As soon as Roxanne de Bastion comes off stage, there is one thing on her mind – getting down to run her merchandise stall.
“The quicker the better – sometimes it feels a bit like those scenes in Spinal Tap, rushing down corridors to find how to get there,” said the singer-songwriter, whose latest album was produced by the former Suede guitarist, Bernard Butler. On a recent tour, selling copies of You & Me, We Are the Same afterwards “was the difference between making a loss and being able to pay my rent for three months”.
#loss #scenes #rent
https://www.theguardian.co...
“The quicker the better – sometimes it feels a bit like those scenes in Spinal Tap, rushing down corridors to find how to get there,” said the singer-songwriter, whose latest album was produced by the former Suede guitarist, Bernard Butler. On a recent tour, selling copies of You & Me, We Are the Same afterwards “was the difference between making a loss and being able to pay my rent for three months”.
#loss #scenes #rent
https://www.theguardian.co...

Rise in vinyl sales at concerts gives indie artists a vital lifeline | Vinyl | The Guardian
Musicians are finding that selling their records at gigs is no longer an afterthought, but is providing a crucial revenue stream
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/28/rise-in-vinyl-sales-at-concerts-gives-indie-artists-a-vital-lifeline
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