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As if college kids didn’t have enough to worry about.

stereophile.com reports:

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed copyright-infringement lawsuits against four college students, accusing them of using their colleges’ computer networks to distribute millions of copyrighted songs.

Watcha gonna do when they come for you?

Lots of ’em. 33 of ’em. 33 is a good number.

04-04 Buffalo, NY – Showplace Theater *
04-05 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater *
04-06 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick *
04-07 Columbus, OH – Factory Lounge *
04-08 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle *
04-09 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club *
04-10 Grinnell, IA
04-11 Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium +
04-12 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre +
04-13 Salt Lake City, UT – Bricks
04-15 Seattle, WA – Showbox +
04-16 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom +
04-18 San Francisco, CA +
04-19 Pomona, CA – Glass House +
04-20 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre +
04-21 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre +
04-22 San Diego, CA – Scene +
04-23 Tuscon, AZ – Club Congress
04-25 Dallas, TX – Trees +
04-26 Houston, TX – Numbers +
04-27 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa +
04-28 New Orleans, LA – El Matador
04-30 Tampa, FL – Twilight +
05-01 Miami, FL – Polish American Club +
05-02 Orlando, FL – Firestone +
05-03 Jacksonville, FL – Marquee +
05-06 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse +
05-07 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle +
05-08 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club +
05-09 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero Theater +
05-10 New York, NY – Irving Plaza 17 +
05-11 Boston, MA – Roxy +
05-12 New York, NY – Irving Plaza +

* with S PRCSS
+ with The Faint and Schneider TM

Yum.

With music industry sales continuing to plummet, Sony looks to lay off about 1000 employees, while BMG is set to drop 350.

Sheesh.

Wanna read more?

With steep financial hurdles, both Sirius and XM Satellite Radio seem to be having trouble getting people to listen.

Barry Willis, for Stereophile.com, reports:

The nascent satellite radio industry has entered a critical phase, with both XM Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio posting losses for the fourth quarter. Combined, the two companies have yet to sign up a half-million subscribers.

Full story.

KEXP brings you John Richards, with his excellent John in the Morning Show. All this week, he will be broadcasting live from the Museum of Television and Radio.

Or is it Radio and Television?

The Miracle of 86 performed live this morning. They were good, but I swear they’ve picked up a chord progression or two from Darien. Staten Island in the hizouse.

Tomorrow, be sure to catch The Damnwells.

Listen.

Hmm, I don’t remember Madonna ever being concerned about offending anyone, but ABC News has just reported this:

“I have written a song and created a video which expresses my feelings about our culture and values, and the illusions of what many people believe is the American dream, the perfect life,” Madonna said before her decision to pull the video in the United States.”

Get the scoop here. And here.

I told Duffy just yesterday that I can’t hold onto a steady opinion about this war for more than ten minutes, so I can understand where Madonna is coming from. It’s a tough call.

Also, oddly enough, Dick Tracy was on HBO this morning. And, yeah, she was HOT.

Arab Strap has posted their upcoming tour dates, in support of their latest album, “Monday at the Hug & Pint.” You better believe I’m going to be buying this one.

I hope it’s good.

No dates scheduled in Columbus. Sorry folks. But, of course, they will be making a stop in Cleveland. What are we going to do about this?

Yowzers. And check these out: Ted Leo‘s gonna be all over the frickin’ place. Woowee, he’s in Philly tomorrow. I had thought about going to that, but, nah. Furthermore, the Rancid Yak is playing tomorrow night in NYC at Rare. Ain’t that right? Right.

Oh, shit, no, that’s tonight. Rancid Yak is playing tonight, 3/25, at Rare. Okay, so I have plans for tonight now.

But, look: Ted Leo will be at Southpaw in Brooklyn this Saturday. You should go to that!

And, for all you Ohio people, notice the Cleveland date!

