This Months Top 5 ways to tell if a band has sold out
Lately I have seen the words sell out attributed to bands more and more frequently. Our good friend Dr. Fever made that point to me a couple weeks ago and it got me thinking. What makes a band a sell out? Is there a difference between growing musically and selling out? People do change over time. Were the Beatles sell outs? Please Please me and Across the Universe don't even sound like they were recorded by same band, so did they sell out? Hell no!

Yes there is a difference between maturing musically and selling out. Bands have to evolve or they become boring, they also have the natural tendency to try new things. However, when a band changes with the sole aim of selling more cd's or concert tickets, that my friend is a sell out. Now take a look at my list of the top 5 ways to tell if a band has sold out.

Top 5 ways to tell if a band has sold out.

5. They start listening to the record company execs ( or Carson Daly) when they talk about focus groups and demographics.

4. They think Carson Daly is cool.

3. They radically change their style in hopes of appealing to a wider audience (and Carson Daly).

2. Their ultimate goal is to be number one on TRL (with Carson Daly)

And the number one way to tell if a band has sold out...

They have Carson Daly on their speed dial.