A couple of weeks ago, there was a nutty posting on the Internet concerning Dead Kennedys' new "Live at The Deaf Club" CD. Let's just say: We had to laugh like hell. The posting was rife with inaccuracies and embraced immoral smear tactics in a pathetic "I am not a crook" attempt to influence public opinion. If it hasn't been said enough: don't believe everything you read...especially on the Internet.
The self proclaimed "whistleblower" derides the packaging and quality of the "Deaf Club" CD, and claims he was never consulted during the process of it's creation. Again: We had to laugh like hell. After all, how did he know he didn't like the artwork if he was never contacted about it? And for the record, there are copies of faxes, Fed-ex receipts, etc. up the wazoo to confirm he was kept informed about the project all along. Moreover, his lawyer was recently sent a fax asking them to take down these absurd comments. He was well aware of the CD but in fact chose not to participate in its production. Decay music is a democracy, not a dictatorship.
And let us not forget the non-existent Levi's ad (more appropriately termed the never-anywhere-never-happened Levi's ad!) and claims of an ongoing lawsuit that is only ongoing due to the efforts of our beloved "whistleblower" and his law firm. By our count he's lost 8 out of 8 cases in court. This is where our "whistleblower" starts sounding more like a "mad conspiracy theorist who gets too little sleep" and spends too much time thinking up "what ifs" rather than what IS.
He went on to warn the poor, unenlightened public about the "mentality" behind the making of a 22 minute DVD, referring to "In God We Trust, Inc. - The Lost Tapes", whose actual running time is 55 minutes, and then asked about "where the money is really going" from the aforementioned CD and DVD. We looked at his cashed royalty checks and thought to ourselves, "Mystery solved!"
And then, again, we had to laugh like hell.
For the record:
*Anyone concerned with the quality of the new "Live At The Deaf Club" CD can read unbiased reviews at www.allmusic.com, in the March 2004 Mean Street magazine, and in the May 2004 Guitar World.
*Anyone concerned with the fair distribution of royalties should be aware that Dead Kennedys and Decay Music are a partnership with each band member sharing equally. Additionally, all band members are paid on a regular basis on their music publishing based on the songwriting credit on each song. Thank you for listening.
The self proclaimed "whistleblower" derides the packaging and quality of the "Deaf Club" CD, and claims he was never consulted during the process of it's creation. Again: We had to laugh like hell. After all, how did he know he didn't like the artwork if he was never contacted about it? And for the record, there are copies of faxes, Fed-ex receipts, etc. up the wazoo to confirm he was kept informed about the project all along. Moreover, his lawyer was recently sent a fax asking them to take down these absurd comments. He was well aware of the CD but in fact chose not to participate in its production. Decay music is a democracy, not a dictatorship.
And let us not forget the non-existent Levi's ad (more appropriately termed the never-anywhere-never-happened Levi's ad!) and claims of an ongoing lawsuit that is only ongoing due to the efforts of our beloved "whistleblower" and his law firm. By our count he's lost 8 out of 8 cases in court. This is where our "whistleblower" starts sounding more like a "mad conspiracy theorist who gets too little sleep" and spends too much time thinking up "what ifs" rather than what IS.
He went on to warn the poor, unenlightened public about the "mentality" behind the making of a 22 minute DVD, referring to "In God We Trust, Inc. - The Lost Tapes", whose actual running time is 55 minutes, and then asked about "where the money is really going" from the aforementioned CD and DVD. We looked at his cashed royalty checks and thought to ourselves, "Mystery solved!"
And then, again, we had to laugh like hell.
For the record:
*Anyone concerned with the quality of the new "Live At The Deaf Club" CD can read unbiased reviews at www.allmusic.com, in the March 2004 Mean Street magazine, and in the May 2004 Guitar World.
*Anyone concerned with the fair distribution of royalties should be aware that Dead Kennedys and Decay Music are a partnership with each band member sharing equally. Additionally, all band members are paid on a regular basis on their music publishing based on the songwriting credit on each song. Thank you for listening.
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