Comments on: The Smashing Pumpkins find new ways to get paid http://mm.jamiemarie.org/2009/02/02/the-smashing-pumpkins-find-new-ways-to-get-paid/ thoughts about life, travel, and most of all music Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Julie M. T. http://mm.jamiemarie.org/2009/02/02/the-smashing-pumpkins-find-new-ways-to-get-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Julie M. T. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:53:29 +0000 http://www.musicmusing.com/?p=170#comment-44 As I've said before, I think BC might be a bit ahead of his time with this one, though bands surely will catch on, just as they have with other models of putting out music. Also as I've said before, "selling out" doesn't exist anymore. Bands have to get paid, the labels are collapsing. They're getting paid for new music, while nothing is coming out of my pocket. While you have to avoid spreading yourself too thin and opening your creative legs for any and every commercial to come along, eventually every band will have to do something comparable, I believe. Merchandise and ticket sales alone cannot make up for the thousands of lost dollars due to illegal downloading. And since it is a trend that's here to stay, bands must learn to work within and around them. As far as the song goes, it does its job: it's catchy, simple and the chorus gets stuck in your head. I say bravo BC and Co. As I’ve said before, I think BC might be a bit ahead of his time with this one, though bands surely will catch on, just as they have with other models of putting out music.

Also as I’ve said before, “selling out” doesn’t exist anymore. Bands have to get paid, the labels are collapsing. They’re getting paid for new music, while nothing is coming out of my pocket. While you have to avoid spreading yourself too thin and opening your creative legs for any and every commercial to come along, eventually every band will have to do something comparable, I believe. Merchandise and ticket sales alone cannot make up for the thousands of lost dollars due to illegal downloading. And since it is a trend that’s here to stay, bands must learn to work within and around them.

As far as the song goes, it does its job: it’s catchy, simple and the chorus gets stuck in your head. I say bravo BC and Co.

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