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Sounds Like Saturday or: Disintegration

02 Saturday May 2020

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Salutations™!!

Today is the 31st anniversary of The Cure’s Disintegration album. I love this band. I love this song. I love the singer doing the cover (once you get past the chattiness). Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Whenever I’m alone with you, you make me feel like I am young again. Whenever I’m alone with you, you make me feel like I am fun again.” – “Lovesong” (Smith/Gallup/O’Donnell/Thompson/Williams/Tolhurst)

Pods, Peas and SPAM or: Guesting

10 Monday Jul 2017

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Salutations™!!

Last week, I was asked by my friend Gerald Morris to guest co-host on his podcast, Two Peas on a Podcast, while his regular co-host, Andy is out writing a book. It’s not often that I get to be on a podcast (of course I’m kidding) so I said sure! Truth is, though, it isn’t often that I’m on podcasts as a guest. Usually, I’m sitting behind the control board, in the studio, tweaking knobs, pushing buttons, sliding faders, looking up info, watching levels and so on. Not this time, though.15826855_729052637252345_6602220976504730987_n

Last Thursday evening, I got to sit on my couch, in my shorts, with a pair of headphones, a Blue Yeti microphone, my computer, Skype and a beer and do nothing but run my mouth. I had an agenda, I had topics, I had purpose,but I got to be me. I’m always me but, there are times when “Me” is bit embellished. I hear your gasp of disbelief, Dear Reader. You know it’s true.

We talked pop culture, which I can do, like Hannibal Burress’ stand-in on the red carpet, Top Gun 2: Maverick, Adele, Kardashians, Tupac and Madonna, Amelia Earhart, new Twinkies flavor and SPAM to name a few. But, I also got to talk about something that I don’t normally talk about in public forums or online, and that’s politics/world events. I don’t usually talk about them because I’m not quite as knowledgeable about them as most who are into that, I don’t want to argue the merits of things and/or I just don’t care. I have opinions sometimes, I just tend to keep them to myself. Not in this case, though. I let loose. I also dropped a few “F’ bombs, which I don’t usually do on podcasts, but hey, this was a special occasion, right?

Gerald recorded the Skype stream and put it in with his track. I thought the final product sounded great. I was impressed with the production. Gerald has done well with the show since its early days of me walking/critiquing him. Not that I’m any expert I guess, or maybe I’m an expert in the number of actual episodes, but I just know what I hear. I heard nothing wrong with this one, he did great. And I had a great time. I felt what it is that most every guest that comes on my shows say: I had fun. My answer when told that is always the same: me too. Because it always is. There may be some shows that are more fun than others, and there may be some episodes that are more fun than others, as well. We do what we can.

So, Gerald (and Andy) thanks for letting me hang with you and we’ll have you back on The Less Desirables soon. Dear Reader, you should check out the show and you can do that by visiting HERE. It’s a good show and they’re fun. We’re fun. Podcasts are fun. Have fun!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“They’re hot, though, right? They’re hot. They’re all hawt! They’re hot.” – Gerald on the Kardashians

Cease and Desist or: No More Political Use?

05 Thursday May 2016

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First, let me be clear. I’m not at all trying to get into or start a political conversation as a) I’m tired, and have been tired since 2012, of hearing about politics, the people and even issues and b) I try to stay out of political conflicts with my friends and family. Any comments that have to do with endorsement of or to talk crap about any of the candidates (even if it’s positive about the one that I personally like and want to win) outside of just a mention to this article, will be deleted.No Use of Music

Now, the reason I’m posting this is just that I found it an interesting read. It’s about what can artists actually do to enforce their demands that candidates stop using their music for celebrations or to make a point. It really goes beyond politics, but it seems that politics are the most polarizing of circumstances and we’re in the heat of the political season.

I give FULL credit to Travis M Andrews and The Washington Post for the article. It isn’t mine, it’s theirs. I’ll post part of it here, but I recommend that you read the whole thing.

“As reality television star and real estate mogul Donald Trump took to the stage at Trump Tower on Tuesday to deliver his victory speech, a familiar tune filled the room: ‘Start Me Up,’ that rough, thumping anthem by the Rolling Stones. (Perhaps Trump hadn’t listened to the final two lines of the song beforehand, which Salon reported had to be cut for their raunchiness during the band’s Super Bowl appearance in 2006).

