Rather off-topic, but...
The Undertones.

Not for any musical reason, which is why it's off topic -- they were pretty good. But because every time Feargal Sharkey appears on TV, banging on about how piracy is stealing the milk from the tits of musicians' babies' mothers, I start screaming at the TV that "You used to be a Punk, you sell-out nouveau-establishment bastard!". And then I have to go and download a pirate copy of an Undertones track, just to make a point.

And because he's the second ugliest man in pop.
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Thu 6 Jan 2011, 13:35, 3 replies)

And also because, irrespective of what John Peel thought,
Teenage Kicks is a fucking annoying song.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 6 Jan 2011, 13:43, closed)

He is trying to do something for artists though,
rather than labels. Musicians need to get paid, just like anybody else.
( Smallbrainfield, Thu 6 Jan 2011, 13:49, closed)

It's more the smug, self-righteous tone that I object to, coming from an erstwhile punk
Though personally I would prefer musicians - artists of all kinds - to do it for love, not money (which always corrupts).

Also, these days the profits are in gigs and tours anyway, not the media. Tracks are becoming ads for the band's live performance.
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Thu 6 Jan 2011, 14:01, closed)