New Emily interview

[fatyeti24]

17 minutes ago, addicted2noise said:

Maybe i'm being cynical but it seems the way the big record companies work with artists these days is "we'll take care of the music and you just focus on social media", it works I suppose.

Twas ever thus. Ok, it wasn't social media, but it was not really much different with Elvis 50 years ago. 

[Mardy]

27 minutes ago, addicted2noise said:

Maybe i'm being cynical but it seems the way the big record companies work with artists these days is "we'll take care of the music and you just focus on social media", it works I suppose.

Can't see that being any different to the Monkees, manufactured pop band assembled purely for a TV show

[Mardy]

ah, fatyeti beat me to it. Sorry.

[russycarps]

4 hours ago, somecoolusername said:

Emily covers this very well in the interview, if you could be bothered to read it:

 

'I think it goes beyond just festivals and right back to labels and radio support. Obviously we're choosing from, particularly for the major stages, bands at a certain level and it's really important that those bands are women, and that they're nurtured from the start in the same way that men are. We spend a lot of time looking at bands to chose from but we're just presented with so many male acts. And I think that's because it goes back to finding less women, radio playing less women and then, as a result, agents sending us more men [...] So it's really important for us to be at the forefront of booking women, addressing it so it's completely equal. Because it is hard, to be honest. Even this year, when we've consciously tried to book as many female acts on the main stages, it's still almost impossible to do because there aren't as many female acts at that level [...] There are a lot of old school men in music, particularly in the live industry. It's quite obvious when you look at a list of all the booking agencies, there really are only a handful of women. It's very male dominated and, yeah, I feel really strongly about it because obviously my background is working in this world with a hell of a lot of men on the industry side.'

Yep there aren't that many females acts about, so the best thing to do when you are lucky enough to have one agree to play the festival is give her a garbage slot on the most hated stage at the festival.

That should go some way to redressing the balance

[stardustjunkie]

While I'm not a fan, the only female headliner other than Adele that I would love to see headline would be Pink. Only because her live shows are meant to be incredible but I'm not sure if she'd be able to pull off something similar (acrobatics etc) on the Pyramid stage.

[stixmcvix]

I personally see Pyramid Headliner slots as more of a band thing than a soloist thing (although Beyonce disproves that, she KILLED it). And I guess in terms of women in music, there tend to be more of them as soloists than in bands? 

 

[russycarps]

1 minute ago, stixmcvix said:

I personally see Pyramid Headliner slots as more of a band thing than a soloist thing (although Beyonce disproves that, she KILLED it). And I guess in terms of women in music, there tend to be more of them as soloists than in bands? 

 

why do you see it like that our of interest? There have been loads and loads of solo headliners

bowie, macca, neil young, moby, beyonce, rod stewart, kanye west, jay z, stevie wonder...and that's just off the top of my head.

There is no excuse at all for the repeat bookings of both muse and coldplay. None.

[Tranquility of Solitude]

10 hours ago, stardustjunkie said:

While I'm not a fan, the only female headliner other than Adele that I would love to see headline would be Pink. Only because her live shows are meant to be incredible but I'm not sure if she'd be able to pull off something similar (acrobatics etc) on the Pyramid stage.

I am a fan - I think she would be a terrific headliner.

[Wooderson]

13 minutes ago, russycarps said:

There is no excuse at all for the repeat bookings of both muse and coldplay. None.

Cost/laziness/poor negotiation/lack of ambition.

[Futurism]

I'm not a fan of Adele's music but I will just go somewhere else if she plays..

If she pulls a massive crowd it will mean more space for me at another stage, Bargain..

 

[russycarps]

1 minute ago, Wooderson said:

Cost/laziness/poor negotiation/lack of ambition.

Yep, combined with a crippling fear that the festival will collapse in a heap unless stadium-filling acts are booked. The lack of confidence they have in their festival is remarkable.

HOWEVER, I do appreciate it is their livelihood on the line, not mine so it's easy for me to say.

But would (say)foals or ellie goulding or whoever else is biggish and current/adele/coldplay really have caused the glastonbury world to end?

 

[eFestivals]

10 hours ago, stardustjunkie said:

While I'm not a fan, the only female headliner other than Adele that I would love to see headline would be Pink. Only because her live shows are meant to be incredible

they're really not.

[fightoffyour]

10 hours ago, russycarps said:

Yep there aren't that many females acts about, so the best thing to do when you are lucky enough to have one agree to play the festival is give her a garbage slot on the most hated stage at the festival.