Tuesday – 3/25/2003 The Oranges Band
Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
With: Ted Leo/Pharmacists, The Oranges Band, 33 Slade; Doors: 8PM; $7; all ages

Wednesday – 3/26/2003
First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
With: Joan of Arc, The Love of Everything, 33 Slade; Doors: 7PM; $8; all ages

Thursday – 3/27/2003
The Living Room Providence, Rhode Island
With: 33 Slade, The Sea Navy; Doors: 8PM; $8; all ages

Friday – 3/28/2003
Middle East Restaurant Cambridge, Massachusetts
With: Aerogramme, 33 Slade; Doors: 9PM; $10; 18+

Saturday – 3/29/2003
Southpaw Brooklyn, New York
With: 33 Slade, Fiery Furnaces; $8; 18+

Sunday – 3/30/2003
WHFS 99.1 Washington, District Of Columbia
Ted Leo solo live performance! Now Hear This, 9PM

Monday – 3/31/2003
Mohawk Place Buffalo, New York
With: Pele, 33 Slade, Palomar; Doors: 8PM; $8; all ages

Tuesday – 4/1/2003
The Underground Hamilton, Ontario
Doors: 8PM; $8; 19+

Wednesday – 4/2/2003
Rivoli Toronto, Ontario
Doors: 9PM; $10; 19+

Thursday – 4/3/2003
Bumpers Ottawa, Ontario
With: North of America; $8/$10;18+

Friday – 4/4/2003
Casa Del Popolo Montreal, Quebec
Doors: 9PM; $8/$10; all ages

Saturday – 4/5/2003
Bennington College – Downstairs Cafe Bennington, Vermont
Doors: 9:30PM; $7; all ages

Sunday – 4/6/2003
Pearl Street Northampton, Massachusetts
Doors: 8:30PM; $8/$10; all ages

Tuesday – 4/8/2003
Hamilton Street Cafe Bound Brook, New Jersey
TED LEO SOLO! Anti War Teach-In/Food Drive; Doors: 7PM; $5

Thursday – 5/1/2003
Beachland Ballroom Tavern Cleveland, Ohio
With: Gripweeds; Doors: 8PM; $8; 18+

Monday – 5/5/2003
The Cactus Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin
With: El Guapo; Doors: 8:30PM; $8; 21+

Tuesday – 5/6/2003
Fireside Bowl Chicago, Illinois
With: El Guapo; Doors: 6PM; $8; all ags

Wednesday – 5/7/2003
Creepy Crawl St. Louis, Missouri
With: El Guapo; Doors: 6:30PM; $7/$9

Thursday – 5/8/2003
Sokol Underground Omaha, Nebraska
With: El Guapo; Doors: 8:30PM; $7; all ages

Friday – 5/9/2003
Bottleneck Lawrence, Kansas
With: El Guapo; Doors: 8:30PM; $7; all ages

Saturday – 5/10/2003
Climax Denver, Colorado
With: El Guapo; Doors: 8PM; $7/8; all ages

Wednesday – 5/14/2003
Graceland Seattle, Washington
With: El Guapo; Doors: 7PM; $8; all ages

Friday – 5/16/2003
Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, California
With: El Guapo; Doors: 8:30PM; $8; all ages

Saturday – 5/17/2003
Troubadour Los Angeles, California
With: El Guapo; Doors: 8PM; $10; all ages

Dooooooo it!

Crikey! Has anyone posted these yet?

Here are the tourdates for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, in support of their album “Nocturama,” which I have been listening to nonstop for the past two days.

June 16 – San Francisco, CA / The Warfield
June 17 – San Francisco, CA / The Warfield
June 18 – Los Angeles, CA / Hollywood Palladium (All Tomorrow’s Parties)
June 21 – Chicago, IL / Chicago Theatre
June 22 – Toronto, ON / Kool Haus
June 24 – New York, NY / Roseland
June 25 – New York, NY / Roseland

Ay dios mio, only seven shows here in the States?! Fuck me. And after I was nearly crushed at a Sonic Youth concert years ago, I’d vowed to never step foot inside that deathpit, Roseland, ever again. I may have to go back on my word. But probably not.

Jon Iverson, for stereophile.com, reports:

Stealth MediaLabs announced last week that SunnComm has agreed to license its “StealthChannel” technology, designed to utilize a “hidden and virtually indestructible ‘metaspace'” within compact discs. The companies say this will allow for a persistent watermark to be embedded in SunnComm’s MediaMax music CD releases.

In an effort to add a little sugar to the bitter watermark pill, the companies say that as a by-product of their approach, StealthChannel can also enable delivery of new, “MTV-like” multimedia and e-commerce features, permanently embedded into music and movies. They add that the StealthChannel is designed to survive digital and analog copying when content ends up on the Web or is dropped into portable media.

Get the full story here: BLECH!