How Do They Have A Record Deal?

by David Holland

I know we have all experienced this at some point, we hear an artist & wonder how in the hell did they get a record deal! I have experienced it countless times over the years although mostly with mainstream stuff.

The experience once again played out in October when Melanie & I went to Terminal 5 to see our favorite band, the Smashing Pumpkins. I personally was not thrilled that they had 2 bands opening for them as the last time I had seen them in 2008 at United Palace, they had no openers. The first band was Light FM & to be honest, I actually liked what I heard in their short set. It was the second band that had me pondering the aforementioned question.

The second band to hit the stage was the Fancy Space People & how I wish they never did. They were absolutely terrible from start to finish in every aspect from the music all the way down to their banter & costumes. Seriously we are adults, stop with the "people of earth" nonsense as it comes across as completely stupid & tacky. The bigger insult was their set was longer than Light FM's by quite a bit.

This band honestly made me think Laserbrain was probably better & that is a very scary thought as you now know. I seriously have to wonder how in the world is Light FM unsigned but the Fancy Space People are? Pathetic..............