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![]() More Track Of The Year votes, this time a couple more from Team CMU in fact. If you haven't voted yet, do so now. Just email us your favourite track released this year and a couple of sentences saying why you love it to [email protected]. Votes need to be in by Friday. Alphabeat - Fascination Neon Neon - I Told Her On Alderaan |
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COLDPLAY DENY NICKING SATRIANI RIFFS As previously reported, Satriani began legal proceedings last week claiming the title track from Coldplay's recent album contains "substantial, original portions" of his 2004 instrumental track. He subsequently told reporters he only took legal action because Chris Martin et al refused to discuss the similarities between the two tracks when he approached them about it. In a statement issued yesterday, Coldplay told reporters: "If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental, and just as surprising to us as to him. Joe Satriani is a great musician, but he did not write the song 'Viva La Vida'. We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of this and wish him well with all future endeavours". I'm guessing that won't satisfy Satriani, meaning this whole matter will presumably proceed to court. -------------------------------------------------- ANDRE 3000 SUED OVER CARTOON NETWORK SHOW According to the Boston Herald, Timothy McGee, now a Boston postal worker, claims he developed "characters, artwork, storylines and concepts" for an animated series to be called 'The Music Factory Of The 90s' which would follow a group of young musicians as they "try to break into Atlanta's burgeoning music scene". He said his pitch proposed a range of characters, including "a young corporate type who wants to become a music producer, a tough full-of-attitude female executive, a young techno-whiz sound engineer, a talented young Asian singer and a central energetic young singer/rapper". He says he submitted the programme idea to the Cartoon Network in 1997, proposing R&B star Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds be involved. The proposal, though, was rejected. He alleges his ideas were then repackaged years later to create the Andre 3000 vehicle, pointing out that some of the core characters in 'Class Of 3000' match the character descriptions he included in his original pitch. McGee is suing Andre himself, plus the Cartoon Network and its owners Turner for copyright infringement, breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets, seeking damages "including but not limited to" all the profits from the show. Cartoon Network told the Herald it was aware of the lawsuit but, as this time, would not comment. -------------------------------------------------- NEW SUIT BROUGHT IN BARKER/DJ AM CRASH CASE -------------------------------------------------- WAITS AND U2 ATTEND PARTRIDGE FUNERAL -------------------------------------------------- ELMER VALENTINE DIES A former Chicago policeman, Valentine opened The Whisky in 1964, inspired by a Parisian discotheque of the same name that he had visited whilst in Europe the previous year. The club was an immediate hit, and over the years hosted performances from the likes of Buffalo Springfield, Love, Alice Cooper, The Doors, and more recently Nirvana and Oasis. The venue also gave rise to the sixties phenomenon of go-go dancers, of course. Valentine's friend and business partner Lou Adler said the venue "was a template for what rock clubs would be, not only in Los Angeles, but across the United States and around the world. Up until that point, rock acts did not have that kind of venue. It drew a lot of celebrities, and the celebrities drew people to come watch the celebrities". Valentine is survived by his daughter and a grandson. -------------------------------------------------- PETA CRITICISE BRITNEY'S CIRCUS The animal rights group claim that Spears continued to make the video even after they had explained to her "in graphic detail how trainers shock, whip and beat exotic animals into performing". PETA Director Debbie Leahy says: "Britney may think her life is a circus, but for the animals who are whipped, chained, and beaten to perform under the real big top, the cruelty is very real". -------------------------------------------------- INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION BACKTRACK OVER SCORPIONS BAN As previously reported, certain UK ISP's ban on the web page caused a glitch which affected users' ability to view and edit other areas of the Wikipedia site, sparking a row, as well as confusion as to why the image, never before banned in the UK, and published in several books, was suddenly deemed "potentially illegal". The IWF released a statement saying that it had reviewed its decision, taking a number of factors into account: "The IWF board has today considered these findings and the contextual issues involved in this specific case, and - in the light of the length of time the image has existed and its wide availability - the decision has been taken to remove this web page from our list". That said, they added that they still believed that the image "is potentially in breach of the Protection Of Children Act, 1978". They also acknowledged that their attempt to ban it had only caused negative publicity, adding: "IWF's overriding objective is to minimise the availability of indecent images of children on the internet, however, on this occasion our efforts have had the opposite effect. We regret the unintended consequences for