Isn't this disgraceful?

Brad and Angie play happy families for a US magazine photoshoot. Has no-one any dignity any more?

Radiohead won't be playing at Live 8
But there's no need to worry about the lack of angst-ridden avant-garde guitar music, as McFly have signed up for the Socttish gig. Yay!

Stevie Wonder has a new son. Celebrity procreation isn't all that interesting - but this is his seventh son. No wonder he's not been putting a great deal of effort into his music for the last 20 years.

Pitchfork has a great article on music in video games.

The government is to consider doubling the copyright period on pop music to 100 years. It's a ridiculous idea - no composer is going to live long enough to keep collecting royalties for that amount of time.

The record companies, of course, say the money will be invested in finding new bands. Translation: "Our business plans are fucked, we're losing money hand over fist, Elvis' recordings are about to become copyright free. Help, help help!"

And the government is bending over backwards to help extend the monopoly of the four multinationals who run the industry. Shame on them.

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