Tom Gabel, frontman of Against Me! recently spoke to The Onion’s serious music faction, The Onion AV Club
The common interview points including selling out and label pressure are touched upon, but the interviewer actually digs a little deeper, discussing some of the differences of being on a major label. To whit, Tom notes:
I think it’s unfortunate that the majority of kids today don’t know any of those bands or don’t realize they were on that label. We have people who have asked us in the past why we signed to Sire, and one of the reasons was definitely because of its history. The Ramones were on Sire, The Replacements were on Sire, The Smiths were on Sire, The Cure was on Sire, Madonna was on Sire.
Tom also addresses the underground v.mainstream mentality, providing this insight:
When bands come from that underground scene and go into the mainstream, people just hate it. And it blows my mind. If you’re saying you don’t like what pop culture is, then change it. And when someone does make an effort to change it, everyone rebels against it and hates it. You can’t win. People just want that division to exist. They don’t want that division to go away.
Against Me! released New Wave this month.
Source Tom Gabel, frontman of Against Me! recently spoke to The Onion’s serious music faction, The Onion AV Club
The common interview points including selling out and label pressure are touched upon, but the interviewer actually digs a little deeper, discussing some of the differences of being on a major label. To whit, Tom notes:
I think it’s unfortunate that the majority of kids today don’t know any of those bands or don’t realize they were on that label. We have people who have asked us in the past why we signed to Sire, and one of the reasons was definitely because of its history. The Ramones were on Sire, The Replacements were on Sire, The Smiths were on Sire, The Cure was on Sire, Madonna was on Sire.
Tom also addresses the underground v.mainstream mentality, providing this insight:
When bands come from that underground scene and go into the mainstream, people just hate it. And it blows my mind. If you’re saying you don’t like what pop culture is, then change it. And when someone does make an effort to change it, everyone rebels against it and hates it. You can’t win. People just want that division to exist. They don’t want that division to go away.