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Anyone who knows depression and the aftermath of such knows that any ounce of assistance means hope. To be acknowledged that you’re ‘not alone’ can often mean the difference of not giving up.

Beth Ditto at one point, but may be you can’t blame them as the band didn’t seem to be really into it, Beth butchered a little bit the lyrics at one point and their arrangement was a little sloppy, but I would say in a good way! At least, they were not trying to take the easy road

Directed by Jose Vega, who also works with Muse And Music, the visuals are an animated wonder and I plan to write it when I can figure out how. As for Veronica, the one song I’ve heard is terrrific: sort of old school Brit rock with heavy keyboards. If you like their FB page you will see what I mean.

Tastebuds and Fellody want you to find the love of your life based on your musical taste! Yeah right, as if it was that simple! The true Lonely Hearts Club I suppose

Leaks are planned by the way, there isn’t some covert operation of guys in ski caps stealing mp3 files and putting them on Youtube. Nope, they’re calculated publicity stunts that you fall for every time. It makes you feel as if you’re one step ahead of ‘the man’, but you aren’t.

Lets see Barbara is 70, looks fabulous, and has had a rather cushy life considering the majority of her fame came young. So why bother? Well a home town show is always good for a pocket full of millions but its also a great way to get your name back up the buzz list

Willis will also get a greater share of royalties than before, as he was merely getting 20% for any song with the old deal, and could now demand a one-third for ‘YMCA’ which has 3 authors

investors are going to organize the first CBGB music festival, which will take place from July 5-8 and showcase 300 indie bands at many venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as film screenings, panel discussions, workshops,… according to the Hollywood Reporter it will be modeled after SXSW.

Do they always ask the permission? Do they always pay the label they sample from? And why a lawsuit now, years and years after the release of these albums?

I am not a fan of biopics, they all turn to be about the same story, but movie producers keep making some, so I suppose one about Jimi Hendrix was unavoidable.

Take a look at this official announcement video. Things are looking pretty good! But why are they using an old tune in the back ground? C’mon they could have snuck in a bit of new, instead just plain studio silliness.

Think what you want about Moore, but he is a daring individual, as he was asked if he would like to record a poem or maybe make a music video of some of the songs, and he said, ‘I could just sing a song’. People laughed but he ended up recording Bob Dylan’s ‘The Times They Are A Changin’ with Bob’s approval.

With the sad passing of Adam Yauch, all kinds of tributes are going on everywhere. If the Beastie Boys were from New York, they certainly were also deeply connected with Los Angeles culture and a map of the Beastie Boys LA landmarks was set up by local radio KPCC

So what’s happening? Too many concerts on the market, too many options which actually turn people off? Are people watching more concerts online? Are concert tickets too expensive in these tough economy times?

One billion soda cans with Jackson’s image (which one should I ask?) will be on sale worldwide, beginning with China (really, China?) starting Saturday. Later this month, the US will be the first country to have the chance to see the special-edition-16-ounce cans inundate its grocery stores.

I always wonder what is people’s intention when they follow this inexorable trend, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Kurt Cobain,… their sales have tremendously increased after their deaths, but why exactly? Is it because people want to find a closure?

That musicians are now speaking out against Village Voice Media’s refusal to take down the Adult section of Backpage.com where pimps advertise the sale of girls for sex is significant