd want to hear next, etc., etc. The current set-up is more of a dictatorship, where we tell people what they're going to listen to, and they damn well better like it. We wouldn't dream of imposing our will on people we hardly know.

Q: Okay, but with all that said, do you think you'll ever start distributing Bad Music CD's to the general public?

A: Sure. If one of us wins the lottery, or becomes president of the RIAA so we can start pressing our own CD's without worrying about licensing issues and all that, maybe we'll start giving the CD's out.

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