Im not sure if this is the right place to post this but here it is anyway...

Alan Mcgee sends out bulletins quite often on Myspace on his thoughts on the current music scene/business so i thought id post them all in here.

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MAJOR RECORD COMPANIES MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN THATCHER

FOR BANDS SIGNING A "MAJOR DEAL" ESPECIALLY IN THE U.K PLEASE DO NOT LOOK ON THIS ANYMORE AS THE HOLY GRAIL.THE MAJOR MD'S AND A&R MEN ARE SO FRIGHTENED OF FAILURE I.E THEY LOSE THERE SALRIES THEY WILL SIGN YOU, LET YOU MAKE THE RECORD THEN DON'T EVEN PUT IT OUT.I THINK THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND IT IS IF WE DON'T RELEASE IT WE CAN BURY IT AND WE NEVER FAILED I.E WE CAN MAKE IT ALL DISAPPEAR...ACTUALLY PEOPLE DO NOTICE AND THAT'S ONE OF MANY REASONS PEOPLE HATE MAJORS THESE DAYS. THIS IS THE REASON THE CORPERATIONS ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE CONSERVATIVE.GREAT FOR THE INDIES THOUGH RIGHT AT THIS POINT.WE PUT OUT RECORDS IF WE HAVE A HIT WE LOVE IT BUT THE REASON INDIES ARE GETTING STRONGER IS THE MAJORS ARE GETTING MORE CONSERVATIVE DAILY JUST CALL THEM MARGARET.BE CAREFUL IF YOU SIGN TO ONE OF THEM AS 50% OF THE INITIAL TASK FOR A BAND IS GETTING YOUR DEAL ONCE THAT IS DONE THE OTHER 50% IS GETTING THEM TO ACTUALLY PUT IT OUT IN THE MARKET PLACE COMMERCIALLY.IT'S KIND OF PAGE 3 A&R SHOW US YOUR TITS/HITS STRAIGHT OFF THERE IS NO ROOM FOR SUBTLE TACTICS WITH THE MAJORS ANYMORE.DIY OR INDIES UNLESS YOU HAVE A SURE FIRE HIT THINK ABOUT THAT ONE THESE vaginaS THINK ROBBIE WILLAMS IS CUTTING EDGE...MCGEE