MGMT sue Paris.
No, seriously.
No, seriously. This has to be one of the funniest things on earth. It seems that President Sarkozy paid indie-psychedelia posterboys 53 euros for use of their song, "Kids." Apparently the band thinks that it was an acceptable price for the initial use, but that the proliferation of internet campaigning by Sarkozy entitles them to a much greater amount.
In an ironic twist that I can't even match (I live in Brooklyn, they test our irony-creating abilities before they let you move in), France is in the middle of passing all sorts of anti-piracy and copyright laws.
I think that the only way to settle this one would be to insist on payment to MGMT in the form of Sarkozy tripping on acid onstage at an MGMT show. If you've seen them live, it couldn't make the performance any worse.
Posted by Mark Steffen on Feb 26, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
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