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Also see: Gym Class Heroes' McCoy Reacts to Racial Slur, Arrested for Assault (Spin) Also see: Video: Jay-Z Mocks Oasis at Glastonbury (Wired) Also see: Even among indie rock artists, marketing now rules the day (Prefix) Also see: 100 New Music Classics, part 3 (EW) Also see: Akon/ Michael Jackson Collaboration, 'Hold My Hand,' Leaks (MTV) Also see: Magical Combination: Tom Waits and Tricky (Wired) Also see: Live Nation Takes Steps Toward Ticket Biz (Rolling Stone) Also see: Franz Ferdinand New Single, Thoughts About Free Music (JP's Blog) NEW MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENTS TOUR NEWS Also see: Jammie Thomas, RIAA cross swords in final briefs to judge (Ars) Also see: The Top 15 Latina Divas You Should Know (Blender) Also see: MySpace Rocks The Vote (Wired)
Gym Class Heroes Frontman Arrested at Warped Tour (Rolling Stone) ...Gym Class Heroes lead singer Travis McCoy was arrested last night in St. Louis on one charge of third-degree assault. The punk-hop group had just finished the first song of their Warped Tour set, “Peace Sign,” when a black audience member near the front row called the New York-based singer a....
Watch Jay-Z's banned Oasis video diss from Glastonbury now (NME) ...The video features Gallagher's quote that Jay-Z had "no fucking chance" of pulling off a Glastonbury headline slot, spliced together with archive footage of figures including Bill Clinton, London mayor Boris Johnson and Queen Elizabeth II.
Jay-Z and 40/40 Club Hit with Class-Action Lawsuit (AHH)
Mid-Year Sales Report: Top Sellers, Market Share And More (Billboard) ...At the mid-point of 2008, U.S. album sales stand at an 11% decline when compared to the same period a year ago. Though not as precipitous a drop as the one recorded in the first half of 2007 (15.1%), this year's first half tally is 204.6 million units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That’s compared to 229.8 million units scanned in the first six months of 2007
Also see: Senators to FCC: Sirius/XM's proposal still needs work (Ars)
Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis' gravestone stolen (NME) ...The memorial to the Joy Division frontman was taken from Macclesfield's cemetery. The headstone is visited by thousands of fans every year, paying their respects to the singer who committed suicide in 1980.
Coldplay and Motley Crue rock U.S. album chart (Yahoo) ...British rock band Coldplay ruled the U.S. pop chart for a second week Wednesday, while veteran bad boys Motley Crue debuted at No. 4 with the original lineup's first album in 11 years.
Canadian fiddler looks for quick payday via eBay (Yahoo) ..., Ashley MacIsaac, who says he declared personal bankruptcy in 2000, is seeking a minimum bid of C$1.5 million from an investor who would in turn get half of what the Cape Breton musician earns during the rest of his career.
Indie Artists Drum Up Corporate Ties (WSJ) ...Record Labels Get Creative to Boost CDs, In Deals With Marriott, Whole Foods.
The Music Industry Is Just Fine... For Rock Bands Whose Members Are Younger Than 20 (Idolator)
Modern Rock 500 Countdown (Woxy.com) ...Listen to the top 500 Modern Rock tracks of all-time compiled from Woxy...#500 - Feist, #146 - Talking Heads, #6 - The Pixies, #1 - ??? (and it ain't Nirvana)
Grammys midway Part 3: An early look at the albums of the year (Extended Play)
Best Albums of 2008 (so far) (Music For Ants)
Fans Call New Michael Jackson Song 'Summer Anthem Of 2008' (Gigwise) ...'Hold My Hand', the new song by rapper Akon and Michael Jackson, is 2008's summer in the making and proof that “the king of pop” is back.
"Yes We Can": Behind Will.i.am's Viral Hit (Rolling Stone)
Tom Waits, Robert Smith to judge songwriting competition (NME) ...Tom Waits, Robert Smith, Black Francis, Ray Davies, Loretta Lynn and Jerry Lee Lewis are among the renowned artists who will judge the 2008 International Songwriting Competition.
