When pop stars become music moguls

Join discussions about this news in our Group on Facebook

Posted by: admin | 06/17/2004 at 18:44 | 986 views

By Stephen Dowling

"From punk band Bad Religion (who run hugely successful imprint Epitaph) to Bristol trip-hop collective Massive Attack (with Melankolic) to former 80s pop star Boy George (who has dance label More Protein), stars have put their money where their mouths are".

Read the article here

Reported by: Not specified
Tags: No tags defined

Add a comment

Please keep your comments on topic. Off-topic discussions can be continued in our forum.

You don't have to be logged in to add comments. However, to prevent impersonation it is recommended.
Click here to log in or register.

*Name:**
*Country:**
*Anti-spam question:**	What's the name of the band to which this site is dedicated?

Comment:

User comments (10)

TootieHalo Incomplete Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Posts: 0	Quote oitotheworld: Umm, no. No versions of TESF, TPoB have anything but an Epitaph/Epitaph Europe label on it. They have nothing to do with Sony or Warner whatsoever. 06/23/2004 at 03:21 oitotheworld: Umm, no. No versions of TESF, TPoB have anything but an Epitaph/Epitaph Europe label on it. They have nothing to do with Sony or Warner whatsoever.
kju Guest Location: Germany	Quote there's only the epitaph sign on my tesf. neither sony nor warner 06/20/2004 at 14:37 there's only the epitaph sign on my tesf. neither sony nor warner
DieselBoy Guest Location: United Kingdom	Quote I'm from Bristol q00T! dunno what theyre talking about though 06/19/2004 at 16:33 I'm from Bristol q00T! dunno what theyre talking about though
oitotheworld Guest Location: Australia	Quote uhm, epitaph is a complete sony imprint in japan and australia, but is also a warner imprint in europe and usa, for bands like rancid or the beatsteaks 06/18/2004 at 13:13 uhm, epitaph is a complete sony imprint in japan and australia, but is also a warner imprint in europe and usa, for bands like rancid or the beatsteaks
therightclique Guest Location: United States	Quote whoops.. take out the word "working".. anyway, the only way they can conceal that information is if it isn't offical yet. could be that brett is in the works of signing the company or part of it over to a major. if you listen to the way he's talked about majors over the years, its hard to believe he'd do that. 06/18/2004 at 05:56 whoops.. take out the word "working".. anyway, the only way they can conceal that information is if it isn't offical yet. could be that brett is in the works of signing the company or part of it over to a major. if you listen to the way he's talked about majors over the years, its hard to believe he'd do that.
therightclique Guest Location: United States	Quote well, its illegal to conceal the names of the executives working running an american company, so if you want to know who runs epitaph, look no further than epitaph. they can't legally lie about it, and i'm pretty sure brett isn't interested in legal problems, with the music business in the state it is in. 06/18/2004 at 05:55 well, its illegal to conceal the names of the executives working running an american company, so if you want to know who runs epitaph, look no further than epitaph. they can't legally lie about it, and i'm pretty sure brett isn't interested in legal problems, with the music business in the state it is in.
Grillo Blenderhead Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 63	Quote It is a label, it's a rumor that it's owned by a bigger label. Brett owns entire Epitaph! 06/18/2004 at 01:39 It is a label, it's a rumor that it's owned by a bigger label. Brett owns entire Epitaph!
monkeyphonics Guest Location: United Kingdom	Quote "From punk band Bad Religion (who run hugely successful imprint Epitaph)" Epitaph isnt an Imprint is it? . I thought an imprint was just where they put a different name on a release other than the actual record label name. Such as Dragnet is an Imprint of Epic. . Epitaph is an independent label i thought, not an Imprint. 06/17/2004 at 23:41 "From punk band Bad Religion (who run hugely successful imprint Epitaph)" Epitaph isnt an Imprint is it? . I thought an imprint was just where they put a different name on a release other than the actual record label name. Such as Dragnet is an Imprint of Epic. . Epitaph is an independent label i thought, not an Imprint.
Eddy Guest Location: Global Citizen	Quote It's not wrong at all, it's comparing artists across various genres who have started their own label. With BR flying the punk rock flag! How can that be bad. 06/17/2004 at 23:25 It's not wrong at all, it's comparing artists across various genres who have started their own label. With BR flying the punk rock flag! How can that be bad.
No One Guest Location: Global Citizen	Quote Comparing Bad Religion with those other creeps is just wrong. 06/17/2004 at 19:34 Comparing Bad Religion with those other creeps is just wrong.