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The RIAA: A Wolf In Wolf’s Clothing

March 28, 2009
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The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) claims to have the artists / musicians best interest at heart. However, over the years they have proved that this is not the case. The RIAA has launched countless lawsuits against almost anybody and their grandmother… literally: The Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union and Public...
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Witness Peter Gabriel

March 25, 2009
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Peter Gabriel has been a long time supporter of witness.org. The Witness program is about human rights. One of their main thrusts has been to empower people that witness human rights violations. A primary means to this end is to provide individuals with cameras so that they can document injustices. For instance, one of...
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Coldplay Left In The Cold?

March 17, 2009
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by RomBox.com If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it, did it make a sound? This old teaser of a question comes to mind with the allegations of plagiarism against Coldplay. Before they became a number one selling artist, would anyone accuse them of stealing a song?...
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Lollapalooza Lineup 2009

March 8, 2009
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Lollapalooza 2009 will be held in Austin and Chicago. The lineup will include: Kings Of Leon, Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode and the Beastie Boys. The full lineup is ecpected to be announced in April.
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Spinal Tap: Turn It Up To 11

March 3, 2009
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The members of the 1984 rockumentary/mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap have announced a new tour. The band members are are Michael McKean (as David St. Hubbins), Christopher Guest (as Nigel Tufnel) and Harry Shearer (as Derek Smalls). The tour is called “Unwigged & Unplugged.” Ironicly, the artists never made any money from the...
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