January 15, 2006

Issue II:
Kid Congo Powers 2

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Blondie "Rapture" mash-up

02/02/06
Christgau lays down trax
Luther Campbell back as man of letters
Guralnick on Sam Cooke on NPR
Senators get iPods?
Blondie “Rapture” “on the storm” mash-up
Mission of Burma new LP
Gilberto Gil’s NYC speech
Belle and Sebastian morphed into comic book characters
Noise Pop fest announces lineup
Black Flag tribute album
Sex Pistols ready for another swindle?

02/01/06
Andre Williams is missing say Sadies
Hank Williams heirs win control of radio performances
Sherman Ferguson passes away at 61
Boy George on trial
The Game’s manager gound guilty of DJ assault
Aretha Franklin slams Super Bowl
Devo’s Gerald V. Casale new solo project
Coretta Scott King - a musical tribute
Bay Area’s New Hip-Hop Churches
Classical music – it ain''t just for squares anymore

02/01/06
Andre Williams is missing say Sadies
Hank Williams heirs win control of radio performances
Sherman Ferguson passes away at 61
Boy George on trial
The Game’s manager gound guilty of DJ assault
Aretha Franklin slams Super Bowl
Devo’s Gerald V. Casale new solo project
Coretta Scott King - a musical tribute
Bay Area’s New Hip-Hop Churches
Classical music – it ain''t just for squares anymore01/31/06
Nam June Paik passes away at 74
Sly Stone comes out of retirement
The Flamingos v Pepsi
Knitting Factory expands empire
Bay City Roller on trial for high rollin'
Lil' Flip and Sony guilty of infringement

O1/30/2006

STOOGES BRING REAL COOL TIME DOWN UNDER

PHILLY SOULMAN GENE MCFADDEN PASSES AWAY AT 56

NPR GETS WISE TO MONTREAL

FIERY FURNACES NEW ALBUM AND TOUR

JULIEN TEMPLE ASSEMBLES JOE STRUMMER DOC

GRUNGE REDUX

DR. ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK TO YOU

BONO DISCOVERS HIP-HOP

NEW DFA REMIX ALBUM

SOUL SIDES COMPILATION

O1/27/2006
Fayard Nicholas passes away. (more)
Grandaddy breaks up (more)
Phil Spector legal troubles (more)
Nettwerk Music Group fights the RIAA (more)
Feargul Sharkey lobbies for practice spaces (more)
Devo 2.0 (more)
Jay-Z talks about conflicts with Nas and Cam'ron (more)
Nina Simone's daughter plans tribute (more)
Congressman Markey looks into hearing loss (more)
Megadeth are cheap bastards (more)
Ictus Records thirtieth anniversary (more)

NYNT NEWS

The latest on shows, releases, events, and lotsa whatever...

02/03/06
Lou Reed – new photo book and exhibit
Lou Reed’s having an opening for his New York photography book Saturday at the Gallery at Hermès. The show’ll go on until the 25th.
More: Pitchfork

02/03/06
Paul Wall sells customized tooth ornaments
Rapper Paul Wall is now selling sets of customized grillz. While he offers styles "Ballin For Life” and "Baller On The Rise,” my personal favorite’s gotta be "Baller On A Budget." Check out his store.
More: Stereogum

02/03/06
New Poll: music buyers dissatisfied
A new poll says American adults think CDs are too pricey and music is getting worse. A real shocker…
More: Rolling Stone

02/03/06
Anti-Sony lawyer sings
Glyn Hotz, who’s taking Sony to court over rootkit infested CDs gives an interview.
More: Tinfoil

02/03/06
SXSW - new technology
New digital technologies debut at SXSW
More: Digital Music News

02/03/06
Louise Scruggs R.I.P.
Louise Scruggs, wife and manager of Earl Scruggs passed away yesterday at 78
More: Yahoo

02/03/06
Mussolini's pianist son passes away
Romano Mussolini, last surviving child of the dictator and jazz pianist who played with Dizzie Gillespie, Duke Ellington and Chet Baker, died yesterday.
More: BBC

02/03/06
Bay City Roller off hook
Bay City Rollers vocalist Les McKeown was found not guilty of conspiring to supply coke.
More: BBC