"When I kiss the angel, I have a taste of you"

Kristin Hersh has decided to take matters into her own hands. Her company, ThrowingMusic, has decided to stop effing around with the big labels and distributors and put the music directly at the fans fingertips. From their website:

"ThrowingMusic is happy to announce an entirely new musical endeavor. We're calling it the Coalition of Artists & Stake Holders, or the "CASH Music Project". CASH Music represents a new music business model which we hope you'll not only support but also help us shape, by sharing with us your thoughts, suggestions & opinions.Over the next couple of weeks, we will come to you with a new kind of offering from Kristin. We're planning lots of great new content, including a brand-new studio recording posted to Kristin's blog every month - free of charge.We're committed to not holding music hostage, the music will be free. We’ll be asking for donations and offer you the opportunity to subscribe to Kristin’s career – past, present and future.The business of music clearly needs an overhaul. We're going to present our ideas - and with your help, we'll endeavor to create a sustainable, fair-trade music business model.This will be a strictly independent and self-sustaining venture -- for better or for worse. No record label, no distributor, no middle-man -- just Kristin, the songs and you.We're hoping to finally take the leap and see what all of us together, as a small but enthusiastic community of 'stake-holders' can do for ourselves."

I think this is an exceptional idea, and hope that it pans out for Kristin.

For your ears -
Kristin Hersh: Me and My Charms (Strings Version)
Kristin Hersh ft. Michael Stipe: Your Ghost
from the album Hips and Makers (buy it)

For your eyes -
Kristin Hersh's video for "In Shock" from her latest album Learn to Sing Like A Star

Kristin Hersh's Website