Tag Archives: selling out

Have yall heard of the popular video game band ‘The Beatles’?

This is a post about the Beatles ’selling out’ and licensing a videogame.

I remember when I was young, my parents were the people who taught me about good music. Unlike most people, my parents ‘actually listened to good music.’ That’s why I still like good independent music today, because it sounds like old [...]

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The Levels of ‘Going Mainstream’

Photo tip via #guerilla vs bro twitt accnt

Sometimes I wonder how ‘mainstream’ a formerly independent artist can go. I feel like there are ‘levels of going mainstream’ which inspire an escalating amount of resentment/’backlash’ against u, depending on how mainstream your music/personal brand goes. I think it is ‘important for a band to [...]

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The Day the Bloghouse Died [via going CORPORATE]

I think the informal theme of this week is ‘letting go of our bloghouse past.’ While bloghouse will live in our hearts 4ever, we must turn our back on it in order to move forward in our quest for authenticity.
I remember when I was a young alt, just learning that he ‘loved electro music’, [...]

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