[South of Devon]

So that shitstorm with Apple/iTunes has reared it's ugly head again... the guy is prolly the BIGGEST douche in the universe [but I'd still sign my soul over to Victory Records ];

http://www.punknews....order=0&thold=0

[!againstnick!]

Simon, on Apr 19 2006, 12:24 PM, said:

So that shitstorm with Apple/iTunes has reared it's ugly head again... the guy is prolly the BIGGEST douche in the universe [but I'd still sign my soul over to Victory Records ];

http://www.punknews....order=0&thold=0

"I am not like the guys at the major record labels. I am a self-made entrepreneur"

"Why are we the only label that Best Buy has ever worked with in this capacity? Because the Victory consumer is a coveted one"

"The majority of the people that buy our albums are 12-24 year olds" - I think he meant 12-15 year olds, surely?

"From a business standpoint I was always a fan of your work and Apple"

"I believe that there are synergies that could benefit us both. I hate to see collectively wasted opportunity"

"I want to work with people that respect and care about our brand"

" "The #1 Independent label joins forces with iTunes".... its a great headline/story and business. More importantly, its a great PR campaign if people are prepared to think outside of the box and see the bigger picture here. It would be cutting edge, "anti-corporate" (which fits the Apple image) and revolutionary"

"I am always looking for new allies and partners where everyone can mutually win"

"As a human being - congratulations on beating cancer last year. Take Care"

How much cock can one man swallow?

... and isn't this the same fucker that sent out that borderline racist fist-bitingly cringeful email about 'making ROCK prevail' to the Hawthorne Heights fans a month ago. Apologies if it wasn't Victory records who did that, my finger isn't really on the pulse when it come to teencore metal, but i'm pretty sure it was. The bloke is undeniably a capitalist whore, a shrewd/sycophantic businessman in 'indie' clothing.

This label seems to be everything a true independent label should NOT be. He can stick his 'brand' up his fucking arse.

At least he's been exposed anyway, and in such a public manner... Imagine the look on the cunts face when he found out they leaked! Ha

[JayX]

Someone should crash a plane into Victory Towers. Preferably whilst half the bands are high fiving each other in the lobby.

[Artcore Fanzine]

This coincidentally was posted by a pal on a different board just now... (read the 'about me')...

http://www.myspace.com/tonybrummel

What a fuckin' turd.

[JayX]

haha funny mockup

[Artcore Fanzine]

Yeah, but believable.

[JayX]

oh for sure, the about me section seemed typically wankerish.. but then i read the rest of the page