Biggest major label debacles
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:14 pm
I'm working on a song called "Chudge" right now. I'm hoping there will be some commercial possibilities for that one.
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Biggest major label debacles
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:15 pm
I don't know the whole story but Murder Inc (the Killing Joke/Chris Connelly band) had some messiness with a major I think. I remember them remixing the record which sounded fine (Steve recorded I believe) and changing the track order and it just sinking like a stone once re-released on whatever bigger label.
Biggest major label debacles
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:20 pm
I don't know if it could be called a "debacle," but Eleventh Dream Day's experience with Atlantic was nutty. IIRC Thrill Jockey head Bettina Richards was their A&R person.
Biggest major label debacles
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:34 pm
I don't know if this qualifies as a "good" band or not but...
The Campfire Girls were signed to Interscope for a bunch of dough back in 1995. They built a really nice home studio and made a record and a half. The label put out an EP and then the band broke up due to junkie-ness.
8 years later, even though the band was pretty much still signed they signed them again. And spend half a million making a big silly record with Dave Sardie. Then interscope failed to promote it at all and dropped them like 6 weeks after the record came out.
Why? Cause they are insane corporate asswipes and seemed to just want to throw money away.
The Campfire Girls were signed to Interscope for a bunch of dough back in 1995. They built a really nice home studio and made a record and a half. The label put out an EP and then the band broke up due to junkie-ness.
8 years later, even though the band was pretty much still signed they signed them again. And spend half a million making a big silly record with Dave Sardie. Then interscope failed to promote it at all and dropped them like 6 weeks after the record came out.
Why? Cause they are insane corporate asswipes and seemed to just want to throw money away.
Biggest major label debacles
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:39 pm
butthole surfers. though they started going downhill before they got onto a major label. the major label just closed the deal.
the fall when they got onto matador (a major label by the fall's standards), which at the time was taking infusions from capitol or atlantic, or both. although i really like "the infotainment scan."
the fall when they got onto matador (a major label by the fall's standards), which at the time was taking infusions from capitol or atlantic, or both. although i really like "the infotainment scan."
Biggest major label debacles
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:00 pm
Colonel Panic wrote:I'm working on a song called "Chudge" right now. I'm hoping there will be some commercial possibilities for that one.
Talk to the Mars Cheese Castle; i'm sure you can work something out.
Biggest major label debacles
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:04 pm
DrAwkward wrote:Colonel Panic wrote:I'm working on a song called "Chudge" right now. I'm hoping there will be some commercial possibilities for that one.
Talk to the Mars Cheese Castle; i'm sure you can work something out.
Do a song called "Cheese Curd" and I think it will be a lock.
Biggest major label debacles
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:24 pm
Colonel Panic wrote:"Chudge"
Biggest major label debacles
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:49 pm
Marsupialized wrote:Colonel Panic wrote:"Chudge"
Chudge could be the Shaft of South Florida. I want to see this guy in a Camaro car chase, at least at the dollar movies..
Biggest major label debacles
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:55 pm
PEPPER! wrote:Marsupialized wrote:Colonel Panic wrote:"Chudge"
Chudge could be the Shaft of South Florida. I want to see this guy in a Camaro car chase, at least at the dollar movies..
His life mate, 'Mad' Max Dissle
and their arch nemesis Congressman Burt Swanson
