Comments on: Song, by Toad Sells Out. And Pays a Heavy, Heavy Price http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/ Independent music from Edinburgh, Scotland - with added gin and swearing. Wed, 23 May 2012 10:07:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rich http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-41 Rich Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:40:19 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/06/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-41 Ya know, I ran those for a while but it just wasn't worth it. The clutter on the page and hassle of embedded links wasn't worth the tiny, tiny affiliate fees. The only exception is Threadless, where an occasional sale now and then can add up to a free shirt once in a while. Ya know, I ran those for a while but it just wasn’t worth it. The clutter on the page and hassle of embedded links wasn’t worth the tiny, tiny affiliate fees. The only exception is Threadless, where an occasional sale now and then can add up to a free shirt once in a while.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-40 Matthew Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:41:45 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/06/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-40 <b><i>I am not going all professional, dammit!</i></b> Look, just because I've done a pretty drawing doesn't mean I'm trying to turn into bloody Stereogum you bunch of merciless bastards. I am not going all professional, dammit!

Look, just because I’ve done a pretty drawing doesn’t mean I’m trying to turn into bloody Stereogum you bunch of merciless bastards.

]]> By: The vinyl villian http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-39 The vinyl villian Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:27:49 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/06/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-39 I have sympathy re the hosting fees. You could however, choose to sell your Edinburgh home and go and live in Dalkeith, Prestonpans or Whitburn, and use the profits instead of going all professional on us. But then again, you are a Man Utd fan, and so money-grabbing soul-less corporacy is in your genes. I have sympathy re the hosting fees.

You could however, choose to sell your Edinburgh home and go and live in Dalkeith, Prestonpans or Whitburn, and use the profits instead of going all professional on us. But then again, you are a Man Utd fan, and so money-grabbing soul-less corporacy is in your genes.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-38 Matthew Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:21:43 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/06/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-38 And now that I think about it, lay off my fucking idiom, you pervert! And now that I think about it, lay off my fucking idiom, you pervert!

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-37 Matthew Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:20:59 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/06/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-37 C&B - honestly, if this thread goes on much longer I am going to be fired before I even sign up. Besides, I've just written a post and tried to add an iTunes (ack, spit, cough) link and it worked out to be a little too complicated so I didn't bother. Song, by Toad needs an IT department. And a fetch-me-gin department now that we're at it. And a coke & whores department, actually. Honestly though, if iTunes read this post and the comments I am going to be jettisoned like so many over-ripe bananas. And quite rightly so! *Snigger* C&B – honestly, if this thread goes on much longer I am going to be fired before I even sign up. Besides, I’ve just written a post and tried to add an iTunes (ack, spit, cough) link and it worked out to be a little too complicated so I didn’t bother. Song, by Toad needs an IT department. And a fetch-me-gin department now that we’re at it. And a coke & whores department, actually.

Honestly though, if iTunes read this post and the comments I am going to be jettisoned like so many over-ripe bananas. And quite rightly so! *Snigger*

]]> By: Campfires & Battlefields http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-36 Campfires & Battlefields Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:24:51 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/06/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-36 I suggest that you stop thinking about it as selling out, and starting thinking about it as infiltrating the matrix. Only by getting all the way inside will you be able to destroy evil Agent iTunes. Much more in line with your, what's the word. . .idiom! I suggest that you stop thinking about it as selling out, and starting thinking about it as infiltrating the matrix. Only by getting all the way inside will you be able to destroy evil Agent iTunes. Much more in line with your, what’s the word. . .idiom!

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-35 Matthew Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:30:37 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/06/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-35 No, Liz, you're absolutely right, blaming Americans is completely unfair. I did so initially only because I read the email in an American accent inside my head, given it came from someone in New York. I've worked with quite enough marketing weasels over here to correct myself immediately, in fairness. It's a particularly nasty brand of vapid corporatism that leads to this sort of bollocks, generally. Anywhere where people spend more time in meetings than doing things, to the extent that your 'performance' in meetings becomes more important than your actual performance doing what your job description calls for. And I am not selling out in a nasty way. There will be no ads on Song, by Toad for the foreseeable future, but hosting fees are costing me a fortune, just paying for the bandwidth on downloaded mp3s. I am never going to make money doing this, I don't think, I am just trying to limit the amount it costs me. No, Liz, you’re absolutely right, blaming Americans is completely unfair. I did so initially only because I read the email in an American accent inside my head, given it came from someone in New York. I’ve worked with quite enough marketing weasels over here to correct myself immediately, in fairness.

It’s a particularly nasty brand of vapid corporatism that leads to this sort of bollocks, generally. Anywhere where people spend more time in meetings than doing things, to the extent that your ‘performance’ in meetings becomes more important than your actual performance doing what your job description calls for.

And I am not selling out in a nasty way. There will be no ads on Song, by Toad for the foreseeable future, but hosting fees are costing me a fortune, just paying for the bandwidth on downloaded mp3s. I am never going to make money doing this, I don’t think, I am just trying to limit the amount it costs me.

]]> By: Liz http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-34 Liz Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:46:31 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/06/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-34 Oh now...you can't really blame Americans for ruining the English language. Have you ever been to Wolverhampton, or watch East Enders for that matter? We're all in this together, I'm afraid. Regardless, have fun with selling out, and I hope you make enough lucre to take your wife out for a swift half. Oh now…you can’t really blame Americans for ruining the English language. Have you ever been to Wolverhampton, or watch East Enders for that matter? We’re all in this together, I’m afraid. Regardless, have fun with selling out, and I hope you make enough lucre to take your wife out for a swift half.

]]> By: brontepunk http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-33 brontepunk Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:11:14 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/06/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-33 Lovely Toadest of Toads, as one of approximately nineteen people in this backward nation (if one needs further proof than the guy in the oval orifice of said backwardness, watch american telly) who is mortified by what the rest of the americans are doing to the language (creative as a noun has just replaced 'ramp up' as the pinnacle of fuckwittery), I just want to ask you: PLEASE continue pointing these things out! When I do it, I get called names. Things like that (creative as a noun) make me wonder if most of the people in this country learned to write from the dialog in final fantasy 7. Lovely Toadest of Toads, as one of approximately nineteen people in this backward nation (if one needs further proof than the guy in the oval orifice of said backwardness, watch american telly) who is mortified by what the rest of the americans are doing to the language (creative as a noun has just replaced ‘ramp up’ as the pinnacle of fuckwittery), I just want to ask you: PLEASE continue pointing these things out! When I do it, I get called names. Things like that (creative as a noun) make me wonder if most of the people in this country learned to write from the dialog in final fantasy 7.

]]> By: FiL http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-32 FiL Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:45:26 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/06/song-by-toad-sells-out-and-pays-a-heavy-heavy-price/#comment-32 Dearest Toad, building on what C&B I really do think you should push the envelope and reconsider optimizing your operations by seeking alliances with your stategic partners, which would allow you to leverage the skill sets of your respective centres of excellence and replicate best practices, thereby enhancing the overall cusomer experience and growing the bottom line on a real-time, 24/7, win-win basis. But also, here's a skanky dame and a kilo of blow. Just in case. Dearest Toad, building on what C&B I really do think you should push the envelope and reconsider optimizing your operations by seeking alliances with your stategic partners, which would allow you to leverage the skill sets of your respective centres of excellence and replicate best practices, thereby enhancing the overall cusomer experience and growing the bottom line on a real-time, 24/7, win-win basis.

But also, here’s a skanky dame and a kilo of blow. Just in case.

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