Dead Kennedys on American Idol??? (2 Viewers)

[kollin]

@@@@@@@@@@ Dead Kennedys on American Idol??? @@

A short time ago East Bay Ray faxed Jello Biafra a proposal to sell the 
DK's version of "Viva Las Vegas" to one of TV's all-time worst programs 
on TV's all-time worst network- "American Idol" on Fox. Biafra 
strenuously objected, pointing out this was even worse and more against the 
principles of the band than the proposed Levi's commercial the ex-DK's 
sued Biafra for. True to form, he never heard back from Ray. Now we are 
getting vague e-mails claiming Ray went behind Jello's back and did 
indeed sell DK's music and legacy to Fox for "American Idol." 

Can anyone out there confirm this actually happened? Did anyone 
overcome their nausea long enough to tape the show? Please let us know. Biafra 
hasn't heard from Ray and does not expect to. Obviously this is the 
worst and stupidest thing to be done to Dead Kennedys yet in the name of a 
quick dirty buck, but is this true??? We are interested in facts, not 
gossip and blogs.

If you have seen this or have confirmation of this happening, please 
e-mail Jesse at [email protected]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ha!

 

[Cormcolash]

Haha, will the Dead Kennedy's ever stop fighting and being arses in general?

 

[niallmc]

Haha, will the Dead Kennedy's ever stop fighting and being arses in general?

Sounds like a reasonable request to me. The man sang the song and wants to know if it was played on a tv show without his consent......

 

[W.]

who cares about the dead kennedys, Jello says vote green? the rest say vote war!
piss off..

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

Sounds like a reasonable request to me. The man sang the song and wants to know if it was played on a tv show without his consent......

so they send out random emails to random people "asking"if anyones heard it, instead of just getting his lawyers (or whatever) to get in touch with fox's lawyers (or wahtever)?
isn't this what publishing companies are for? i mean, i'm pretty sure hwen most bands are trying to get paid from radioplay etc, they don't send out emails saying "you didn't happen to hear us on the radio, did you?"

strikes me as a little chilidish and american idol is deadly

andrew

 

[niallmc]

who cares about the dead kennedys, Jello says vote green? the rest say vote war!
piss off..

I care about the Dead`Kennedys. If i didn't i wouldn't have posted. You DON'T care about the Dead Kennedys? fine.
They got me into a lot of music. As a band they meant a lot to me at one stage in my life.
Now I can get back to my political asylum album

 

[W.]

my piss off was aimed at the dead kennedys as opposed to ppl in this thread.
sorry kids.

 

[niallmc]

strikes me as a little chilidish and american idol is deadly

andrew

Kollin posted the original mail - don't know where he got it so can't comment on the random bit. As for you saying its is a little childish? Maybe we can disagree on what we consider childish.

 

[spuded]

ah yeah don't be dissing the dead kennedys, without em i'd have been awful fucked and just have kept listening to motley crue or megadeath til the day i died.

the rest of the kennedys are awful arses

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

Kollin posted the original mail - don't know where he got it so can't comment on the random bit. As for you saying its is a little childish? Maybe we can disagree on what we consider childish.

no, i'm afraid not. there will be 100% compliance with my views or you leave this forum. wheeler - eject this man.

andrew

 

[niallmc]

no, i'm afraid not. there will be 100% compliance with my views or you leave this forum. wheeler - eject this man.

andrew

better get me coat then....

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

you'll be hearing from my lawyers too

andrew

 

[W.]

thing is, I gave up my eirecore powers now all I am is "team-leader".
So niall stays... until phil gets here.

 

[niallmc]

thing is, I gave up my eirecore powers now all I am is "team-leader".
So niall stays... until phil gets here.

phew.. I can put my coat back then....

 

[niallmc]

you'll be hearing from my lawyers too

andrew

ask them to contact american idol while you're at it!!!!

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

why? i couldn't care less about the dead kennedys.
anyone into the incredible string band?

andrew

 

[Cormcolash]

Sounds like a reasonable request to me. The man sang the song and wants to know if it was played on a tv show without his consent......

Yeah in fairness I was mainly referring to the band as it currently is, i.e minus one Jello Biafra. Jello seems reasonably okay, and they did make helluva good music!

 

[D0njo]

"hella"

 

[Napalm]

"hella"

dirty t'interweb speak

 

[D0njo]

it's not interweb speak, it's hella real life speak