Music news and notes 3/24/07

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- The National Music Publishers' Association filed a lawsuit against XM Satellite Radio claiming the station is violating copyright laws by providing its customers with a service called XM+MP3 which lets listeners store songs on XM portable players with the option to by played anytime, also the saved songs are active for as long as a subscription lasts (cost about $13/year). A spokesman for XM said the lawsuit by the NMPA "simply represents a negotiating tactic to gain advantage in our ongoing business discussions." The publishers group also sees the XM+MP3 service as a substitute for using iPod-type devices and services like iTunes to purchase music. What the NMPA fails to understand is that the customer is already PAYING for the XM service, this would be seen as a perk plus once a subscription ends you no longer have possession of those saved tracks. The music industry is full of dipshits.

-- Speaking of dipshits... Music Theft at 23 Campuses Targeted in Second Wafe of New Deterrence Program

-- R&B Artist Luther Ingram Dies At 69

-- Snoop Dogg won't be joining P Diddy in Britain on their co-headlining European tour as Snoop was denied a visa to enter the country. "Snoop and his team are mystified at the decision and are hoping that the British government will reconsider this decision," spokeswoman Celena Aponte said in a statement. "He has asked how he can help rectify the situation and would happily talk to and give assurances to the officials." The Home Office wouldn't comment specifically on the reason Snoop was denied a visa but a statement released stated, "The Home Secretary has the power to refuse entry clearance to non-U.K. citizens if he considers that their presence here would not be conducive to the public good." P Diddy will play the Wembley Arena on Tuesday.

-- Announced bands for this year's Ozzfest: MAIN STAGE: Ozzy Osbourne; Lamb Of God; Lordi. SECOND STAGE: Hatebreed; Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator; Nile; Ankla; Circus Diablo; The Showdown; 3 inches Of Blood; Daath; more bands to be announced. Regarding this year's free tickets: To gain entry into this year's OZZFEST, fans will go to www.ozzfest.com or www.livenation.com to find links that will direct them to special sponsor sites where tickets can be secured. Select sponsors will have a unique opportunity to engage fans one-on-one utilizing one of music's best known brands. Tickets will be available for download on June 12. Stay tuned to www.ozzfest.com and www.livenation.com in the coming weeks for more ticketing information.

-- Broward County has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Foxy Brown.

-- Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins and Razorlight are headlining The Reading and Leeds festivals which begin 8/24.

-- Fishbone release Stuck In Your Throat on 4/24 and will be touring this spring:
03/31 - Malibu, CA - Malibu Inn/04/15 - Whistler, BC - Buffalo Bills/04/16 - Whistler, BC - Buffalo Bills/04/25 - Austin, TX - Emo's/04/25 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s/04/27 - New Orleans, LA - Howlin Wolf/04/28 - Decatur, GA - Club 29/04/29 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues/05/01 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbit’s/05/03 - New, York, NY - Rocks Off Boat Cruise/05/04 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!/05/05 - Boston, MA - Rock On! Groove Cruise/05/08 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick/05/09 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom/05/11 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room/05/12 - St. Paul, MN - The Rock Nightclub/05/14 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom/05/15 - Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre/05/16 - Boise, ID - Knotty Pine/05/17 - Boise, ID - The Boquet/05/18 - Portland, OR - Dante’s/05/19 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven/08/23 - Fresno, CA - Warped Tour/08/24 - Sacramento, CA - Warped Tour/08/25 - Los Angeles, CA - Warped Tour

-- You can view a live webcast of this year's Coachella festival at the AT&T Blue Room.

-- Rush announces tour dates on Monday 3/26, check their site for more details. Their current single Far Cry can be purchased on iTunes, Canadian residents click here to purchase the single.

-- Former Jefferson Airplane singer Grace Slick and former Airplane/Starship manager Bill Thompson are suing Paul Kantner for using variations of the '60s hippie band's name which he agreed not to use Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship or any variation of the names to tour under.

-- Track listing for The White Stripes' upcoming Icky Thump album which comes out in June:
01. Icky Thump 02. You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told) 03. 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues 04. Conquest 05. Bone Broke 06. Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn 07. St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air) 08. Little Cream Soda 09. Rag And Bone 10. I'm Slowly Turning Into You 11. A Martyr For My Love For You 12. Catch Hell Blues 13. Effect And Cause

-- The Rolling Stones announced European tour dates on a video webcast on Thursday which begins on 6/5 at Werchter Park in Werchter, Belgium.

