Ms. Love, who arrived late, told the committee that besides the unfavorable contract terms, musicians lacked access to the sort of employer-sponsored health benefits other workers have.
The Fall's long-term musicians included drummers Paul Hanley and Karl Burns; guitarists Marc Riley, Craig Scanlon and Brix Smith; and bassist Steve Hanley, whose melodic, circular bass lines are widely credited with shaping the band's sound from early 1980s albums such as Hex Enduction Hour to the late 1990s.
Slimane mingles in a black velvet jacket, chatting to his team, models from the show including Lily McMenamy, and long-term musician pals like Thomas Mars from Phoenix.
Except in the purely commercial terms that musicians like to say they're above, this is peculiar.
Under the terms, the musicians agreed to give up two wage increases in return for increased contributions from producers to the union's health plan.
But when he is not dressing up for his concerts as a Jedi knight or a morbidly obese gang member, Mr. Yankovic has reflected on whether, after three decades, the term novelty musician still applies to him.
The agreement establishes compensation terms for musicians for performances made available on the Web, either through what is known as "streaming audio" -- live music that cannot be stored by listeners -- or as recordings that can be downloaded for a fee.
Newsflash: parts of the US music industry have been built on exploitative terms for musicians, and for years white artists covered and repackaged black music to make it palatable for mainstream, segregated radio.
In terms of musicians, we have seen some enthusiasm for the product, but musicians tend to look towards solutions like the M-Audio MicroTrack".
Someone is switching on a laptop and they are literally putting about 30 people out of a job in terms of musicians.
