tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22315180.post7053851658564340821..comments2023-10-11T14:58:17.853+00:00Comments on Partly Porpoise: A Frozen Act of SorrowSweenyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00643947522772536741noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22315180.post-41764658556727459242008-11-30T17:56:00.000+00:002008-11-30T17:56:00.000+00:00That's pretty revealing, Bryan, as well as soberin...That's pretty revealing, Bryan, as well as sobering. All I can say is keep it going, it'd be an enormous shame if enthusiasts such as yourself were unable to continue brightening a sometimes very dull world.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment, and feel free to plug anything else here...Sweenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643947522772536741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22315180.post-54245369786690871232008-11-26T16:56:00.000+00:002008-11-26T16:56:00.000+00:00Hi Mr. Porpoise, thanks for posting about our litt...Hi Mr. Porpoise, thanks for posting about our little band. We really appreciate it. This has become pretty much the only reason to continue with the "label" - for folks like you who enjoy the songs. I'm a huge music consumer myself, music means everything to me. But releasing music and trying to recoup the cost just became overwhelming, psychologically draining and an exercise in futility. It cost $950 to professionally manufacture 500 CDs (and that's only a 1 page insert), about $300 to send packages to radio/reviews - recording is completely extra, for the one CD we professionally recorded it cost about $600, that was cheap actually. Normally, artwork would be an extra $300 at least, but we were luckily my wife can do that.<BR/><BR/>I was not working at the time.<BR/><BR/>We did 7 CDs this way... the ones we sold, we made about $3-5 on. I put everything into promoting the bands, but we barely squeaked by. Setting up shows in this town (we're actually in a suburb of los angeles) was brutal. We tried to create a DIY indie "movement" but no one was interested.<BR/><BR/>I didn't want to end up hating music, so something had to give - at least temporarily. I know quite a few tiny labels who have quit as well. Releasing things for free takes off at least 1/2 the pressure of putting out music. Maybe we'll sell CD-Rs, I don't know. I feel a lot better about it either way.<BR/><BR/>But regardless, thank you again for listening. =) bryanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22315180.post-6864296458777519992008-11-23T11:35:00.000+00:002008-11-23T11:35:00.000+00:00Well, I've had a scout around, and there's the BBC...Well, I've had a scout around, and there's the BBC site:<BR/><BR/>http://www.bbc.co.uk/later/shows/<BR/><BR/>but I'm sure you've already been there, and in any case the series has come to an end now and so they don't seem to be updating it any more. It does say that you can watch shows on the BBC iPlayer at the site, but again, they've all expired now.<BR/><BR/>Your best bet may be YouTube...Sweenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643947522772536741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22315180.post-78615833673250217942008-11-21T17:50:00.000+00:002008-11-21T17:50:00.000+00:00I'll do some research...I'll do some research...Sweenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643947522772536741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22315180.post-64971002283181403142008-11-18T21:40:00.000+00:002008-11-18T21:40:00.000+00:00Mr. Porpoise - where (what channnel) could one wat...Mr. Porpoise - where (what channnel) could one watch Jools Holland's show? - been trying to find it on a U.S. station forever with no luck.<BR/>Thanks,<BR/>RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com