Seen, Odyshape (I hope). 'Bringing Funky Town Back', I'd lap that up but only if it was being made by Level 42.
I know you're being ironic but you haven't defined 'selling out' either, all the bands you've heard of and read about 'sold out', it's part of the industry, except most of them aren't honest about it. Their labels knocked up the bullsh*t 'overnight myspace sensation' press packets and got the key journalists to hear them
I saw this typically incoherent, mumbling interview years ago with the Mars Volta on TV, they were trying to worm their way out of an awkward question about why they signed to Universal:
'Well...uhm...we, like...uh...really we did it so we could reach as many people as possible, y'know?'
Distribution and billboard space is one thing (although this matters less and less everyday with blogs and online 'opinion leaders' like Cockfork) but it's this kind of lackadaisical, dishonest, greedy attitude that ends up lining the same pockets with cash, and it's inexcusable especially if you had already made it with your first band like ATDI. Torrent their discography as a matter of principle. If they just laughed and said 'cause the money's real f*ckin' sweet if you shift units' I'd have more respect for them
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