Jen’s fighting off a sinus infection. But she got to use her (fairly) new health insurance for the first time. That lead to a long discussion of the Affordable Care Act and the upcoming presidential election.
I went to an Independence Day barbecue. It was fun. Also, maybe I should start drinking more?
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We finished out the show by interviewing Will Loomis of the band Loomis & The Lust. Will recently filed a lawsuit against British pop star Jessie J. Will believes Jessie’s hit song “Domino” is a ripoff of his song “Bright Red Chords.” We discussed the lawsuit as well as the band’s new album and its new lineup. Then we played the title track from that album, “Sports Suck:”
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I have to say that the rip off is a little bit shameful. I think Jessie’s “people” should have just kicked a few bucks over to Loomis & the Lust or maybe at least gave them some acknowledgement that might have helped to promote the band.
I’m not sure if there is a case or not since a lot of borrowing seems to go on in music, but Jessie could at least handle it in a way that doesn’t seem like she’s trying to screw over a less well known band.