Starbucks Drops T-Mobile: Instead of dropping an artist, Starbucks decided to drop T-Mobile as their Wi-Fi provider and replaced them with AT&T. Starbucks says that their previously announced deal to tie in with iTunes will continue under AT&T. For now AT&T isn’t offering free Wi-Fi to iPhone users, but says it expects to accommodate them soon.

Yoko To Sue Lennon: Yoko Ono also known as the arts advocate and minister of peace has decided to pick up her sword and sue a 25 year old singer-songwriter Lennon Murphy who is signed to Arista and hails from Tennessee. Lennon Murphy said she filed all the necessary paperwork, got the blessing from Yoko, and was granted by the United States Patent & Trademark office the ownership in the name Lennon for musical use. After eight years of using the name, the Yoko camp decided to flip flop and accused Lennon Murphy of falsely representing herself and causing confusion in the market place. Poor Girl!

MTV Unveils New Digital Strategy: MTV plans to branch out in new directions. They plan on spending $500 million into video games. MTV’s goal is to convince music fans it is still an arbiter of youth culture. When you enter the ‘convincing’ business, something tells me the train is about to derail.

Recommended Listening: Check out Brooklyn, NY based rock act
Deadbeat Darling. DBD recorded a 4 song EP with producer/engineer Chris Coady (TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blonde Redhead). Listen to the reggae infused track Let Go (mp3). contact

New Music: Check out the developing artist Overscene that hails from Fort Worth, Texas. Listen to the track Here I Am that does not stray to far away from bands like Staind, Three Days Grace, and Breaking Benjamin. Texas has always been the breeding ground for rock bands. Pantera and Drowning Pool came out of Dallas and El Paso is the home to The Mars Volta. contact