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Music Writers Will All Be Criminals If Universal Music Group Has Its Way

I love the way Universal Music Group is stubbornly trying to hold on to the revenue stream of "lawsuits against anyone who dare cross us." It's so cute, isn't it? Well, those of you out there who have ever been the unwilling recipient of one of UMG's shittier promo CDs may not think it's so cute once you realize that the record company is now trying to go after anyone who's not only sold one of said promos, but tried to be at least a little bit more ethical about flipping stuff they got for free by throwing the unwanted discs in the trash. Those CDs are property of Universal Music Group forever, dammit! And you can bet they'll come around in 50 years to make sure that you still have that copy of Dreaming Out Loud that has "must be surrendered upon demand" stamped on its front, and if a thorough search of your place doesn't turn up that CD, you will be in so much trouble. More »

1:00 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,863 views, 14 comments

Latest by MrStarhead: You can tell how an album's doing by where the promo copies are being sold at Amoeba in LA; if it's been out less than a year and you can pick up a stack of 15 in the clearance bin, more »

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North African Metalheads Search For A Space Where They Can Enjoy The Work Of Dave Mustaine In Peace

Popular music, especially of the less genteel variety, has long been a battleground for young folks in Muslim countries, but according to Reuters' hesher wire, the twentysomething headbangers of Morocco are staging something of a comeback after being derailed by authorities cracking down on the music for flaunting morality and encouraging the worship of Satan. Of course, charges of Satanism aren't quite so much a metalhead badge of honor when you're facing actual jail time rather than the finger-wagging of irate catholic school officials and parents asking you to turn your t-shirt inside out when company comes over, as 11 Moroccan metal fans found out five years ago when they were busted for bigging up Beelzebub. More »

12:10 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Jess Harvell
282 views, 1 comment

Latest by Ned Raggett: "The rap scene went through similar problems in the 1990s and now it's mainstream." This comment intrigues me the most -- there's something there about what kind of music still is seen as the most likely to more »

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"Hip-Hop Cops": Fact Or Fiction Fact Everyone In Power Lies About?

Aside from persistent complaints/cover stories on the part of the rap community and Chamillionaire's beloved-by-TRL video spoof, the "hip-hop police," a squad devoted to tracking the movements of rappers—a profession which at some point got conflated with "suspected criminals" by police departments nationwide—have remained one of those rumors officials can dismiss with a "where's the proof?" wave of the hand. Village Voice writer Adam Matthews documents one run-in between suspected hip-hop cops and an "anonymous rapper," capturing a little of the commonplace harassment, organizational incompetence, and frustrating "blue wall" silence that now characterizes the shady relationship between law enforcement and hip-hop stars: More »

10:58 AM on Wed Oct 3 2007
By jharv
517 views, 3 comments

Latest by cagey18: Hey, fact or fact-- check out doc film recently released on dvd... "Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops." The title says it all, but the movie totally exposes both sides of the equation. [www.rapsheetmovie.com] more »

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Atlanta City Councilman Wants To Buy Hip-Hop A Belt

An Atlanta politician is trying to get the whole city to hike up its damn pants, proposing a ban on baggy trousers in the city where hip-hop currently lives the loudest. The ACLU is calling it racial profiling, while city councilman C.T. Martin says the proposal is merely "like all the discussions we've had around the value of the hip-hop culture": More »

1:01 PM on Fri Aug 24 2007
By jharv
372 views, 1 comment

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Local Police Seeking Victim Of Akon Body-Slamming

Just when you thought Akon was having a bad run, along comes the Fishkill Police Department—who are apparently unimpressed by the singer's WWE-caliber skills (above)—to make things a little bit worse: More »

5:24 PM on Tue Jun 5 2007
By mjohnston
614 views, 2 comments