[kj] OT Re: Dead Kennedys in brouhaha of Tarantino film use of "TooDrunk ...

[CEPLASTER at aol.com]

I had forgotten about that levis add mess.   That situation  definitely 
seemed much more like whoring out the songs to the highest bidder  kind of thing.   
In the case of this Tarantino movie it seems like  more of a legit pairing to 
me.   
       On the more pragmatic side of things,  as someone who knows plenty of 
starving musicians,   the idea of  having someone pay you a big chunk of 
change for the use of a song is pretty  tempting,  considering how most bands are 
being sheisted (sp?) out of their  money on a regular basis ( EG records, ha 
ha).  The Buzzcocks guys probably  made more from those car adds than they did 
from  back catalog  sales.   Considering how they've been copied and 
plagiarized   over the years,  they more than deserve a good payday.   So while  I 
totally appreciate the artistic aspects of selling out to "big business",  you've 
also got to appreciate how hard it is to make a living being any kind of  
artist.   I guess I'm kind of caught in the middle of this one.
        As far as Jello is concerned, I  feel like there's more to this 
squabble than meets the eye.   I think  if he was THAT concerned about artistic 
integrity maybe he would have never made  any LARD records, just kidding.   
Ultimately, it's just a drag that  these guys have so much animosity towards each 
other, it would be good if they  could get past it and move  on.           - 
Carl P
 
P.S. Does anybody know what the f--- is up with Killing Joke?  This  off 
topic stuff only holds your interest for so long.



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