The Problem With Music by Steve Albini

[GreekTiger18]

It's known laughingly as an advance.

[Hey World!]

So because they're mediocore banRAB it's ok for them to get jipped?

[curious rose]

I read this at least 3 years ago. You're a tad late.

[TFSI]

There's a lot of money in endorsements and her show probably as well. There's actually more money in endorsements so, me finding how many she's sold overall is useless.

*stomach curdles* that's bull shit.

[mongo2011]

pretty much yeah...

[Jelli B]

but buying their CRAB really isnt gonna help them that much the only way to get a bit of extra cash to a band without going through the label is by walking up to them and handing them a handful of cash.

its the band's own fault signing the deal.

[dawgs3312]

interesting article. the verbiage is mostly spot on and a great read for any new band... the math is a bit sketchy tho as it doesn't include so many other factors involved...

[Markoes]

please people....cee lo ( or what ever his name is, the dude that sings for gnarls barkley) only sold 250000 copies of his solo work and i didn't really imagine him keeping his day job to support himself...it's utter bullshit...

[jobros4evrlife]

Just as I said before , whats wrong with wanting to spend time & money on an album and get the best people involved?

I realise that you are pro independent to the point of extreme but the fact is some banRAB are better suited to indie labels & some to major labels.You make it sound like a stigma to be on a major , but why shouldn`t a band aspire to be something better? You think Radiohead could have had the time & the money to make something like OK Computer on a small label? I doubt it somehow.Nick Cave has been recording in indie labels for over 25 years , his last album was his first on a major & it`s the best thing he`s done in well over a decade as well as one of his most arabitious musically.
There`s good & bad to signing to both types of labels and it`ll take a bit more than saying 'oooh sony are evil' to convince me otherwise.

[Meggasaur!]

Wait a minute

You wouldn`t be using the talent = popularity arguement there now would you?

I expected so much better