Here is a quote from former KoRn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch, he of the books about his post-KoRN conversion to Christianity and the tours with other religiously nu-metallic artists like Flyleaf, talking about how during a speed-fueled Bible binge one day, he passed a note to 50 Cent—via their mutual jeweler???—about being saved by Jesus: MORE »
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Can The Former Lead Guitarist Of Korn Bring 50 Cent To Jesus?
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Phil Spector: Not A Fan Of “Scumbags”
A letter from incarcerated record producer Phil Spector to a friend (and forwarded by the Wall Of Sound builder’s publicist to the fine people at Page Six) reveals that the man has a slightly inflated opinion of himself, and not the best grasp on other people who are incarcarated with him. In the missive, Spector—who’s serving out a life sentence for killing actress Lana Clarkson—is pretty peeved that he’s been put on the same level, and in the same correctional facility, as family leader Charles Manson and Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan. The only problem? Those two are actually locked up two miles away from the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, where Spector is currently serving time. MORE »
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“The Downward Spiral” Apparently Too Hot For The iTunes Store
The latest update to Nine Inch Nails’ iPhone application has been rejected by the content czars at Apple. Why? Because it contained “obscene, pornographic, offensive or defamatory content or materials”–namely, “The Downward Spiral,” which is one of the songs on a podcast that could be streamed to the application. As you might expect, Nine Inch Nails main man Trent Reznor has some thoughts! MORE »
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The Crassest Pro-Indie Argument You Will See All Day
A tipster turned us on to this amazing bit of press releasespeak today, which was couched as a pitch for a company that’ll remain nameless for obvious reasons: “When the news that Chris Brown had been arrested for alleged assault, I couldn’t help but think that independent music artists are the way of the future. An independent artist has a lot more at risk and (I believe) appreciates their fame a lot more than someone signed by a music production company. Could that be the problem with today’s artists who make stupid mistakes to mess up their career?” That’s a justification for staying indie if I’ve ever read it! MORE »
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Bruce Springsteen Makes Ticketmaster CEO Grovel, Apologize, And Generally Feel Like Crap
So after a New Jersey Congressman fired off a missive to the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division regarding Ticketmaster’s policy of dumping users to its sister reselling site, TicketsNow, once tickets to Bruce Springsteen’s shows in the Northeast sold out, Springsteen and his manager got in on the open-letter act, too, going so far as to use the verbs “abuse” and “condemn” in regard to the sorta-scammy practice while also getting salty about the ticketing behemoth’s proposed merger with concert-promotion heavyweight Live Nation. Oh snap! MORE »
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Ticketmaster Dares To Get Between A New Jersey Congressman And His Springsteen Tickets
When tickets for Bruce Springsteen’s slate of shows in New York and New Jersey appeared on the site for Ticketmaster’s “reseller” division TicketsNow just seconds after they went on sale, people were understandably outraged, especially since TM’s somehow-legal side business had marked up tickets to the sold-out shows by hundreds of dollars. In stepped the newest hero of the working man, New Jersey Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr., to request that Department of Justice look into this remarkable coincidence. His letter to the Antitrust Division—written hours before the news about the possible Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger broke—is below the cut. MORE »
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Dr Pepper Continuing To Operate In “All Publicity Is Good Publicity” Mode
So, after all the advance hype which led to disappointing sales numbers which led to people pointing their fingers toward Axl Rose for not promoting Chinese Democracy at all, the blame game surrounding the long-delayed Guns N’ Roses album has finally focused in on… Dr Pepper! Yes, the soft-drink pushers, which offered the world a (coupon for a) free sample of its beverage in honor of Chinese Democracy’s release date, got into a bit of (uncarbonated) hot water when the Web site it created for the promotion crashed under the stress of all those people who weren’t buying Axl’s album trying to wring their free soda out of it. Axl’s lawyers whipped off a letter saying that the stunt was “a complete fiasco.” (I’d think that in the grand scheme of things, the decision to go with the clowns at Best Buy for the exclusive distribution of a piece of recorded music, and not, say, a flat-screen TV, was the biggest fiasco of all, but who asked me, right?) What does Dr Pepper have to say about it? MORE »
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Kid Rock Unclear On The Meaning Behind The Word “Punishment”
Was it really more than a year ago that Kid Rock got in a scrap at a Waffle House that resulted in him having to go for anger-management training and perform some community service? It was, and Kid figured that enough time had passed that he could get “creative” with his service time… by going on his already-scheduled trip to the Middle East to entertain the troops stationed over there. Sure, singing for the servicemen and women who are stuck in Iraq is a noble pursuit, but the judge who sentenced him didn’t exactly think that killing two birds with one high-publicity stone would allow Kid to properly reflect on scattering and smothering his parking-lot opponent. “Giving him credit for something he would otherwise love to do in front of a camera completely defeats the punitive purpose of performing community service,” the judge wrote in his decision denying Kid Rock’s request. Which is kind of a good point, given that the whole idea of “punishment” would seem to imply “doing something one really doesn’t want to do.” But Kid disagrees, and he’s mad enough to blog about it. The Skynyrd-recycling Detroit boy’s missive to his fans after the jump. MORE »
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Jonas Brothers Fans Feel They Are Way 2 Good 2 Be Forgotten
The Jonas Brothers are adorable, and they know how to sling a pop song. And they look so cute in wax! But has their ascent to the top resulted in them forgetting about the Disney-trained tweens who rescued them from Columbia Records’ pop dustbin? From the looks of an open letter to Nick, Joe, and Kevin that’s been making the rounds of miffed Jonas diehards–which one similarly discouraged fan reposted in the comments section of a post on the JoBros’ inclusion on a Disney holiday comp that was (gasp!) pretty much the same as a post on Miley Cyrus’ blog–a feeling that the Brothers’ fame has resulted in them outgrowing their fans may have taken hold in some more obsessive quarters of the Internet: MORE »
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Moby Makes Sense (No, Really!)
In yet another open letter to a hegemonic media power–in this case, EMI–electronic artist Moby decries the reticence of his corporate masters toward selling music to people who both want it, and are willing to pay for it. MORE »
