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 Abbey
Road RIP? |
Information Week reports: EMI, the Beatles'
British record company, is the subject of rumors relating to a possible
multi-billion dollar takeover.
That kind of talk has Beatle expert Tim
Riley worried. He's concerned that a takeover of EMI by a (presumably heartless)
equity firm could put the famed Abbey Road studios at risk. Abbey Road,
of course, was made famous by the Beatles album of the same name. It's
also where Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, the White Album, and other irreplaceable
milestones of modern music were recorded. [Ironically, the Beatles reportedly
hated Abbey Road and the photo on the cover shows them walking away from
it. More on this can be found at the full story link which also includes
a link to Riley's article about the Wall Street types trying to screw up
the music biz even more and make all acts the equivalent to an American
Idol pop tart. E.g. a mass consumer product. (As if the suits running things
now aren't doing a good enough job of that)]- Click
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| Linkin
Stalker |
Idolator.com reports: The latest issue of
Wired has a lengthy, utterly creeptastic story about Linkin Park frontman
Chester Bennington, who was cyberstalked by an employee of Sandia National
Laboratories--a federal nuclear-research facility--for more than a year,
and how the woman who did it--changing passwords and sending out spoofed
e-mails all along--found out how to access his personal information:
The stalking started after she saw Chester's
email address inadvertently CC'd in a mass mailing to promote a tattoo
parlor he owned in Tempe. Using Chester's birthday and zip code to access
his Mac.com account, she started guessing passwords until she found the
right one: his middle name, Charlie. [see full story for more and yes Wired
is still around. Remember back when they wrote the epitaph for Apple?]-
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| Bo
Diddley Suffers Stroke |
Jam! reports: Bo Diddley is in intensive care
after suffering a stroke in western Iowa, a publicist said Wednesday.
The 78-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist
and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was listed in guarded condition at Creighton
University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., said Susan Clary, a publicist
for the musician's management team.
Diddley, who has a history of hypertension
and diabetes, was taken to hospital Sunday following a concert in Council
Bluffs in which he acted disoriented, she said[see full story for more]-
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| DRMfree
Amazon Vs iTunes With a Little Help From The Beatles |
tinfoil.music reports: Amazon dropped the
bomb today by announcing its DRM-free music store. The previously-rumored
store will be launched sometime "later this year" and offer unprotected
MP3 files for purchase. The Amazon music store, which does not appear to
have a name yet, will offer "millions" of songs from over 12,000 record
labels.
"Our MP3-only strategy means all the music
that customers buy on Amazon is always DRM-free and plays on any device,"
said Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in a statement. "Were excited to have EMI joining
us in this effort and look forward to offering our customers MP3s from
amazing artists like Coldplay, Norah Jones and Joss Stone." [Rolling stone
reports that the deal includes EMI's entire catalog, yes that means the
Beatles. See the full story for more. [see full story for more]-
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| Poland
Gets Stoned |
Reuters reports: The Rolling Stones will play
Poland for the first time in nine years during their upcoming European
tour, the band confirmed on Monday.
The July 25 date at Warsaw's Sluzewiec
Hippodrome was posted at the band's web site[see full story for more]-
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| Buble
Tops Chart |
FMQB reports: Michael Buble's new CD, Call
Me Irresponsible, claims the #1 spot on the album sales chart this week
as it sold 145,000 copies in its second week in stores, according to Nielsen
SoundScan. Meanwhile, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Strength & Loyalty debuts
at #2, moving 119,000 units.[see full story for more]-
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| Tribute
Gig Planned for Late Boston Singer |
Contact Music reports: CHEAP TRICK and SAMMY
HAGAR will join the existing members of BOSTON to pay tribute to the rock
group's late frontman Brad Delp, who died in March (07). The acts will
join the members of Delp's Beatles covers group, Beatlejuice, at the all-star
tribute, which will take place on 19 August (07) at an as-yet undisclosed
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| Korn,
HIM Delays |
TuneLab reports: Korn's as-yet-untitled new
album has been pushed back one week to a July 31st release. * H.I.M. have
pushed the release of their new album 'Venus Doom' back to September.[see
full story for more news including a link to a stream of the new Ozzy]-
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| Reason
No 4,327,451,942 Why R Kelly is an idiot |
Gigwise reports: R Kelly has had his ups and
downs, but despite the low points he still has an inflated opinion of himself.
The 'I Believe I Can Fly' warbler said:
"My greatest competition is, well, me . . . I'm the Ali of today. I'm the
Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today.
"I'm the Martin Luther King, or all the
other greats that have come before us. And a lot of people are starting
to realize that now," reports Hip-Hop Soul Magazine. [here we thought he
was the modern day version of that Village People cop. see full story for
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| Bono
Smoked Out |
Jam! reports: Bono is grappling with a new
version of the unforgettable fire, and it has nothing to do with his band's
1984 album. The rocker-activist is embroiled in a flap over fireplaces
at his Manhattan apartment building, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
The U2 frontman has told co-op board members
at the stately San Remo that smoke from other residents' fireplaces is
wafting into the penthouse duplex he shares with his family, The New York
Times reported.
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| ZZ
Top Cancel Tour |
Jam! reports: ZZ Top has cancelled its European
tour so a band member can undergo treatment for a benign growth in his
inner ear that is affecting his hearing.
Dr. Shawn Nasseri, a California otolaryngologist
who is treating bassist and singer Dusty Hill, said that preliminary plans
do not include surgery. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Rare
Derek Riggs Interview |
KNAC reports: Famed metal artist Derek Riggs
who did the first 15 album covers for Iron Maiden as well as creating their
mascot "Eddie," will visit Junkman in the KNAC.COM Hollywood studio tomorrow
(Thursday) at 3pm (Pacific). also joining Riggs and Junkman, The Iron Maidens
- World's Only Female Tribute To Iron Maiden.
Derek Riggs rarely if ever does any interviews
or public appearances has agreed to join the girls this visit to KNAC.COM.
[see full story for more - random trivia. What secret message to Derek
include on the "Somewhere in Time" album cover?]- Click
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| Everest
Lineup Shuffle |
Lambgoat reports: Minneapolis, MN metalcore
band Everest has issued the following statement regarding their recent
lineup situations: "We're excited to announce the addition of a damn sweet
bassist! He's an awesome dude and damn good at bass. Plus he's nearly as
sexy as Nate, which is obviously the most important part...? hah
On a sadder note, come this fall Everest's
vocalist and our good friend Evan Nagan will be stepping down to continue
his pursuit of higher education! He's been responsible for most of Everest's
design work from the beginning and with the graphic design skills he's
going to be learning over the coming years[see full story for more]-
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| Less
Than Jake Dropped? |
punkbands reports: Though it might not be
the most reliable source of information, Less Than Jake has updated their
myspace page to reflect a label of "None" suggesting that the band may
have parted ways with Warner Bros.
The band released two albums and one b-sides
compilation via the label and recent messages from the band and other changes
suggest that they are looking for a change of musical direction. Even drummer
Vinnie has posted some cryptic notes on his official blog, which serve
only to increase speculation[see full story for that]-
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| Marduk
Down Under |
SMN reports: MARDUK will march across Australia
in support of their tenth studio album, Rom 5:12, in August. 17 years,
ten album releases and dozens of European tours later, the band will head
Down Under for six dates:
August 13 Perth, Australia @ Amplifier
Bar
August 16 Adelaide, Australia @ Fowlers
Live
August 17 Melbourne, Australia @ Hi-Fi
Bar and Ballroom
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