where are you based? tried getting a storage space and converting it into a practice space with a couple of other bands? that's what we currently do
FUCKING AWESOME
the PA was crushing. arrived late and only caught the last two songs of jakob's which kinda sucked, but at least i got that. and ISIS were fucking incredible. set the bar high for show of the year
nah nah nah, better to get tattoos, dye your hair black and start an avenged sevenfold band, and you're away.
histoooreeeeee - nevah reeepeeeeets
though why did you write AT instead of @ in the email address?
might help if you said where it is and what other bands are playing maybe?
fuck
i forgot about this amongst all the pre-BDO bullshit that was going on.
it wasn't so much a marketting ploy as it was misinformation.
no one bothered to tell people to get the tickets elsewhere so everyone assumed real groovy was the only place to get them
emos dance. they do it to panic at the disco whenever they play it over the speaker systems. silly children
2000 extra tickets, but it HADN'T sold out. only real groovy sold out, people were still buying tickets off tickitec of ticket direct, unlike the retards that lined up for hours outside of RG.
the ironic thing was, even though people lined up since midnight the night before to get a ticket, after the line cleared, real groovy still had tickets left over
go join forever now, they still seem to be looking for someone
just curious.
hmm, obvious irony with a band that's no longer around being called 'obsolete'. did they play any shows?
or are you saying they ARE obsolete, not just called it?
you might want to cite influences eh, what sort of stuff do you like playing or listen to?
"Music taste is completely subjective, so maybe the people you've talked aren't in their niche. But either way you look at it, people are talking about them, and they're getting free publicity."
well apart for the music subjectivity issue (duh) you're right - these guys are getting notice hither and yon bad review or no.
but that relates back to my question - does a bad review from a (bad) publication really matter? especially when it seems you'll either hate the ruby suns or dig them...
you work for real groove/groovy White Rhino?
fuck you're a cunt. besides the fact you capitalised every single one of your words, you're an idiot. the guy wants to try and play with people and how else do you think he's going to get better? practicing with yourself can only take you so far, and you have no right coming on here and shitting on his ability when you've only jammed with him ONCE
and that's why you try people out, you see what abilities they have and if you can actually gel with them in a band situation. that's for other people to decide not you, and you're not saving anyone
record deal? the way things are going all major label interest is going to leave this country in the next couple of years.
so bad luck on that one.
managers are only useful so far as organising larger shows, tours and putting you in contact with certain personalities, but not somethign you worry about from the beginning. especially seeing as you don't have any experience thus far, you won't know what you'll need from a manager. and most of the managers i've seen are useless peripheral people to the bands they manage.
a lawyer only comes into the picture if you ever get into record contracts.
if there's no label interest in new zealand by the time you get to that stage, than there's no point for them. check out APRA if you feel you need some sort of copyright/legal help i reckon.
but if you want a map - play your music, push to play with as broad a spread of styles and shows and get in contact with people already involved with music and start a discourse with them. push to get recordings and an internet presence established as soon as you can, and make sure you use only the finest white china and screw only the classiest groupies. only throw a tv out the window these days if its a plasma screen of at least 40". make sure to shit before you go on stage, releases a lot of nervous energy.
guy!
just one guy
one beautiful beautiful guy