Kickstarter Projects

kosmo wrote:
Nothing wrong with the Toad campaign lots of bands use Kickstarter as a way to pre-orders of their albums with the special bundles.  I am impressed by the fact that they are making the album available digitally when it got funded, most of the time there is a lag in even getting the album digitally after the campaign ends.

Pretty cool, Toad met their goal w/in 24 hours; album has been sent digitally. They created a stretch goal adding that all backers get an acoustic version of the album which they will record in studio soon. (goal met) They made another stretch goal and all backers get a live recording from the new album tour this year. Kinda cool.

-Another KS project I didn't know about this until now: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yellowbirdproject/a-matter-of-time-an-als-documentary (Documentary feature about Kathryn Calder of The New Pornographers.)

- The KS campaign for the Calvin n Hobbes Dear Mr. Watterson that I mentioned on previous page is ramping up for festivals and distribution this fall.

kosmo wrote:
Nothing wrong with the Toad campaign lots of bands use Kickstarter as a way to pre-orders of their albums with the special bundles.  I am impressed by the fact that they are making the album available digitally when it got funded, most of the time there is a lag in even getting the album digitally after the campaign ends.

Well that is because most times the bands are using the kickstarter to fund the recording.

Cool Kickstarter project to help a group establish an archive to help preserve the oral history of Detroit. 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/detroitsound/detroit-sound-conservancy-oral-history-project

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spikelee/the-newest-hottest-spike-lee-joint

'hi . . . i am worth over 40 million dollars and own my own production company, so if i want to make a movie, it can be made quite easily, but then I would have to pay for it and actually do the work of paying for it, and why would i want to do that?  so ill get a bunch of idiots who think this whole kickstarter thing is cool and makes them feel "closer to the artist" and they'll pay for it.  and if they don't pay for it, and I can't get it made . . . ill call hollywood and amercia, racist.'

How can this possibly work:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1139594493/spin-chill-warmbeersucks

Sounds like a case of poor planning if feel need to instantly cool now beer arises

you know for free . . . well you have to pay for the ice and salt, you can fill a bowl with very ice filled water and salt.  put the can in salt ice water, make sure it is completely covered.  it will be cold in minutes.  science, its fucking free, kickstarter.

Just another reason why terrorists hate us ;)

kosmo wrote:
Sounds like a case of poor planning if feel need to instantly cool now beer arises

Have to admit, I only rarely encounter this problem.  See, Montomery County Liquor stores have a policy of selling unrefrigerated beer to discourage drinking in the parking lot.  So yeah, SCIENCE!

kick starter is strange to me. i don't think its bad idea but people who already have other means to raise money and already have great promotion amongst a crowd should not always use avenues like kickstarter in comparison to others who don't have as many resources.

plus, i think the fact kickstarter is picky about what projects they support is very weak. they'll support these almost already funded projects by some superstar but yet hesitate to help someone out who would work twice as hard to make something happen. and i get it, some of those folks can't be trusted but still…..it seems a bit snobbish when they do this approve/disapprove process of projects all the time. i like places like gofundme.com and etc. since its no rules except to own to what you offer people.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mygaybanjo/country-boys-in-the-city-new-album-by-my-gay-banjo?ref=home_location

Country Boys in the City - NEW ALBUM by My Gay Banjo

What I don't understand about kick starter is that if these projects are really so important, why wouldn't the creator just use their trust fund or get their parents to take out a line of credit against one of their vacation homes? I feel the very fact they're on kick starter is confirmation it's not important.

Are you green and live alone in a cave with your dog?

kosmo wrote:
Are you green and live alone in a cave with your dog?

even the Grinch had a heart…

Ok here's a project that's well interesting…

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/450132630/scott-fagan-sings-stephin-merritt

Scott Fagan Sings Stephin Merritt 

Scott Fagan is Stephin Merritt's dad….

more info

http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2014/01/forgotten-songs-case-scott-fagan-stephin-merritt/

kosmo wrote:
more info

http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2014/01/forgotten-songs-case-scott-fagan-stephin-merritt/

Why doesnt' he just ask his son for the money?

"Keep Ott in the studio until his next album is finished."
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/529765689/keep-ott-in-the-studio-until-his-next-album-is-fin

Ott is one of the bigger names in psychedlelic dub/psybient/bass-heavy chillout/slow electronic music to smoke weed to/etc.  his last album was released in 2011.  touring is his only form of income so he needs to spend most of the year on the road and thus he can't find time in the studio to produce a new album.  his offer: if fans raise £10,000 (~$17k), he'll lock himself in the studio for 6 months and record a new album.  the goal was met in less than 24 hours. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1137256310/punk-the-capital-straight-from-washington-dc

A documentary exploring how Punk took hold in Washington D.C., from 1976 through the harDCore explosion of the early 1980s.

Not a big fan of kickstarter stuff but this might be something I'd like to contribute to.

That Icons poster is something I'd love to have.  Can't swing that, though.