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Posted in industry | music on March 17, 2008
Giant Drag asking for donations to make 2nd album
many of you send messages asking when its coming (the album, that is) and since being dropped from Interscope took away the money part of the equation you can see it is taking a very long time. some people have recommended i put up a paypal donation button to help speed this process up (and help me eat the occasional sandwich if i'm lucky) so finally today, with the help of my new intern audrey, the donation button has arrived!
thanks to the genius who invented the intern (free labor in exchange for a college credit?! i'll take two please!) i now have outside help to get my record, record label and interweb stuff up and running. soon there will be a giant drag ebay store where you can buy all my stuff because i'm not going to have any place to keep my stuff if i don't start making money soon, so you can have it!
i should mention that people who make extra generous donations will receive extra special surprises but i can't tell you what they are or it wouldn't be a surprise, now would it? so if you feel like giving up a buck or a million of them i'd be very grateful! even if its just because you are riddled with guilt from illegally downloading the first album and you feel the need to repent, any reason will do and every penny counts.
if it ends up being a bunch of letters and symbols below this message instead of a paypal donation button please go to the "Bio" section of myspace.com/giantdrag and you will see that button under the merch store button.
thank you kindly my friends! [GIANT DRAG]
Posted on March 17, 2008 10:02 AM
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I used to get paid as an intern. I would never work for free unless it was volunteering for a non-profit.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 10:09 AM
wow...this music industry sure seems awesome.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 10:11 AM
boo hoo giant drag wants money
welcome to the club
get a job
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 10:23 AM
"boo hoo giant drag wants money
welcome to the club
get a job"
gotta agree with you on this one..or better yet, spend some of your royalty money on recording equipment and record the album yourself..
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 10:32 AM
unbelievable.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 10:40 AM
hey, i want some fuckin money, too.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 10:43 AM
"and help me eat the occasional sandwich if i'm lucky"
Oh, what the fuck ever. Give me a break.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 10:45 AM
I'd pay 10 cents to hear them cover "Brother can you spare a dime".
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 10:48 AM
RECESSION MUSIC!
Posted by chris | March 17, 2008 11:21 AM
lol she couldn't even ASK for free money until she got an intern to do it for her...for free.
what a charmed life.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 11:48 AM
not making adequate money playing music? bummer, looks like it's time to get a real job. yeah, it sucks...welcome to the club.
Posted by nick | March 17, 2008 11:49 AM
Hey everyone,
I just opened a paypal account. If you don't mind throwing me some money I'd like to buy a guitar, a sampler, a macbook, and get some lessons from people (if anybody knows a good teacher please reach out and some interns too while we're at it). I want to make music for you!
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 11:53 AM
Listen to the intro of "Swan Song" on her myspace page. Talk about entitlement! Me me me!
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 12:13 PM
this is ridiculous, who would ever pay money for music?
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 12:23 PM
so fucking full of shit, "help me eat a sandwich"?
what a fucktard
I wish I could ROB her
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 1:08 PM
Trying to make money from music is so 1990's. Doesn't she realize that she has to pay for her own record, pay for her own tour, and fund the distribution and then have everyone download it for free. Some nerve these musicians have.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 1:34 PM
I'd rather just stare at her pics on myspace with the sound turned off. Priceless.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 1:44 PM
She wants her money fer nuthin' an' her checks fer free.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 1:54 PM
Hey douchebags-
This is a talented person who makes great music trying out a new way to get things done, namely, ASKING FOR HELP.
If you disagree, fine, acknowledge the effort and move on.
As for people who write "I wish I could rob her"...so this is your day, huh? Are you serious? More like you are a trustafarian with the Mac Pro daddy bought and you think music magically appears on the internet.
I think Annie is great.
Anyone can push out a turd like the stack above this comment.
And if we don't stick together the RIAA wins.
Now please, more turds...
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 2:10 PM
2:10
you are so noble
I guess I should give Annie my money vs. the 100s of other more talented equally broke musicians out there who are touring/recording and work day jobs
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 2:19 PM
I guess mommy and daddy cut off the trust fund. Let the dumb interns work for free, she needs to get paid!
BTW, I like the guitar work on some of those songs on her myspace page. Is she the guitarist?
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 2:33 PM
What a incredible idea! While most musicians are sitting there licking their wounds cuz they got dropped by their record company, this woman comes up with a unique, brilliant and bold idea. You losers on here that say 'welcome to our world, get a job', hey maybe you need a job cuz you aren't half as talented as Annie is. Jealous assholes. I'm making a donation today, I can't wait to hear the new record. Amazing brilliant woman will no doubt make more amazing brilliant music
Posted by admirer | March 17, 2008 6:58 PM
If she's so brilliant, why isn't she coming up with a better way to make some money?
Posted by Crosseyed Sniper | March 17, 2008 7:48 PM
admirer=friend and/or Annie herself posting.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2008 8:19 AM
admirer:
it's not a new idea. bands have been asking for paypal donations for a while when they've hit rough spots/gotten robbed/been in accidents on tour.
Posted by jason | March 18, 2008 8:26 AM
Its not a new idea at all for artists to generate "creative financing" for recording projects. The best model for this seems to be what Jill Sobule did recently:
http://www.jillsnewrecord.com/
Posted by nyctaper | March 18, 2008 9:48 AM
Is is talent, why did you sell no records and get dropped from her label?
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2008 9:59 AM
Annie is taking the DIY route, but this is a totally legit way to fund record-making:
http://www.artistshare.com/home/default.aspx
Posted by T-Bird | March 18, 2008 10:23 AM
It seems Little Orphan Annie is talking the do-it-by-way-of-interns (DIBWOI) route, definitely not DIY. She is an artist, she can't be bothered doing the work herself.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2008 10:39 AM
typical selfish bullshit. she fucking gloats over having someone work for her for free--"interns...free labor?...i'll take two please!" blah blah blah--TO HELP HER GET MONEY FOR HERSELf. hilarious. seriously, get fucking real.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2008 8:20 PM
"spend some of your royalty money on recording equipment and record the album yourself.."
what do you think she's doing dumbass? Did any of you haters even listen to her last album? SHE IS THE FEMALE KURT COBAIN. yes, that is her playing the guitar idiot.
Posted by Anonymous | March 19, 2008 2:09 AM