Earlier this week, indy multi-instrumental duo Pomplamoose published an incredible insight into the financial realities of touring with a band, highlighting some great ticket and merch sales, but ultimately showing that income did not exceed costs, resulting in an $11,819 loss. Three days later, Nick Woods of Milwaukee-based pop-punk band, Direct Hit!, seethed over this and wrote a response, proving that one does not need to lose money on tour by breaking down his band’s profitable $1,132, 37 day tour. At Those Who Dig we of course read Pomplamoose’s original story, and knew a response like Direct Hit!’s was coming. In the spirit of our few rules for judging music, we asked ourselves what point these bands really were making, and whether they succeeded in their arguments.