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An interview with Eric Wood (Bastard Noise)

Eric Wood of The Bastard Noise at DBA (more by BBG) With all of the back and forth recently between Bastard Noise and Akron/Family, regarding the MiTB Skull art being used by Akron/Family on a shirt, it might be easy to forget why it was an issue in the first place; The Bastard Noise is an important and pioneering band…

today in shirts: Disney stops carrying Joy Division design; another ex-Man is The Bastard member weighs in on Akron/Family issue

Aaron Kenyon with a current project, Djam Karet Aaron Kenyon, a founding member of Man is The Bastard, has weighed in on the controversial appropriation of the iconic skull logo, and his views differ from that of his ex-bandmates…

Bastard Noise's Eric Wood accuses Akron/Family of theft

The offending shirt (left) with the offended party (right) (more Bastard Noise photos) Eric Wood doesn’t like Akron/Family too much, judging by his comment that band is “SCAB FUCKING MAGGOTS …

Florida Governor apologizes to David Byrne (on YouTube)

“Singer/songwriter David Byrne and Index Music Inc. have resolved their lawsuit against former Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Charlie Crist for United States Senate, The Stevens and Schriefer Group, Ltd…

Atlas Sound playing shows soon, got an apology from Sony

Bradford with Deerhunter at Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by Tim Griffin)”Left with huge amounts of material which never leave his bedroom, Bradford Cox decided to simply release the tracks on his blog…

"Why The Music Industry Isn't Suing Mashup Star 'Girl Talk'"

Girl Talk @ Lollapalooza 2008 (more by Bao Nguyen)”…The Christian Science Monitor wrote today that Gillis’ new album was “provoking copyright owners for the fifth time…

RIAA wins against Limewire

In response to a federal court’s ruling that peer-to-peer service LimeWire and its operators are liable for inducement of widespread copyright theft, Mitch Bainwol, Chairman & CEO, offered the following comment: “This definitive ruling is an extraordinary victory for the entire creative community…

Owen Pallett drops the "Final Fantasy" name

“Owen Pallett has announced that he will no longer be using the name Final Fantasy for his musical work. Owen Pallett’s new album ‘Heartland’ will be available on Domino on January 12, 2010…

Punkcast YouTube account suspended by Richard Hell (who is releasing "Destiny Street Repaired" on Insound)

“I appreciate the irony of the DIY site punkcast being taken down by arguably the originator of punk style using entirely establishment means…

AP says Shepard Fairey's Obama poster infringes copyright

On buttons, posters and Web sites, the image was everywhere during last year’s presidential campaign: A pensive Barack Obama looking upward, as if to the future, splashed in a Warholesque red, white and blue and underlined with the caption HOPE…
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