Target has pulled a CD with Che Guevara on the cover "after an outcry by critics who label the Marxist revolutionary a murderer and totalitarian symbol."
John McCain wants to hold bloggers responsible for what users do on their sites. The implications of which could be far reaching (and even impacting websites like AP.net).
Tom Delonge (Angels And Airwaves / ex-Blink 182) admits that, at one point, he considered pursuing a political career. Check out Billboard.com or scroll below for the article.
This will be a busy week in the House -- Congress goes into summer recess Friday, but not before considering the Section 115 Reform Act of 2006 (SIRA). Never heard of SIRA? That’s the way Big Copyright and their lackey’s want it, and it's bad news for you.
Simply put, SIRA fundamentally redefines copyright and fair use in the digital world. It would require all incidental copies of music to be licensed separately from the originating copy. Even copies of songs that are cached in your computer's memory or buffered over a network would need yet another license. Once again, Big...[read more]
In case you were wondering, Every Time I Diedoesn't likePanic! At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, Ja Rule, or The Killers, but does in fact like My Chemical Romance.
"All these bands are just not even doing anything worthy of recognition. The problem is, those bands like that, they appeal to the lowest common denominator, but the lowest common denominator is the majority right now."--Buckley, ETID
Bright Eyes, Michael Stipe of REM, Rufus Wainwright, Fischerspooner, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Devendra Banhart and Peaches will be playing at "Bring 'Em Home Now", a March 20th show in New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom, linked to the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War. The show will also be featuring a speech from activist Cindy Sheehan. Proceeds benefit Iraq Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace.
