Rolling Stone - We were ripping a guitar solo while a funeral was on upstairs
18/03/24
I thought I’d round up all the press we’ve done. I feel I spoke about some pretty pressing issues for artists, and I’ll start with the most pressing of all:
Rolling Stone - We were ripping a guitar solo while a funeral was on upstairs
This is a really joyous take on our time in the Crypt! I loved this writeup.
“We’re not content creators. It’s stupid and it makes me feel sick”
Naomi Le Dune
Ha!
The Times - Is There A Future For Bands?
This one caused quite a stir about The Last Dinner Party…but he apologised, and I think Will’s journalism covering artists really struggling was important here, and may have inspired other journalists to follow suit.
NME - I haven’t had anywhere to live for a year
“If I work full-time then come home and do TikTok instead of sitting with myself as an artist, [it] just feels wrong.”
“We’ve created an industry where we’ve gutted anything for the actual artists, but that’s what the industry exists to support,” Catrin says, of the dire circumstances, from low streaming royalties through to the impact Brexit has had on touring, facing some artists today. Admitting that she’d previously been told not to reveal that she didn’t come from wealth “because people won’t support you, because people think, ‘Oh, you’re not going to make it anyway’," their story doubles as a damning realisation for anyone trying to break into the creative arts without a privileged safety net. “I noticed that as soon as I was being honest about what was going on - that I’m not making money from music, I can’t sustain the lifestyle - people just go, ‘Oh well, you’re not gonna work then’."
Thank you Sarah Jamieson.
Thank you to all the journalists for your continued support.
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