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

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

Anyone watching Phoenix Rising, the Evan Rachel Wood doc about her relationship with Manson? It’s absolutely brutal.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/apr/26/dj-tim-westwood-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-by-multiple-women

horrific. easy to say in hindsight i know, but i always thought he was a wrong 'un.

it seems like he's got away with it so long because he was almost exclusively targeting young black women. I always thought he was a contemptible idiot, this circus act of a posh bishop's son trying to act like he grew up in the projects.. lol. But had no idea about all this till a few years back. The progression to this point has been very slow considering the huge amount pf complaints against him.

oof: https://pitchfork.com/news/arcade-fires-win-butler-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-by-multiple-women-frontman-responds/

All three women were devoted Arcade Fire fans between the ages of 18 and 23 at the start of their interactions with Butler, which took place during overlapping periods from 2016 to 2020, when he was between 36 and 39.

you ever not like a band because you just get that vibe from the people/a person playing the music?

so yeah, i've never bought an arcade fire album.

signed,
a judgmental fucker

ps—
sounds like he's on drugs a lot more often than i understood him to be. seems like he's been struggling for a while. hope the people he violated aren't struggling for much longer.

sickening and depressing tbh

Guilty lol at:

Butler offered to put Pitchfork in contact with different women who had consensual sexual experiences with him in the past.

very bleak and depressing, even in his own version of events he comes across horribly

you ever not like a band because you just get that vibe from the people/a person playing the music?

he had a reputation for being a bit of an asshole but come on, you don't need to do this

Horrible story; and, not to make light of it, but the article contains an example of why writers need to be careful with their sentence structure:

Stella also claims that Butler sent her photos of his genitals against her wishes, and a friend of hers recalled seeing the photos in an interview with Pitchfork.

Yep definitely reread that one a few times

that particular interview got a lot of clicks

It’s really not the writer’s fault; Pitchfork should have copy editing, but there’s no sign that they do.

Through Heller, Butler offered to put Pitchfork in contact with different women who had consensual sexual experiences with him in the past.

can’t get over this part