Pomplamoose: Making a living on Youtube(npr.org)

78 pointsby adamhowellvor 16 Jahren18 comments

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125783271

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I'm kinda floored by the comments on the story on NPR. Even if you don't like'em, they're managing to pull off something not everyone can. I've enjoyed Pomplamoose for a while now. Glad to see they're doing well.

Then again, I guess it's just as shocking that I'm still surprised by the vitriolic tone of commenters on the internet.

adamhowellvor 16 Jahren

You should see some of the Youtube comments.

I think, from here on out, anyone who hopes to break the mold in any way via the web will just have to ignore 99.9% of all comments. Too many people get their rocks off anonymously tearing people down, and sites just don't care enough about building a thoughtful community to combat it.

rocvor 16 Jahren

I think everyone online should learn to ignore 99.9% of all comments. I'd like to hope most of us already had.

rifergusonvor 16 Jahren

Once again, Gabe and Tycho have the important insight: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/

dzlobinvor 16 Jahren

Here's a cover of Earth Wind & Fire's "September", I think it's some of their best work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xycnv87N_BU

blhackvor 16 Jahren

Here is "Telephone" by Lady Gaga:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vEStDd6HVY

It's considerably better than the original (in my opinion). The video style is also pretty interesting. The guy in them (Jack Conte) had this to say about it (from wikipedia[1]):

>What you see is what you hear. (No lip-syncing for instruments or voice)

>If you hear it, at some point you see it. (No hidden sounds)

They also make money from selling merchandise (soap [grapefruit scented, pomplamoose is french for grapefruit], tshirts).

Really really awesome music, and seemingly awesome people making it.

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Conte

minitrollstervor 16 Jahren

>... pomplamoose is french for grapefruit

Actually, 'pamplemousse' is French for grapefruit, but yeah, phonetically it's about right.

pbhjpbhjvor 16 Jahren

You can't get a trademark if you spell it correctly - pamplemousse isn't distinctive wrt soap.

ulfvor 16 Jahren

This could change the music-game for good. With youtube already being an important player for any kind of music consumation, they would tap gigantic potential if they find a way to establish this program with a large number of bands. The more content they get, the more the major labels are forced to consider the same actions for their big performers. Youtube gets paid...

sgibatvor 16 Jahren

Sorta OT: Pomplamoose Shreds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKD07BYcreg They're talented, but the description cracks me up..

thomasreggivor 16 Jahren

I am pretty sure I heard her sing mister sandman on a Toyota commercial last night via food network. If so that's real success.

isopodvor 16 Jahren

That was most likely Petra Haden: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra_Haden

thomasreggivor 16 Jahren

nope it was pomplamoose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaIs3u_h02Y&feature=playe...

Percevalvor 16 Jahren

I love their stuff. I do kinda wish they sold physical CDs—I would get one for my dad in a heartbeat. This is probably my favorite of their tracks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9KMgg7T_sg

guywithabikevor 16 Jahren

Their original stuff is just fantastic. I wish they'd do more original work. My favorite: Always in the Season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il-OFaFzHQM

noisedomvor 16 Jahren

"I guess I kinda don't like how there's such a pedestal for music culture and especially for band culture," he says. "It just feels fake; it feels like smoke and mirrors. I feel like music doesn't have to be like that. It can be something that's very normal and very accessible."

Man this quote from the Pomplamoose guy really does a good job of making a spot-on observation while managing to diss his own band.

He's right IMO. The music and music culture of my generation is self-centered, and pompous (see hipsters). But I still enjoy it. I think by making music that's "very normal and very accessible" you wind up in the land of vanilla like Pomplamoose.

misubavor 16 Jahren

I guess I shouldn't be as shocked as I am that a major NPR anchor and interviewer, Linda Wertheimer, seems to consider it a huge novelty for a record release to be digital-only.

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igorguevor 16 Jahren

Another example: Andrew Garcia (I believe that's his name) he is in American Idol a former youtuber (American Idol force people to delete previous-show-promotion e.g. youtube videos).