Sweet Lou

I'm still dying to hear what LULU (his collaboration with Metallica) sounds like.  In the meantime, there's this:

I love how cool Letterman is when he greets the band following their performance.

The Osiris of this Sh*t

I'm unnaturally excited about this . . . (Reblogged from Pitchfork)

Ol' Dirty Bastard's Return to the 36 Chambers to Be Reissued as Box Set

Deluxe edition filled with bells and whistles

By Carrie Battan, September 16, 2011 12:39 p.m. CT

"We Can Hulk This Place Up"

I can absolutely picture the Hulk smashing through a set at 315 Bowery; but Howard the Duck replacing Gene Simmons, that's just far-fetched.

Record Biz Braces for Legal Battles Over Copyright Law

 

Sounds like a hell of a battle brewing:

Starting in two years, the rights to classic albums by some of rock's biggest acts, including Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town, Billy Joel's 52nd Streetand the Eagles' The Long Run, could revert back to those artists. The change threatens to upend the music business – putting more cash in musicians' pockets and less in those of the labels.

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Artists and labels are both bracing themselves for a long period of litigation. "We're just at the beginning of this," says Copyright Office administrator George Thuronyi. Adds Henley, "Having dealt with record companies for over 40 years, I know nothing's easy with them. But it would mean a great deal to us and our heirs. The future ain't what it used to be, as someone once said."

- From RollingStone