That should go some way to redressing the balance

She asked to play the 2nd stage at Open'er, so you never know, she may have had some influence on her own slot (which is not even confirmed yet)

[Winslow Leach]

18 hours ago, psb said:

 

Brits school has never produced anyone of the slightest interest to my very wide and varied musical tastes and very much doubt it ever will its the worst kind of Simon Cowellesque, media hyped and airbrushed of all guts and heart (Adele, Rizzle Kicks, The Feeling, The Kooks etc etc ) the many are welcome too it as its all they seem to want, just leaves me cold, Thom Yorke, Ian Curtis, Neil Tennant, Shaun Ryder etc cant "sing" for toffee but entertain me far more than any of these production line acts will, as for being on a TV near me quite alot again I doubt it looking at the list of Brit alumni listed on wikipedia, bar the actress Cush Jumbo and Actor Tom Hardy, anyone else listed I avoid like the plague but thats just my opinion which means no more or less than anyone elses.    

The Youtube comments section is that way. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Though when they book more challenging, less milquetoast acts to headline they do get death threats.

[Andeeroo]

6 minutes ago, russycarps said:

But would (say)foals or ellie goulding or whoever else is biggish and current/adele/coldplay really have caused the glastonbury world to end?

 

Tbf, 16 of the past 21 headliners have been first timers, some of which they got an awful lot of flack for. Even if a lot of those acts were established, I think it's harsh on them for people to throw the 'always trotting out the same old bands' line out.

Considering the level of flack they have received, I don't think you can blame them for going back to old dependables who won't cause controversy but will draw a crowd.

I don't think this year is reflective of past booking practice or how it will be in the future, it's just how the cards have fallen this year.

 

[russycarps]

3 minutes ago, Andeeroo said:

Tbf, 16 of the past 21 headliners have been first timers, some of which they got an awful lot of flack for. Even if a lot of those acts were established, I think it's harsh on them for people to throw the 'always trotting out the same old bands' line out.

Considering the level of flack they have received, I don't think you can blame them for going back to old dependables who won't cause controversy but will draw a crowd.

I don't think this year is reflective of past booking practice or how it will be in the future, it's just how the cards have fallen this year.

 

If the booking policy is based on the level of flack received by cretins on social media then the festival is doomed.

 

[Bradders]

There seems to be a correlation between a love of "real music" and of run-on sentences.

Frank Turner is so bad his music actually makes me laugh out loud and/or turn off the radio when they play it on 6music. And he went to Eton so who's the real privrldged kid playing up to a character with down-to-earth integrity here?

Edited March 10, 2016 by Bradders

[Andeeroo]

17 minutes ago, russycarps said:

If the booking policy is based on the level of flack received by cretins on social media then the festival is doomed.

 

True. I don't think this is the start of a trend though.

[JBarbour]

What are the odds on an act with a female lead winning Glastonbury's ETC

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, craigb said:

What are the odds on an act with a female lead winning Glastonbury's ETC

Not bad, by industry standards if this is anything to go by:

http://www.gigwise.com/photos/89137/where-are-they-now-glastonbury-emerging-talent-winners

[Wooderson]

42 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Though when they book more challenging, less milquetoast acts to headline they do get death threats.

Two hiphop artists have caused them some pushback in the media, indeed.

This is a different argument however. Repetition. Far more corrosive influence on their fest IMO.

[stixmcvix]

1 hour ago, russycarps said:

why do you see it like that our of interest? There have been loads and loads of solo headliners

bowie, macca, neil young, moby, beyonce, rod stewart, kanye west, jay z, stevie wonder...and that's just off the top of my head.

There is no excuse at all for the repeat bookings of both muse and coldplay. None.

Dunno really, I guess I just "perceive" the Pyramid headliner spot as being more appropriate for a band. Just personal preference really. 

[Tranquility of Solitude]

33 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Not bad, by industry standards if this is anything to go by:

http://www.gigwise.com/photos/89137/where-are-they-now-glastonbury-emerging-talent-winners

I went to see Stornoway in the Acoustic last year, I hadn't realised they were previous ETC winners until you posted this.

[russycarps]

22 minutes ago, stixmcvix said:

Dunno really, I guess I just "perceive" the Pyramid headliner spot as being more appropriate for a band. Just personal preference really. 

fair enough!