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Los Angeles, CA -- August 20, 2007 -- The Man Band, a Los Angeles based
rap group is gearing up to take on VH1 over the rights to their name.
"We copyrighted 'The Man Band' precisely for this reason," says Man o'
War. "I mean with this show coming out we can't play a venue in LA
without people expecting those assclowns in Sureshot to be playing...
They should be expecting THESE assclowns."  Man o' War spreads his arms
indicating his band, The Man Band. The Vh1 series in question is titled "Mission: Man Band" and
takes four former boy band members (Chris Kirkpatrick of N*SYNC, Jeff
Timmons of 98 Degrees, Rich Cronin of LFO, and Bryan Abrams of Color Me
Badd) and puts them in a house together to create a 'Man Band'. The
real Man Band is composed of lyricists Man Lee and Man o' War, hype man
Manchester, and DJ Manoptimis. They were formed in Samannah, GA in 2001
on a "drunken dare" and have been based in Los Mangeles since 2004.
They're currently garnering attention for their spoof of the Vh1 series
and a song written about a Mission: Man Band cast member's girlfriend.
"A fortnight (2 weeks) before Mission: Man Band came out, we
started seeing all these promos on youtube and places like this so we
decided to remake the promo."  Says Man Lee while sipping from a warm
mug of PBR by the fireplace. "I don't know what else to do... What VH1
has done is unthinkable and heinous - they know exactly what they're
doing and what they have done.  But they just won't stop.  I mean
what's the point of getting things copyrighted if..." His voice fades
as he stares off into the middle distance.
"I
think what Man Lee's trying to say is, 'What's the point of getting
things trademarked if anybody can use it?'  We know we're not as famous
or rich or good-looking as these guys on Vh1," interjects Manchester,
"and maybe we never will be, but with their blatant disregard for our
intellectual property, they have made it virtually impossible for us to
make it on our own terms."

The
Man Band has sent multiple cease and desist letters to Vh1 weeks prior
to Mission: Man Band's debut.  They have only received one reply from
their efforts.  The VP and Senior Counsel of MTV Networks wrote, "We
are currently investigating the issues raised in your letter and will
respond to you shortly.  Thank You."  That was five weeks ago and Vh1
is now three episodes into the Mission: Man Band series.
The Man Band has since shifting the attention of their digital
comedy shorts to the current events taking place with Vh1. And through
their humorous spoof of the Mission: Man Band promo and steadfast
self-promotion, The Man Band made a surprising new fan. "You ever here
of LFO? No? They did that 'girls who wear Abercrombie and Fitch' song.
Yeah, I know. Me too. Well, that guy's girlfriend loves us. She's
cool," explains Man O' War. "We made a song about her. It's on our
myspace. Myspace.com/manband ." "We're
trying to have fun with it, but right now it all feels pretty
overwhelming.  Each week that Vh1 continues to put out Mission: Man
Band is another week of irreparable damages," says Man Lee. "We can
only do so much. They're systematically erasing everything we've worked
for and are forever linking our name to these forlorn, depressing, and
defeated men."
"We need help. Legal and spiritual help,"  Says DJ Manoptimis.
Currently The Man Band are pursuing their legal options while preparing
to release their 2nd album entitled "Pabstronauts" on September 13.
They are planning a cd release party at the world famous Silverlake
Lounge on September 26 and are releasing more comedy shorts on youtube
and other internet video sharing sites. Their weblinks are www.myspace.com/manband and

www.youtube.com/kiarascuro If
you'd like to contact The Man Band for interviews or if you just want
to be an [profane] to them you can send a message to their myspace
account:  myspace.com/manband which is checked every half-hour by one of their many interns. Or email them at

themanband@gmail.com , but they don't check that one as much "because there are no pictures."