[kj] Am I Allowed...?

[juliet pleming]

Dear All

I find it strange that KJ can tell Mike Coles not to sell KJ merchandise  on
Mike Coles website, but can carry on selling Mike Coles merchandise on KJ
website.  Maybe I'm just not up to date with it all or maybe they just
haven't updated their website.

Juliet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christof hamille" <wessidetempest at hotmail.com>
To: <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:22 PM
Subject: [kj] Am I Allowed...?


> Should I be upset at the current state of Killing Joke?  Should I feel
> uneasy that the people that support them get easily looked over and
> squashed?
>
> I am not mad (not now...I was) that they are playing with Motley Crue.
More
> disappointed.  Sure they will play larger venues and Raven may very well
be
> a good friend of Nikki Sixx.  But so what. I have always been for
diversity.
>   I always am for making the crowd think.  The early days of punk and
> post-punk showed that you could have two, three, four or more completely
> different bands play together and have a great show.  But the big,
> significant, difference between those shows (and in all actuality they
still
> happen today) is that the audience member is not paying well over $30 and
> going to a stadium.  And I do not care who you are or who the band is
there
> will always be a siginificant difference between club shows and arena
shows.
>   You cannot charge $50 for a club ticket.  You also cannot have the kind
of
> lighting and sound system that a stadium can.  So the arguement of Killing
> Joke reaching a wider audience is mute.  People are there to see Motley
> Crue.  The only thing getting wider is probably their wallets.
>
> But what upsets me even more is the situation wth Malicious Damage and An
> Irrational Domain.  Not only does the action against these two fans speak
> against everything Killing Joke stand for it also speaks against fans of
any
> sort showing their interest in this band.  Now lets be honest here.  HAve
> you looked at the Backstreet Merchandise...merchandise.  It would be cool
> (at best) if there was no place like Malicious Damage...but there is.  The
> t-shirts are quickly scanned and placed on a shirt without an ounce of
> consideration that it is art.  The pins look to be a quick turnover.  Mr.
> Coles is not only providing material that is thought through BUT is the
> artist behind it.  Does that not say anything??!!?  I am not sure of the
> situation in the past between Killing Joke and Mr. Coles but I am guessing
> that his art was not nearly paid the amount it is worth.  Mr. Coles not
only
> should have the right to sell this (which is significant in amount) to
> survive but also to keep the name alight during many times when the flame
> wasn't even smoldering.  These are quality products that ...unfortunately
I
> cannot purchase.
>
> Thank you Killing Joke.
>
> It seems that I, somehow, think less of you
>
> sad
>
> Chris
>
>
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