Internet providers in the UK have joined together to tackle music piracy online, however the first 'big step' for the industry is apparently to - write letters?That's right, thousands of letters will be sent out to users who the movie and music industry believe to be pirating...
I was a Rolling Stones rather than a Beatles fan so I did not buy any Beatle recordings until Sgt. Peppers was released."The iconic bass drum skin used on the front cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt Pepper's...
Nickelback is the latest heavyweight group to sign a multi-year, multi-album 360 deal with Live Nation. Their roster now boasts some of the biggest earning musicians on the planet, including: Madonna, U2, Jay-Z, and...
Yowza. I hope that David Lee Roth was speeding to a hospital. But the silk scarf and flashy clothing are a whole other issue."When Ontario Provincial Police pulled over a driver "wearing a little silk scarf and...
I took these pix on Friday...May 23rd. These buses were parked outside the Hilton Hotel in Crystal City (Arlington), VA. I talked to a policeman and he said they were discovered on fire at around 3am and they were...
What was once thought to be simply a long licensing process, it's come out that we may never see (or more appropriately, hear) any Led Zeppelin songs on games like Guitar Hero or Aerosmith. The reason behind this seems to be the band's unwillingness to give any outsider...
This is the first time I've seen this done. Pretty cool. Fan geo-location."Over 1.4 million unique users have downloaded the free Nine Inch Nails album The Slip, according to the band, since they posted...
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"As part of our commitment to highlight social entrepreneurship in Africa, the Cheetah Index brings you this interview with Tobias Sturmer-Artistic Director of Empowerment Works Music.Before going into the interview here is an excerpt from Empowerment Works that describes...
Coldplay performed its third and final free concert at New York's Madison Square Garden last night and it was anything but worthy of full-priced ticket."The 70-minute set featured mostly material from the new album...
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A paramilitary police officer security patrol at the airport where French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert were saying their good-byes shot himself in the head today, causing a scurry...
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Guitar Hero has turned the air guitar into an art form, and with titles like Aerosmith and a rumoured Van Halen version coming out, it's no surprise the game giant has set its sights higher: The Beatles.For years the...
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" President Mugabe has not acted alone in bringing Zimbabwe to its knees. He has a band of willing accomplices, many of whom fought alongside him in the guerrilla war against white rule and have benefited enormously...
Following Madonna's massive deal a few months ago, the Clear Channel spin-off and music monolithic, Live Nation, has added another massive band to their expanding rock star roster: U2.Bono & co have signed up for...
Car free day expanded this year to include many new neigborhoods. I went down to Commercial Drive and witnessed the craziness from the birthplace of the movement. Lots of fun."Car Free Day is an annual...
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So veteran rockers KISS are angry at Radiohead for giving away their last album 'In Rainbows' for free. Well, for free with lossy, low quality sound and only available for a week before they started selling it in...