View Full Version : Who Owns Matador Records?
cant see over
03-19-2004, 08:17 PM
What kind of company is matador? There are so many labels around, but who runs them always seems invisible. So how many people work at Matador, who owns it, and is it part of a larger corporation?
johansen smith
03-19-2004, 08:54 PM
someone hasn't watched What's Up Matador.
Patrick
03-19-2004, 08:58 PM
We're a small company... for more details, read the FAQ
http://www.matadorrecords.com/matadorinfo/faq.html
Patrick
cant see over
03-19-2004, 09:18 PM
I've read the FAQ before, but apparently I got caught up in why it's okay that I dont shave daily... this time I read the right section! Thanks friends.
TheSadDebaser
03-20-2004, 01:06 AM
The rock 'n' roll devil.
Squall91
03-21-2004, 12:21 AM
Originally posted by cant see over
is it part of a larger corporation? Shh...don't tell anyone I told you this...but they are actually a subsidiary of Wal-Mart...SHH...
bitterfruit
03-21-2004, 03:57 AM
But why then is Matador a member of the RIAA?
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Patrick
03-21-2004, 04:01 AM
Verry funny! Grrr...
Patrick
winterwooskie
03-22-2004, 01:20 PM
a member of the riaa? if i had known this i wouldn't have bought that catpower album yesterday. at least i heard it a couple times before i go home and burn it because it is part of that evil empire.
you make me sick!
I'm sure that most people here own a few. I've probably got 20 or 25 myself.
cant see over
03-22-2004, 08:23 PM
Originally posted by bitterfruit
But why then is Matador a member of the RIAA?
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
...I wasn't sure whether or not that was in jest, so I looked it up... and they are members of the RIAA! I would critisize, but I don't know enough about the RIAA to make an intelligent decision regarding such matters.
They're *still* listed on the RIAA site?! With webmasters too incompetent to remove a single line of text, it's not surprising that the place gets hacked on a semi-regular basis.
Patrick
03-22-2004, 08:38 PM
For the millionth time, we are NOT fucking members of the RIAA!
If they put our names back up there AGAIN (we've had them remove us twice) I'm gonna kill someone. I can't load the RIAA site right now, probably because, as someone pointed out, it's being hit with DOS attacks or other such nonsense.
We've had public apologies posted on the boycott-riaa (http://www.boycott-riaa.com) site for this bullshit.
See these past threads:
http://www.matadorrecords.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=550
http://www.matadorrecords.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=722
http://www.matadorrecords.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=793
Patrick
bitterfruit
03-22-2004, 09:07 PM
My most sincere apologies. It was in jest. I was of course fanning an old almost extinguished flame regarding that topic.
cant see over
03-23-2004, 11:28 PM
Well, you see, when I looked it up, it wasn't on www.riaa.org that I saw it. I couldn't load that site, so I searched for 'riaa members' and found a few different sites that contained a list, though it must've been old and outdated. Just so you know before you chastize them, if you already have - I'm sorry, but they deserve it.
Really though, how the hell can they put a company name on their website, as a member, if the company isn't affiliated. That sucks.
Patrick
03-24-2004, 12:36 AM
No worries, cso (and bf!) -- this kind of thing happens all the time. Between cached web pages and bureaucracy (we were at one point affiliated with Capitol and before that Atlantic), there's bound to be out-of-date or merely incorrect information floating around out there.
But do give us the benefit of the doubt and ask us before jumping to conclusions!
Best
Patrick
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