» EMI-gration: Talk of an impending EMI collapse has been floating around this week. Recent changes, including Terra Firma's aquisition of EMI, and the departure of Tony Wadsworth, Head of the Music Division for UK and Ireland, have caused EMI much grief; Robbie Williams has decided to strike until EMI gets their act together, and Coldplay has voiced their displeasure with Wadsworth's departure. All this after both Radiohead's and Paul McCartney's recent departure. But the artists aren't the only ones who want change: EMI itself is trying to change things around with the RIAA and IFPI, threatening the RIAA with a departure. Funny how those things work out.

» A show celebrating the anniversary of Johnny Cash's famous Folsom Prison show has been cancelled. The show was planned to happen this January 13th in the same dining hall where Cash recorded his famous live record. The show was cancelled by prison officials citing filming rights, security and other things late on the 7th.

» "Je n'aime pas mon pere. J'aime le rap et le fuck.": A strange scenario has come to light in France. President Sarkozy has been against the cursing in French rap for a while now. But it turns out that his son has been working on some tracks with one of Sarkozy's biggest critics, rapper Poison. Poison didn't know he was dealing with the president's son until they had agreed to work together. Best quote: "'I'm not a fan of Sarkozy,' Poison said, concluding with an expletive." Those prudes at the AP won't tell us what that expletive was. Now I have to sit here wondering how the hell he just tacked on a curse word to the end of that sentence. "I'm not a fan of Sarkozy. Aww, FUCK." Suggestions are welcome. More in thought control speech management: St. Louis looks into banning cursing in bars.

» A documentary about Philip Glass that originally premiered at the Toronto Film Festival is on its way to house and home. "Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts" is headed to New York's IFC Center in April and then to DVD. Glass' work is brilliant and hypnotizing, and I look forward to any insight about that man's head works.

» Second Santa Claus: Video surfaced of a clumsy looking switch between the real Hannah Montana and a fake during one of her shows. It's been explained as a pragmatic way to get a quick costume switch in--which makes sense. It is important though because it is hilarious to watch. Also, it's hard to hate on the production, because they've provided such a brilliant, raw, honest explanation: "There are absolutely laws of physics that prevent you from doing gee-whiz things without some hocus-pocus."

» Audio law, in short: New report argues for legitimization of ticket scalping; TechCrunch argues for ISP tax & Reznor agrees; UK gov may legalize home CD back-ups; Comittee recomends that UK gov allow ticket scalpers to function legitimately.

» The Rest, in short: Looks like a Fight Club musical involving Trent Reznor may be in the works; Courtney Love picks actor Ryan Gosling to play Kurt Cobain in upcoming film; Like Godspeed You! Black Emperor before them, Panic! At the Disco pulls a punctuation power move; Apple standardizes iTunes prices across Europe and the UK.

» Obits, in short: The Fortunes' Rod Allen, 63 (liver cancer); 3 Colours Red drummer Keith Baxter, 36 (liver failure); Capitol Records talent scout Ken Nelson, 96 (natural causes); Songwriter/Producer Clyde Otis, 83; Johnny Grant, 84.