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Music Industry Risks Backlash After Suits


The legal assault on music file-swappers is an unparalleled move by recording companies desperately trying to survive after failing to fully embrace digital distribution methods and driving up the cost of CDs. But record companies now risk a backlash that could damage far more than their financial results, while still not making a significant dent in music piracy, some observers say. A day after firing off 261 copyright lawsuits against individuals it accuses of each sharing hundreds of music files online, recording industry officials fielded a few calls from defendants eager to avoid paying thousands in damages. The Recording Industry… Read more »

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Casey Didn’t Conform To “Classic” Sound On ‘How To Disappear’


When Casey announced their split at the tail-end of 2018, there was an expectation that we would never hear from them again. Putting to bed an emotional whirlwind of a five-year career, their music captured a particular intensity that many bands never even get close to achieving. Though following their instincts and allowing themselves to reconvene, 2022 signaled a new chapter for the five-piece. That started as a handful of shows at the beginning of 2023, alongside a pair of tracks in “Great Grief” and “Atone,” summing up the feelings of getting to know each other again. It has now… Read more »

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Brian Swindle Reflects On Have Mercy & The Band’s Growth On ‘NUMB’


Have Mercy may have released a self-titled EP last year, but with the release of their Rude Records debut full-length album, NUMB, the trio is officially back. In 2019, the announcement of Have Mercy‘s farewell tour initially felt like the closing chapter of an era—a victorious lap coming to a poignant conclusion. This emotional goodbye was only worsened and cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. These unforeseen setbacks added an extra layer of emotion to what was already a deeply sentimental farewell, leaving fans grappling with uncertainty about the band’s future and the possibility of bidding them a proper goodbye.… Read more »

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News Flashes 06.29.22: Travis Barker Hospitalized, Tragic Deaths in San Antonio, and Taco Bell Cheez-Its


Today we talk about Travis Barker’s hospitalization, a tragic mass death in San Antonio, and Taco Bell’s latest experiment. Travis Barker Has Been Hospitalized Yesterday morning Travis Barker was hospitalized, but very little information has been released. Before going to the hospital, the blink-182 drummer tweeted, “God save me” (which is uncannily also the title of a song he did with MGK). According to TMZ not too long later, Travis arrived at West Hills Hospital with his wife Kourtney Kardashian. All we know from there was that he was transported by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Most people close to… Read more »

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News Flashes 06.27.22: Billie Joe Armstrong Speaks Out, Vanessa Hudgens Goes Back to School, and Jodie Sweetin Tackled By Police


Today we talk about Billie Joe Armstrong’s reaction to the Roe v. Wade news, Vanessa Hudgens going back to her High School Musical roots, and Jodie Sweetin being tackled by police during a protest. Billie Joe Armstrong Speaks Out During a concert this past weekend, Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong told the crowd that he was going to denounce his U.S. citizenship after Roe v. Wade was overturned. He told the London concert goers, “Fuck America. I’m fucking renouncing my citizenship. I’m fucking coming here.” Plenty of other artists, including Phoebe Bridgers and Olivia Rodrigo, have also used their shows… Read more »

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