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In which the writer considers five audiotapes that enhanced the quality of his dog walk time this summer.

George Harrison will be remembered with what should be a musical night to remember on the anniversary of his death, November 29 at London’s Royal Albert Hall: the show is being put together by his widow Olivia and Eric Clapton, one of Harrison’s oldest and dearest friends. As LAUNCH already …

The murder of Daniel Pearl still outrages and sickens me. His family seeks to redirect my feelings and those of others around the world on his birthday, October 10: his family and countless friends are preparing to mark his 39th birthday on Oct. 10 — the first since he was …

UK fans respond to free downloads with feverish frenzy: British and Irish music fans scrambled for a piece of the action on Thursday as some of the music business’s heavyweights opened up their archives for free downloads in a bid to combat Internet piracy — and boost sales. But “Digital …

Verizon and the RIAA, with the movie companies behind them, faced off in court today: Music companies tried to persuade a judge Friday to let them obtain names of Internet file-swappers without going to court first, a move that could dictate how copyright holders deal with Internet piracy in the …

Bill Simmons honors Bruce Paltrow, who died yesterday: One of my favorite people died Thursday. Since he affected my life, I thought you needed to know about him. His name was Bruce Paltrow. The last name probably rings a bell, since he was Gwyneth’s father and all. And you might …

TheStreet.com has learned: With consumers downloading greater amounts of free, file-shared music from the Internet and buying fewer audio CDs, record companies and music retailers dependent on CD sales have struggled on two fronts: preventing people from getting unauthorized copies of music from the Internet, and encouraging them to listen …

Who is Tino? Tino is one funky-ass action figure of a Cuban drummer. According to the Tino Corp site, Tino Corp. is a record label dedicated to curating unique beats and sounds that are not available from any other source. It is also the main outlet for Tino’s own work. …

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland is entering its eighth year. It’s hard to believe it was that long ago that I was covering the opening for WENZ, and interviewing Chief Curator Jim Henke about the exciting new shrine. With the nominations for 2003 recently …

Good friend-o-Blogcritics Dirk Deppey of the Comics Journal sends this in: In 1994, “Spawn” creator Todd McFarlane, laboring under criticism that he didn’t know how to write, invited four comics creators (Dave Sim, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Frank Miller) to write an issue apiece of Spawn for him. Writer …