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The iPod generation takes over

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August 2008
- Fest Cops Ban Doherty's Band
  
  NME | Aug 20, 08 12:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Police have banned Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles from headlining a UK music festival, citing the group's rowdy stage antics, NME reports. After "an analysis of what Pete Doherty and his band does," police determined they "speed up and then slow down the music" to incite violence. Moonfest organizers had their license revoked and canceled the Wiltshire festival as a result. More »
- Music Giant Jerry Wexler Dead at 91
  
  New York Times | Aug 15, 08 3:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jerry Wexler, a music industry giant who coined the term "rhythm and blues" and worked to bring black popular music into the mainstream, died today at age 91, the New York Times reports. Wexler, a producer at Atlantic Records in its heyday, worked with new artists such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and Wilson Pickett. Unusual for the time, he gave the artists great control in the studio, allowing them to forge singular sounds. More »
- Brit Dishes on Her Dark Days
  
  OK! | Aug 13, 08 12:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In her first interview since her well-publicized breakdown, Britney Spears talks about her dark days over the last 2 years, and tells OK! magazine that she hopes her sons shun celebrity, and “have a more normal childhood.” She also says she's "writing every day," and calls her next album “my best work ever.” More »
- Rick Astley, Watch Your Virtual Back
  
  E! Online | Aug 11, 08 10:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The infamous (and infamously annoying) stunt known as a "RickRoll"—a Web link allegedly of interest to the recipient that actually leads to a YouTube video of Rick Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up"—has a sequel, E! reports: the "Barackroll." It intercuts footage of Barack Obama speeches with dance moves from his appearance on the Ellen show. Click the window on the left, and get the song stuck in your head, too. More »
- The Internet Is Killing Our Rock Stars
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 9, 08 10:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Internet is killing the two cultural exports that most define America: music and movies, Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel writes in the Wall Street Journal . Gone are the days of the old-fashioned rock star and the seminal album, replaced by one-hit wonders and an iTunes audience that craves singles. Gone, too, are the days when— Harry Potter notwithstanding—lines would snake around the block to see Star Wars or similar fare. Blame downloading for much of it. "Our movies and music are America," Wurtzel warns. "And the day the music dies, the party's over." More »
- 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' Scribe Dies
  
  Philadelphia Inquirer | Aug 7, 08 1:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Philadelphia music icon Robert Hazard, best known for writing the Cyndi Lauper hit “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” died at the age of 59 on Tuesday from cancer complications, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. "He was one of the biggest local performers ever," Hazard's former road manager says. "He literally exploded out of Philadelphia." More »
- The Sexiest Music Videos Ever Made
  
  Nerve | Aug 5, 08 12:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - From "Love Shack" to "Sexual Healing," sex and music videos have always gone hand in hand. Nerve lists its picks for the 50 sexiest videos of all time: "Addicted to Love," Robert Palmer: The stone-faced models shimmying behind Palmer exude a cool '80s sexuality. "Centerfold," J Geils Band: Cheesy? Yes. Cute "schoolgirls" with Farrah Fawcett hair? Absolutely. More »
- Top Albums, Tours of 2008
  
  Rolling Stone | Aug 3, 08 1:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A tough economy may be sending album sales toward a fourth straight year of decline, but tour sales are keeping pace with last year at the midway point, reports Rolling Stone. Here's a look at both categories. The top-selling albums so far: Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III , 1.52 million Jack Johnson, Sleep Through Static , 1.25 million Mariah Carey, E=MC2, 1.06 million More »
July 2008
- Campaign Scolds Ludacris for Obama Rap
  
  Washington Post | Jul 31, 08 10:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ludacris may have lost his most famous fan. Yesterday the rapper released “Politics as Usual,” a track from his upcoming CD that sings Barack Obama’s praises. But an Obama spokesman says Luda should be “ashamed” of the tune, which, among its other meditations, calls Hillary Clinton an “irrelevant bitch” and says John McCain “shouldn’t be in any chair unless he’s paralyzed.” More »
- Alicia Keys, Jack White Record 007 Theme
  
  Associated Press | Jul 30, 08 10:35 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - It's a double-O duet. Alicia Keys and White Stripes frontman Jack White have recorded the theme song for the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, producers said today. White wrote and produced the song, dubbed "Another Way to Die," and also plays drums and provides vocals with 11-time Grammy winner Keys. More »
- Dell Looks to Muscle In on iPod
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 30, 08 9:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Dell has decided it’s time for a rematch with Apple’s iconic iPod, and the company is planning to introduce a new digital music player and online download service as early at September, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dell failed in its bid to gain a seat at the online music table with a stable of MP3 players it introduced in 2003. More »
- Secret of Chris Brown Hit: It's Really a Gum Commercial
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 28, 08 11:12 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Singer Chris Brown’s hit “Forever” has a trick up its sleeve: It’s actually part of a marketing campaign for Wrigley’s Doublemint gum. The top-10 song contains the lyric "Double your pleasure/double your fun" for good reason, which Wrigley will reveal tomorow. The company paid Brown to update its 48-year-old jingle and to record an extended pop-song version around it, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »