Metallica surprises Raiders fans with free show
Metallica played a surprise show in the parking lot of Oakland’s Network Associates Coliseum on Sunday (1/19), before the Raiders pummeled the New York Jets to gain a Super Bowl berth. Details (of the Metallica show, not the game, silly) are available at Metallica’s official website
Metallica played a surprise show in the parking lot of Oakland’s Network Associates Coliseum on Sunday (1/19), before the Raiders pummeled the New York Jets to gain a Super Bowl berth. Details (of the Metallica show, not the game, silly) are available at Metallica’s official website
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Big Day Out gets mellow
Neil Strauss reviews Australia’s Big Day Out festival for the New York Times, finding the scene a bit mellower than in the recent past. And that’s a good thing.
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RIAA wins another round
In another “the corporation is always right” ruling, a federal judge--siding with the Recording Industry Association of America--has ordered Verizon Communications to reveal the identity of a peer-to-peer music trader that the RIAA accuses of piracy, CNET reports. The decision could make it easier for the music industry to prosecute file traders.
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Fred Durst and Britney, revisitied
Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst further fans the flames of his alleged Britney Spears tryst on his band’s website. “i never meant to be in this situation,” he writes [apparently his shift key is broken]. “shit happens. whats [sic] the big deal? yeah she is a big POP [well, the shift key seems to work now...] star and her last relationship with another big POP star was a big deal, but damn y’all need to chill.”
Love is pain, Fred. Love is pain.
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Up close with Long Gone John
Dean Kuipers profiles Long Gone John, reclusive owner of indie label Sympathy for the Record Industry, in the Los Angeles Times.
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Hip-hop fest set for Atlanta
Atlanta will play host to the first Urban Hip-Hop Music Fest on April 12 and 13. The event ties in with the second annual Hip-Hop Summit, which is set for April 11 at Morehouse College.
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Blue Man Group rocks
(Former?) Intel pitchmen Blue Man Group have signed a multi-album deal with Lava Records. They release an album titled “The Complex"--featuring guest collaborations with Dan the Automator, Tracy Bonham, Esthero, Josh Haden, Dave Matthews and others--on April 22. It’s being billed as Blue Man Group’s first “rock” album.
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