links for 2006-06-11

• Buzz bands say "Don't believe the hype"
  "Savvy bands and their labels, in an attempt to avoid being swept up in an inadvertent media frenzy, are now taking steps to try to manage their hype more carefully."
  (tags: musicindustry music bands indierock fads trends)
• The American Way of Debt
  "The equation of debt and decline assumes that once upon a time Americans lived within their means and saved for what they bought. This is fantasy: there never was a golden age of thrift. Debt has always played an important role in Americans' lives...."
  (tags: usa debt history budgets spending consumption economy)
• Gothamist: The Hungry Cabbie Eats The Outer Boroughs: Steve's Key Lime Piesicles
  "Don't you think it's about time you tasted a frozen, chocolate-covered mini key lime pie on a stick? I do." I want one. Right now.
  (tags: thehungrycabbie gothamist keylimepie redhook steve's brooklyn)

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06.11.06

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