Syracuse Ska Forum

So if you were at our show at UCF on the 5th you already know we recorded a 3 song ep just over christmas break. We were in a hurry to get them out cause we didn't know when we'd get another chance after the 5th so they weren't mixed our anything, literally burnt right before the show.

So on our myspace we finally have mixed versions of all three songs! We only did it using cakewalk software on a computer in the barn where we practice, it didn't cost us anything so we don't expect them to sound amazing but I'll stop talking and just let you listen. It'd be nice to hear what everyone thought.

http://www.myspace.com/TheSecretIons

Thanks, enjoy!

Keep up the good work guys

Yeah, you're making great progress. Keep at it.

Um...i hope you got permision to use 99 red balloons...i'm pretty sure it is illegal to use the song to make money with out permision...copyrights and what not. But keep up the good work.

well so far as a band, and more specifically us playing and recording that song, has made us $0, i realize that it could possibly cause some problems maybe in the future. But i think (or atleast hope) that that's very unlikely in our situation.

So did the verbs

That's some good stuff. You guys are sweet

Thanks Guys!

Come See Us Next Friday!

What did they cover?

They ditched their old name when someone claimed they already owned it.

That's a very different issue.

As long as you aren't doing widespread distro, you don't have to worry too much about being prosecuted for recording other people's songs.

If bychance you do get "caught," all that's going to happen is that you will get a letter in the mail from a lawyer representing the party that owns the rights to the song, ordering you to stop selling/producing any recordings with the copyrighted material on it. I would not sweat it at this level.

They could probably get away with parody laws. I don't know a single thing about the laws but depending on it all it may be covered. I'm probably completely wrong though.

Yeah, last time I talked to Bucket down in Ithaca, he was laughing at how Too Short Notice had asked for permission to perform a Toasters song. He was saying how unlikely it was they'd actually make any money off it and even if they did, how difficult it'd be to actually shake them down for it.

I never got to see that letter The Verbs got, but band names have practical problems. Catch 22 for years had to add "NJ" to their stuff because of that and I recall Steven Parker's old band having to decline a show offer in Albany, because kids there were angry they were using the same name as a popular local hardcore band. Not to mention the liklihood that kids would have showed up for a local hardcore band and seen a poppy Syracuse ska band instead. Oh, that would have gone over well.