Wikipedia and its users". -------------------------------------------------- SINGLE REVIEW: The Fratellis - A Heady Tale (Universal/Island Records) Buy from iTunes -------------------------------------------------- SANTOGOLD TO GUEST ON JAY-Z SINGLE Santogold comments thusly: "I was so excited when Jay sent me the beat. I think Kanye killed it! Kanye's so passionate about his work and you can hear it in the music. His beats are very emotional. This track sounds so dark and epic. I love working with Jay because he's really funny and makes fun of me the whole time, and doesn't put up with my procrastinating bullshit. They've both got a great work ethic that I really respect". -------------------------------------------------- BLOC PARTY KELE LIKES HIS NEW ALBUM Talking about his own music-listening habits, he added: "I don't listen to albums much any more - I don't sit down and listen to records as much as I used to. It's patience - it just wears thin. I just have no patience. The way that I listen to music now, because of what we do, it's very critical - I listen to something obsessively for like a week and then I never listen to it ever again. That's why singles are good because there's no context, it's just a song". Nice to hear that he's as upbeat as usual about everything. -------------------------------------------------- FIDDY ANNOUNCES DOWNLOAD-ONLY SINGLE -------------------------------------------------- OASIS RELEASE EP -------------------------------------------------- DATSUNS TOUR 6 Feb: Belfast, Spring And Airbrake -------------------------------------------------- NIN DRUMMER EXPLAINS DEPARTURE Freese: "Not that it's THAT big of a deal or important compared to other real shit going on out there in the world, but I figured I'd take a minute out to explain anyhow. I know a few people are aware that I'm having my third child in January and basically... that about SUMS IT UP!" Commenting on working with Reznor, he added he felt "fortunate and privileged to have had the chance to work alongside of him and be a part of what he does for the past three years". As previously reported, Lostprophets drummer Ilan Rubin will replace Freese on NIN's 2009 dates. -------------------------------------------------- BLACK BOX RECORDER RETURN FOR GIG -------------------------------------------------- ALBUM REVIEW: Sneaky Sound System - Sneak Preview: Mixes and Remixes (14th Floor Records) Buy from iTunes -------------------------------------------------- EPIC US CHIEF TO STEP DOWN -------------------------------------------------- EMUSIC ADDS RECOMMENDATION SERVICE eMusic's VP Of Product Development, Deirdre Stone, told reporters: "For first-time eMusic customers will get great music recommendations the minute they arrive on the site. The recommendations get better and better with every action the customer takes, encouraging true music discovery and trust in the service. And the best part is - it doesn't require you to upload your entire music library like competing digital music services". -------------------------------------------------- BITTORRENT INC CLOSES CONTENT PLATFORM While the BitTorrent protocol is best known as the technology that enables faster illegal distribution of unlicensed content over the net, BitTorrent Inc is a legitimate tech firm, and its Entertainment Network was an attempt to utilise its technology for a legitimate paid-for digital content platform. However, despite some support from film studios and MTV who made content available to the Network, the service has never really taken off and the company says it can no longer afford to subsidise what is a loss leader. The company's VP Product Management, Simon Morris, said yesterday: "After a great deal of soul-searching we decided to close down the Torrent Entertainment Network content store. We want to focus on core technology rather than merchandising and given the harsh economic environment, we can't afford to continue to invest in endeavours that don't come close to break-even". -------------------------------------------------- US FESTIVALS OFFER PAYMENT PLANS ON TICKETS As previously reported, when Glastonbury launched its first ever early-bird ticket scheme for its 2009 festival they offered the option for festival-goers to pay £50 now and the rest of their ticket fee in April next year. -------------------------------------------------- BBC OFFER IPLAYER TO RIVALS FOR FREE TO PROTECT LICENCE INCOME The iPlayer proposal is reportedly part of the Beeb's response to OfCom's review of public service broadcasting. The commercial broadcasters who also have public service commitments, ie the terrestrial broadcasters, say it is increasingly hard to fulfill those commitments in the commercial sector. Some, like ITV, want to reduce their commitments, while others, in particular Channel 4, want to secure new non-commercial revenues to help them fund their public service activity - that might include a share of licence fee revenues. The BBC, however, is keen to keep hold on to all the licence fee money, hence its proposals of other ways the Beeb could help the commercial sector. It says its online on demand service is superior to any rival service in the commercial sector (and they're right), and that therefore if other public service broadcasters were to use it they'd be able to offer a better service to their viewers for less money. While a good idea in theory, Channel 4 is probably likely to push for hard cash over free services from the BBC. Another proposal is that C4 gets a stake of the BBC's commercial division, BBC