Taylor Swift leads U.S. pop chart as sales slide (Reuters)
Reuters - The year is off to a bad start for the music industry with U.S. album sales off 6.2 percent from the first week of 2008, according to data issued Wednesday.
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Taylor, Beyoncé Open 2009 on Top (E! Online)
E! Online - Taylor Swift haters have nothing to fear but Fearless itself.
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T.I. cuts $8,000 check for overdue lawyer fees (AP)
AP - Rapper T.I. went to court and promptly paid an $8,000 overdue lawyer bill for the mother of two of his sons, telling a judge the debt was an oversight.
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New Eminem, 50 Cent songs hit radio and Web (Reuters)
Reuters - There's still no solidified release dates for upcoming albums from Eminem and 50 Cent, but new music from both rappers has emerged in the past 24 hours.
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Judge seals records in Eddy Arnold paternity case (AP)
AP - A judge has sealed records in a paternity suit filed by a California man who claims he is the biological son of the late country singer Eddy Arnold.
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Big Bopper's coffin to be sold on eBay (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - The son of iconic '50s rock n' roller the Big Bopper has said he plans to sell his late father's casket--which he was buried in for 48 years--on eBay in the next few weeks.
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Britney Spears' official Twitter account hacked (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - An anonymous hacker has reportedly hacked into Britney Spears' official Twitter account, leaving an obscene message.
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'Dark Knight' sweeps People's Choice Awards (AP)
AP - Holy, People's Choice Awards, Batman! "The Dark Knight" soared away with every trophy it was nominated for Wednesday at the 35th annual fan-favorite CBS ceremony. The caped crusader flick won five awards, including favorite cast, superhero, action movie and on-screen matchup for Christian Bale's Batman and the late Heath Ledger's Joker.
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Knowles, Keys, Hudson grab music, film Image noms (AP)
AP - Beyonce Knowles, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson are all multitasking for the NAACP Image Awards, earning nominations Wednesday in both music and film categories.
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Jay-Z to play concert on eve of Obama inauguration (AP)
AP - Jay-Z isn't performing at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, but he is planning to make a big splash on the eve of the event.
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Lupe Fiasco abandons rap and launches post-punk band? (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Rapper Lupe Fiasco is rumored to have started a post-punk band called Japanese Cartoon.
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Michael Jackson leases pricey Bel Air estate (AP)
AP - The King of Pop is back in town, that is.
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Lisa Marie Presley defends Scientology (AP)
AP - Lisa Marie Presley is expressing her condolences over Jett Travolta's death and defending Scientology, the religion that Presley, John Travolta and Kelly Preston follow.
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Bon Jovi to Hillary Clinton: I'll Be There for You (E! Online)
E! Online - Forget government bailouts! Former first lady Hillary Clinton is hoping Jon Bon Jovi can help with her financial crisis.
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Modern music patron Betty Freeman dies at 87 (AP)
AP - Betty Freeman, patron to such contemporary musical masters as John Cage, Philip Glass and Pierre Boulez, has died. She was 87.
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Jay-Z, Bruce, Miley Providing Inaugural Soundtrack (E! Online)
E! Online - HOVA's in the (white) house.
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Apple to sell copy protection-free songs (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc has reached a deal with major record labels to sell digital songs without the copy protection software that had prevented fans from sharing music bought from its iTunes store, the maker of the iPod and iPhone said on Tuesday.
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Is Madonna's Little Girl Meant for Stardom? (E! Online)
E! Online - We've been anxiously awaiting the acting/singing/modeling debut of Madonna's firstborn, Lourdes Ciccone Leon, for a while. The 14-year-old, who looks like she just fell out of an American Apparel ad, always seemed destined to follow in her mother's creative footsteps.
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Aerosmith gets back to work after '08 break (Reuters)
Reuters - Aerosmith is ready to return to work on its next studio album, according to drummer Joey Kramer.
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Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson 'targeted by Islamic extremists' (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Reports have emerged today (January 7) claiming that Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson have been included on a "terror target" hit list made in reaction to the current conflict in the Gaza region.
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Specializes in biblical parodies of rock hits from the 60s through the 90s and today.
http://www.apologetix.com/
Purveyors of '60s garage/psych, incredibly strange music, and radically fresh sounds.
http://www.arfarfrecords.com/arfarf/home.shtml
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www.graand.com
Biography and sound files.
http://www.picklehead.com/mini/mac_birdandmac.html
Bob Noone and the Well Hung Jury
Live show transforms the law and current events into an evening of song and story. Includes profile, performance schedule, photos, album, booking and contact information.
http://www.lawsongs.com
California song parodist and satirist offers press comments, photos, CDs for sale and downloadable MP3s, with the humor column The Cougarstein Ramble.
http://www.cougarstein.com
Biographical article by Chuck Miller and discography of the artist who, with Bill Buchanan, developed break in or snippet songs. Includes a discography.
http://www.chuckthewriter.com/goodman.html
Home of the Dialing Dragonz Song Parodies
Parodies from today's hottest artists. Lyrics, MP3, videos and a forum.
http://home.houston.rr.com/allskills/enter.html
A street musician goes big time on the Internet. Photos of bedroll, shopping cart, groupie, and strangely familiar album cover, with audio tracks.
http://xlrg.net/jimi_homeless/
Home Page of the comedian who brought us "Wet Dream" a demented favorite.
http://www.kipaddotta.com/
Les Barker and the Mrs Ackroyd Band
Official homepage providing audio files, schedule, poems, booking information and contact details.
http://www.cix.co.uk/~ackroyd/
Tribute site for the "Original Outlaw" country singer and his Brick Hit House Band. Includes ordering information for 45 rpm record, "Calling In Dead."
http://www.mazeygardens.com/
A series of pop-parody music compilations that feature nursery rhymes set to popular music styles.
http://www.mothergooserocks.com
Parodies of popular and Jewish songs.
http://www.geocities.com/novakngoode2002/
One-hit wonder known for ghoulish "The Monster Mash" in 1962 books appearances where he sings a medley of his hit, and offers autobiography and autographed merchandise for sale.
http://www.themonstermash.com/
Scott Loeb's Comedy and Parody Songs
Parodies of songs by people such as Toto, Radiohead, Oasis, Bob Dylan.
http://www.geocities.com/sldice/comedy.htm
A collection of humorous lyrics to popular songs, and short movies.
http://hammer.prohosting.com/~schoe/secret/index.shtml
The Sponge Awareness Foundation
SAF is a comedy rock band made famous by Dr. Demento. This official site, explains its origins, lists concert and recording information, and provides audio files of hard to get recordings.
http://www.spongeawareness.com/
America's Good Time Blues Ambassadors
http://www.bassharp.com/tomball.htm
A group of older women who endeavor to raise awareness of issues relating to peace, the environment,and social justice through satirical songs and skits.
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/ragigran/
Post-digital jug band from New York offers CDs "The Brown Album" and "The Wash Cycle" for sale, with history and links to band member sites.
http://users.rcn.com/hample/washboardjungle.html