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[Douchebags] Kevin Federline incurs the wrath of 80s singer

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  1. moestavern19

    moestavern19 Member

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    This is FIRE!


    Thomas Dolby Blasts K-Fed

    04/05/2006 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
    Lyndsey Parker

    Thomas Dolby is blinding mad, and science has nothing to do with it. The subject of his ire is, surprisingly, Britney Spears's husband.

    On his official website's blog, the new waver behind such '80s hits as "She Blinded Me With Science," "Europa," and "Hyperactive" blasts Kevin Federline for allegedly sampling his most famous tune without permission. Dolby writes:

    "Britney Spears’ husband Kevin Federline, whom I’d never heard of until a few days ago, appears to have illegally sampled one of my compositions. On his MySpace site you can download an MP3 which uses a looped sample from Mobb Deep’s ‘Get It Twisted’, which in turn copped the string line from my own song ‘She Blinded Me With Science.’ Now, Mobb Deep did it the right way and had his label BMG come and ask for a license. They paid me a fee and a royalty on the sales of Mobb Deep’s record. However K-Fed, as his fans affectionately refer to him, did NOT ask permission, he just went ahead and did it. He is therefore blatantly violating the copyright law. And laws aside, he owed it to me as an artist to ask if I minded that he recorded a vitriolic rap over the top of my music. It starts off ‘This is for the HATERS...’ and goes on to blast the media, paparrazzi and all his other critics, sparing no expletives along the way. BMG Records have also had their copyright violated, as they own the master to Mobb Deep’s record. But BMG don’t want to rock the Britney boat so they are turning a blind eye. It’s pathetic! Turns out K-Fed has no management, label or lawyer, so it’s going to be hard getting hold of him. So K-Fed, if you’re reading this, I’m asking you nicely to take the track down ASAP. Or maybe you’d prefer me to come after some of your wife’s ill-gotten gains?"

    No word yet on whether Federline--who is currently promoting his soon-to-be-self-released debut album, Playing With Fire--has responded to Dolby's blog. Meanwhile, Dolby is launching his first concert tour in 15 years next week, and will have a new song he wrote with J.J. Abrams featured in the upcoming movie Mission Impossible III.
     
    #1 moestavern19, Apr 9, 2006
  2. The Real Shady

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    LOL. Getting punked by the guy who sang "She Blinded Me With Science." Classic.

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    #2 The Real Shady, Apr 9, 2006
  3. Dr of Dunk

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    Bwahaha... I can't stop laughing.
     
    #3 Dr of Dunk, Apr 9, 2006
  4. ima_drummer2k

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    I really don't think Thomas has anything to worry about. He's assuming that "K-Fed" is actually going to make money with this "song".
     
    #4 ima_drummer2k, Apr 9, 2006
  5. TracyMcCrazyeye

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    LOL this K-Fed guy cannot buy a break...it's not like he deserves one anyways :p
     
    #5 TracyMcCrazyeye, Apr 9, 2006
  6. Dr of Dunk

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    Well, it could be more than that. He may be worried that the music may be linked more with "that sucky K-Fed guy" than him down the road. For example, if you ask people who were kids in the 90's to identify the (in)famous bass-line intro to Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby", more would probably identify it to Vanilla Ice rather than know it's a sample (pretty much a straight rip-off) of Queen/David Bowie's "Under Pressure".
     
    #6 Dr of Dunk, Apr 10, 2006
  7. Uprising

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    HAHAHA....

    K-Fed fans? What, he actually thinks he has fans?
     
    #7 Uprising, Apr 10, 2006
  8. Miguel

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  10. RunninRaven

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    All of them, I think.
     
    #10 RunninRaven, Apr 10, 2006
  11. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez The Music Man

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    You should read about musicians in the '60s - it's like everybody in music did some kind of drug (most were smoking grass).
     