Worldwide, and earns from that. The Beeb, while not keen on that idea, reportedly concede it is a possibility in their OfCom submission, and propose a Trust structure to govern their commercial operations should that happen, seemingly to stop Channel 4 management from having too much control over it. OfCom are expected to rule on all this next year. -------------------------------------------------- REAL RADIO WIN NORTH WALES FM LICENCE Outgoing GMG Radio Chief Executive John Myers welcomed the licence, saying: "This is a fantastic moment for our group. We started in Wales nearly 10 years ago after winning our first licence for the south. Now we are Britain's third largest radio group and have replicated the success of Real Radio across the country. Listeners in North and Mid Wales can look forward to a fantastic new radio service that will provide them with great music and entertaining compelling speech". -------------------------------------------------- RADIO TYPES ADDED TO HALL OF FAME -------------------------------------------------- HALLELUJAH AND ALL THAT Whoever wins the telly talent show this weekend is expected to release a cover of the track in time for the Christmas chart. But fans of the popular Buckley version of the song are calling on people to buy his version instead - which is available via most download stores. His version is already at 43 in the chart thanks to the song's exposure via 'X Factor'. Apparently fans of the Buckley song (I think it's them anyway) have also set up a Facebook group calling on the public to boycott the 'X Factor' version of the song, which they presumably fear will be a cheesy reworking of a track which became really rather moving in Buckley's hands (though personally I've always preferred the John Cale version). -------------------------------------------------- DIDDY TO DRESS LESS FLASHY -------------------------------------------------- PERRY RUES LILY ALLEN COMMENT Perry explained that it was just a joke. "Yeah, I made a joke about [that] earlier this year", she said. "I was just kind of joking and trying to be funny. I didn't mean anything by it. Comedians are not necessarily to be taken super seriously". And neither are pop stars, really. -------------------------------------------------- KERRY KATONA CRITICISES PRICE/ANDRE She also defended her other half against recent allegations that he's fathered a secret love child. "It bothers me I have to defend Mark all the time", she said. "I know Mark and how romantic and sickly sweet he can be. If Mark cheated on me I'd get rid of him straight away. I mean, look at him - he's lucky to have me!" -------------------------------------------------- PART 1 - Questions based on stories from CMU Daily over the last month: 1. Take That racked up the third largest first week sales ever with their new album, 'The Circus'. But which album is number one on that list? 2.What was revealed to be the most-played Christmas song of the last five years, according to PRS? 3. Which band announced they are reforming for a show in Hyde Park next year? 4. How much of Madonna's fortune did Guy Ritchie take in the couple's divorce settlement? 5. True or false: there will be a Top Of The Pops Christmas special this year? 6. Which member of the Osbourne family got engaged? 7. Dave Stewart released a song to be given away exclusively with what? 8. A brick with whose name on it was removed from the Cavern Club in Liverpool? 9. Why was Paul Weller in trouble in Southend? 10. What did Ringo Starr reportedly say to a fan who hugged him outside the World Music Awards? PART 2 - Questions based on stories from CMU Daily across the ages: 1. 2007: A drug dealer who punched Pete Doherty in the face in a Wiltshire pub allegedly did so why? 2. 2007: Who was named as the winner of the first Brits Critics' Choice Award? 3. 2006: Who said of songs on their second album, "We were really keen to get rid of the novelty element but keep the rest intact"? 4. 2005: How many Grammy nominations did Mariah Carey receive for her album, 'The Emancipation Of Mimi'? 5. 2005: Jay-Z was sued for stealing what from a professional wrestler? 6. 2004: Damageplan guitarist 'Dimebag' Darrell was one of four people shot dead during a gig. Which band was was he a member of previously? 7. 2003: Doctors confirmed that Ozzy Osbourne would require major surgery after he did what? 8. 2003: Which historical figure launched a lawsuit against Outkast? 9. 2003: Which celebrity couple married in secret in California? 10. 2002: At which point in proceedings did Guns N Roses cancel a performance in Vancouver? TIE BREAKER: Which pop star would you most like to spend Christmas Day with, and why? It didn't come down to a tie-breaker situation, but some of you came up with some classics. People had their pun hats firmly on their heads last night. Here are some of the best... Ian and Tania: "Elvis, because everyone says he had amazing presents". Pro Sound News Europe: "The lead singer of Wizzard... because if anyone is going to spend Christmas with me, Roy Wood". Clive and Colin, We7: "Amy Winehouse, so I could make sure she was looking after her elf". Vicky and Penny, Live Nation: "I'd invite Blur for a Great Escape and a bit of Parklife and to celebrate Christmas in our Country House. We'd drink Coffee and watch TV because Modern Life Is Rubbish". Collins Long/EMI Music Publishing Mash Up: "Jason Donovan, because (a) it would save him from that Katona woman and (b) he would bring lots of tasty Iceland treats". |
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