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Report for 05/17/06

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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 Here for the Full Story 

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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?]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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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]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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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. "We're 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]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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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]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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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]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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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 US venue. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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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]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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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 more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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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. 
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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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 Here for the Full Story 

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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 Here for the Full Story 

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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]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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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]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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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
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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