I enjoyed the relayed Poncho message.  I personally hope Mike Daley isn't anywhere near the next album.  I like and trust what these cats do on their own.  

What scares me about those shitty acts is that the more money they make the more "valuable" they become (no matter how much they suck).  I do like the underwriting theory, but it's a slippery slope.  If you're perceived as "valueless" a label may try to make you "valuable."  

How did the world get so turned upside down that the garbage is what makes money?  Their label is full of these sugary/shitty acts.  From the underwriting perspective --- perhaps a good thing?  From the slippery slope perspective -- perhaps scary?