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ALSO: Nerds for Obama; Glenn Beck for Muse; Neil Young Vs. MP3s; Axl Rose, Mountain Goats, Tame Impala + more

Nerds for Obama! Neil Young , who is now on Twitter and recently played Central Park, thinks MP3s sound like shit and is creating a new 24-bit digital audio service called Pono that he says sounds better…

Sundance kicks off - Passing Strange, a Doors movie, Mellisa Auf der Maur, free downloads, Adele & more

“Modern day renaissance woman Melissa Auf der Maur will be screening , her short film in collaboration with filmmaker Tony Stone, at this year’s Sundance Film Festival…

Tribeca Film Festival music programming - The Hold Steady, Regina Spektor, Nick Lowe, Sondre Lerche, movies & stuff

win tickets…. The Hold Steady and The Virgins are playing Webster Hall on May 2nd. Tickets go on sale April 12th. Regina Spektor, Nick Lowe, Sondre Lerche and many others are playing the annual day show at Canal Room (April 29-May 2)…

A letter from ASCAP

In response to my post yesterday entitled ‘ASCAP suing Hiro Ballroom & others‘ (and the many associated comments), ASCAP has written in with their side of the story:Here’s some background…