My Heart Aches

[tinhuviel]

From his journal:
"It's a monday in Buffalo and the gig is almost empty. I play with an assurance I havent felt before doing the 'Haunted Box' set. For an hour I don't care how few punters there are. It's a brilliant thing to do. After, I feel crap: Marty the promoter doing the decent thing and paying even though we didnt meet the guarantee. I feel guilty and old and useless and wander off on my own to drink tequila in an Irish bar. The landlord is a rotund bearded Grateful Dead-Head who sucks on a huge cigar and keeps up a constant, stand-up comedian rant to his pissed acolytes around the bar (he himself does not drink). I think we discuss the War which fits my dark mood. Mr Cigar is Against It and assures me that many Americans are. At least I didnt stumble into a peacenik-lynching bar: that would have, as they say, put the tin hat on it."

I am trying once more to reach out to RCA regarding 'Haunted Box' and, this time, also 'Stic Basin'. Karen is on my side with just about everything. She said to send her the press kit and CD's, which I shall do forthwith. If crap acts like Jimmy Eat World can get signed, surely a rare talent with loads of experience has a chance somewhere??

Damnation.

Comments

[philrancid.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping he keeps it together. Those two are quite touching, and funny, and they are muchy very well-written.

[irenes.livejournal.com]

crap acts like Jimmy Eat World can get signed

Hey! I like Jimmy Eat World! Does that make me a tool of the Coporate Media Machine? :O

Re:

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

Nah, it just means we have a difference of opionion. ;-p

damnation, indeed.

[attack-womb.livejournal.com]

man, there is sooo much good music that gets no exposure. if he got a smidgen of the marketing push that bullshit boy bands got, i'm sure all the venues would sell out. the hype/media fanfare is so weird.

that being said, i like keeping my artists to myself to a certain extent. you know, when they get too popular, it's hard to feel that same connection to it. or maybe that's just my own prejudice against the mainstream. still, i do wish all the musicians and artists that i like could fully support themselves off their art...........

Re: damnation, indeed.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about the mainstream and I doubt B will ever be part of that because he's so damned original. It would be nice to have the support of a label to help with the creation of ads and flyers and who have established street teams throughout North America.
It's a little difficult trying to promote form Bumfuck South Carolina with a half broken printer, an out-dated computer, and limited financial resources.
....not that I regret a thing. ;)