i understand the role of a manager is to be the middle man for this kind of PR stuff, but i wonder when we can expect an interview with the band on this topic... would just be interesting to hear it straight from the horses mouth... i feel bad that kelly has to be so defensive about this - in large part because of our reactions here... so until i have the full story im gonna tone down my color commentary... hope all the haters out there are taking the time to read the full story
Manager = "The Man," not a "middle man". You ARE hearing it from the horse himself. Not sure why you'd think otherwise. Perhaps you're actually looking for an opinion from the band, and nothing factual? And for that, I say, who cares right now? It's news. It's good news. And it all spells T-O-U-R!
So enjoy it and relax!
i understand the role of a manager is to be the middle man for this kind of PR stuff, but i wonder when we can expect an interview with the band on this topic... would just be interesting to hear it straight from the horses mouth... i feel bad that kelly has to be so defensive about this - in large part because of our reactions here... so until i have the full story im gonna tone down my color commentary... hope all the haters out there are taking the time to read the full story
It is not the bands job to answer questions about logistics like this. This is what Kelly Curtis is paid to deal with. In this case, Kelly Curtis is the horses mouth. He is not PR, that is VanDenberg Communications.
Granted, KC is the horse's mouth. But because it's the band's ideals that are typically anti-corporate, I would very much like to hear from them why they are going against these ideals and everything they said they've stood for all this time. I look up to them for these ideals, and if they can't be open with their fans why they've changed face, then I've lost respect.
The band needs to make a living which is ok with me...In the end it doesn't really matter where one can buy the record at just that the record is good....I really wish the band would come out eith a statement about everything.
“This is all an experiment. We’re trying to figure it out. It’s changing all the time, and this is the best way to do it ourselves that we can think of. By the time we put out our next record it could be completely different, or, you know, all those things will fail and we’ll go back with our hat in our hands and beg for our jobs back at Sony.” He laughs. “I doubt that. It’s not an exact science. And people need to relax just a little bit. We’re doing the best we can.”
I think it's fucking lame the way some people reacted to the initial news of the Target deal before we even knew all the facts. I am sure due to this Kelly had to issue a statement to silence all of the bitches on this board.
Some of you people are like the embarrassing Uncle everyone in the family tries to avoid.
"it feels like it's the end of the world and we all got a good seat. you know -- step right up, get your tickets...here we go."
I think it's fucking lame the way some people reacted to the initial news of the Target deal before we even knew all the facts. I am sure due to this Kelly had to issue a statement to silence all of the bitches on this board.
Some of you people are like the embarrassing Uncle everyone in the family tries to avoid.
i understand the role of a manager is to be the middle man for this kind of PR stuff, but i wonder when we can expect an interview with the band on this topic... would just be interesting to hear it straight from the horses mouth... i feel bad that kelly has to be so defensive about this - in large part because of our reactions here... so until i have the full story im gonna tone down my color commentary... hope all the haters out there are taking the time to read the full story
It is not the bands job to answer questions about logistics like this. This is what Kelly Curtis is paid to deal with. In this case, Kelly Curtis is the horses mouth. He is not PR, that is VanDenberg Communications.
Granted, KC is the horse's mouth. But because it's the band's ideals that are typically anti-corporate, I would very much like to hear from them why they are going against these ideals and everything they said they've stood for all this time. I look up to them for these ideals, and if they can't be open with their fans why they've changed face, then I've lost respect.
yah thats more or less what i meant by my post... i understand kellys the authority in this situation... just kindof wanna get a sense of where the bands heads at right now... i said i would hold any further negativity til i know the whole story... just wanna know what the whole story really is...
i understand the role of a manager is to be the middle man for this kind of PR stuff, but i wonder when we can expect an interview with the band on this topic... would just be interesting to hear it straight from the horses mouth... i feel bad that kelly has to be so defensive about this - in large part because of our reactions here... so until i have the full story im gonna tone down my color commentary... hope all the haters out there are taking the time to read the full story
It is not the bands job to answer questions about logistics like this. This is what Kelly Curtis is paid to deal with. In this case, Kelly Curtis is the horses mouth. He is not PR, that is VanDenberg Communications.
