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Foo Fighters slam McCain for unauthorized use of "My Hero"
prefixmag.com — In a preamble to an official statement issued by the Foo Fighters, they talk of McCain using “a number of unauthorized theme songs” during his presidential bid, and mention how no permission was sought from “the band, its management, record label or publisher.”More… (Music)
Blink 182' Travis Barker hurt in plane crash
msnbc.msn.com — 4 killed, 2 hurt as rock star's jet crashes More… (Music)
Rick Astley shortlisted for MTV award
news.bbc.co.uk — "Eighties pop singer Rick Astley has become the surprise contender for best act ever at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool. The winner, chosen by fans online, will be unveiled at the show on 6 November." If the poll is online... I think I know who's going to win.More… (Music)
Weird Al Yankovic - Whatever You Like
therapup.uproxx.com — Weird Al Yankovic has just released a hilarious parody of T.I.'s chart-topping single, "Whatever You Like."More… (Music)
Oops I voted for Rick Astley 961 times
latimesblogs.latimes.com — Wasting no time in getting their man elected "Best Act Ever," the large and mostly anonymous under-culture of Rick Astley fans has already deployed a device to defraud the voting on MTV Europe's website. The "RickVoter" is a very basic utility that simply navigates to MTV's voting page and votes for Astley...over and over and over. More… (Music)
Wasilla Band Proud to be Anti-Palin
losangeles.metromix.com — "When she came into office, they made this big deal out of her firing all the corrupt people. So who gets the jobs that were just all opened up? It ends up, it’s all people from her church. They get the jobs at the hospital and they get abortion out of the hospital; [they] pretty much enforced their own rules."More… (Music)
Australian man (and Digg user) 'Rickrolls' MTV
theage.com.au — At last count, Astley had an astonishing 99.98% of the 20 million votes cast on MTV's online poll — but the washed-up warbler's nomination is no bizarre error: MTV has simply been "Rickrolled".More… (Music)
The 10 Worst Songs That Hit #1
spike.com — You would think if a song went to #1 on the charts it would have some kind of redeeming quality. Even if it wasn’t your favorite genre of music, I’m sure you could find one reason why everybody was raving about it so much. So how do songs that have with no originality or creativity what so ever hit it big with the masses? My only guess is stupidityMore… (Music)
Vote for Rick Astley for Best Act Ever!
bestactever.com — Rick Astley is up for Best Act Ever at the MTV Europe Music Awards this November. A script in this page will vote automatically for him as long as you keep it open... let's Rickroll the EMAs!More… (Music)
7 Music Trends Whose Return Must Be Stopped
cracked.com — Like fashion, music trends go in cycles. Artists get nostalgic for the stuff they listened to as kids and try to bring it back. That's why there are music fads from the 80s and 90s due to jump back on center stage at any moment. Ladies and gentlemen, there must be a way to stop them.More… (Music)
Radiohead Reveal Success of 'In Rainbows' Download
nme.com — The statistics behind the pay-what-you-like release of Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' album, released on October 10 last year online, have been revealed today.More… (Music)
Led Zeppelin Are Set for a Reunion Tour in Summer of 2009
thesun.co.uk — Rock legends Led Zeppelin are set for a reunion tour after singer Robert Plant finally caved in and agreed to join them. Guitarist Jimmy Page, 64, bassist John Paul Jones, 62, and drummer Jason Bontam, 42, had resigned themselves to touring without Plant.More… (Music)
Wal-Mart Gives Number 1 Reason Why DRM Isn't The Answer
readwriteweb.com — The music industry is struggling to gain a foot-hold in the battle with online piracy. The options available for music lovers to grow their music collection digitally is tremendous and free. So much so that music companies and publishers have struck up agreements with some of biggest names offering digital music: iTunes, Last.FM., Amazon & WallmartMore… (Music)
Top 100 Albums of the 1990s
pitchforkmedia.com — Our perception of that decade are different now, our personal tastes have expanded, and our knowledge of the music has deepened. Revisionism ushers in new classics which had simply been forgotten or altogether undiscovered.More… (Music)

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