rolling #metoo thread for sexual harassment in the music industry so no one misses out when artists we don't give a fuck about like Tim Westwood and Bassnectar get caught

That is maybe the funniest sentence I've read in weeks. Really?

can we ask what the fuck Marvin Gaye did?

I just read that he was an abusive spouse, threatened his wife with a knife, screwed a 17-year-old, etc.

The 17 y/o thing I knew. None of the rest would surprise me tho.

Where did you read it?

In Kelefa Sanneh's excellent book about music genres.

Where did you read it?

Mark Morriss of the Bluetones

https://annawharton.substack.com/p/if-im-lying-come-sue-me

Mac DeMarco band member, Jon Lent:

https://pitchfork.com/news/jon-lent-former-mac-demarco-band-member-sentenced-to-jail-for-sexual-assault/

There was some creepy shit about Demarco himself awhile ago too if I recall correctly

Yes there was.

hearsay but my wife heard from multiple women she knew about bad experiences they had with Mac DeMarco back in the day when he lived in Vancouver. she had liked him and never witnessed him behaving inappropriately

From what I recall, there was a story about a member of his band (maybe this same Lent guy?) who exposed himself (and more) at a party in front of minors and, rather than telling him to knock it off, Mac started filming it.

Bluetones guy sounds just as horrible as his band's music might suggest.

What an exhausting and pointless way to live your life too.

heres the thing Mac demarco's music sucks anyway so stop listening to it. he's also known about this shit for what half a year? fuck that guy and fuck his music anyway

talking about alexis marshall from daughters

― ufo, Friday, October 15, 2021 12:10 AM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bi39S0mBck
She addresses the abuse from 46:35 in relation to the album and an operation she had to undergo on her spine. Chilling.

Sorry about Fantano's face, but that's how I found out.

yipes

more fodder for my theory about men who name their group of men after women

ugh. LL otm.

I’ve decided to release my full statement about my experience at this time. Hopefully this will answer any questions and clarify timelines. Heavy content warning. https://t.co/5Rz0xNe7v6

— LINGUA “UNHINGED KRAMPUS MOM” IGNOTA (@LINGUA_IGNOTA_) December 9, 2021

extensive (& very harrowing, serious warning about the content) statement from her on the abuse

just unbelievably cruel and hateful

my god what a monster

Ugh.

marshall is denying everything and threatening to sue her, of course

seems like he got quietly dropped by sargent house around the time the initial allegations were made public

where is denying?

not to be all "i hated this guy BEFORE" but i swear ive been hearing this dude is sketchy for like 20 years. when this band was blowing up, i was completely befuddled why people would support this shitty dude with no tracks. i guess thats more a symptom of music scenes protecting dirtbags.

When reached by Pitchfork, a representative for Daughters shared the following statement from Alexis Marshall: “I absolutely did not engage in any form of abusive behavior towards Kristin. Kristin is a person that I loved and cared deeply for, however, our relationship was unhealthy for both of us. I can assure anyone reading this that I absolutely did not abuse her, mentally or physically. I am investigating legal options.”

"Kristin is a person that I loved and cared deeply for...

...I am investigating legal options"

someone's afraid of the ruthless axe

not really an appropriate metaphor for whatever it is you're referring to

that said, realising the extent to which her art is and always has been a response to her fear, horror and impotence when abused while reading her testimony was devastating. it would have taken so much strength to write

i don't think you understand why this person might create their art, like at all, and i get whose side you're on or whatever, i just don't think this particular issue needs your tone-deaf commentary on it at this moment tbrr

Is that supposed to be a Skyrim reference?

it's one of her songtitles

she literally makes art about vengeance upon abusive men; juxtaposing this with her genuine anguish and even well-wishing for a man she clearly loved very deeply is tough to read, that's all

unambiguously: good on her, i hope the bastard suffers and is never able to treat anyone like this again

oh and 'it would have taken so much strength to write' referred to the testimony, sorry for any ambiguity, although tbr it probably could refer to her music too

It’s okay to not post

Amen to that

Clown

Rocker Marilyn Manson is suing ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood and Illma Gore, claiming they hatched sexual-abuse allegations to torpedo his career https://t.co/Q0MLY77wqQ

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 3, 2022

What an asshole. Those allegations are wild.

Discovery will be fun.

yeah that seems extraordinarily stupid

Suing your accuser didn’t work for Steve Coleman.

Spending too much time around Kanye I guess

cokanye

Bluetones guy:
https://markmorrissmusic.co.uk/statement/

Well..

"This is an issue which I am facing head on and I realise I have a lot of work to do, which I shall begin by denying all the allegations against me"

Imagine your parents having a public dispute about whether your conception was welcomed or not.

Julian Wachner: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/arts/music/julian-wachner-trinity-church.html

I don’t know this guy very well but I’ve met him and I know many people who have worked with him. General consensus is that he’s an ass. A lot of people I know have been reacting to this with “it’s about time, everyone knew about this” reactions, which basically make me despair for the music community I inhabit.

that seems to have been the tone with a lot of the conductors who've been exposed, levine obviously the most horrific