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December 22, 2008

Detroit Musicians Feel Crunch, Want Auto Bailout...

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The auto industry crash is sending the Detroit music scene into a tailspin. According to Detroit-based musicians, it’s not just the Big Three auto companies that need a bailout—musicians are also taking a hit.

“With thousands of job losses, who do you think is coming out to see shows?” says Brian Vander Ark, former lead singer of The Verve Pipe. “I watched the Senate hearings; these executives all want a golden parachute. It’s difficult to get people to buy tickets now, and that has everything to do with the auto industry.”


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#1 thirteenburn says:

Boo-fucking-hoo.

Maybe if they actually put out something resembling "music" they wouldn't be in the situation they're finding themselves.

But this is a typical liberal mind-set: "It's someone else's fault my life is in such disarray. Give me money."


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