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ventaThere's a very sad article this morning: the recession is really hitting the music industry badly. Bands are having to drastically scale back their names in order to keep down touring costs.
Obviously the worst hit are the smaller bands of today, or bands whose career peak is long past. The article I read mentioned Vampire Saturday Afternoon, Primal Whimper, The Stone Carnations, Belligerent Femmes and Avenge Twice. But even the big boys like U1½ and Coolplay are having to make savings.
Some bands are really struggling, of course. British Sea Power's last tour flopped totally, because the posters advertising concerts by A Couple of Dinghies Off Dover didn't appeal to anyone. Black Box Recorder's promised new album failed to materialise because they just couldn't face recording as The Pilot's Old Notebooks.
Has anyone else heard about this, or know any bands which have been affected?
Obviously the worst hit are the smaller bands of today, or bands whose career peak is long past. The article I read mentioned Vampire Saturday Afternoon, Primal Whimper, The Stone Carnations, Belligerent Femmes and Avenge Twice. But even the big boys like U1½ and Coolplay are having to make savings.
Some bands are really struggling, of course. British Sea Power's last tour flopped totally, because the posters advertising concerts by A Couple of Dinghies Off Dover didn't appeal to anyone. Black Box Recorder's promised new album failed to materialise because they just couldn't face recording as The Pilot's Old Notebooks.
Has anyone else heard about this, or know any bands which have been affected?
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Date: 2010-07-16 06:47 pm (UTC)Blue Shrïmp Cult are reduced to kicking over model villages. Monkeyz have had to trade in their animation for crudely drawn stills, with the lyrics in speech bubbles to add insult to injury. And Barefoot Hookers are simply having no luck at all and should probably not go into any supermarkets l-(
On the bright side, Bag Lady Gaga’s outfits are at least as eccentric as ever and The Poodle Posse are now reduced to going door to door to try to shock people.