» "I got 99 problems, but a bitch"--like Noel Gallagher--"ain't one": Jay-Z, who's been fighting with Noel Gallagher about Jay-Z's spot on the normally rock-oriented Glastonbury festival,
opened his set with a cover of Oasis' hit "Wonderwall." The gag seemed to go over well, and Noel must feel like a douchebag after this, if he didn't before. Jay-Z even imported the riff from AC/DC's "Back in Black," perhaps so Noel would be a little more satisfied with the rock level.
Also from Jay-Z: Jay-Z
looks to buy some of the Yankees and
some more art.
Also from Glastonbury: At least 54 are arrested on site; A fire nearby
bothers noone; Eavis is sure the event
will continue on to 2015.
» Aerosmtih
showed up at a Hard Rock to celebrate the release of "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith." Perry admitted to hours spent in motion-detecting suits for the game. Also, the fools at Geffen had lost a lot of the masters, so tracks had to be rerecorded. They are now headed to the studio to work on something new.
Also: Rock Band II is on its way,
arriving in September.
» http://everythingrock.bono is on its way to commemorate our favorite musician, humanitarian, rock-star, and ambassador to the other planets.
Or it could be.
» A blogger who leaked the new Guns n' Roses tracks
ended up getting a visit from FBI asking what was up. Since the tracks weren't finished, he didn't know if he was doing something illegal or not.
» Rhapsody
goes DRM-free; Joss Stone
calls piracy brilliant; Prince sues the Norweggian
makers of a 5 dics compilation of Prince covers; Moby
looks for fans to make his newest video; Starbucks
scales back its music presence; Weezer's Rivers Cuomo
writes a song with feedback from fans via YouTube; Majors
are consistently benefiting more and more from non-music sales (song rights for movies, concerts, etc.); Timbaland
wins Songwriter of the Year from ASCAP; Shaq
freestyle disses Kobe; Amy Winehouse
has emphysema; Radiohead
sells live recordings of In Rainbows tracks; The copyright office
plans to launch an online registration system.
» Obits, in short: Taiko-drummer
Oguchi, 84.