G n’ R Leaker Pleads Guilty: The blogger pleaded guilty to a federal copyright violation for uploading nine unreleased tracks from the Guns N’ Roses album “Chinese Democracy.
Papa Roach Lawsuit: The former drummer of rock act Papa Roach, is suing the band over alleged unpaid royalties. The suit alleges that the remaining band members have borrowed $210,000 from Broadway Federal Bank against assets without Buckner’s prior knowledge, “to underwrite various undertakings of the group as well as the rock and roll lifestyle… while they toured as Papa Roach.”
The Beginning Of The End: Some analysts are claiming that the hugely popular video games “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band” will begin to experience softer sales. Guitar Hero sold over 22 million units and its rival Rock Band has sold over 5 million units, but the signs of slowdown are apparent. To illustrate Guitar Hero is down 19% from last year. “I think the entire genre is definitely reaching its peak says Jesse Divnich, lead analyst for video game market research firm EEDAR.
Fall Out Boy’s new record ‘ Folie à Deux’ is available on Amazon for $3.99. The price of music has officially dropped, will consumers now buy more music?
Next Question Please? Axl Rose finally spoke with fans via message boards. Axl responded to cranky fans by saying “Your misconceptions and fantasies along with your misguided sense of entitlement don’t dictate my actions.” Another fan asked Axl “What is stopping the fans from seeing you Slash, Duff, and Izzy back on stage together?. Axl responds with “U’ve been lied to and misled for such a long time that sorting through all that here is virtually impossible. A lot will come out over time but the truth has been out there for a long time as well but that doesn’t give you what you want so this dance just goes on and on.” Read the rest on the message board here.
Google Holds The Power: “Google this week admitted that its staff will pick and choose what appears in its search results. It’s a historic statement – and nobody has yet grasped its significance said Andrew Orlowski via The Register. Of course we thought search results were explained by computer algorithm that is explained on Google News. This is very bad news guys..