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Well, fans of indie-rock, your coveted heroes Sonic Youth may have finally jumped the shark.
‘Cause they greenlit a Starbucks album.
Sure, it’s a hit compilation compiled by celebrities such as Eddie Vedder, David Cross, and Chloë Sevigny, Radiohead, Beck, the Flaming Lips, Mike Watt, Flea, Mike D, Gus Van Sant, and Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody…but still…it’s being hocked by the evil corporate coffee giant!
Hits Are for Squares collects 14 noisy favorites, plus one brand new and exclusive Sonic tune called "Slow Revolution." It goes up for sale at select Starbucks stores and online via Starbucks Entertainment’s Hear Music/Universal Special Markets on June 10
Thurston Moore initially dropped the Starbucks bomb on Pitchfork back in June 2007, joking,
"Starbucks is the new record store, right?" asked Thurston Moore in a recent interview. Wife/bandmate Kim Gordon later added that Starbucks is "less evil than" Universal, parent to Sonic Youth’s label, Geffen.
True…true…yet it still just feel wrong…

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Starbucks is the only place in the world where you can find such a random smattering of people; caffeine-ridden high school kids, depressed businesspeople, stressed out students, people on weird “this is our first date but not really” things, and creative, artsy sorts of people.
I’m not sure what the draw is about Starbucks, but even holding a water cup with that quintessential logo on it makes you feel cool and special and sophisticated, almost like “This isn’t just water, it’s Starbucks water.”
That could be the reason for the variety of people.
The preteen kids in Starbucks don’t really like coffee, because they’ve never actually tasted it. They arrive in herds, and always get the biggest size of some sugary confection that tastes nothing like coffee. Some “mocha-licious-frappa-sugar” thing, piled high with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. They suck these things down like a Dyson vacuum and then run around chasing each other in some sort of sugar and caffeine induced form of teenage flirting. So cute.
Then there are the businesspeople. These are the most depressing specimens at Starbucks, so I’ll make it quick. Hunched over a shiny new laptop + large black coffee + bags under the eyes = the depressed businessperson who got off work at 5 but is still working until Starbucks closes. I always just want to give them a hug.
Next we have the stress-case students who use coffee as a tool to help them plow through studying with speedy, caffeinated energy and a nervous twitch. They are surrounded by empty Venti cups, crumpled class notes, and heavy textbooks, and are sweating and shaking from all of the coffee. They occupy a cushy couch in the corner for hours on end, and even if there is a group of them, no one really talks, they just read and scribble things down and get up only to go pee (which is frequent, thanks to 5 cups of coffee). I always wonder if they actually do well on tests with this method.

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Big-time companies — like Starbucks , Google, and GE — are organized as corporations. But what about your home-based business?
Well, it’s definitely something to consider. For example, suppose you have a contract with a client and things go wrong. The client is threatening a lawsuit.
If you are set up as a sole proprietorship, then your personal assets may be subject to the lawsuit. Unfortunately, there have been cases where home-business owners have had to sell some key assets to deal with such liabilities.
But, if you organized your home business as a corporation, then you get some nice liability protections. The rule is that your liability limited to your investment in the corporation (there are exceptions, such as for personal injury lawsuits, fraud and so on).
And yes, there are other benefits. For example, a corporation gives your business an extra credibility boost. Moreover, if you are thinking of raising money, the corporate structure makes things easier – primarily because investors are shielded from liability.
Keep in mind that there are various forms of a corporation. Although, as for home businesses, the two common ones are Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and S-Corporations. There are some differences in each, such as in terms of the number of shareholders, formalities and so on (in other words, you’ll need to do some research).
So how do you setup a corporation? Of course, you can consult an attorney. But, there are also a variety of quality online services, like LegalZoom, that can streamline the process and provide much lower fees.
Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including The Complete M&A Handbook
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