Category Archives: Musicians

How much should you pay for an album?

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Carps

Spotify and the internets reckon “nothing”. HMV reckon £5 – £10.99, depending how far away from the bargain bin you are. But what is the actual cost of an album – or even a single track – now that music … Continue reading →

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7Digital IndieStore to close

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Carps

I’ve been thinking a fair bit recently about monetising music on the internet, and I’ve pretty much come to the conclusion that it is going to be nigh on impossible for artists to make money independently online. There’s a long, … Continue reading →

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How to make money from music

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Carps

A musician, yesterday Economists might represent a dismal science but sometimes they have a point. Remember supply and demand? If there’s lots of demand, but not much supply then prices are really high, and vice versa. So if you’re looking … Continue reading →

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Writing and recording a song

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Carps

Warning: this is a very long, tedious and self-indulgent post. Now read on. Among the millions of emails I don’t get every day asking how I became so successful I must get literally none asking how we set about recording our … Continue reading →

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Harrogate Blues Bar: Superset live on the open mic

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Carps

Crivvens! Is it really knocking on for a year since we played here last? Evidently so. That time we were still finding our feet as a working four piece, whereas now we’re in pretty fine fettle – even allowing for … Continue reading →

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Cocksucker Blues Review

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Carps

It’s 1972. The year of Bloody Sunday and it’s lesser known counterpart Bloody Friday. Even the Munich Olympics is mired in bloodshed as 11 Israeli athletes are killed by members of Black September. Fitting then, that The Stones are back … Continue reading →

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