Shakira In Talks For Huge Deal With Live Nation (Billboard) ...Latin superstar Shakira is in talks with concert promoter Live Nation for a contract that will include touring, merchandising and recording, according to people familiar with the talks.
More Rattling on Shakira, Live Nation Mega-Deal (DMN)
Exclusive: Franz Ferdinand "Giving Music Away For Free Is Crazy"(XFM) ...Xfm caught up with Franz Ferdinand at their producer's South East London studios where they've been busy putting the finishing touches on their forthcoming album.
"This attitude seems to be like 'Yeah, OK we've got all these bands and everyone's getting music for free so maybe we should all our music away as well', and that's just crazy."
SOHH Exclusive: Benzino Thinks The Internet Is Killing Hip-Hop (SOHH)
Jay-Z And Oasis Get Massive Glastonbury Chart Boost (Gigwise) ...The rapper's 2004 single '99 Problems' is expected to chart in the top-25 this weekend, while his collaboration with Linkin Park, 'Numb/Encore', looks set to crack the top-40. Jay-Z has also helped boost the sales ofthe Oasis 'Wonderwall', which was originally released in 1995.
Arctic Monkeys to start work on third album this month (NME)
Chili Peppers to Record With French Dance Duo Justice? (Spinner)
Hear the new Albert Hammond Jr album ahead of release (DiS)
Lily Allen gets 'Naughty' on new album (NME)
Britney Spears records 'aggressive' new material (NME)
All-American Rejects Zeroing In On New Album (Billboard)
Flaming Lips Lend New Song to Okie Noodling Sequel (Pitchfork)
Busta Lends Gym Class Heroes A Hand On New LP (AHH)
'Idol' Finalist Kristi Lee Cook Inks Record Deal (Billboard)
AC/DC Are Back In Black Ice (Undercover)
Deerhoof Prepares To 'Offend' On New Album (Billboard)
Girl Talk Announces Autumn Animals Tour (Pitchfork)
MGMT to play Reading And Leeds Festival warm-ups (NME)
KT Tunstall shores up summer US outing (Live Daily)
Apples in Stereo expand tour dates, play Colbert (YANP)
Singer Boy George calls off North American tour (Yahoo)
Bros planning to reform and tour (NME)
Chris Isaak dives into summer (Live Daily)
Campus copyright battle moves to textbook torrents (Ars) ...College students are comfortable with file sharing and uncomfortable with the cost of textbooks. Academic publishers now beginning to crack down on this form of content swapping.
Report: Label Revenue Outside Direct Music Sales Up 14% (DMW) ...U.K. record company revenues outside direct sales of music -- such as licensing, and other areas outside the recording copyright -- increased by 13.8% to $242 million in 2007, and now account for 11.4% of their domestic income, according to a report from the BPI, a record label trade group.
Stairway Surprise: For Led Zeppelin’s best-known ballad, all that glitters is not gold (Portfoli.com) ...A back-of-the-napkin analysis of the lifetime worth of the most requested rock tune in history.
Also see: "Stairway to Heaven" = $572 million song (Prefix)
5 Old School Soul Men You Need to Know (Gibson) ...We know you got soul but are you ready to dig a little deeper than Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, and James Brown? Then check our tip sheet for the five essential old school soul men who’ll make you weak in the knees.
Show me your Ipod and I'll show you mine (Telegraph) ...When Barack Obama listed his favourite iPod tracks he knew his choices would be analysed – playlists can be revealing. We asked leading figures to name what gets them going – and for their embarrassing secrets
Hayden :: The AD Interview (Aquarium Drunkard) ...Hayden sat down earlier this month with Aquarium Drunkard prior to his show at Local 506 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and discussed the new album, evolution in his songwriting, the differences between Canadian and U.S. touring and audience anomalies in Philadelphia.
Rock the Vote, MySpace star
competition (Yahoo) ...Rock the Vote and MySpace have struck a deal that combines grass-roots voter registration drives with music promotion and live events.
Breaking News: Tickle Me Pink Bassist Found Dead (Backbeat) ...Just received word that Johnny Schou, bassist for Fort Collins-based power-pop act Tickle Me Pink, was found dead this morning at his home at the age of 22.
