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...Congleton doesn’t see the problems of TVT Records, the band's label, as unique. “I don’t think [my label] is really different than any of the other labels that are going under; they are all hurt by the internet, by file sharing,” says Congleton. And he’s right: music sales are continually dropping, illegal downloading is a persistent problem, and government crackdowns only seem to add to the problems...
...Congleton, maybe the illegality of sharing is not a huge threat...
...Aside from concerts, bands like Ambulance LTD have been forced to get inventive with making a living, licensing their music for commercials and TV shows. When I noted that 20 years ago, this would have been considered “selling out,” Congleton interjected: “Shit was completely different [back then]. They had expensive and ridiculous writers, or they had cocaine and filet mignon as part of a recording budget...
...asked Congleton if the “pay-what-you-want” schemes of Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are the future of music...
...When Congleton talked about the band’s upcoming prospects, he said, “If we can do some shows and festivals this summer that’d be great, but without a release that’s hard to do. It might be nothing...