The Medusa Fora

Just wondering what the Radiators are up too--that "Gloria" is very nice.

Aine wrote:Just wondering what the Radiators are up too--that "Gloria" is very nice.

Aine, we're working on a project that is taking time to come to light because it is proving tricky to fund. It involves a new album and an accompanying television film. We have had serious interest in it, but it's just taking forever to get as far as a meaningful deal. In the meantime, members of the band have been steadily working on the musical preparation. We're all very excited about it, and so are the people we discuss it with, but our lamentable record sales history is, there's no way around it, an impediment.

I'm still waiting for the Gloria 7".

philipchevron wrote:

Aine wrote:Just wondering what the Radiators are up too--that "Gloria" is very nice.

Aine, we're working on a project that is taking time to come to light because it is proving tricky to fund. It involves a new album and an accompanying television film. We have had serious interest in it, but it's just taking forever to get as far as a meaningful deal. In the meantime, members of the band have been steadily working on the musical preparation. We're all very excited about it, and so are the people we discuss it with, but our lamentable record sales history is, there's no way around it, an impediment.

That sounds very intriguing! I am crossing all appendages that it comes to fruition . . .

You ever consider takeing The Lloyd Cole route of asking fans to pre fund a cd before it is released?
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New Album Update
Here’s what I’m doing – I’m selling my next album NOW before I release it in an attempt to finance its production. This process has been ongoing since the beginning of the year.


As of today – April 10th – recording is 99% finished. I have one vocal and one harmony left to sing. I fly to London in the morning. Mixing starts on the 12th at Mick Glossop’s new studio.


The budget, which fluctuates from week to week, but should be fairly predictable now, is $60,000. So far, the presales have raised $30,000. These Cds will cost $11,000 to manufacture and ship. Tapete records will provide an advance. But we still need to sell the remaining 200 of the limited edition to balance the budget. These limited editions will not be available forever, even if we don’t sell all of them, because we need to manufacture them and ship them to our shop well ahead of the release date. I estimate that it will take our family and our new intern two weeks to ship all of them!................." Lloyd Cole Myspace blog



Read more: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse ... z0y7Cxexgs

Wishing the band the very best and understanding the long waits for things to happen. Anyway, all the best to you all and I'll try to wait patiently.

philipchevron wrote:...our lamentable record sales history is, there's no way around it, an impediment.

I'll buy two. And a t-shirt.

John C.

John C wrote:

philipchevron wrote:...our lamentable record sales history is, there's no way around it, an impediment.

I'll buy two. And a t-shirt.

John C.

T Shirts we can sell.

Actually, Jill Sobule successfully did that - she had fans fund her newest album "California Years."

Seems someone just created a Radiators Facebook page and posted a links to vid from the 2004 TV appearence among others. Good stuff ...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Radiators-from-Space/205972839429467

Excellent. Quite the Facebooker you are, NJR

MissWalshy wrote:Excellent. Quite the Facebooker you are, NJR

Not sure who started the page, surely someone from the raft?