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Eminem’s protege, rapper 50 Cent seems to have a very successful cd on his hands. The question is, will he live long enough to enjoy it? It seems that Curtis Jackson (50 cent’s real name) is keepin’ it real in an all too real sense. The violence that surrounds his …

Atlantic Records is pumping sales of Jewel’s forthcoming (June 3) album 0304 by offering two bonus tracks during the first week of release only: FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED: JEWEL BONUS TRACKS AVAILABLE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY; NEW ALBUM, “0304,” TO INCLUDE SPECIAL DOWNLOAD CARD As a special bonus for Jewel …

If you are going to be in LA in early June, this sounds very interesting: TV or NOT TV: Discussions To Create A Mass Media Outlet For The Arts At (MOCA) The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Thursday, June 5, 2003 7:30 pm The last panel “Can the Arts …

Remember this settlement against the major labels and distributors in the MAP (minimum advertised pricing) antitrust case? The lawsuit alleged the five music distributors (including their affiliated labels) and three large music retailers entered into illegal conspiracies to raise the price of pre-recorded music to consumers. The defendants in the …

New studies show FCC travel was paid for by the industry they're supposed to be regulating.

Our bloggy, jazzy radio friend out in San Diego, Vince Outlaw, is interviewing both Dave King (7:15 PM Pacific) from The Bad Plus and Lizz Wright (6:15 PM Pacific), live on The New Jazz Thing tonight on KSDS. Listen from anywhere in the world via webcast. More details on Vince’s …

William Safire writing today in the NY Times against impending FCC media ownership deregulation: The F.C.C. proposal remains officially secret to avoid public comment but was forced into the open by the two commission Democrats. It would end the ban in most cities of cross-ownership of television stations and newspapers, …

MJ is in court again – maybe he should buy his own: Gordon Keith, who signed the Jackson 5 to his Gary-based Steeltown Records in 1967, alleges he has received no credit for producing tracks that later surfaced on a 1996 album, “Pre-History: The Lost Steeltown Recordings.” Norman Reed, Keith’s …

Though Pearl Jam aren’t the chart-toppers they once were, they do represent a certain kind of steady rock ‘n’ roll integrity in their approach to music, fans, ethic, etc. They are an almost unique bridge between the alt-rock, classic rock, and jam-band factions, and exactly the kind of critically prestigious, …

Though the FCC loosening of media ownership restrictions looks like a done deal, that isn’t stopping strange bedfellows from fighting the good fight: The Federal Communications Commission’s likely action to relax major media ownership rules is forging some unexpected political alliances. For instance, for the first time a group known …