The song has a history of advertorial usage — it was the first Stones song used in a TV commercial when Microsoft co-opted it to sell its Windows 95 operating system, Business Insider reported — but the band might be more fond of Bill Gates than of Trump. On Wednesday, it released a statement that read, ‘The Rolling Stones have never given permission to the Trump campaign to use their songs and have requested that they cease all use immediately,’ Entertainment Weekly reported.

It’s far from the first time this sort of thing has happened. Numerous examples have appeared in this election season alone. Trump’s candidacy kicked off with Canadian rocker Neil Young blasting the businessman-turned-politician for using ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ during his candidacy announcement. Adele and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler have both demanded Trump stop using their music, the Associated Press reported.

And a glance at history reveals many more examples.

Perhaps the most notable one is Bruce Springsteen versus President Ronald Reagan. During his successful run for reelection in 1984, Reagan announced to a crowd in New Jersey, ‘America’s future rests in a thousand dreams inside our hearts. It rests in the message of hope in the songs of a man so many young Americans admire: New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen,’ CNN reported.

He was referencing ‘Born in the U.S.A.,’ which he had requested to use in his campaign, only to be denied by Springsteen. The New Jersey rocker was so angry, the previously apolitical rock star began speaking out against Reagan.

‘I think people have a need to feel good about the country they live in. But what’s happening, I think, is that that need — which is a good thing — is getting manipulated and exploited,’ Springsteen told Rolling Stone, regarding the candidate’s request.”

The article (which you should read all of here), goes on to talk about other artists in the modern era that have demanded that candidates not use their material on the campaign trail. Then the question is posed as to whether there’s any recourse if the candidate refuses to stop using it. Here’s that part of the article:

“With that in mind, do bands have any true recourse to stop politicians, aside from making public statements and hoping to shame them into pulling the songs from their campaigns? As it turns out, the answer to that question is both yes and no.

First, it depends on how the songs are used. Most of the complaints listed above are for politicians using their songs at campaign rallies, which the Associated Press reports is legally okay so long as either the political organization or the venue acquires a ‘blanket license’ for an artist’s entire catalogue from ASCAP and BMI — both of these are non-profit performing rights organizations that license music and distribute royalties.”

The article goes on: “Then, there’s what the song’s usage might denote. Musicians can (and have) sued politicians for false advertising claiming that the song makes it seem as if the musician has endorsed a particular candidate, the New York Times reported. The ‘right of publicity’ also potentially allows an artist to protect his or her image in the public realm.

‘It’s untested in the political realm,’ Iser told Rolling Stone. ‘Even if Donald Trump has the ASCAP right to use a Neil Young song, does Neil have the right to nevertheless go after him on right of publicity? I say he does.’

An ‘explainer’ released by ASCAP states, ‘As a general rule, a campaign should be aware that, in most cases, the more closely a song is tied to the ‘image’ or message of the campaign, the more likely it is that the recording artist or songwriter of the song could object to the song’s usage in the campaign.’

It remains a legal gray area, but lawsuits against politicians have become more common since 2008.”

Now, I’ve never had the pleasure or displeasure of having a song played at a political rally or equivalent. I don’t really know how I’d feel about having that happen. If it were a candidate that I can’t get behind, don’t like their platform or think they’re completely wrong for the country, then I would probably want to disassociate myself. If I agree with them, I may go along with it. But, hey!? Who wouldn’t want to have that kind of publicity if you’re in the business of publicity? Again, if it was the candidate that I support and believe in. I’m wondering if candidates shouldn’t hire artists to write them songs specifically for them? That would give them exclusivity and work for the artist, am I right?

To my music friends (or even my friends who aren’t musical but wish they were), would you let your music be used by a candidate that you don’t agree with? Do you weigh the royalties vs. integrity (if you think that’s what would be compromised)? Do you weigh the publicity vs. damage? I’m sure you do, but would you allow them to use it? I’m just interested.

Again, FULL credit to Travis M Andrews and The Washington Post for the article which you should read in its entirety, here.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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