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Activision takes a smack at the music industry over Guitar Hero

Techdirt calls out a recent spat between Activision and Warner Music, in which Activision's CEO suggests that the music labels should be paying him to use their content, rather than the inverse. Techdirt (rightly) supports...

Picture show

It's apropos that Jenny Lewis' follow-up to 2006's “Rabbit Fur Coat” was recorded in the same Van Nuys live-tracking room where Neil Young cut “After the Goldrush,” the 1970 album that was originally intended as a soundtrack...

Top Scoop Stories - 3 October 2008 News Summary

Top Scoop Stories - 3 October 2008 News Summary Friday, 3 October 2008, 1:21 pm Article: The Scoop Editor TO CHANGE MY SCOOP OPTIONS OR UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST Department of Labour Chief Executive Christopher Blake is...

Scotiabank Place Upcoming Events

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 2, 2008) - Scotiabank Place, Ottawa's premiere sports and entertainment venue, is presenting the following events between Oct. 2, 2008 and March 15, 2009. COLDPLAY: Monday, Oct. 20 at 7:30...

Denmark Builds City on Rock 'N' Roll

Filed under: Wacked NewsSpinner.com: For three years in a row, the Nordic country of Denmark has been judged the happiest place in the world. But residents of the east coast town of Horsens were feeling blue. Locals, especially...

Vancouver performance artist takes home $50,000 Sobey Art Award

TORONTO - A Vancouver artist who has drawn on Neil Young and the Beastie Boys for inspiration has been handed this year's $50,000 Sobey Art Award. Tim Lee, 32, has already built an international re...

Slo Leak readies for release of third album

BY NINA SEN Hour Correspondent The soul runs deep and far in the blues rock duo Slo Leak. Created when the swampy guitar style of Danny Kortchmar and rock guitarist Charlie Karp met in Westport, their third album, New Century...

.500?

500: Can The Cardinals Make It? We’ve known for quite some time the Cardinals weren’t making the playoffs. But now, a more depressing question is being asked… will they finish the season above .500? The case for finishing above...

True tales: The art of bumping into geniuses

Everett True: From Billboard writer to major label CEO, Danny Goldberg's fascinating biography details his encounters with some of rock'n'roll's greatest talents – Neil Young, Patti Smith, Kurt Cobain, and, er, Kiss?

Arctic Monkeys, The Prodigy join bumper BDO (ABC)

Organisers of the Big Day Out (BDO) have confirmed that star British pop groups Arctic Monkeys and The Prodigy will join Neil Young at the music festival in 2009. Australian bands The Living End and Sneaky Sound System are...