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Floyd In Legal Tangle With Label
Group takes action against EMI in royalties dispute.
A royalties dispute will put EMI up against one of the label's most
dependable sources of income. Pink Floyd is taking the entertainment
giant to court over the way the company calculates what the band is paid for
online sale of its substantial catalog. One issue is the sale of individual
songs from albums, something a representative of the group claims is
'expressly prohibited'. EMI contends that restriction is not
applicable to online sales. Only the Beatles catalog moves more
product than Pink Floyd for the label.
Telegraph.co.uk
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Wood May Wed
Stones guitarist said to be smitten with Brazilian model.
After a year and a half of turmoil and strife, friends say Ron Wood
is in a much better place thanks to Ana Araujo. According to the
Daily Express, the 30 year-old Brazilian model that sported body paint
in the 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue has helped the
Stones guitarist kick booze and even has the 62 year-old Wood
contemplating marriage. Wood split with his wife of 24 years last
fall
(story), and ended a stormy relationship with Ekaterina
Ivanova after an altercation with her landed him in jail.
(story)
Express.co.uk
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Margaritaville Musher At it Again
Jimmy Buffett backed dog sledder takes on the big one.
A strong finish in last year's Yukon Challenge proved that Newton
Marshall was more than a novelty. The Jamaican born musher, who had not
seen snow until arriving in Minnesota to train for that 1,000 mile race, is
now taking on the big dog - the 2010 Iditarod. A big crowd was on
hand Sunday
(3/7) in Willow, Alaska as Marshall and his team hit
the trail for leg one of the marathon dash across the frozen tundra.
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville enterprises help sponsor the
Jamaican sledder.
Jamaicadogsled.com
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Next Young Film Debuts In March
Trunk Show in theaters March 19.
The film Jonathan Demme shot during the Chrome Dreams II tour
hits theaters March 19. The 13 song performance, dubbed Neil Young
Trunk Show, leads off with the previously unreleased song Sad
Movies and includes versions of Cinnamon Girl,
Oh Lonesome Me, Like A Hurricane and Cowgirl In
The Sand. Demme earned high acclaim for Heart Of Gold,
his 2006 concert film of Young. Get a preview of Trunk Show
here.
VintageVinyl.com Undercover.com.au
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'Bama Battle Over Skynyrd Song
Sweet Home Alabama considered for state song.
Alabama State House Bill 336 will decide the official state song of
Alabama. The committee in charge of picking the song to put before the
legislature has two leading contenders: Stars Fell on Alabama,
a song from the 30's more than 100 artists have recorded, including
Pascagula, Alabama native Jimmy Buffett, and Lynyrd Skynyrd's
southern anthem Sweet Home Alabama. Alabama,
the state song since 1931, has just about no support - hardly surprising,
since more than 90% of the residents can't identify it as the state song.
If the committee vote Tuesday
(3/9)
is for the Skynyrd tune it could include a recommendation to
omit
lyrics some think portray the state as too red neck and conservative.
TimesDaily.com
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Allmans Cancel Part of NYC Series
Band cuts March 22-27 shows due to 'unforeseen family matter'.
An unspecified 'unforeseen family matter' has caused the Allman Brothers
to cancel several nights of the band's annual residency in New York.
The series, which had been moved to the United Palace in upper
Manhattan due to a scheduling conflict at the Beacon Theater, will
still include a run of 7 shows between March 11 and 20. Ticket holders for
concerts scheduled to take place between March 22 and 27 are being advised
to get refunds, suggesting the band has no plans to reschedule those shows.
AllmanBrothersBand.com
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Elton, Neil & Leon Russell Team
Elton John and Neil Young on next Leon Russell album.
T Bone Burnett is producing a new album for Leon Russell that
pairs the legendary Oklahoma musician with Elton John and Neil
Young. Billboard reports Elton and Russell have written
several of the 15 songs being considered for the album, which Neil Young,
drummer Jim Keltner and Booker T. Jones will play on.
Russell made an unannounced appearance on keyboards with the Zac
Brown Band during the Grammy awards show Jan. 31.
Billboard.com
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Developer Buys Aerosmith Property
Aerosmith drummer's house finally finds a buyer.
The ocean view house on a 17 acre compound a half hour south of Boston that
Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer built in 2003 has finally sold.
After more than a year and a half on the market and a $2 million price
reduction, the 4 bedroom house in Marshfield, MA with a recording studio,
guest house and 3 garages for Kramer's car collection was bought by a
commercial real estate developer for a reported $2.7 million.
WSJ.com
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Dead Exhibit Opens In New York
Historical Society exhibit runs through July 4.
Friday (3/5), the New York Historical Society special exhibit
on the Grateful Dead opens in New York City. The display of
memorabilia and artifacts that chronicles the long, strange trip of the West
Coast band that did many of its best shows in the Big Apple remains open
until July 4. Items included in the exhibit range from stage props,
instruments and amplifiers to posters, handbills, original album artwork,
and even guest lists for backstage access. Most of what is on display comes
from the new archive dedicated to the Dead on the University of
California Santa Cruz campus.
(story).
$12 covers admission at 170 Central Park West.
NYHistory.org
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