Stoner/Doom bassist thread part 25: Witch Kittens from Candy Mountain

[bassboysam]

My job is pretty flexible, I make my own hours more or less. nobody questions it as long as things are done on time and the quality is there. I come and go as I please. Also have the option of working from home which is nice, especially in the winter.

 

[dunwichamps]

Grad life is extremely flexible but its a long term thing. Cant **** off that much or your never going to graduate with your PhD.

 

[Kaa]

Is there a better way to leave work without feeling guilty than to poop your pants? A friend on FB just asked how he could leave work. LOL. He didn't like my brown bomber suggestion. Some nonsense about not being known as poop his pants guy. It's just a pizza job...grow a pair and poop your pants already.

a tablespoon of Syrup of Ipecac will provide a spectacular reason to leave work.

 

[Lazarus.Bird]

So I'm configuring our bandcamp page and I have a question about something exciting: TAXES!

From bandcamp's FAQ:

What about taxes?
It is your responsibility and solely your responsibility to remit the appropriate taxes (income, sales, VAT, property, estate or otherwise) to the appropriate taxing agency. We recommend that you consult your personal tax advisor regarding the best approach. And with that obligatory bit of text out of the way, we'd like to add that if you're in the U.S. and choose to charge sales tax on your physical goods, we do something super neato: we look at the location specified on your Profile page, compare it to the buyer's location, and if taxes apply (e.g., you're both in the same state) we dynamically pull in the up-to-the-minute tax rate for the buyer's city/county. Other online shops expect you to create and maintain a bunch of tax profiles, but with so many rates, and increases happening all the time, that is just kuh-razy. This here's the stuff 'puters were made fer!

Assuming none (or at least most of us that aren't signed to a label) of us make enough money to file taxes or w/e for our band, do you guys just choose to not charge sales tax?

 

[bassboysam]

we don't. nor do I claim the "income" from the sales or gigs.

 

[JoeVictim]

we don't. nor do I claim the "income" from the sales or gigs.

+1. It's not a job for me.

 

[Josh Pelican]

In!

 

[LOCOPELAND]

Anyone know much about Invalid Link Removed?

They're priced pretty damn good, and the reviews I've read on them seem decent.

 

[JoeVictim]

^ nice, Josh!

Someone tell me why the Beatles should be considered as pop and not rock and roll, please. Not trying to get anyone butt hurt, but IMO, it isn't rock music if the girls can scream over the amps.

 

[mc_muench]

I used to have a Deep End 60 watt 1x10 combo. the tube preamp was pretty cool, you could definitely dial in some grit.

That DE300 is on my list of amps I'd by but not on the top.

 

[JoeVictim]

Anyone know much about Invalid Link Removed?

They're priced pretty damn good, and the reviews I've read on them seem decent.

Wasn't Kustom bought by GC too? Someone on TB said that the Kustom whatever amp (not the one you linked) was just a rehoused Acoustic B600. Don't know how true that is, but I don't think the newer ones have the same vibe as the old ones. Have you seen one local?

 

[bassboysam]

^ nice, Josh!

Someone tell me why the Beatles should be considered as pop and not rock and roll, please. Not trying to get anyone butt hurt, but IMO, it isn't rock music if the girls can scream over the amps.

The later beatles albums were definetly rock. Also it wasn't their fault that loud amps did not exist at the time.

 

[LOCOPELAND]

I'm a little leery considering they sell them at Best Buy, but damn, for $250 it seems like a solid deal to me.

 

[Lazarus.Bird]

^ nice, Josh!

Someone tell me why the Beatles should be considered as pop and not rock and roll, please. Not trying to get anyone butt hurt, but IMO, it isn't rock music if the girls can scream over the amps.

That's like arguing Clutch is a rock band vs jam band. Their catalog is diverse enough that the discussion is pointless.

Besides, TRY to tell me this is a pop song.

Invalid Link Removed

 

[Lazarus.Bird]

I'm a little leery considering they sell them at Best Buy, but damn, for $250 it seems like a solid deal to me.

They sell Ampeg and Fender at Best Buy as well =P

 

[mc_muench]

^ nice, Josh!

Someone tell me why the Beatles should be considered as pop and not rock and roll, please. Not trying to get anyone butt hurt, but IMO, it isn't rock music if the girls can scream over the amps.

I was gonna say, I am the Walrus is pretty rockin when you slow it down and turn up the volume.

Were also planning on covering Dear Prudence...maybe a heavy Beatles tribute band is in order.

 

[blendermassacre]

Is there a better way to leave work without feeling guilty than to poop your pants? A friend on FB just asked how he could leave work. LOL. He didn't like my brown bomber suggestion. Some nonsense about not being known as poop his pants guy. It's just a pizza job...grow a pair and poop your pants already.

Dude, just tell your boss you have extreme diarrhea. If you make your boss think that you could poop on the floor of his restaurant, then you should be able to go home.

 

[Mattosaur]

+1. It's not a job for me.

I'm not advocating one way or the other, but that really doesn't matter if the IRS comes-a-callin'. I've never really heard of it being an issue, especially since most of the time a band doesn't even cover recording and materials cost, let alone make money.

I haven't ever heard of a small-time independent band that pays a lot of taxes, though. It's pretty normal not to charge sales tax and whatnot. With a site like Bandcamp, however, there's a record of your sales, which is a lot more taxable than selling t shirts over a table at a show.

With a mixed situation where some members of the band need to document their income and others don't... I think that gets trickier. If some of that income is being reported, I think it's a lot more likely the IRS is going to take a peak at the business of the band, or at least expect that business to exist (if it's contributing a significant portion to the income of the reporting members).

I only play an accountant on TV though, so I'm not really sure.

 

[LOCOPELAND]

They sell Ampeg and Fender at Best Buy as well =P

That's definitely true. I might just order one...I dunno. If I get some of my stuff sold, I will consider this.

 

[blendermassacre]

So I'm configuring our bandcamp page and I have a question about something exciting: TAXES!

From bandcamp's FAQ:



Assuming none (or at least most of us that aren't signed to a label) of us make enough money to file taxes or w/e for our band, do you guys just choose to not charge sales tax?

You have to make a certain amount of money to even be held liable for sales tax. I think it's like $10,000 or something a year.