Public Enemy’s Chuck D still fighting the power (Reuters)

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Reuters - At the end of "Pirate Radio" -- the 2009 feature film about a '60s illegal rock 'n' roll radio station in Europe's North Sea -- an array of albums is displayed: iconic symbols of musical independence that bucked the status quo. Among the albums on display is Public Enemy's 1990 treatise, "Fear of a Black Planet."

Drive-By Truckers ready to “Go Go” (Reuters)

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Reuters - As Drive-By Truckers prepare for the release Tuesday (March 16) of their album "The Big To-Do," its follow-up is practically in the can.

Asleep at the Wheel marks 40 years of western swing (Reuters)

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Reuters - When Asleep at the Wheel frontman Ray Benson started a band in Paw Paw, West Virginia, in 1970, he had no idea that 40 years later he would still be at the helm of one of America's most adventurous musical outfits.

‘Idol’ contestants discuss elimination from show (AP)

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In this March 10, 2010 photo released by Fox, contestant Michael Lynche performs in front of the judges on the singing competition series, 'American Idol,' in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Fox, Frank Micelotta)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP — Tweens probably don't know who Patsy Cline is, which is why Lilly Scott thinks she was voted off "American Idol" Thursday night.


Young pianist plays key role in Chopin celebration (Reuters)

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Reuters - To celebrate the 200th birthday of Frederic Chopin, Decca Records and Deutsche Grammophon are putting 21st-century marketing to work.


John Lydon taking PiL on the road, into the studio (Reuters)

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Reuters - With his Public Image Ltd. back in action on the road, John Lydon is also looking forward to recording new music with the band.

Appeal filed in Phil Spector case (AP)

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FILE - In this May 29, 2009 file photo, music producer Phil Spector sits in a courtroom for his sentencing in Los Angeles. Spector has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. (AP Photo/ Al Seib, Pool, file)AP - Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct.


The Stooges gain entry into Rock Hall — finally (AP)

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Rock and roll icon Iggy Pop poses in Miami Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)AP - Iggy Pop was starting to feel like the Susan Lucci of rock 'n' roll.


Michael Jackson’s custom-made furniture for sale (AP)

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This undated photo released by Colombostile shows a hand carved, gilt wood, three seat sofa topped with crown, upholstered in red velvet with metallic thread crown over double headed eagle embroidery. Michael Jackson ordered the sofa for his residence in Kent, England, where he was to stay during the 'This Is It' concert series in London, at the retail price of nearly $73,000.00. Julien's Auctions is scheduled to execute the recreation of Michael Jackson's Kent home for the public viewing for the first time at Newbridge Silverware's Museum of Style Icon's in Ireland from Tuesday, March 16th - Sunday May 30th and at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas starting Monday, June 14th and concluding on Friday, June 25th with the 'Music Icon's' summer auction. (AP Photo/Juliens Auctions, Courtesy of Colombostile)AP - The 22 pieces of custom-made furniture Michael Jackson commissioned for his London home are going on the auction block.


Girlicious band member charged with having drugs (AP)

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FILE - Natalie Mejia attends the 2009 Teen Choice Awards in this Aug. 9, 2009 file photo taken in Universal City, California. Police say the member of the pop group Girlicious was arrested after Glendale officers found more than a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse during a traffic stop Tuesday night March 9, 2010. Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz says 21-year-old Natalie Mejia (meh-HEE'-ah) was being held Wednesday in jail in the Los Angeles suburb on suspicion of cocaine for sale or distribution. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock, File)AP - A member of the pop group Girlicious has been charged in California with drug possession with the intent to sell after Glendale police allegedly found a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse.