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Billboard dropped this bomb about the new Terminator movie: "Rapper Common has been tapped to star in the upcoming fourth installment of the 'Terminator' series, 'Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.' The Chicago MC will play a freedom fighter named Barnes who is defending the human race against a machine that aims to destroy it." Batman is going to be his sidekick. We're not kidding!
AP has a couple shocking stories: A musical by John Mellencamp and Stephen King, scheduled to be produced next season in Atlanta, has been postponed .The Alliance announced in February that "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," with music by Mellencamp and a book by horror master Stephen King, would open in April 2009, with the object of preparing it for a Broadway run. The Alliance notified subscribers on Monday that the project has been delayed. Members of the creative team "realized the script would not be ready by spring 2009," the statement said.more
Detroit City Council member and ex-Motown star Martha Reeves says thieves broke into her childhood home and stole about $1 million worth of uninsured recording equipment.
Reeves says speakers, microphones and karaoke machines were among the items taken Sunday night. She says the backdoor of the house on Detroit's east side was kicked in.more
On the corporate front: Apparently Buzznet has gobbled up another site. That major label money is coming in real handy. So the latest site acquired is Absolutepunk.net. The founder of the site says that the new owners won't have any influence over them editorially. Guess we'll see. more
If you haven't heard, New Kids On The Block have decided to reunite. They've just released a sample of their first new single, "Summertime," which is set for a digital release on May 13th 2008. But here is a sample of the track so you can judge if they have the right stuff or should have stayed off the block.
Scott Crawford, founder of HARP, along with Managing Editor Fred Mills and Senior Editor Randy Harward, will unveil BLURT digital magazine and the accompanying BLURT-online website in June. "While the print world continues to struggle, launching a magazine in this format allows us to explore the music community just as comprehensively but without many of the handicaps that burdened HARP," says Editor-in-Chief Scott Crawford. "It's a new world out there, but creatively, I've never been more excited about the possibilities." The digi-mag will be hosted at Blurt-online.com Welcome to the 21st century.
You wouldn't think it but we apparently have a lot readers that are fans of Neil Diamond. So here is some "not so secret" news for them: Neil will perform at a special free MySpace Secret Show, Wednesday, May 7th at New York City's The Bitter End exclusively for the MySpace community. For more information about this show visit the official
- MySpace Secret Shows profile
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According to Angola Press, Bruno Carvalho was handed over to police after his parents identified him on a video of the incident.
In the video, which Gigwise published yesterday (May 6th), a man can be seen climbing onstage, grabbing the chain from around the rapper's neck and then diving back into the crowd.
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Weinman said that the Chicago rockers were "practicing where they were going to walk and when they were going to put their leg up on the monitor and pose. That was weird for us. There are times where I don't even know where I am."
Regarding that on-stage mayhem, Weinman said, "We've always been a band that has an element of unpredictability. At the same time, there's a lot of people who think our music is just noise. But everything we do has a purpose and has a meaning."
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The three songs - 'Nothing On Me', 'I Wanna Live A Dream (In My Record Machine)' and 'Stop The Clocks' have been circulating online throughout the day [On Tuesday].
It's understood that the band's management company have been working to remove the songs, which are also on video-sharing site YouTube.
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Billboard has the details in a story they posted Tuesday afternoon: "The U.S. House of Representatives has just passed, under suspension of House rules, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO IP) Act. An official quorum vote is expected on the House floor this evening. Introduced by House Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers Jr.* last December, the Act (H.R. 4279) would create the office of a U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Representative in the White House to represent and advise the president on IP issues. The representative would produce a national joint strategic plan to protect and enforce IP rights, and would be responsible for seeing its implementation by various government agencies."
Incidentally, I decided to take a look at OpenSecrets.org and found that the "TV/Movies/Music" industry were the second largest industry group to make donations to Conyers. The best Congress money can buy! Conyers isn't alone, the "TV/Movies/Music" industry are the 9th biggest campaign contributors so far in the 2008 election cycle. To put that in perspective: Oil and Gas are the 16th and Pharmaceutical /Health Products are the 17th. The entertainment industry even buys more politicians than lobbyists (who are 12th.) This is why we need to vote every last incumbent out of office. Not just this year, but in every election. Party doesn't matter, get rid of them in the primaries if you have to stick to party loyalty. But this craziness needs to stop. They aren't doing the people's business, they're just doing business. Let's send real citizens to Congress and see if that works better. Yes, that's a pipe dream, but it's better than the nightmare we have now. I'm done ranting now. - Keavin
- Read more about Big Brother's foray into the entertainment business with the full Billboard story.
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'Momofuku' was originally inspired by an invitation received by Mr. Costello to sing on Jenny Lewis's upcoming record, featuring his long-time bassist, and what followed was just one week of recording and mixing, producing a record that recalls early Costello in the best ways possible.
Preview some of the tracks, and pick it up. It hit stores yesterday: No Hiding Place - American Gangster Time - Turpentine - Flutter and Wow
- Go Away
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The band will also be visiting Chicago with White Rabbits on 5/20, and has recently announced two sets at the Forecastle Festival in Louisville opening for Margot and the Nuclear So and So's and Dr. Dog, the popular Athens, GA Athfest celebration with pals Dark Meat, and many more.
Morning State is also releasing the title track from You Know People I Know People today. Check out "You Know People I Know People" here. This is the third song released for free download from the album, following "Oh Yeah" and "Never So Strange", both of which have gained big notice for the band.
- tour dates
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. North Mississippi Allstars - Hernando |
. Desaster - 666: Satan's Soldiers Syndicate |
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