According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the RIAA has announced plans to abandon mass suits against individual file sharers. Instead the group will make use of alternate forms of file-sharing deterrents including cooperating with ISP to find repeat and high-traffic offenders. You can read the entire article online here.
Fellow webzine Decoy Music has relaunched with a brand new design. Be sure and check it out. Read more
The 51st Annual Grammy Award Nominee List has been announced. Those of note include: Coldplay - "Viva La Vida" (Record of the Year) M.I.A. - "Paper Planes" (Record of the Year) Coldplay - "Viva La Vida" (Album of the Year) Lil' Wayne - "Tha Carter III" (Album of the Year) … Read more
Torche's Meanderthal has been selected at Decibel Magazine's top album of 2008. What will Scene Point Blank's top album of 2008 be? Place your bets now! Read more
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The Deftones provided an update on the condition of bassit Chi Cheng. Cheng was involed in a serious car accident last week. Here is the latest word on his condition from his mother: Hello Everyone, Chi's condition remains stable. He is still hooked up to a respirator to control his … Read more
Updating our previous story on Deftones bassist Chi Cheng's car accident. The 38-year-old bassist injured in a car accident in Santa Clara, CA is currently in a coma, listed in stable condition. Frontman Chino Moreno has issued another statement; here is what he offered up: Hello Everyone, I am back … Read more
Nirvana will see yet another restrospective book released on January 5th of next year via Rock Reader Books. The book, titled The Nirvana Reader: 1988 - 1992, focuses on the band's formation and early years. Source: Punknews Read more
Hot Topic has officially launched its own digital music store, Shockhound. The site features a digital music store from music of all genres as well as band merchandise, interviews, and other exclusive features. Read more
Our good friends at Pastepunk are celebrating TEN YEARS in the webzine business today. In honor of the event they have posted a free compilation for download containing previously unreleased songs, rare and live material, demo recordings for upcoming releases, and several exclusive songs recorded just for the compilation. You … Read more
The Foo Fighters are the latest band to criticize the McCain campaign for their unapproved use of song - joining the groups Van Halen and Heart. The band issued the following statement concerning the use of the song "My Hero" from The Colour and the Shape: This isn't the first … Read more
Travis Barker has been released from the hospital today. Barker was hospitalized following a plane crash that killed four and injured one other. The other survivor, DJ AM, was released late last week. Source: MTV Read more
Nominations for the 2009 class of the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. The nine nominees are The Stooges, Metallica, Run-D.M.C., War, Wanda Jackson, Bobby Womack, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Chic, and Jeff Beck. Five of the nine will make it in with the induction ceremony … Read more
Big-box retailer Best Buy has purchased online music store Napster for the hefty pricetag of 121 million dollars. Source: Punknews Read more
Activision has released the entire track listing for the latest installment of the Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero: World Tour. The game features eighty-six songs on disc, all of which are master recordings. Notables includes: At the Drive-In, Beastie Boys, Billy Idol, Blink 182, Coldplay, Dinosaur Jr., Foo Fighters, Interpol, … Read more
Street Dogs vocalist Mike McColgan will sing the national anthem at Dodger Stadium on September 2nd just a few days prior to the band's kickoff of their headlining tour with Time Again and Flatfoot 56. The band continues to tour in support of State of Grace, out now via Hellcat … Read more
Popular online mix-tape sharing website Muxtape has temporarily closed down. The site's main page now boasts a single line, "Muxtape will be unavailable for a brief period while we sort out a problem with the RIAA." Read more
Hip-hop MC Nas will join members of ColorOfChange.org and MoveOn.org on Wednesday to deliver 620,127 petition signatures demanding that FOX end its pattern of racist attacks against presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. The petition stems from a string of incidents airing on FOX News channels that many … Read more
Vans will release a Bad Brains themed line of shoes and clothing in 2009. Pictures of the collection can be viewed online here. Bad Brains released their latest full-length, Build a Nation, last year. Source: Punknews Read more
Rock the Vote and Myspace have teamed up for the DemROCKracy band competition, in which bands are competing to register the most voters before August 15. The grand prize winner will have the chance to open up at Rock the Vote's Ballot Bash 2008 in Denver, CO; other bands will … Read more
The gravestone of Joy Division vocalist Ian Curtis was stolen from Macclesfield Cemetery, where he is buried. According to officials, the stone was stolen between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning; officials are looking to the public for help in returning the memorial stone. Source: BBC News Read more
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