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For Immediate Release: Charlotte Indie Artist Exposes His Right Breast to the Music IndustryFollowing the much publicized "NippleGate" at this weekend's halftime Super Bowl performance, indie artist Brian Hartzog pledges to do his best to conceal his right breast during his solo gig this Friday in Charlotte's NoDa arts district. Hartzog, an emerging indie artist who calls his music "funk and roll", says his boob has repeatedly been exposed during rehearsals (and at the gym) all week. As a safeguard, he promises to wear a better shirt for his Friday gig at Wine Up! "You know," Hartzog says, "I've been having wardrobe malfunctions recently...and anything could happen...If (God forbid) I do have a Bra-ha-ha, I hope it doesn't anger the public or my fans. In fact, I would like to apologize in advance for any harm that my tit may cause." Never one to follow a media trend, Hartzog says if he does expose himself, it will definitely not be for media attention. Hartzog comments: "If I do pop out, it will be for free speech...and for the starving children in Africa..and for struggling indie artists everywhere...I hope someday all indie musicians can unite to show the media that we have quality boobies too!" When asked about Janet Jackson's Super Bowl "party", Hartzog says he doesn't mind her publicity stunt at all. "I mean, the music industry is basically about promotion, right?...and, I don't know about you, but when I think about major label music promotion, one of the first images in my head is a multi-platinum artist showing her honkers." Let's not forget that the MTV has been overexposing boobs for years. Besides Miss Jackson, there was Little Kim, Madonna's genre-defining work, all those video vixens of the 80's...and who could forget the cast members of the Real World Las Vegas. "It's a natural progression," Hartzog says. "Put a camera in front of a musician and pretty soon you'll be seeing some skin." Hartzog says it's different in the indie world. "Besides Liz Phair, we haven't had any real cross-over nipples." Hartzog continues, "that's why the media has been so concerned about my gig on Friday...I think they really don't want me to jump into T&A Land too early. I guess they think my nipples might go from playing to 50 people to being part of a national debate on CNN for a week...and with all the celebrity trials going on, they probably don't have the staff for something like that..." Hartzog's not worried. He says that the media's recent focus on Janet Jackson's mammaries hasn't deterred him from his musical quest to sell 5,000 CDs independently. When asked about the reasons for staying nipple-clad and indie, Hartzog is quick to comment on the industry's problems. "If you think about it," Hartzog says, "all these breasts really haven't gotten us anywhere. The music industry is in a real tailspin. The young record buying public is downloading music without paying for it; the media and record company consolidation is essentially forcing the same few artists down our collective throats...and the music-buying public is basically bored to tears. What we really need now is to get some new music that matters. We need true indie songwriters and artists that care about what they're doing...and refuse to compromise. It's those kind of true artists that will rise to the top--especially if any of them have really big gazingas..." Hartzog hopes that all this talk about his right breast will make everyone appreciate him more as an artist.
Brian Hartzog calls his music "funk and roll". It's a mixture of classic rock (Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan) and funk (Prince, Parliament, and James Brown). He has just released his second CD, "One-Way Ticket" on which he wrote all the songs and played most of the instruments. You can hear his songs "nipple-free" on the web at http://www.brianhartzog.com. Rumor has it that his single "Christmas in July" has been leaked to radio in expectation that his nipple will be exposed this Friday.
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