Topic: MUSIK - on June 12, 2004 at 11:29:00 AM CEST
DJ SETS + LIVES + MORE
Sets from Air, Matmos, DJ Spooky, and more
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 11, 2004 at 7:26:00 PM CEST
BMG Deutschland feuert 60 Prozent der Künstler
Die deutsche Tochter der Bertelsmann-Musiksparte BMG kehrt bei ihrem Wandlungsprozess mit eisernem Besen. BMG Deutschland sei dabei, sich von 60 Prozent seiner Künstler zu trennen, sagte der Präsident der Gesellschaft, Maarten Steinkamp, der Bertelsmann-Mitarbeiterzeitung "report". Ein Konzernsprecher in Gütersloh bestätigte heute die Angaben.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 11, 2004 at 4:08:00 PM CEST
Jackson evidence to remain secret
A judge has refused to release full details of the exact acts singer Michael Jackson has been accused of in his child molestation case.
Media organisations had asked for his full indictment, including 28 "overt acts", plus transcripts of evidence that was put before a grand jury.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 11, 2004 at 2:59:00 PM CEST
INXS Search For a New Singer Through Reality Show
Australian rockers INXS are using reality TV to find a new singer.
The group, once fronted by Michael Hutchence, has teamed up with 'Survivor' creator Mark Burnett to find a front man.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 10, 2004 at 9:49:00 PM CEST
Music Legend Ray Charles Dies
Ray Charles, the Grammy-winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and heartfelt ballads like "Georgia on My Mind," died Thursday, a spokesman said. He was 73.
Charles died at his Beverly Hills home surrounded by family and friends, said spokesman Jerry Digney.
Charles last public appearance was alongside Clint Eastwood on April 30, when the city of Los Angeles designated the singer's studios, built 40 years ago in central Los Angeles, as a historic landmark.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 10, 2004 at 4:51:00 PM CEST
RADIO RACKET?
Artists including BLUR, TRAVIS and ROBBIE WILLIAMS stand to lose hundreds of thousands of pounds in an alleged fraud.
The Association Of United Recording Artists, who collect and distribute royalties for radio play, has sacked its director Peter Horrey after discovering alleged "significant financial irregularities".
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 9, 2004 at 3:59:00 PM CEST
Fender sale value put at up to $500m
Thirty-seven years after Jimi Hendrix immortalised the Fender guitar by setting fire to one at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, the musical instruments company is up for sale in a deal that could be valued at up to $500m.
Fender is understood to have appointed Goldman Sachs to look at selling the business, which is expected to be put into a competitive auction.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 9, 2004 at 12:59:00 PM CEST
Erfolg durch Verbraucherproteste-Universal liefert Deutsche CDs ohne Kopierschutz
Universal Music Deutschland wird zukünftig Musik-CDs von deutschen Künstlern nicht mehr mit einem Kopierschutz versehen. Der Kopierschutz würde vielfach ein Abspielen in Navigationssystemen oder Autoradios mit CD verhindern und führte zu Protesten.
Allerdings werden Musik-CDs internationaler Künstler in Deutschland auch weiterhin den Kopierschutz haben. In Österreich sind einige CDs von Künstlern bisher schon ohne Kopierschutz hergestellt worden.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 9, 2004 at 12:20:00 PM CEST
Geldof leads police to suspected music pirate
Bob Geldof recently found pirate Live Aid DVDs being sold at £110 on the Internet. He spotted the DVDs on sale at the end of last year and told his lawyers to alert authorities, who launched an investigation.
Police carried out a raid in Skelmersdale and found a small quantity of Live Aid DVDs and other concerts by bands like Pink Floyd and U2.
The concert, split between London and Philadelphia, brought together stars including U2, Queen and Madonna - but has never come out on CD, video or DVD. Organisers now hope to auction the rights to release a DVD very soon.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 8, 2004 at 1:16:00 PM CEST
MTV-Movie-Awards werden wegen Eminems nacktem Hintern zensiert
Die Fernsehzuschauer werden am Donnerstag nur eine zensierte Version der diesjährigen MTV-Movie-Awards zu sehen bekommen. So wird nicht zu sehen sein, wie Eminem beim Auftritt mit seiner Band D12 die Hose runterließ und seinen Popo präsentierte.
Für den Auftritt hatte sich Eminem als Axl Rose, Sänger der Band Guns 'n Roses, verkleidet. Er trug dazu eine Perücke mit langen roten Haaren.
Seit 'Nipplegate' sind die amerikanischen TV-Stationen bemüht, keine nackte Haut mehr zu zeigen.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 8, 2004 at 9:46:00 AM CEST
William Shatner's "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
Very LUCY
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 8, 2004 at 6:50:00 AM CEST
Velvet Revolver, a Rock Supergroup for New Decade
- The bad boys of rock are back -- sober, older and wiser, but still hoping to turn the music world on its head.
Guns N' Roses ruled the 80s with a mixture of punk and glam rock, while Stone Temple Pilots were one of the top grunge bands of the 90s. Both crumbled under an avalanche of alcohol and drug abuse, but now individual members have recovered and merged to bring back rebellious rock anthems as Velvet Revolver.
The supergroup emerged when Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum co-opted Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland and Wasted Youth guitarist Dave Kushner.
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