THE FINANCIAL HABBITS OF INDIE LABELS

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Category: MAKING THE RULES... Music

It's my opinion that:

ALL INDIE LABELS SHOULD GO BANKRUPT AS A MATTER OF COURSE, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Furthermore, Indie Lables should not EVER be worried about balancing the books or making money - if they start that kind of behaviour they are Majors, no matter their size or importance....

Yes boss, Indie Labels should be too busy ploughing money into dead end projects that are never complete because the artists have spent all the fucking money on drugs and guitar pedals...

Should an Indie label meet with any degree of financial success, the staff of said label should turn into coke heads and move into woefully over expensive loft flats with £8,000 glass tables BECAUSE THEY REALISE THEY ARE SO FUCKING IMPORTANT!!!!

If the tax man ever arrives at the Indie Labels office, rather than saying 'Oh hi there Malcom, I've got the figures you need just here..' before clicking a button on their Macs, said staff should look confused before shouting something to the effect that 'WE DON'T FUCKING NEED A NEW FUCKING STATIONARY SUPPLIER!!! NOW FUCK OFF!!!'

Furthermore, all Indie label employee's should laugh everytime they here the word 'accounts'...

The accountant (should one be employed) is the kind of guy who started (though never attended beyond the first session) an accountancy evening class to keep the dole off his back.

He should spend the first 3 hours of his working day in bed with a girl he met on the bus on the way home from the tri-weekly staff party...

When he arrives in the office, he should spend the day recounting the fine detail of the sexual antics of the previous evening and the first 3 hours of that working day, before issuing a great fat wedge of petty cash to the office runner to 'GO SEE FAT DEGS, AND GET ME SOME FUCKING SUPPLIES!!!!'...

The good old days

etc..

Currently listening : A Kind of Magic By Queen Release date: By 17 June, 1991

11:05 - 18 Comments - 10 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

	Wendy	As a Manifesto, I doubt this would impress the Bank Manager. Posted by Wendy on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 13:04 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	FUCK THE BANK MANAGER BABY!!! WHAT ARE YOU - A SQUARE????? Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 13:08 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Wendy	Well if you're not prepared to heed my financial advice then bang goes your "Million Quid By Friday". There's no point in trying to fit Round P(e)Gs in Square holes! (Geddit?) Posted by Wendy on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 13:16 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	YOU FILTHY HARRIDAN!!!! (AKA You wanna get some honey???....What do i do??? Shit, I just..you know..I just work for like a.. record company...Oh you probbaly haven't heard of it, it's called Rough Trade-...Oh you know it??...Yeah, people think it's glamorous, but it's not, I have to like get into work before midday on a Wednesday...Yeah, yeah....Oh I know Jarvis....Yeah, he came to my first wedding....No, I divorced the bitch....Yeah, well move a little closer then....That's it honey, now just put your hand a little-) Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 13:24 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Wendy	Shit! I meant that metaphorically-not sexually you understand!!! Mind you there would be absolutely no point in that either, come to think of it. Posted by Wendy on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 13:18 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	(Oh yeah, that's it honey....Now move it a little from left to right.....In a kinda circular motion.....OH THAT'S GOOD!!!!.....THAT'S VERY VERY GOOD!!!!....Now...OH, OH YEAH!!!) Whaddaya mean there's no point???? Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 13:27 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Clinker	YOURE A MENTALIST!!!! Have you had your medication today? It was alright for Tony Wilson to live by this philosophy, but he had a well paid day job to finance it (and eventually New Order/Joy Division). Posted by Clinker on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 15:00 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	A MENTALIST???? THERE AIN'T NOTHING MENTAL ABOUT A BIT OF HOW'S YOUR FATHER!!! What is it?? You want a piece as well??? Did I mention I work for Rough Trade??? If you're 'nice' to me, maybe I can put in a good word to Mr Travis about your band?? Do you know any girls??? Do they know I WORK FOR ROUGH TRADE!!!! Anyway, I'm gonna watch 24 Hour Party People again in a little while and take some notes.... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 15:11 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Clinker	But you don't like hows your father. Posted by Clinker on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 16:57 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	:IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: PAUL GIOVANNI £RD WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGISE FOR THE COMMENTS ON THIS POSTING THAT PURPORT TO BE WRITTEN BY PAUL GIOVANNI £RD... WHILST MR GIOVANNI WAS COMPLETING IMPORTANT MUSICAL AND COMPLETELY NON-SEXUAL BUSINESS, PG£'S ACCOUNTANT APPEARS TO HAVE USED MR GIOVANNI'S ACCOUNT TO BOAST AND SOLICIT MR GIOVANNIS READERS IN A WHOLLY IMPERTINENT AND UNSATISFACTORY FASHION... MR GIOVANNI WOULD LIKE TO INFORM HIS READERS THAT THE ACCOUNTANT HAS NOW BEEN SACKED FOR SERIOUS AND GROSS MISCONDUCT AND MOONLIGHTING (FOR ROUGH TRADE) AND WILL NO LONGER HAVE ANY DEALINGS WHATSOEVER WITH THE PGC MR GIOVANNI WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 17:05 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	The Cupid Kinkyboots Fan Club	I met an accounting student on the bus one time. He didn't work for a record company though, and we only spent 20 minutes in bed, 'cause he was late to class. Close enough? Posted by The Cupid Kinkyboots Fan Club on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 17:32 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	I Paul Giovanni £rd am far too cultured to meet people on buses... And my ex-accountant is just a whore... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 18:10 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	simon	Paul don't talk to me about that lusy no good tax man on this week of the year when he has just picked my pocket more than clean and that horrible fat cheque is in the post to that mutha that expects to be paid tomorrow the no good shit. I'm sure he'll blow the lot on betting Northern Rock are gonna recover and the Republicans to win in November the stupid asshole. Oh and you knew Gary from Rough Trade then, he had that routine down for years, I'd see him at some gig like the Voodoo Queens sidling up to any semi comatose women asking for a bed for the night because he works for rough trade like....Etc Etc etc... Posted by simon on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 18:54 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	The ***Man is still after me for a year and halfs worth of tax from my record retailing operation of 2002/3... There are many Gary's... After finding one such working for The PGC, I've instigated a complete 'root and branch' enquiry into how and why it could have happenned... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 19:00 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	eliza	missing the good old days... everyone is getting major this days... sucks! Posted by eliza on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 21:37 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	If the music was getting major I wouldn't be complaining - but the hits have never been so fucking average..... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 23:00 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Colossus	Success in art and commerce are not mutually exclusive. A balance can be found in the force...I feel it. Spider xx Posted by Colossus on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 22:26 [Remove] [Reply to this]

: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :

I agree... It's not a cert sign of greatness to be poor... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 22:57 [Remove] [Reply to this]