Perils of Myspace

[lederhosen]

Via Mentatmalloc1024, entertainment:

A thirteen-year-old girl posing as a record executive on MySpace has lured several bands to Los Angeles with promises of a record contract.

Members of Fonix Cat, a neopunk-country band from Kansas City, were the latest victims. They packed up their gear and headed west hoping for a record contract; instead they left with shattered dreams...

Online band predators are such a big concern that the RIAA has created a website warning bands about the problem. The site gives a few warning signals that bands should watch out for:

* If you think the record executive is a "nice person" then you aren't dealing with a real executive. It's common knowledge that all record executives are assholes.
* If the contract you're being offered seems "fair" then you're dealing with an online band predator.

*snurk*

Comments

[malloc1024.livejournal.com]

Hey!

[lederhosen.livejournal.com]

Oops! Will fix.

[moxie_man]

Those warnings can't be from the RIAA...the points provided are too honest!

[fluffy-cloud.livejournal.com]

I feel bad for the bands that got taken in but, Ha! Ha! Ha!

[bunny-hugger.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't feel too bad, since the article appears to be a parody. One of the "related articles" linked to from it is "Overclocked Jesus Performs Miracles Faster."