the toto hullabaloo reminded me of negativland...

i first read about them in ROLLING STONE in the late 80s. an article said that they'd been asked by the FBI to cancel a tour because their song "christianity is stupid" had been possibly linked to a teenage axe-murder case. i eventually saw the album (escape from noise) in a store and bought it. it was indeed a hoot. i still sing "car bomb" to myself on occasion.

anyway. the whole FBI/murder link story was just something they made up when they couldn't afford a tour. they issued a press release which most news sources accepted and printed. these internet days, spreading such a rumour is even easier...

then on their next album, helter stupid, they turned set the whole tale to music, featuring many news clips about their subliminal music.