mainstream vs sellouts?
398361
No! Every mainstream band is not a sellout. A good musical artist wants everyone to enjoy their music. Why would you not want the most exposure to the biggest audience possible. Making money is not the main goal for a lot of bands but it is also not necessarily a bad thing. With more money you can travel to other cities and more people can hear you play. If Metallica did not become mainstream you may have never heard of them, and would not be able to enjoy their music. They couldn't be your favorite band.
508545
Controversy = sales.\n\nAnd church protests may increase sales in the long run. People will want to know WHAT is so bad that they will go to hell if they watch the damn movie. LOL
583531
they're okay. Although (honestly) they don't really stand out that much. There are tons of shirts like these. The market is saturated. In addition to this at 20-25 bucks a pop, people have so many options for shirts to buy. All you have to do is find your niche in the market. This is not it.
614668
basically, all of it boils down to the what, the need, and the value of the good or service and your personal value at what your doing. that will help you determine the value of what your doing. as for approaching the bigger sponsors, grow some balls and be confident without being obnoxious.
807369
I agree with you. But i'd rather have it keep a low profile than be mainstream. Not everyone understands how to relax to our kind of music. Imagine all the skeptism non-listeners have said and will say if this breaks out of the box.
152105
Right. Good luck! People don't give stuff like that away because they are nice - they give that stuff away in return for the promotion they get out of it. I don't think the market your battle of the bands will attract would justify them giving you any more than a few t-shirts, maybe.
64881
You are absolutely correct.  Google has sold out.  People will do anything for a buck.
643680
mainstream punk rock IS NOT TRUE PUNK ROCK\nhell, "hot topic is NOT punk rock"!\ntrue punk thrives with it's true followers in the underground.
616136
As a buyer - Everyone likes a bargin and \nas a seller - where else would you get such a wide audience!
598752
To be honest, nowadays, s_x sells and that's what you see all the time in these videos and even on television. It's unfortunate but it's a reality. It has spread from MTV to evey single network out there.
940118
It depends if you are willing to fight the crowds. The sales are enticing but you may get trampled or mauled out there.\n\nMerry Early Christmas!
83519
Neither, the radio market is saturated.  Free and Pay alike.  Think about it, where and when to the majority of people listen to the radio? In there car on the way to work.  With a spike in gas prices and a relatively low interest rate, you will see a high percent of people moveing closer to their work, or taking mass transit.  By doing this people will spend less time listening to the radio and changing their demand for pay radio expecially.
388059
some is, finally! its allways been around just not mainstream. Pop rock will always sell more just because it is marketed more.
953378
Another trendy way of saying market driven business. You look hard at what people will spend money for then you provide it. This has been true since the first sale in history they just keep changing the language to make it sound new.
49502
Go to www.withoutabox.com and look around.  They are an on-line festival submission site and service that has over 800 festival listings and you can search based on what niche you are looking for
161928
You really should go for the smaller markets that focus on the higher end clients.  This is where you may have a shot at making money.  \n\nWalmart is NOT the way.
569289
it's called ghetto-capitalism the rappers that promote such materials as diamonds, rims etc are pushed by the recoed companies because they either own or have promotion deals with these compamies and so mainstream rap is about getting you to spend your money to help the rich get richer on stuff you don't need. simple you can change that by only buying CD's by the roots or talib, etc and request them on the radio