Took me 5, but mainly because I didnt understand the rules properly
The format threw me off at first, too. I’m not entirely sure why I keep playing it. The song they play at the end feels more like a punishment than a reward a lot of the time. I guess I like the process, and that so much of it comes down to luck.
And…
New Shelia E… celebrating Oakland!!!
Also… new Body count…
And new Cure…
and… new Kim Gordon:
Guitar Heroes
ETA
New Dream Theater.
Context
Three decades after it rose to prominence, the band and its founder, Fred Durst, alleges that Universal Music Group (UMG) owes more than $200m after fraudulently concealing royalties from the band.
In a lawsuit filed in California, attorneys representing Durst, Limp Bizkit and Flawless Records accused UMG of using software “deliberately designed to conceal artists’ (including Plaintiffs’) royalties” so it can pocket the profits.
UMG is one of the most powerful forces in the global music industry, with a roster spanning from Taylor Swift and Neil Diamond to Dr Dre and Renee Rapp.
This little tidbit is interesting, although it doesn’t have much to do with the allegations:
Durst claims he was told by UMG that he had not received any royalty statements because his account was still so far from recoupment, with executives at the firm suggesting it had paid Limp Bizkit some $43m in advances over the years, according to the lawsuit.
Record company advances to bands and artists have gotten a lot of people in financial straits over the years. Also, it gives the record company leverage over you when it comes time to make a new record. Basically, they get to tell you what to do. REM never took any advances precisely because they wanted to maintain control over the creative process. They also made sure they retained ownership of their recordings. They were pretty smart for 19, 20 year old kids. Of course, it probably helped that they signed with a relatively new record label (IRS) founded by Stewart Copeland’s brother, so they were probably a little more sympathetic to the artists’ perspective.
Anyway, if Durst’s allegations are true, expect a bunch more lawsuits, and maybe even a class action lawsuit.
He also said that he’s enjoyed the more recent years in the Cure more than any others and had a blast playing live so…
I feel he may find a way to do less high stakes playing in the future.
