> > > On 01 Apr 2006, at 8:21 AM, Peter Taylor wrote: > > > >> Gone are the days when a few ordinary-looking local lads > in Liverpool > >> could form their own little group, write their own music, > practice at > >> each other's houses, play at local dance halls and get > discovered by > >> talent scouts. > > > > Replace "Liverpool" with "Sheffield" and "talent scouts" with "the > > internet (especially MySpace)" and that's exactly the story > of the Arctic > > Monkeys, one of the most talked-about rock bands on the > scene right now. > > > > - Darcy > > But isn't that the point? They decided to promote their > music themselves on > MySpace Music presumably because the record companies > couldn't recognise > they had any prospect as moneyspinners (but I don't have any > knowledge of > that). > > Peter >
Hardly. For a long time, they banned A&R scouts from their gigs. Darcy is spot on, that they're a self-made band in the traditional form, just using the tools they're familiar with. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
