Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

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Comics about licensing songs

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Popularity rank 1 #192. Meeting halfway

January 2, 2009

BRETT: Look, it's a new year, let's resolve to meet each other halfway on this.
GREG: OK. How about...

GREG: YOU... make a fundamental moral shift and stop hating musicians that license their songs to TV shows and commercials.

GREG: And I... will try to stop referring to Iggy Pop as "that Carribean Cruise Line guy."

BRETT: Quite a sacrifice.
GREG: I know. "Iggy" is, like, a TOTALLY weird name.

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Popularity rank 2 #191. Artists should have ideals

December 31, 2008

GREG: So bands shouldn't sell songs to TV shows, movies and commercials?
BRETT: No, it taints them.

GREG: But you're also against them charging for mp3s and, like, copyright in general?
BRETT: Yes. Music should be free.

GREG: How do expect these guys to LIVE? Art takes TIME. It takes MONEY.
BRETT: I just want artists to have IDEALS.

GREG: You also seem to want them to have TRUST FUNDS.

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Popularity rank 3 #190. Corruption-free music

December 29, 2008

GREG: So you won't listen to any band who let their music be used in commercials, movies or TV shows?
BRETT: Yes.

BRETT: I need my music to be free of corruption, so I find music that has never and will never be used for any corporate shilling.

GREG: So where d'you find that?
BRETT: Mainly shitty open mic nights.

BRETT: Only the truly shitty is truly pure.

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