They are the biggest band China at the moment. Good or bad? I'm plumping for good.
Band's called New Pants, song: You're My Superstar
Monday 21 April 2008
Tuesday 8 April 2008
The Frightful Follow-up
I can never remember if it’s supposed to be the difficult second album or the difficult third?
At the moment it seems that bands are being pushed much too hard into releasing that second album way before it’s ready.
We all know the score. You spend 5 years honing an absolute cracker, release an album, go on tour and then somebody says you’ve got three weeks to release album two. Because you’re half ways decent there’s one or two crackers that you’ve been working on. The only problem is that everything else sounds about as rapidly put together as Keith Richard’s wardrobe.
I thought the whole point of an A&R man was to look after the artists and guide them through these things without overexposing them or ruining their reputation. If the labels aren’t even doing that anymore their point is rapidly disappearing.
At the moment it seems that bands are being pushed much too hard into releasing that second album way before it’s ready.
We all know the score. You spend 5 years honing an absolute cracker, release an album, go on tour and then somebody says you’ve got three weeks to release album two. Because you’re half ways decent there’s one or two crackers that you’ve been working on. The only problem is that everything else sounds about as rapidly put together as Keith Richard’s wardrobe.
I thought the whole point of an A&R man was to look after the artists and guide them through these things without overexposing them or ruining their reputation. If the labels aren’t even doing that anymore their point is rapidly disappearing.
Thursday 3 April 2008
Festivals
I wouldn't say that I was eagerly awaiting news of the Reading Rock, or being modern Carling weekend, line up this week but as I already bought tickets I was interested. Metallica, Killers, Rage against machine bit non-plussed. Now lots of talking points I think:
Is it still cool or hip or with it enough to still do festivals or have they all been hijacked by corporate money and students (pah)?
Are the headliners actually important? (not for me certainly)
Is it OK to buy advance tickets so avoiding the Spring scramble?
Is anybody else going to Reading?
Isn't it always incredible how many people know the words of songs of bands I've never heard of?
Is it still cool or hip or with it enough to still do festivals or have they all been hijacked by corporate money and students (pah)?
Are the headliners actually important? (not for me certainly)
Is it OK to buy advance tickets so avoiding the Spring scramble?
Is anybody else going to Reading?
Isn't it always incredible how many people know the words of songs of bands I've never heard of?
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