http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2002-2006 by the authors Fri, 11 Jul 2003 10:49:52 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/10/124325.php#comment-12744 very interesting, thanks ]]> 12744@blogcritics.org Fri, 11 Jul 2003 10:49:52 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/10/124325.php#comment-12693 Actually Virgin didn't just withdraw support, they dropped the band (how they can claim they are virgins with pulling it out in time is beyond me). Of course, I can't wait to hear Cracker's side of the story in the song "It Ain't Gonna Suck Itself" . From those nice people at <a href="http://www.cookingvinyl.com/cracker/index.php" target="_blank">Cooking Vinyl</a>: <blockquote> And then there was the personal drama. Virgin Records, the band's label since 1987, fell under new management and soon after that it became clear to the band that the new regime did not understand Cracker's particular genius. Virgin understood Countrysides even less. Virgin bought the band's contract out but the band vowed to continue working on the record without Virgin's support. During the sessions after the split, keeping in the spirit of the record, David penned the funniest record company kiss-off song ever, It Ain't Gonna Suck Itself. </blockquote> Billboard would be a more interesting read if they stopped burying the led. ]]> 12693@blogcritics.org Thu, 10 Jul 2003 14:53:18 EDT