Happy Holidays to everyone!!! A quick word on the indie debate. Indie labels are just as capable of ripping off artists as majors!!! Several "INDIE" labels, including one whose motto is "fuck corporate rock", are notorious for not paying artists!!! As for the majors, alot of times when you hear of an artist being dropped by a label, it coincides with a turnover of staff at the label, and their supporters are no longer there to help them. Other times it simply comes down to economics! Any indie, or major cannot afford to put out albums that cost 10 times more to make, than they earn. Sometimes the bands are to blame for their extravagances. Creation dropped MBV, their top act, simply because they couldn't afford them! Not because they didn't care! I am neither a proponent of majors, or indies. They can both be evil at times. It just depends on whose the captain of the ship! To all the mighty cynics out there, its real easy to be critical of those out there doing it, while you sit in your parents basement!!! Later Jay +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+