Posted on January 15th, 2007 at 11:26 am by TheMuse
This is a fabulous piece of news and a great way to start the week: NME reports that for the first time in history, an unsigned band reaches the UK top 40 chart! This miraculous event is due to a decision made earlier this year to begin and compile online mp3 sales figures (online downloads) into the chart. Soon enough - mark my words - the UK top 40 will be dominated by unsigned indie bands. Record labels will have to work much harder to compete. Everyone benefits. So get used to hearing the name Koopa. I have to admit that this sort of pop punk (I would call it commercial punk, but these guys don’t have a label) isn’t exactly my cup of tea, but right now, Koopa are my champions!
Official website, myspace, UK Top 40 Chart, and here’s a music video Koopa made for the favorite football team, Colchester United:
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“Power to the people”…
The question is - do we REALLY want that? judging by this band, I guess we don’t. The funny thing is, that even though this band is unsigned, its musical style is 100% mainstream. So where’s the _real_ news? I just hope that instead of crappy signed bands on the charts, we won’t get a load of crappy unsigned ones… I might be a bit pessimistic, but I’m willing to chew my hat when time arrives, if ever…
Comment by Lihi — January 15, 2007 @ 2:57 pm