It has become very fashionable for bands to diss major labels and praise indie labels. Whats your take on that?
I think the indie thing is overblown. I think there are some punk rock bands who have sort of very political principles that keep them on indie labels, but even they’re falling. Rancid is going to a major. Rage Against the Machine probably the most political band on the face of the planet are on Epic. They figure, better to be on Epic as long as they can have complete control over what they do, and their message gets out to more people. The other thing is, a lot of these guys who ran indies are now working at major labels. What isn’t getting signed by a major label that is so great that needs to be heard? There was a time like in ’82 when Nirvana wouldn’t even have been looked at by a major label. It would have needed the indie channels in order to get going. Now there is nothing that is too radical for a major label to sign. It seems that Triple-A is a format that jumps on and gets behind new music early and is fast becoming a proving ground for new bands and artists who eventually cr
