BadComrade wrote:

You are a terribly not-nice person. I am putting your apology dollar into my "whiskey-money cabinet".

For the few of you who have tried to hijack the thread and turn it into a mudslinging hipster-knowledge-olympics, a hipper-than-thou handjob fest, congrats. You've succeeded in detouring a thread attempting to reinforce the sad truth of the record industry and hopefully reeducate even one person re...

For the few of you who have tried to hijack the thread and turn it into a mudslinging hipster-knowledge-olympics, a hipper-than-thou handjob fest, congrats. You've succeeded in detouring a thread attempting to reinforce the sad truth of the record industry and hopefully reeducate even one person re...

What the hell are you idiots ranting about? I posted his essay because it's relevant information if you are involved in music in any way. Us "idiots" are already well aware of situations like this, since the guy that owns this message board sorta already tipped the entire "indie rock...

What the hell are you idiots ranting about? I posted his essay because it's relevant information if you are involved in music in any way. It's well written, insightful and comes from firsthand experience (not mine, Jonah's). And it is a sadly typical story. I don't care who has heard of him. I poste...

The best part of all this is that I've never heard of this guy's bands, and as "I'm sure you all know", I've been working in record stores since 1989... 60,000 copies eh? dude. I dont know if you have a clue, or just are acting that clueless. Jonah Jenkins sang for: Blind Surgeon Miltown ...

We just signed a "contract" this month. We will be getting 100 copies of a 7" this kid is putting out, followed by %20 of sales after he recoups his money. The songs are off of an album we've already released and we don't owe him anything after he puts out this record. And this is abo...

El Protoolio wrote:I knew Jonah when I lived in Boston and remember Miltown. Sorry to hear of his troubles. Tell him Graham from The Gersch says hello.

Sure thing. It's all water under the bridge now, he's doing fine.

Here's a couple of links. The first band, Raw Radar War is his current thing. The second is the band he had after Miltown.
www.myspace.com/septicyouthcommand
www.myspace.com/milligram

I can't overemphasize enough that Jonah is a very intelligent and ethical guy himself. He was just a naiive kid who got suckered--- the typical story. He ended up spending 10 years under contract to three major labels. During this time only two albums actually saw the light of day. I only speak fro...