They've forced the sales way down in certain territories, which wouldn't be so bad if the bands actually got paid.

The band got paid $32," he said, laughing, "and I was in outer space about it.

So bands get paid less and have to play more.

The band usually is paid several hundred dollars a man, he said.

"They passed the hat" is a reference to the way some bands were paid in the coffee houses of the sixties.

The same magazine reported that artist and bands were paid for streams of their music on the site.

It also helps ease his discomfort over deciding what each band is paid - "you always want to be able to pay more," he said.

The band wouldn't return to play but were still paid for the performance.

However, the band were never paid for the article.

In 2007 and 2008 fans complained and bands were not paid.