Just seen a TV ADVERT for Deadmau5' album

[funky shit]

But explain me what underground means these days.
As soon as you start to sell your music, you are commercial.

exactly......if your sucessfull you can't be underground....
it really is complete bollox.....we're all underground until we produce something that loads of people get....

and then apparently we've sold out.......

[timwright]

But explain me what underground means these days.
As soon as you start to sell your music, you are commercial.

exactly......if your sucessfull you can't be underground....
it really is complete bollox.....we're all underground until we produce something that loads of people get....

and then apparently we've sold out.......

Look up the definition of commercial. You're confusing commercial with credible. Nobody said that selling records makes you less credible, but it does make you more commercial and less underground, yes. Of course it does.