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Bassist Wanted

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Comics about musicians and money

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Popularity rank 6 #218. Under the table

March 10, 2009

DAN: I don't get why we had to incorporate the band. Why pay taxes at ALL?
RONI: You don't cut corners on stuff like this, Dan. There're RULES for a REASON.

DAN: But If we ever get money from a gig, it's all UNDER THE TABLE anyway... Why declare it? Who CARES? Who's the VICTIM?

A pause.

DAN: Roni, you're looking at me like I stabbed a pregnant woman.
RONI: THE VICTIMS ARE THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS, DANIEL!!!

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Popularity rank 7 #212. Incorporating the band

March 2, 2009

RONI: My cousin says if we incorporate the band, we'll save money on taxes we pay on band revenue.
DAN: Whoa, cool!

RONI: Now, we could be something called a Limited Liability Corporation, or we could be something called an S-corporation.
DAN: Ooo...

RONI: An LLC would provide us with more legal protection while an S-Corporation-
DAN: -sounds, like, 20 times more badass! Let's do that one!

RONI: Well, Dan, let's not just-
DAN: Baaand, In-corr-poraaaa-aaated! B! A! N! D!
CHRISTINA: We have revenue?
JOHN: (shrugs)

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Popularity rank 8 #208. Lowering ticket prices

February 11, 2009

GORDON CRANWICK: Lower ticket prices DEVALUE us! I don't care what TAYLOR SWIFT is doing!
PETER WELD: It'll sell more tickets AND make us look charitable.

KEVIN EDO: Seems like a win/win, Gordon.
GORDON CRANWICK: It's a slippery SLOPE, Kevin!
PETER WELD: Now... point #2, our CD prices...

GORDON CRANWICK: Oh, NO WAY, Peter! I will not be BANISHED to the GHETTO of the BARGAIN BIN!!
PETER WELD: Look, it's another win/win...

GORDON CRANWICK: I will DIE I am BOUGHT and SOLD at the "NICE PRICE"!
PETER WELD: We'll make more money AND still be respected! Ask Incubus!

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Popularity rank 9 #368. You’re fired

April 23, 2010

KINKO'S BOSS: OK, Romero, you get your wish. You're fired.
JOHN: You can't fire me! I fire me!

JOHN: My dad's settlement money came through, so FUCK THIS DAYJOB!

JOHN: I'm going back to getting my money the way an artist SHOULD!

KINKO'S BOSS:: By falling ass-backwards into it via luck and/or family?
JOHN: It's how this country was built!

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Popularity rank 10 #316. How’d you do it?

November 27, 2009

JOEL: SO his albums, Mega-Tuned to one note per track, recreate his biggest hit song. ...SO WHAT?
BART: SO he still retains copyright on the Mega-Tune version.

KEVIN: So YOU still owe me my royalties.
BART: Meaning Mega-Tune... is USELESS. Jumpstart Malady songs were the only way we'd've made any real money.

BART: How'd you DO it, Kevin? How'd you make music so sonically BORING that it simplifies recursively into itself? How'd you write pop songs that PERFECTLY?

KEVIN: By ACCIDENT!!!
BART: Inadvertently brilliant... Yes, that IS your M.O.

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