    #11 Manny Ramirez, Apr 10, 2006
  12. MR. MEOWGI

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    Dolby is a smart brah:

    In 1993, Dolby established himself as a successful business entrepreneur after founding Beatnik Inc. (formerly Headspace), a technology company specializing in mobile phone audio file formats, such as polyphonic ring tones for mobile phones. [1]

    While still remaining on the company board, Dolby stepped down from his position as CEO of Beatnik to pursue other technologically innovative interests, such as founding Retro Ringtones LLC in 2002, which produces the RetroFolio(TM) ring tone asset management software suite for companies involved in the mobile phone ring tone business. At the second annual Mobile Music Awards, Miami, Florida in 2004 RetroFolio won "Best of Show" and "Best New Technology" awards.

    Dolby's musical talents have also been put to use recently creating hundreds of digital polyphonic ring tones now found on mobile phones everywhere (including the polyphonic version of the infamous Nokia signature theme). He is often a major speaker at technology conferences such as Comdex, Websphere and Nokia.

    He has also worked as a producer and a soundtrack composer for both movies and video games.

    In July 1998, Thomas received a Lifetime Achievement in Internet Music award from Yahoo! Internet Life.


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    Musical background
    He is associated with synth pop, a pop music form incorporating electronic instruments. His most recognized song is "She Blinded Me With Science" with sound samples from Magnus Pyke although he describes this track as his least favourite. Most of Dolby's work covers a wide range of musical styles and moods distinct from the high-energy pop sound of his few, better known commercial successes.

    Perhaps his most popular side-gig was as keyboard player on Def Leppard's 1983 Pyromania album. Due to contractual problems (i.e. they didn't share the same record label), Dolby appeared on Pyromania using the stage name Booker T. Boffin.

    A couple of years later, Dolby performed at the Live Aid concert in London as part of David Bowie's band.

    In 1990, he appeared in the huge charity concert "The Wall" in Berlin, organized by Roger Waters: he played keyboards in "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" (sung by Cyndi Lauper), and then played the Teacher's role in the sequence "The Trial".

    Dolby returned to his musical career in 2006, with a string of small dates in California to an incredibly receptive crowd. His American tour, the Sole Inhabitant Tour, starts on April 12, 2006.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dolby
     
    #12 MR. MEOWGI, Apr 10, 2006
  13. ima_drummer2k

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    Perhaps, but my feeling is that no one will even know who "that sucky K-Fed guy" is in another month or so.
     
    #13 ima_drummer2k, Apr 10, 2006
  14. the futants

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    mmmmm... i love the 80s!
     
    #14 the futants, Apr 10, 2006
  15. jo mama

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    what a hypocrite! he's callin' out k-fed for sampling his song, which he used samples for himself! 80's dude needs to put down tha haterade yo!

    this chump is soooo 80's. k-fed is the sound of today. i bet he wishes he lives in a 20 million dollar house and has to deal with the papparazzi all da time like k-fed.
     
    #15 jo mama, Apr 10, 2006
  16. MR. MEOWGI

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    I almost replied thinking you were serious.
     
    #16 MR. MEOWGI, Apr 10, 2006
  17. Manny Ramirez

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    Doubtful as long as this clown is married to Britney Spears. After she dumps him, then I would agree with you.
     
    #17 Manny Ramirez, Apr 10, 2006
  18. Fatty FatBastard

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    Screw science. I'm pretty sure Dolby wants to blind him with an appliance. Preferably Whirlpool.
     
    #18 Fatty FatBastard, Apr 10, 2006
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    Poetry in motion.
     
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  20. HAYJON02

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    Something tells me Federline is the kind of guy who could never talk about sports with any degree of credibility.

    "Yo yo. I grew up in a trailer in Mississippi but the Lakers are da bomb yo! Yankees all da way! Who's the champ in football? Yo, they're da best! I got their jersey to prove how steadfast I am and intelligent to boot for my use of the word steadfast"

    F'in tard...
     
    #20 HAYJON02, Apr 11, 2006
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