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Rhino Records rises again

Once upon a time, a great record store existed on Westwood Blvd near the Santa Monica intersection. It sold a wide array of LPs and later tapes and...
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Best Albums of 2009

So our fine year is wrapping up, as is our fine decade. Most of what you'll hear is that this has been the worst decade ever. At least the pain...
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90's artists who could've been 1 hit wonders

The Artist: RadioheadThe "1 Hit": "Creep"What Changed Their Fate: The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A and on and on"Creep"...
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Project Cocktail: iTunes goes all out to make your digital albums feel real

Other than terrible sound quality, the biggest tragedy of the MP3 age is the album's death. It's as if we've come full circle to the days when...
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Posthumous Michael Jackson albums

As we're in the lull before the toxicology report splashes MJ back onto the 24-hour news cycle, now's a good time to consider the mountains of...
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Michael Jackson album sales skyrocket

When musicians pass away, there's usually a bump in album sales. When the King of Pop passes away, there's a full-on album sale earthquake....
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Richard Marx to the rescue: fighting back against the 1.92 million dollar download suit

Last week, I expressed outrage over Jammie Thomas-Rasset's 1.92 million dollar fee for downloading (and sharing) 24 songs. However, as new details...
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Woman ordered to pay 1.92 Million for downloading 24 songs

Imagine walking into a store and stealing two CD's. Now let's say you got caught and the court ordered you to pay back the store back with 6 brand...
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Radiohead opens digital store

Since Radiohead left Capitol, the label has taken every chance they could to exploit the back catalogue (From Pablo Honeyto Hail to the Thief)....
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New Whitney Houston album to drop on September 1

Everyone's favorite crackhead is set to stage an ambitious new comeback. Yes, indeed folks, Whitney Houston returns with her first new album in 7...
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