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August 2007
- Dylan Flick Coming Soon to (1 or 2) Screens Near You
  
  New York Times | Aug 21, 07 5:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A little movie looking for a crowd will open on only 4 screens this fall, but its distributor boasts that “I’m going to play every major city in the United States with this movie.” With Heath Ledger, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett taking star turns in a Bob Dylan bio pic, the confidence is understandable. Each will portray the artist in different periods of his life, the New York Times reports. More »
- Moscow Court Acquits Music Site Boss
  
  Reuters | Aug 16, 07 8:12 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Russian court has acquitted the founder of Allofmp3.com of breach of copyright, Reuters reports. The now-defunct Russian website infuriated American and Western European music companies by offering cut-rate downloads that they said infringed on their copyright. EMI, Time Warner, and other major corporations insisted on prosecution, but a judge found Allofmp3 had paid sufficient royalties. More »
- Elvis Fans Offer Burning Love
  
  Reuters | Aug 16, 07 6:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Elvis fans braved 100-degree heat to make the pilgrimage to Graceland for the 30th anniversary of the King's death, lining up last night for a candlelight vigil and chance to pay their respects. Tens of thousands were expected to file past the grave and snap up commemorative T-shirts. More »
- Van Halen, Roth to Reunite
  
  E! Online | Aug 14, 07 4:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The iconic 80's Rock group Van Halen will set off on a comeback tour this fall—this time with original frontman David Lee Roth. Roth hasn't performed live with his former bandmates since leaving in a huff in 1985, but stresses it's a new era for the group. "This is not a reunion—this is a new band," Roth said Monday at a press conference. More »
- Universal Thumbs Nose at Apple
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 11, 07 9:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Universal Music will ditch the anti-piracy software on music it sells through most outlets, making it easy—but still illegal—to copy its tunes. In what one analyst calls “a bold-faced move to blunt Apple’s influence,” the plan conspicuously excludes iTunes. The company says Apple is a “control group” in its study of piracy, the LA Times reports. More »
- Webcaster Mutes Band's Anti-Bush Lyrics
  
  Chicago Tribune | Aug 9, 07 2:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pearl Jam is slamming AT&T after the telecom company censored its Webcast of the band's performance at Lollapalooza Sunday. Lyrics telling George Bush to "leave this world alone" and "find another home" during the Chicago show vanished from the streaming version of the gig; AT&T blames an "overzealous" editor for excising the lines, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »
- Keith Did, In Fact, Snort Dad
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 7, 07 5:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Keith Richards says that—reported denials aside—he did indeed snort his father’s ashes. The Rolling Stones sideman revealed in an interview yesterday that media reports had mixed up the story, and that he’d only meant to deny mixing the remains with a popular opiate. “I said I chopped him up like cocaine, not with,” he clarified. More »
- "Bandstand" Turns Big Five-0
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 5, 07 1:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Fifty years ago today at 3 pm in Philadelphia, what is now known as a summer replacement program debuted on the ABC TV network. That show, "American Bandstand," ran for 30-plus years. Its host, Dick Clark, frequently referred to as the oldest living teenager, introduced Chubby Checker, Frankie Avalon, Connie Francis, Bobby Darin, and Fabian to a national audience. More »
- PhD Will, PhD Will Rock You
  
  BBC | Aug 3, 07 2:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Queen guitarist Brian May dropped his academic pursuits to tour the globe as a young rock star, but after 36 years he has finally handed in his PhD thesis, which he began researching in 1972. The 60-year-old aspiring astrophysicist delivered a 48,000-word study on "zodiacal dust clouds" to Imperial College in London today, the BBC reports. More »
- Tommy Makem Dies at 74
  
  Boston Globe | Aug 3, 07 4:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tommy Makem, the great Irish singer and storyteller who, with the Clancy Brothers, led the revival in Irish folk music in the late 1950s and 1960s, died after a long battle with lung cancer yesterday. He was 74. "To hear Tommy Makem sing 'Four Green Fields,' " writes Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen, "was to hear Enrico Caruso sing 'Vesti la giubba,' or James Brown sing 'I Feel Good.' " revival of More »
- Antiwar Band Tours Mideast With State Dept. Backing
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 1, 07 6:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In an effort to bolster its image in Muslim countries, the US is sending a group of Los Angeles musicians to the Arab world as cultural ambassadors. The band Ozomatli, whose members frequently bash Bush administration policies and the Iraq war, is touring the Mideast on the government's dime, drawing appreciative crowds and fielding questions about US foreign policy. More »
July 2007
- That's Hot: Paris to Star in Futuristic Opera
  
  Variety | Jul 31, 07 12:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Paris Hilton will sing in a big-screen rock opera, playing an evil mogul’s daughter in a futuristic drama about organ transplants. She beat out "at least 30 actresses" who auditioned for the role in Repo! The Genetic Opera , the director tells Variety. “Paris came in and owned it," says Darren Lynn Bousman. "She is this role.” More »
- Wanna Work for Diddy? Post an Iddy-Biddy YouTube Viddy
  
  Reuters | Jul 31, 07 7:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rap music big Sean Combs, aka Diddy, needs a new assistant, and 3D wannabes need not apply. He's taking only filmed applications posted on YouTube. Diddy's video announcing the search on appeared YouTube recently and gained a clarification less than 24 hours later: Applicants must be able to read, write, and count—oh, and must have a college degree. More »
- Had Any (Music) Lately?
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jul 18, 07 7:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Listening to music can unleash the same "feel good" brain chemicals as eating or having sex, researchers have found. Now neuroscientist Daniel Levitin—a former rock producer—says he has located the 'sex, drugs and rock n' roll center of the brain,' after pulling together research to be published this year, the Daily Telegraph reports. More »
- EU Court Protects File Sharers
  
  Ars Technica | Jul 18, 07 5:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - European ISPs cannot be forced to hand over identities of illegally-downloading subscribers in copyright infringement suits, an advocate general for the EU's top court ruled today. Such information could only be procured in criminal, rather than civil, proceedings. The court most often sides with such opinions, though they are not legally binding. More »
- Google Hears New Cell Service Calling
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 17, 07 12:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Google is taking its business to a smaller screen with the development of a search tool to help cellphone users find and purchase content. Sources tell the Wall Street Journal the company hopes to tap into the small but lucrative world of mobile media, expanding beyond simple Web searches to broker sales of music, ringtones, and games. More »