F.o.N - Cease and Desist: The EP Formerly Known as "FoNOPOLY"

In the summer of 2001, the up-and-coming San Diego septet F.o.n. was preparing to release their recording, an EP follow-up to their full-length Hooked On Fon-ix. Deciding to keep with post-slacker, pop-culture-saturated vibe of their first LP's title, they decided to call it "FoNOPOLY" and worked up a clever cover that parodied the box of Hasbro's famous game, Monopoly. Hasbro didn't like that very much. They sent out a Cease and Desist letter before the record hit the stores, forcing the band to scrap all existing copies and to release the album with different artwork, under a different title. Read More