Last week the four individuals connected with The Pirate Bay were found guilty of being accessories to copyright infringement by a Swedish court. Since the conviction, many Swedes have been caught up in a series of protest rallies showing their support for the convicted and outrage for the verdict. In addition it appears that several of the ISP's involved with the hosting of The Pirate Bay have refused to shutdown their hosting in spite of the verdict.
Source: The Local
Burning Fight: The Nineties Hardcore Revolution In Ethics, Politics, Spirit, And Sound is now available for pre-ordering from RevHQ. You can place your order here. Read more
Pop music producer Phil Spector has been found guilty of the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Spector faces a minimum of eighteen years in prison. Source: Billboard Read more
You all probably remember the battle between Nike and Dischord a few years back. Dischord Records is yet again dealing with an unauthorized use of the Minor Threat name/logo, this time with clothing retailer Forever 21. The dispute stems over a Minor Threat shirt that the company is selling without … Read more
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Glenn Danzig's comic book series Satanika is being adapted into a live action movie. Here is the official announcement: Didn't want to say anything until it was official but we can announce here that the Satanika live action movie is indeed a go! It will be directed by Thomas Mignone … Read more
The long in the works The Beatles Rock Band video platform will see its release on September 9th of this year. A website has been set up here. Read more
Think Fast! Records has announced the formation of the Dominic Mallary Award in honor of the Last Lights vocalist that passed away late last year. Here is the official announcement from the label: To accompany the April 28th release of the Last Lights discography, "No Past. No Present. No Future." … Read more
Ticketmaster and Live Nation have officially announced their merger into the new entity named Live Nation Entertainment. The merger was a tax-free, all stock merger with a combined value of nearly $2.5 billion. Read more
Inductees for the 2009 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. They are Metallica, Run-DMC, Jeff Beck, Bobby Womack, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Wanda Jackson, Spooner Oldham, D.J. Fontana, and Bill Black. Read more
Apple announced today that the majoirty of its songs - 8 million of the current 10 million songs on hand - will now be available for purchase on iTunes DRM-free. Read more
Actress/singer Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service have gotten engaged. The couple each saw new releases this year with Deschanel releasing the first album from her She & Him project while Death Cab for Cutie offered up their latest full-length, Narrow Stairs. Read more
Our good pal Jordan over at Pastepunk has just posted his top albums list for 2008. You can head over and check that out here. Read more
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the RIAA has announced plans to abandon mass suits against individual file sharers. Instead the group will make use of alternate forms of file-sharing deterrents including cooperating with ISP to find repeat and high-traffic offenders. You can read the entire … Read more
Fellow webzine Decoy Music has relaunched with a brand new design. Be sure and check it out. Read more
The 51st Annual Grammy Award Nominee List has been announced. Those of note include: Coldplay - "Viva La Vida" (Record of the Year) M.I.A. - "Paper Planes" (Record of the Year) Coldplay - "Viva La Vida" (Album of the Year) Lil' Wayne - "Tha Carter III" (Album of the Year) … Read more
Torche's Meanderthal has been selected at Decibel Magazine's top album of 2008. What will Scene Point Blank's top album of 2008 be? Place your bets now! Read more
The Deftones provided an update on the condition of bassit Chi Cheng. Cheng was involed in a serious car accident last week. Here is the latest word on his condition from his mother: Hello Everyone, Chi's condition remains stable. He is still hooked up to a respirator to control his … Read more
Updating our previous story on Deftones bassist Chi Cheng's car accident. The 38-year-old bassist injured in a car accident in Santa Clara, CA is currently in a coma, listed in stable condition. Frontman Chino Moreno has issued another statement; here is what he offered up: Hello Everyone, I am back … Read more
Nirvana will see yet another restrospective book released on January 5th of next year via Rock Reader Books. The book, titled The Nirvana Reader: 1988 - 1992, focuses on the band's formation and early years. Source: Punknews Read more
Hot Topic has officially launched its own digital music store, Shockhound. The site features a digital music store from music of all genres as well as band merchandise, interviews, and other exclusive features. Read more
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