Dunno if I buy this whole "We had to wash dishes or sign to a major label"
thing. Sleater-Kinney, Pavement, Yo La Tengo, and others live off success
as indie rock stars and don't have to work day jobs. They'd make a hell
of a lot in royalties if they stayed with Up or some other big indie rock
label like Matador, Sub Pop, etc.
Anyways, you might be interested in this Steve Albini article about major
lables. It's pretty informative, and accurate, too, it seems.
http://www.atlantic-satellite.com/major_la.htm
Tyler Drosdeck
