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News for the week beginning March 17th, 2008
by John Vining posted March 24, 2008
» The Daily Swarm reports, with photos, that Converse is manufacturing some Kurt Cobain edition kicks. The shoes will feature copies of Cobain's lyrics, his signature, and it looks like some pre-bought wear-and-tear. The squishy part you put your foot on bears the message, in handwriting: "punk rock means freedom." There looks to be a few different models coming out, to happily supply all members of the 7th grade. Cue a bit of the usual anti-corporate backlash. Also coming out: Chucks for M.I.A. and LCD Soundsystem along with some more.
» No Spinal Tap jokes, please: A freak accident has killed Ola Brunkert, a session drummer for ABBA who was the only one to play on all of their records. Authorities believe that Brunkert, who was 62, fell and cut his neck on glass, then walked outside and fell down. He was found in a pool of blood by a neighbor.
» Marilyn Manson has been charged with using band money to "finance a drug habit, pay for his wedding to Dita Von Teese and decorate his Chatsworth, Calif. home with an array of oddities, including Nazi memorabilia and a human skeleton," (and perhaps he used it to attend the Chatsworth's similarly Manson-esque "GOLFER APPRECIATION DAY!"). Marilyn says that his keyboardist didn't fulfill his side of the contract, and because of that Manson spent the cash on other, more interesting ventures.
» Perez Hilton, who actually sounds somewhat articulate when he is talking to the AP, is continuing to show us at SXSW that his influence in the music industry is growing. This, in light of his recent beginning of a deal with Warner. He's been promoting acts like Robyn, some sweetish Swedish what-the-fuck who has produced this masterpiece, "Konichiwa Bitches," which, strangely, I remember hearing on L.A.'s more serious artist-breaking KCRW.
» Diddy has denied that his homeslices (associates) had anything to do with the murder of Tupac, which a recent L.A. Times article suggested. Diddy says that neither he nor B.I.G. knew about the murder ahead of time. (He was also generally real pissed and pointed to the LA Times in his angry, bowtie-wearing way.)
» The Rest, in short: The police have busted a Hungarian file-sharing site called Sigmanet; Apple considers making the iTunes music library free for those who pay a shitload for an iPod; McCartney's divorce is settled; Beatles try to stop the surfacing of some real old recordings; Elvis Costello goes for digital- and vinyl-distribution on his new CD... I mean record; Thom Yorke pulls a Bono, and guest edits an issue of London's Observer; Dead Kennedy's singer quits; Fall Out Boy tries a Live Earth type thing, without the earth part; Radiohead announces animation contest; Goldenvoice ropes Amtrak into helping people get out to Coachella; Queen announces they are going back to the studio.
» Obits, in short: Rap-reggae producer Mikey Dread, 54; Cuban bassist "Cachao" Lopez, 89; Abba drummer Ola Brunkert, 62; Saxophonist (and husband of Corinne Bailey Rae) Jason Rae, 31.
» No Spinal Tap jokes, please: A freak accident has killed Ola Brunkert, a session drummer for ABBA who was the only one to play on all of their records. Authorities believe that Brunkert, who was 62, fell and cut his neck on glass, then walked outside and fell down. He was found in a pool of blood by a neighbor.
» Marilyn Manson has been charged with using band money to "finance a drug habit, pay for his wedding to Dita Von Teese and decorate his Chatsworth, Calif. home with an array of oddities, including Nazi memorabilia and a human skeleton," (and perhaps he used it to attend the Chatsworth's similarly Manson-esque "GOLFER APPRECIATION DAY!"). Marilyn says that his keyboardist didn't fulfill his side of the contract, and because of that Manson spent the cash on other, more interesting ventures.
» Perez Hilton, who actually sounds somewhat articulate when he is talking to the AP, is continuing to show us at SXSW that his influence in the music industry is growing. This, in light of his recent beginning of a deal with Warner. He's been promoting acts like Robyn, some sweetish Swedish what-the-fuck who has produced this masterpiece, "Konichiwa Bitches," which, strangely, I remember hearing on L.A.'s more serious artist-breaking KCRW.
» Diddy has denied that his homeslices (associates) had anything to do with the murder of Tupac, which a recent L.A. Times article suggested. Diddy says that neither he nor B.I.G. knew about the murder ahead of time. (He was also generally real pissed and pointed to the LA Times in his angry, bowtie-wearing way.)
» The Rest, in short: The police have busted a Hungarian file-sharing site called Sigmanet; Apple considers making the iTunes music library free for those who pay a shitload for an iPod; McCartney's divorce is settled; Beatles try to stop the surfacing of some real old recordings; Elvis Costello goes for digital- and vinyl-distribution on his new CD... I mean record; Thom Yorke pulls a Bono, and guest edits an issue of London's Observer; Dead Kennedy's singer quits; Fall Out Boy tries a Live Earth type thing, without the earth part; Radiohead announces animation contest; Goldenvoice ropes Amtrak into helping people get out to Coachella; Queen announces they are going back to the studio.
» Obits, in short: Rap-reggae producer Mikey Dread, 54; Cuban bassist "Cachao" Lopez, 89; Abba drummer Ola Brunkert, 62; Saxophonist (and husband of Corinne Bailey Rae) Jason Rae, 31.