Free Fiona! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

SecretMethod70 · 01-14-2005, 06:12 PM

Fiona Apple's newest album, Extraordinary Machine, is being held hostage by Sony. They don't think it will sell enough copies to justify the costs of marketing the album, despite the fact her two prvious albums each went platinum. It was completed in early 2003 and STILL has not been released thanks to Sony's new CEO. So, the site www.freefiona.com is working to change that, and so far, the <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/Fiona9/petition.html">online petition</a> has 19344 signatures! Furthermore, on Jan 24, 2005, www.freefiona.com is asking that people "send something with an apple theme - a fake apple, a real apple, a photo OF an apple, a piece of paper with an apple sticker, a sketch of an apple, even an apple pie - be creative! - to Andy Lack at Sony with a note attached. You can write a real letter or just scribble "Free Fiona!" on the envelope - whatever you want." The address for sending the apple-themed mail is:

Andrew Lack
550 Madison Avenue
32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022

On the same day, the folks at www.freefiona.com will be sending notes from college campuses inside a plastic apple to the folks at Sony, and on Jan 28, 2005 they are planning on gathering enough people to protest outside of Sony's headquarters. With 19,000+ signatures, I think they will probably have a reasonable amount. So, especially NYC TFPers, if you can make it to protest that would be even more awesome! They would like all apple-themed packages to arrive in the same week, so it's very important that if you're going to send something, you do so on or around Jan 24!

Anyway, you guys are smart and I think most people here have pretty decent taste in music and, in the very least, whether or not they like Fiona personally can recognize that she's a talented artist. Please help out here - even if it's only signing the petition. If not because you like Fiona, then because you like me and would like to help me to hear this album!

jonjon42 · 01-14-2005, 07:08 PM

sounds interesting, I'm in

onodrim · 01-14-2005, 07:26 PM

Already signed.

FoolThemAll · 01-14-2005, 07:53 PM

I have an mp3 of "Extraordinary Machine", and it's a quality song.

Signed. Whatthehell.

martinguerre · 01-15-2005, 09:17 PM

i'm in... i can't wait to hear the rest...i heard one song on a radio teaser and it was fantastic.

SecretMethod70 · 01-16-2005, 10:30 AM

I just heard Extraordinary Machine today and it's an excellent song. Hope to eventually hear the rest.

K-Wise · 01-16-2005, 10:59 AM

Just signed it man. Come to think of it..I don't even have one of her albums!

Perhaps I should look into getting one

Asta!!

01-14-2005, 06:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Free Fiona! Fiona Apple's newest album, Extraordinary Machine, is being held hostage by Sony. They don't think it will sell enough copies to justify the costs of marketing the album, despite the fact her two prvious albums each went platinum. It was completed in early 2003 and STILL has not been released thanks to Sony's new CEO. So, the site www.freefiona.com is working to change that, and so far, the <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/Fiona9/petition.html">online petition</a> has 19344 signatures! Furthermore, on Jan 24, 2005, www.freefiona.com is asking that people "send something with an apple theme - a fake apple, a real apple, a photo OF an apple, a piece of paper with an apple sticker, a sketch of an apple, even an apple pie - be creative! - to Andy Lack at Sony with a note attached. You can write a real letter or just scribble "Free Fiona!" on the envelope - whatever you want." The address for sending the apple-themed mail is: Andrew Lack 550 Madison Avenue 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 On the same day, the folks at www.freefiona.com will be sending notes from college campuses inside a plastic apple to the folks at Sony, and on Jan 28, 2005 they are planning on gathering enough people to protest outside of Sony's headquarters. With 19,000+ signatures, I think they will probably have a reasonable amount. So, especially NYC TFPers, if you can make it to protest that would be even more awesome! They would like all apple-themed packages to arrive in the same week, so it's very important that if you're going to send something, you do so on or around Jan 24! Anyway, you guys are smart and I think most people here have pretty decent taste in music and, in the very least, whether or not they like Fiona personally can recognize that she's a talented artist. Please help out here - even if it's only signing the petition. If not because you like Fiona, then because you like me and would like to help me to hear this album! __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

01-14-2005, 07:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
jonjon42 Psycho Location: inside my own mind	sounds interesting, I'm in __________________ A damn dirty hippie without the dirty part....

01-14-2005, 07:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
onodrim Cosmically Curious Location: Chicago, IL	Already signed. __________________ "The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there’s little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides" -Carl Sagan

01-14-2005, 07:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
FoolThemAll Walking is Still Honest Location: Seattle, WA	I have an mp3 of "Extraordinary Machine", and it's a quality song. Signed. Whatthehell. __________________ I wonder if we're stuck in Rome.

01-15-2005, 09:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
martinguerre whosoever Location: New England	i'm in... i can't wait to hear the rest...i heard one song on a radio teaser and it was fantastic. __________________ For God so loved creation, that God sent God's only Son that whosoever believed should not perish, but have everlasting life. -John 3:16

01-16-2005, 10:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	I just heard Extraordinary Machine today and it's an excellent song. Hope to eventually hear the rest. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

01-16-2005, 10:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
K-Wise It's All About The Ass!! Location: In a pool of mayonnaise!!	Just signed it man. Come to think of it..I don't even have one of her albums! Perhaps I should look into getting one Asta!! __________________ "I love music and it's my parents fault (closing statement)." - Me..quoting myself...from when I said that...On TFP..thats here...Tilted Forum Project *It ain't goodbye, it's see ya later! I'll miss you guys!* - Asta!!