NOT SUBLIME. YOU SELFISH, MONEY HUNGRY FUCKS

From Crave Online:

The SmokeOut featured the much-debated return of Sublime, with a guy named Roman filling in for the trio's long-deceased singer/songwriter. It was a display of feel-good sacrilege that, by many accounts, should never have happened; Bradley Nowell's family and estate holders, the rightful owners of the Sublime name, have expressed their distontent. “It was Brad’s expressed intention that no one use the name Sublime in any group that did not include him," they said in a statement, "and Brad even registered the trademark ‘Sublime’ under his own name.” But a District Court judge allowed the show to go on, and remaining members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh returned with their own catty missive, which read, “While we all mourn the passing of our brother and bandmate Bradley Nowell some 13 years ago, Sublime still has a strong message of hope and love… Brad’s heirs apparently do not share this vision.” Or capital ambition, is more like it.



The crowd, largely oblivious to the controversy, were just happy to revel in the '90s nostalgia overload. Roman held his own, but Bradley's rambunctiously mischievous presence was a key missing ingredient in the memory-lane walk. Promoter and Guerilla Union mastermind Chang Weisberg was beyond excited about adding the new version of Sublime to the show. “The last minute addition of our very special guests Sublime is crazy. We always strive to make our shows a once in a lifetime event. I know Bud, Eric and Rome can’t wait to tear up the Smoke Out stage.” Gotta hand it to Chang - he's a great guy, and he sells it well, but come on. This is like Meg White carrying on the White Stripes without Jack, or Nirvana getting a new singer. Some bands' formulation doesn't allow for history to be written over. Sublime was one of them.



From me:

NO NO NO NO NO. Fuck that. Sublime was a pivitol part of my youth, especially as a white kid in Hawaii.

Again, fuck this. Bullshit. Terrible terrible terrible. You just don't do that. You can say it's just a name, but you would be wrong. No no no. Boycott this shit. Nothing else to be said.