Auto? Automatic?? - Honey Mustard in the Chem Lab with the History Book
Live @ Will’s Pub [April 3, 2010]
I think this band is one of the best that Florida has to offer, oh and BTW, they have a kickstarter project that ends on Sept 20 and they’re about 2/3rds there.
The video on that page is reason alone to check it out. You owe it to yourself…and the world!
Have you ever seen that Monty Python skit where two mafia guys try to extort some protection money from an army base general?
Strangely (sadly?), this story (and a few others that I’ve heard of) makes me think of that skit. You open a nice little coffee shop and things are good. Shortly after, an ASCAP rep comes to your door ramming this ‘copyright infringement insurance’ contract down your throat.
It seems that even though the owners tried to reason with them arguing that they were local bands, they all played original music, and had no cover charge, there is only this ‘one size fits all’ kind of contract.
Check this part out:
The first letter from ASCAP, which Hopper received Nov. 13, included a general license agreement for Hopper to sign verifying that he was playing ASCAP-licensed music and agreeing to pay the fees to continue to play the music.
To sign that contract would be pretty damning. It basically implies that you admit you have been playing copyrighted music! I better get a law degree before I open up a coffee shop because, frankly, this is pretty ridiculous.
Would you sign this contract?
Concert Record: Auto! Automatic!!
April 3, 2010 - Will’s Pub
If I had to recommend one rock band from Florida, it’d be Auto! Automatic!! Here’s a link to a live recording they posted recently. What do you think of them?
It’s been years that I’ve wondered what’s going on with The Whole Fantastic World. I can assuredly say that this band’s CD -Chime- is one of my ‘stranded on an island’ picks.
They have some new tunes on MySpace (plus a few others I snagged from their official site) but no official news or anything in about 4-5 years. To experience this band live is definitely one of my ‘bucket list’ items.
I have to wonder if Chime was their one fluke or they’re just weary about becoming big (in the indie sense). Hm…that kinda brings Helms to mind. Anyway, consider this my tribute to TWFW; a howl in the night, searching for that long lost love.
[Song: Here’s to Looking Up Your Old Address]
