Briefly: Steve Earle, Britney Spears, Blink-182
plus: Performance artist sues the FCC. Ozzy Osborne, Iron Maiden reissues planned. Mac music subscriptions. Clear Channel enters Brazil.
To commemorate the release of his 1986 album "Guitar Town," Steve Earle will recreate the album in its entirety, with the musicians who played on it, at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Feb. 6, according to Country.com.
Sunday's Super Bowl will feature a new Pepsi commercial starring Britney Spears . Many Los Angeles residents know this because the local Fox affiliate's morning show, "Good Day L.A.," aired the entire commercial as news.
RollingStone.com reported that Blink-182's guitarist-vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker have formed the band Boxcar Racer with guitarist Dave Kennedy, "formerly of the San Diego straight-edge hardcore outfit Over My Dead Body."
MCA will reportedly release Boxcar Racer's first album in May.
Performance artist Sarah Jones has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission regarding the commission's ruling on her song "Your Revolution."
Accroding to the New York Times, Jones "asked for a judgment in federal district court in Manhattan that [the song] is not indecent as the agency found; for an injunction preventing the commission from enforcing the $7,000 fine against KBOO-FM, a listener-supported station in Portland, Ore. [that aired the song]; and for a finding that the commission's ruling violated her free-speech rights."
Jones' website is currently streaming the song, with the lyrics posted, and as of press time, the site is receiving much traffic.
According to Billboard.com, on March 26, "Epic will reissue four Ozzy Osbourne albums, and Sanctuary/Metal-Is will reissue the majority of the Iron Maiden catalog of 15 studio and live albums, as well as a new live title."
Music software company Musicmatch has introduced Radio MX, a music subscription service for owners of Macintosh computers.
Concert promotions company Clear Channel Entertainment has announced "the formation of a new Brazilian subsidiary, Clear Channel Entertainment do Brasil Ltda. The division will be headquartered in Rio de Janeiro with an office in Sao Paolo."
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New Britney Spears Video to debut on ABC [October 2008]
Britney Spears' new single surfaces [October 2008]
Blogging Farm Aid [September 2008]
It's a 'Circus' for Britney Spears [September 2008]
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Beastie Boys and friends get out the vote
3 Doors Down sketch out makeup dates
Rachael Yamagata leads 'Elephants' on tour
Calexico lines up stateside run for November
Rachael Yamagata: Exclusive Video Performance At LiveDaily Sessions
Carrie Rodriguez: Exclusive Video Performance At LiveDaily Sessions
Judith Owen: Exclusive Solo Set At LiveDaily Sessions
Rademacher: Exclusive Video Performance At LiveDaily Sessions
Calico Horse: Live And Acoustic At LiveDaily Sessions
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco 2008
David Byrne in San Francisco CA 2008
John Legend in Berkeley California 2007
The Pretenders in Sacramento CA 2007
Nikka Costa in Los Angeles CA 2008
Jonas Brothers at Mountain View CA 2008
Butthole Surfers in Austin Texas 2008
Cowboy Mouth at Voodoo Fest New Orleans 2006
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008
Ben Folds in Boston MA 2008

