It's easy to forget about a serious scandal — like hospitals employing the homeless to pretend to be patients so they could rip off Medicare — when Shep Smith uses the C-word on air.
But it's not like he's the only guy who's ever said naughty words during a live broadcast. CONTINUED »
"The pragmatist wonders: Does a band with this profane a name even hope to be successful? The question applies to a glut of acts with similarly FCC-unfriendly names like Holy Fuck, the Fuck Buttons, the Fucking Ocean, Shit Robot, Shitdisco, Holy Shit, and Psychedelic Horseshit, all of whom have released very good records in the past two years, and some of whom are aptly named. At least two bands lay claim to one of the great movie band names, the profanely sacrilegious Shitty Beatles. (The movie is Wayne's World.) These names aren't controversial, per se, and few of these artists traffic in sounds that should truly offend. But they do raise a question: Does it matter anymore what you call yourself if you no longer rely on regulated forms of broadcast or mainstream media to get your name out there?"
Good question. So let's ask one of the music industry's most prolific troublemakers. CONTINUED »
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