Michael Jackson, Prince, the Beatles, and Modest Mouse

So I have been on a bit of hiatus with school and all (and the lack of anything interesting in the music news). But here you go, a four-dose of music shit!

Michael Jackson


The King of Pop supposedly has a couple hundred songs just sitting around unreleased. That is, until his DEATH! And only his children are going to get to hear them after he moves on to the next thriller.
He also plans to reverse his very "dick" move of buying the rights to the Beatles music from Sir McCartney by giving them back to him after he dies also. "Why wait until you die?" you may ask, well considering it's Michael Jackson, I don't think we can really ask him to explain much.
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The Beatles


So, when you think of getting a degree you usually think of something boring that requires much too much work that you probably won't enjoy, correct? Well YOU'RE WRONG! A Liverpool University is offering a degree in The Beatles! Some can argue that this is a useless degree, but then you can call them a damn dirty communist! It's a Yellow Submarine, not a red one!
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Prince

The Purple One is releasing a new box set on March 29th, which will be available on the internet exclusively at Target. Know I know how stupid 1337 is, but I can make some exceptions for Prince when he title's 2 of the 3 albums in the set LOtUSFLOW3R and MPLSoUND, the latter rather just stupid than 1337. But the third one is called Elixir, and cures the naming issues of the first two (Because an elixir does similarly!!1).
I'm just waiting to see how they do a Target commercial for this. Clash of the Red and Purple! They would have had a smoother take with a White Stripes box set.
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Modest Mouse
So the Modest Mouse show here in Austin was last night. It was pretty damn sweet apart from a $4 beer(bet I could drink just one!). I took some pictures, but I doubt they were any good so I may post them later when I figure out how to extract them from this camera. I tried to get back stage and get an interview going, but for some reason they didn't know who or what the hell "Denoiser" was!? Assholes.

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Being for the Benefit of Mr. Me: Beatles Coming out on Rock Band Sept 9

So the Fab Four did it again. They're going to make video game history by being the number one selling video game rhythm music track pack. Suck it, Guitar Hero.

On 9.9.09, the Beatles will make their video game debut on Harmonix's Rock Band. It will be sold by itself or with Beatles-themed instruments for a hell of a lot more money. I can't play regular guitar left-handed, so I sure as shit can't play fake guitar left handed. And I can only imagine how boring drums are going to be. Hiyo!

Available on 9/9/09:
• The Beatles: Rock Band Software - Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii: $59.99 MSRP
• The Beatles: Rock Band Standalone Guitars - Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii: $99.99 MSRP
• The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle: Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii: $249.99 MSRP

This is about as close we get to seeing the real Beatles play, people, so appreciate it.

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Musicians Play To Hospital Patients

Musicians On Call, a non-profit organization is set up to bring the music to recovering hospital patients.

So now I just need to go get injured for some free shows! Cuts are good, they can't turn down a bleeder, right? Now, was it horizontal or vertical to not be deadly? Dammit, I can never remember this one.

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Shit! Think I did the wro



It's purpose is to raise the moral and help in recovery by providing such artists as John Mayer, Gavin DeGraw (because people who like country go to hospitals too) , Match Box Twenty's Rob Thomas, Seal, among others.

A noble cause indeed. And lets face it, in these times ticket prices might as well cost you an arm and a leg! Heyoooo!

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Jamaica Run By Old White People?

It may seem the case seeing that the Jamaican Regulators (sounds like a hockey team) are banning all explicit forms of sex and violence from the airwaves.

More importantly, it is targeted against "daggering". If you don't know what daggering is, well it's like dry hump dancing but more-so than what our club hoes do.

Hit the Jump for a prime example of the aptly titled "Daggering" by Mr.Vegas

Now, I always viewed the Jamaicans (albeit, stereotypically)as laid back and chilled as a mu'fucka. But, I guess I was wrong. They are attacking music talking about sex,rape, arson, murder. Well, god dammit, what the hell are artists SUPPOSED to talk about? Holding Hands? Love? Baking Cakes?

Nah, mon! It's all about Daggering.

Jump to 1:23 to see just how great this shit is.


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Rihanna Beaten Photo Leaked

I saw this last night, but was too tired to post. And the original article I saw this on didn't exist anymore so I had to do some Googling. Anyways, here's the pic:

That, according to TMZ, is after Chris Brown layed the smack-down on his girlfriend Rihanna.

The police are investigating who could have leaked this photo, so I am assuming it is really her. Either way, bad news for Chris Brown. Good news if it hurts his case.

Chris Brown, who I think is a piece of shit, said he was recently "sorry". Well, if that photo is real, then sorry just ain't gunna cut it Chris! But I think he will learn his lesson if he serves a few years in Federal Pound-Me-In-The-Ass Prison.

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Hey Joe, Where You Goin' With That Bottle Of Vodka In Your Hand?

If you are a fan of Jimi Hendrix and an alcoholic, then you have perhaps heard of and had some Hendrix Electric Vodka. Well, this thing is on it's way to becoming a collector's item since it will no longer be made anymore.

Jimi's half-brother and his business partner Craig Dieffenbach created the vodka in 2005. Things would have been all hunky-dorey if they would have opted out of using Jimi's likeness and signature on the vodka label. But then again, how else would they sell it?

Experience Hendrix, the rightful owners of Jimi's image and fame filed a suit and reached a $3.2 million settlement with the two businessmen which also forces them to stop producing the vodka.

Experience Hendrix argued that the vodka was promoted in poor taste since Hendrix died of a sleeping pill overdose.

I would have personally called it Purple Haze if it wasn't taken already by some shitty beer.



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Why Go Once? Pearl Jam Releases Ten Again, Keeps the Even Flow Alive, Like Looking from The Porch Garden at the Vast Deep Black Oceans. Jeremy.

Not to be confused with the new studio album they're working on, Pearl Jam is reissuing a remixed Ten, their hit 1991 album that taught me what an aural orgasm, or an "aurgasm" (it only works in print) was. And get this, it's even more just as awesome as the original! So think Bush's Deconstructed, just not shitty!

On March 24th, Pearl Jam continues its trend of kicking rock and roll's ass with the remixed version of Ten, which will include all 11 (I know, that grunge is so unconventional!) of Ten's Remastered originals, plus Remixed Versions of the songs, and some Bonus Tracks! *Cream :)* I can't contain myself, I keep capitalizing everything. I feel so German. You see that headline up there? That's the kind of Creativity a Degree in English will get you (i.e.;Jack squat I write for a shitty blog)

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