Indie rockers force Hannity to change number

Boston Phoenix ^ | Mike Miliard

[GR Freeper]

A few weeks ago, we introduced you to Brooklyn indie agit-popsters Kids Against Combs, who’d just finished an album that used the private phone number of Fox News loudmouth Sean Hannity as its title. (See "Combs Nail Hannity," This Just In, July 15.)

Sean Hannity (631) 673-8003 was set to be released on July 21 by 10-34 Records. But, according to a press release sent out last week by the band, Kids Against Combs and 10-34 were issued papers on July 15 from Hannity’s attorneys, "threatening to sue both parties if they proceeded with releasing an album named after Hannity’s home phone number and containing the political pundit’s home address in the CD’s liner notes." (The digits, meanwhile, are now disconnected; "changed to an unlisted number," says the recording.)

The band also alleges that spies from the Hannity camp — or at least some people who "looked extremely conservative Republican" and "not the type of folk that would be at any sort of live performance, except for maybe Paul Anka or Wayne Newton" — arrived to scope out a KAC performance the next day. Luckily, the band had freshly printed copies of the album for sale, sans home address and retitled The Album Formerly Known As Sean Hannity’s Phone Number ... Currently Sean Hannity Is a Democracy Subverting Douche Bag.

Despite the fact that 66 percent of our Style and Usage Panel prefer that "douchebag" be written as a compound word, they’re in unanimous agreement that the new title works just as well.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Steven Mendech and Maria Lopez I believe.

Yup. A few years ago, there was also a dust-up when their teen-aged son threw a John Hughes-esque teen movie house party at their oh-so-swanky house in the western burbs when mumsie and daddie were away. I guess the party got severely out of hand and required the attention of the local constabulary.

[misterrob]

Well, I might have attended a few of those types of events over the years when I was a teenager....

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

You started a band?? PING!!

[End Times Sentinel]

It's a Supertramp cover band.  Can't have too much Supertramp.

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

You were trying for a long time to incorporate super and tramp in a thread here, weren't you?

[End Times Sentinel]

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[raccoonradio]

boy these kids think they're so smart but if the libs were smart how come they keep losing elections? That "big dummy" W managed to beat The Inventor of the Internet and Mr. Vietnam
War Hero. They're just whiny spoiled brats and maybe some of them will wise up in a few years (prob not, though). "Not a liberal at 20, you have no heart; not a conservative at 40,
you have no mind". Actually, not a conservative at _20_, you have no mind for that matter :)

[raccoonradio]

Remember the song "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" by Sugarloaf? It included the "beeps" for the number of one of the record labels that turned them down (CBS, I think). Maybe CBS had to change their number, too.

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Any way we cut a hit and we toured a bit
with a song he said he couldn't use.
And now he calls and begs and crawls
It's telephone deja vu
We got percentage points and lousy joints
and all the glitter we can use
Mama so uh huh don't call us, now we'll call you.

[Starter]

I'd suggest that Sean "accidentally" mention the phone numbers of the band members myself.(I'm also fairly certain that would also lead to Fox News getting sued, with the argument "Well, it's okay for *us* to do it, but not him" being used. I'm also certain the lawsuit would result in more money for the band than their actual musical talent would ever produce.)

[nutmeg]

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[RushCrush]

Whoever these kids are, they will never attain anything near Hannity's popularity and name recognition, even in their little wet dreams.

[defconw]

The word pathetic comes to mind!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Stellar Dendrite]

I dont watch hannity on TV, but I listen to his radio show. Sometimes it is boring and he's so damn repetitive...he uses the same talking points.

BUT

Today I was impressed by his coverage of Able Danger. Not even Rush talked about it! Shame on you rush!!

[Dashing Dasher]

These idiots were clearly raised by zoo animals.