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The NY Daily News does a brutal breakdown of a hypothetical band’s financials. A member of a quartet that goes gold (500K units) makes about the same as a NYC sanitation worker: Because they’ve got buzz, the band gets a 15% royalty rate, a few points above the usual amount …

Yesterday we reported that the imam of Cleveland, Fawaz Damra, was unnamed “co-conspirator one” in the federal indictment against University of South Florida engineering professor Sami Amin Al-Arian, and that at least one local supporter claimed the Palestinian community in Cleveland saw “nothing wrong” with the imam’s calls to murder …

There’s breathless excitement from Grammy.com: The Recording Academy today tapped Kid Rock, the Roots, and Dave Grohl to perform on the 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards. In addition, Ja Rule, Joe Pantoliano, Kylie Minogue, Kim Cattrall, and Fred Durst are scheduled to present awards. The 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards will take …

Bernard Weintraub has a great series in the NY Times, “The Music They Made,” profiling the “Legends of Rock Country and Soul.” Today’s story is on the inimitable Chuck Berry, the second greatest of the pre-Beatles rockers (after Elvis, of course). Chuck is still rocking at 76: Chuck Berry is …

I have no idea if Cleveland Imam Fawaz Damra is a changed man or has simply learned to be discreet, but a “youthful indiscretion” has turned up in a very serious federal case: A federal indictment handed up Thursday accuses a University of South Florida engineering professor, Sami Amin Al-Arian, …

Independent bands have always had a tough time of it getting the word out, getting noticed, achieving some kind of critical mass upon which to build a career. The Internet is an excellent outlet and resourse, but certainly hasn’t been the miracle that many thought it would be. So how …

Our picks for the Best New Artist of 2002: 1) Norah Jones 2) Avril Lavigne 3) The Streets 4) Interpol 5) Josh Groban

Our picks for the Best Reissues and Collections of 2002: bonuses] 1) Best of 1990-2000 & B Sides by U2 2) The Velvet Underground & Nico, remastered by Velvet Underground 3) Elvis 30 #1 Hits by Elvis Presley 4) Nirvana by Nirvana 5) Forty Licks by The Rolling Stones 20 …

Our picks for Soundtrack Album of 2002: 1) About a Boy 2) 8 Mile 3) Catch Me If You Can 4) Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood Once More, with Feeling – Buffy the Vampire Slayer Sweet Home Alabama Hairspray – The Musical Road to Perdition Chicago Lord of …

Our picks for the Electronic Album of 2002: 1) 18 by Moby 2) When I Was Cruel by Elvis Costello 3) Shine by Operatica 4) Original Pirate Material by The Streets 5) Come With Us by the Chemical Brothers