-- Rick James' Estate Sues Former Music Publisher

-- The Magic and Majesty of Pink Floyd

-- Reznor Says Sobriety Lead To Creativity

-- Kid Rock Files Suit Against Assault Accuser

-- New Study Says Smart Kids Prefer Hard Rock Music

-- Court bans Spears rehab leaks

-- Rodrigo Y Gabriela Tour Back On After Visa Flap

-- CBS Radio Exec Ongaro and Others Indicted On Fraud Charges
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Music news and notes 1/14/07

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- Music news and notes from the past week...

-- Due to a restructured business plan focusing on catalog releases, 35 V2 employees were let go on Friday, including the label's president Andy Gershon by the company that owns it, Sheridan Square. Part of the deal states that the label will keep The White Stripes catalog but won't be releasing any new music by them or other label artists like Moby and the Raconteurs, V2 will instead be involved with the gospel genre.

-- With legal wrangling involving his estate and burial site, the body of James Brown lies in a sealed casket in his Beech Island, SC home. While trustees of Brown's will and Brown's children are determining a burial site, Tomi Rae Hynie, Brown's partner, is waiting to gain access into his home which she says shared with him and her 5-year-old son. The house has been locked since Brown died on December 25. Meanwhile, Jacque Hollander is continuing a lawsuit against Brown claiming he raped her at gunpoint in 1988, she seeks $106 million in damages.

-- Paul Francis Gadd AKA Gary Glitter may get an early release for good behavior from the Thu Duc detention center in Hanoi where he's been serving a three-year prison sentence after being convicted for molesting two Vietnamese girls. If Glitter's sentence is reduced he'll be out in May, 10-year-old girls beware.

-- On Wednesday George Michael (surname: Panayiotou) plead not guilty to charges of pot possession and being unfit to drive stemming from an arrest last September in North London. His attorney Keima Payton entered the plea as Michael was not in court, and argued that the blood samples taken the night of his arrest aren't legal therefore a hearing set for March 7th will determine if the samples are deemed inadmissable.

-- In a rather odd story, Yoko Ono's chauffeur Koral Karsan is seeking $2 million from her and is also pursuing a sexual harassment lawsuit against Ono, saying that "My wife has now left me because of the relationship between you and me," in a letter he wrote to her. Karsan says that if he doesn't receive the money from Ono he will reveal information "quite frankly will astound the world." This includes:
Recordings of Ono's son, Sean Lennon, telling his girlfriend that his father was "a wife-beating (expletive)."

_ Ono's "political statements against the British and U.S. governments."

_ Ono's "numerous critical comments about your son, daughter, the Beatles and your friends" including Rolling Stone publisher Jan Wenner, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and others.

Isn't fame grand??

-- Auction for Handwritten Beatles Lyrics

-- Ringo's Liverpool home may be preserved

-- Burt Bacharach's daughter commits suicide

-- Pete Kleinow, steel guitarist for West coast country-rockers The Flying Burrito Brothers, died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease on Jan. 6 at age 72. Kleinow also had a career as an award-winning animator: Mr. Kleinow also won acclaim as an animator, special effects artist and director of commercials in television and film. His credits ranged from the original “Gumby” series — he wrote and performed the theme music as well as designed cartoons — to the movies “Under Siege,” “Fearless” and “The Empire Strikes Back.” He won an Emmy award in 1983 for his work on the television mini-series “The Winds of War.” Kleinow is survived by daughter Anita, his wife, Ernestine; another daughter, Tammy, and three sons, Martin, Aaron and Cosmo.

-- A panel of 600 industry figures selected Van Halen, Grandmaster Flash, R.E.M., Ronettes and Patti Smith to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame this year, the induction ceremony takes place on March 12 in New York.

-- Eric Clapton plays the Shanghai Grand Stage on January 20th, ticket prices range from $230 for stage-side seats to $38 for the upper balcony.

-- Bonnaroo Music Festival wants to buy Tennessee farm for permanent site

-- Model seeks divorce from Marilyn Manson

-- Elvis-Nixon Meeting Has Fans Shook Up

-- New Stamp Honors Ella Fitzgerald

-- Buddy Guy moving Chicago blues club

-- Whitney Houston gear goes up for auction

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