Poverty is still a condition of most artists, but these days we are linked up through the Internet and can share our work with a minimal of investment. We also have access to technology that makes quality production cheap and sometimes easy. Most importantly, we all seek some kind of exposure. In the same tradition as the PMRBC Volume 1, the PMRBC Vol. 3 is a great way to get your band some exposure regardless of your talents and ability to record. If you are interested in contributing to the second volume, please read the themes and criteria below. We will not accept any signed bands unless their contracts allow them to contribute their music to projects such as The Poor Man’s Rock Band Compilation. The bottom line is this: nobody will be getting any money out of this project, and all proceeds go to its production (duplication, printing, mailing).

For the time being, we are not in a rush to finish Volume 3 (Volume 2 is still in the final stages of artwork, distribution, and pressing on to CDs. But here's a brief report of what all has happened so far for Volume 3. As of June 2015, a total of 32 bands have contributed a total of 74 songs for review and ~25 reviewers  have produced over 200 reviews. Although not everyone and certainly not all the work submitted, the artists and bands under review for Volume 3 include the following: