I remember some 20-30 years ago you would sometimes hear about an artist (usually musician, or a group thereof) being sellouts, or having sold out. This of course in a pejorative way, as this was the most heinous of crimes an artist could ever commit against their fan base.

However, I can’t recall having heard this term for at least a couple of decades. Has the term been replaced with something else? Is it more accepted? Or is it simply so hard to make it nowadays that the concept of “selling out” is basically just synonymous with making a living?

Are there any modern examples of this and I simply missed the online chatter about it?

  • @[email protected]
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    37 hours ago

    Loved hearing that story. Margaret Killjoy is a treasure, and as it turns out so is Chumbawamba.

    • Revv
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      37 hours ago

      She sure is! Have you read the Sapling Cage? I just finished it a week ago. Incredible.

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          11 hour ago

          I keep meaning to check those out. 10/10 recommend the Sapling Cage though. Her ‘How to Survive the Dino Wars’ series has been helping to keep me sane the last few months.