More "not so known bands becoming mainstream". Thought of it when I saw a mobile phone commercial with one of my favourite bands, the Vines, their song "Get Free" playing with Craig's beauti painting, the cover of Highly Evolved, on the mobile's screen. Don't get me wrong, I got very excited when I first saw it! Like, flip, the VINES on a commercial! They aren't big here at all. But, the thing is that I would like the Vines to be kept out of the mainstream. I like when a band and its fans are sort'a "exclusive" and tight and rare. When a band becomes mainstream, it's not as special. :/ (Whoa... just had déjà vu ... :O) All of my favourite bands are basically like that (where I'm from, anyway); not in the mainstream, and finding fans of a certain band is rare, which is neat when you do meet a fellow fan. (All are not mainstream except the Beatles, of course. XD And, ahem, Skrillex.) Yeah, mainstream would mean they'd be more successful but, meh, it should stay about the music and not "popularity" (yeah, money is nice too, sure). With mainstream comes more cameras in your face, more unwanted interviews, more drama, less privacy, and the list goes on. It becomes less and less about the raw dream that the band started out with, and lyrics and the music become lackluster.

Just my opinion that (my favourite) bands should stay away from the mainstream circus, bar none.

~ Sev