Porn-Busting NY Post to affect RYKO distributed labels?

[AfterHoursCinema]

The New York Post's "page 6" just unleashed this story:


http://www.nypost.com/seven/07282008...six_121931.htm

PORN-BUSTING PAGE SIX
SUITS at Warner Music Group - home of Eric Clapton and Josh Groban - were red-faced Friday when Page Six informed them they're distributing a hardcore porn flick. "Young, Hot 'n Nasty Teenage Cruisers" - a raunchy 1977 comedy starring John "Johnny Wadd" Holmes and Serena - was recently released under WMG's Ryko distribution arm and sells on amazon.com. Imdb.com calls it a "porno rock and roll movie" involving a crazed nymphomaniac who escapes from a mental institution and turns a high school teacher into her sex slave. "We had no clue this had come out. It's very embarrassing," an insider told us. A WMG rep said that thanks to our calling it to their attention, the title has been yanked from Ryko's catalog. "Further, Ryko will undertake a review of all third-party titles it distributes and take any appropriate action."

[Robin Bougie]

I guess no one should tell them about their CONFESSIONS OF A PEANUT BUTTER FREAK disc then either?

Shhhhhhhh!

[Barry M.]

Appropriate action: hsilop ruoy bonk.

[Horace Cordier]

I read this today.

Un-fucking-believable.

The Post (one of the flat-out sleaziest papers around) gets on their high horse over this? Must have been a slow news day - they couldn't find any pictures of Britney smoking or something?

[Marshall Crist]

Britney hasn't been smokin' for some time now.

[John Lyons]

This is fucking ridiculous! Ryko has lots of XXX out.
Warner can fuck off.

[Ian F]

Originally Posted by Horace Cordier

I read this today.

Un-fucking-believable.

The Post (one of the flat-out sleaziest papers around) gets on their high horse over this? Must have been a slow news day - they couldn't find any pictures of Britney smoking or something?

LOL The NY Post, the paper designed for a second grade reading level. I remember one of their columnists Sam Munchnik or something went off on Pro Wrestling and earned the wrath of Jim Cornette.

I can't find his rant on that, but enjoy this KKvG promo from Michael Hayes and Cornette for TBS lol
http://www.youtube.com/v/zAaD4kHHCfo&hl=en&fs=1

[Garrett L]

"Further, Ryko will undertake a review of all third-party titles it distributes and take any appropriate action."

If the red-faced Warner twits had half a wit they'd have Ryko working overtime tripling the number of units of that title shipped out, then send the Post management some review copies and nice thank-you cards for the free advertising.

[Ian F]

Anyone want to post the email and number of the post writer and call them to discuss the art of donkey sex?


Have fun.

Seriously, I don't even buy this stuff, but this is fucking America and commie scum like Johnson deserve to be sent to fucking Russia.. My dad didn't fight in Nam for Red Scum to take our PORN!!!

Yep I mean it (despite the bizarre and odd pairings)

[Brian Lindsey]

That "fishwrap", the NY Post, is the Bill O'Reilly of newspapers.

It's very pro-Iraq War, by the way.

[Ian F]

Originally Posted by Brian Lindsey

It's very pro-Iraq War, by the way.

Well there is nothing wrong with that, criticize for the fact it writers are on a second grade level and it was below the World Weekly News (which was a better paper anyway).

More importantly I just realized the writer is Dick Johnson. Seriously does that qualify as proper irony.

[Shane Keely]

Originally Posted by AfterHoursCinema

A WMG rep said that thanks to our calling it to their attention, the title has been yanked from Ryko's catalog. "Further, Ryko will undertake a review of all third-party titles it distributes and take any appropriate action."

First off, motherfuck Ryko for caving in to those fucking sissies, they truly don't support the companies on their label, and at the end of the day are more concerned about their public image, and making that almighty dollar.

Secondly, why not "yank" Bush from the White House, for covering up for a child molestor for 5 years? Try reporting news of actual significance, and not taking a story about a fucking 44 lb. cat, and plastering it on the front page. The most homophobic, racist, uneducated people that write in to that paper. After reading this thread, I wanted to familiarize myself a little more with this shitrag of a paper, and my blood pressure must have gone up 20 points. Someone wrote in about the 200,000 Germans that were cheering Barack Obama when he visited, and said that they're also the ones that used to cheer Adolf Hitler... no fucking lie, there are actually people out there, that are that moronic, and unfortunately they're aloud to procreate.

Futhermore, the left may be more of a free speech advocate, but they still pull the same shit as the right. Pointing the finger at movies and music for all the "moral decay", crime and violence in the world. The only difference is that the right attempts to convey more of a wholesome image by shutting down smut shops and preaching family values, in order to gain some sort of credibility. Whatever... fuck them both, vote Libertarian.

[Horace Cordier]

Lets keep the poli-sci debate out of it and stick to the "2nd Grade Reading Level" angle, ok?

The Post is, quite simply, a rag. Dumber than a bag of wet hammers, sleazy with zero fun factor, and sanctimonious and hypocritical to a frightening degree.

I don't give a rat's ass about their position on the Iraq war - but when they start fucking with my exploitation.... thats when I get RILED.

Screw Dickie Johnson (in Britain the man has a name with 2 penises did you know?) and the disease riddled nag he rode in on.

[Ian F]

I think Horace basically said what I would say, but far better then I could have. Funny thing is I really don't think I've ever got one of the affected titles, but its the principle damnit.

[scott favareille]

What labels does Ryko distribute besides Legend House? Don't they also distribute Severin as well?? Or Synapse??

This I think has even worse consequences than one thinks.