Granted, KC is the horse's mouth. But because it's the band's ideals that are typically anti-corporate, I would very much like to hear from them why they are going against these ideals and everything they said they've stood for all this time. I look up to them for these ideals, and if they can't be open with their fans why they've changed face, then I've lost respect.
They are not going against anything they've stood for. This is all being done the way THEY want it. How are you folks still not getting that?? The album was going to be released anyhow, no? To stores. Big stores and small ones. So this time they've narrowed it down to ONE single big-box store. Of their choosing. AND, they get to release it through indie stores too!
It also guaranTEES that they won't have to deal with Walmart on anything at all. Which I'd bet was at least 50% of the reason they did it this way to begin with. This band has rarely done anything they didn't want to do. At least not since their days with Epic/Sony (who were, in fact, corporate and controlling and everything they were against). And Kelly's words are absolutely from the band's mouth(s). He doesn't speak unless everyone's in agreement. So, what aren't they being open about?
It never changes, does it? People always want to have personal conversations with the band about what they ate for breakfast and whether there was corn in their shit last night. News is released, it's thorough and informative, and yet still, somehow, it's just not enough.
PJ fan and EW.com writer/blogger Whitney Pastorek also spoke with band manager Kelly Curtis regarding the Target shoot (hey, target shoot, get it?) and future album release. Original article is here.
After an interview with Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis, EW can confirm that the band has established a partnership with Target for the release of their next record, currently titled Backspacer, which is tentatively slated to drop September 22.
The Thursday night show was indeed a shoot with Crowe: Possible first single “The Fixer” was filmed for the Target ad,
Why does this state the song that was shot is the Fixer??? I thought it was called Something's Going On?
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PJ fan and EW.com writer/blogger Whitney Pastorek also spoke with band manager Kelly Curtis regarding the Target shoot (hey, target shoot, get it?) and future album release. Original article is here.
After an interview with Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis, EW can confirm that the band has established a partnership with Target for the release of their next record, currently titled Backspacer, which is tentatively slated to drop September 22.
The Thursday night show was indeed a shoot with Crowe: Possible first single “The Fixer” was filmed for the Target ad,
Why does this state the song that was shot is the Fixer??? I thought it was called Something's Going On?
People just called it "Something's Going On" because those were basically the only words we could make out
Apparently, the song with the "Something's Going On" chorus is called "The Fixer."
everybody wants the most they can possibly get
for the least they could possibly do
I agree with the exception of news or updates from the 10 club. I know it's hard to be ahead of leaks, but I am tired of hearing info from outside sources before 10c. There was another thread to bring back the rumor pit and I'd sure love that. Solid rumors are great! I'm sure it would greatly cut down on silly threads. Anyway, love the new music and can't wait for the shows!
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I agree with the exception of news or updates from the 10 club. I know it's hard to be ahead of leaks, but I am tired of hearing info from outside sources before 10c. There was another thread to bring back the rumor pit and I'd sure love that. Solid rumors are great! I'm sure it would greatly cut down on silly threads. Anyway, love the new music and can't wait for the shows!
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So enjoy it and relax!
hehehe...i'm assuming this will get merged into the main thread about this
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It also guaranTEES that they won't have to deal with Walmart on anything at all. Which I'd bet was at least 50% of the reason they did it this way to begin with. This band has rarely done anything they didn't want to do. At least not since their days with Epic/Sony (who were, in fact, corporate and controlling and everything they were against). And Kelly's words are absolutely from the band's mouth(s). He doesn't speak unless everyone's in agreement. So, what aren't they being open about?
It never changes, does it? People always want to have personal conversations with the band about what they ate for breakfast and whether there was corn in their shit last night. News is released, it's thorough and informative, and yet still, somehow, it's just not enough.
People just called it "Something's Going On" because those were basically the only words we could make out
Apparently, the song with the "Something's Going On" chorus is called "The Fixer."
for the least they could possibly do
Apparently, the song with the "Something's Going On" chorus is called "The Fixer."[/quote]
Thanks for the info.
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