For those of you who
actually bother with such things, it's time for another editorial!
First of all THANK YOU
to all the bands, artists, labels and management etc. who responded
to the compilation call. I can now confirm that all the potential
spaces are FULL and we will no longer accept submissions. For those
who will be contributing, and email will be going out to you this
week. We're anticipating this to be a good length double album that
will be available for free from our own Bandcamp site, so even if
you're not the kind of person that looks forward to Christmas and new
year, you can at least take solace that 'Blood Pack Vol. 1' will
arrive on New Year's Day 2014.
You'll also have seen
the update regarding the gig we're sponsoring. Unfortunately the
mighty Uberbyte had to pull out as headliners. However, unlike what
some people believed, the gig hasn't been cancelled. Instead the
equally mighty XP8 will be stepping in to top the bill. So remember
to get down to the Electrowerks in Islington on the 28th!
Finally, I don't know
if any of you have seen the furore around Nine Inch Nails, not playing Soundwave Festival in Australia. This is apparently because
Trent and his crew (who last played in 2009) want to play to a more
“Sophisticated audience”. That could be taken as a slight to
their long-term fans if the “he said, she said” rhetoric is to be
believed. Or it may simply be a brush-off to a promoter who didn't
give them the right deal. Nevertheless, it got me thinking about that
age-old point of contention with fans that want to keep a band/artist
to themselves, and the music maker's desire to be heard by a wider
audience. I do often wonder if more goth/industrial bands were to
market themselves to bigger festivals (a la The Sisters Of Mercy did
to Sonisphere in 2011) that we would see the stock of the genres begin to
rise amongst those who may not otherwise seek it out? Look at what
touring with Rammstein did for Combichrist's international profile.
Food for thought perhaps.
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please direct your attention to the tab at the top of the site marked
'Writing For IVM'. Especially if you are a film buff.
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