Archive for March, 2005
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists have been one of my favorite bands for years. If file sharing would be legal, believe me I’d post mp3s of his all over the place, but since it’s not check out some solo work of Ted’s:
UnderGroundOnline
While the $90 million that jurors ordered Clear Channel Communications, Inc. to pay to rival promoter Jam Productions Ltd., is but a drop in the hat for their yearly revenue, at least someone has seen that their giant muscle is unfair competition. However, I should note that the damages are due to contract interference not anti-trust laws.
Jurors ruled that while Clear Channel did not violate antitrust laws, the company had intentionally interfered with Jam’s contract and its business relationship with the American Motorcycle Association.
I’m testing the picture uploading and found this picture of Dana’s crazy cats. Sandwich is on top of Clyde…strange world we live in…..
Well, it appears the No Blood for Oil war protestors were not so far off:
“The Bush administration made plans for war and for Iraq’s oil before the 9/11 attacks, sparking a policy battle between neo-cons and Big Oil, BBC’s Newsnight has revealed.”
Read the BBC story here.
Joe Klein @ Time Magazine says:
Look Who Has a Shot at the Nobel Peace Prize
If, and it’s a big if, Arab democracy flowers, George Bush deserves it.
If the President turns out to be right (pinning Middle East democracy on Hizaballah and Hamas)—and let’s hope he is—a century’s worth of woolly-headed liberal dreamers will be vindicated. And he will surely deserve that woolliest of all peace prizes, the Nobel.
Read the full article here.
Rawk! BTS @ 9:30 Club 5/16
(just announced)
The New York Times has a great, in-depth article about the Bush Administration’s policy of pre-packaged news. Also, an op-ed here.
The Washington Post compares the Bush Administration to the Daily Show here.
…to IWTA! AKAKAKAKAKAKA
I hate to write about U2 two days in a row, but they along with 6 other talented creators of artist sound were inducted in the rawk and roll Hall o’ Fame:
U2
The Pretenders
Buddy Guy
Percy Sledge
O’Jays
Frank Barsalona (agent)
Seymour Stein (executive)
The show will be broadcast Saturday on VH1.
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