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EDITORIAL:

Since Michael has been declared a free man and his stranglehold on entertainment media has finally eased up a little there seems to be one story that has become the focus of all music news people; Live 8. The free tickets, the various locations, the performers, the underlying politics, whether Bob Geldof prefers a greek or caesar salad with his orange ruffy - all have been under constant scrutiny since the man announced the concert agenda last month. One news story, in particular, has really made an impression upon me.

Apparently, scalpers have taken to selling tickets through various avenues including the web and ebay in particular. Sir Bob himself responded by calling ebay a "pimp". I personally thought it would be funny if the online service decked out it's homepage in fur and fake gold chains to honour it's new status but ebay responded by immediately removing any offending ticket bargains.

At this point two scenarios came to mind. One was of my good old friend scheister Sam who can always see a way to make easy money. Dude probably was the first one on the phones to all've his syndicate uncovering loopholes and ways to get his greedy little hands on as many "units" as possible. He probably had the account set up and the tickets turned over before BG could open his morning newspaper. The second was of some struggling young "African American" idealist boy who had an idea and enough friends to turn over some free tix and (after buying himself too much candy) sent the rest of the money back home to the old country to feed his starving relatives.

The fact that scenario two seems so unlikely to me just shows me how easy I have it. And the fact that I know at least a half dozen "scheister Sam's" tells me that I should keep better company. Either way, the fact that Bob Geldof can shut down "free" trade on ebay with the wave of his hand is disturbing to me. No one man should have that power. Keep up the good work B but please don't sacrifice any more basic freedoms to do it. Just my opinion. (Not going to Live 8 :( Not any richer).
Big Love,
i220

NEWS:

1. NEW COLDPLAY ALBUM SETS RECORD FOR ONLINE PRE-ORDERS: "X&Y", the new album by Chris Martin and the boys has been atop of Amazon's UK chart since March. The CD was released at the beginning of June.

2. MUSICIANS SHOW SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN BURMA: Last year REM, Sir Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, U2, Coldplay, Sting and Travis all donated songs to an album in aid of the US Campaign for Burma. This past month, Irish musician Damien Rice released "Unplayed Piano", a song written for Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. REM recently staged a concert in support of the nobel peace prize winning San Suu Kyi. The concert was for 25,000 fans at Ireland's Ardgillan Castle and was beamed by satellite into Burma. Ms. Suu Kyi is currently under house arrest since her convoy was attacked while she was on a political tour of northern Burma more than two years ago.

3. TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR CENTER FOR THE ARTS OPENED IN STONE MOUNTAIN ATLANTA: The center was opened on Saturday June 11 by the late rapper's mother, Afeni Shakur-Davis. The center has been a goal of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation (TASF) since 1999.

4. EBAY SHUTS DOWN PEOPLE TRYING TO PEDDLE LIVE 8 TICKETS: Shortly after tickets became available for the upcoming set of concerts dubbed "Live 8", folks began selling the tickets on ebay. The effort's organizer, Bob Geldof issued a statement dubbing the site a "pimp". Ebay has since shut down the offending salespeople.

5. US SUPREME COURT RULES TO ALLOW RECORD COMPANIES TO SUE ILLEGAL FILE SHARING FIRMS: Artists such as The Eagle's Don Henley, Tom Jones, Bonnie Raitt, The Dixie Chicks, Sheryl Crow and Jay-Z have gone on record as supporters of the decision. They argue that it's a victory for those who "make a living from the creative process" and that the millions in advertising revenue that sites like "Morpheus" turn over should be shared with the artists. Still others, like singer-songwriter Jan Ian feel that the move would make it harder for new bands to gain a foothold in the industry.

6. WHO CARES? - Big brawl at a Snoop Dog Concert - ain't that like toast at breakfast?.. Michael Jackson found "not guilty" on all counts. WooooooOOOOHHHHHH Yeah! Yeah Yeah! Damn Diggity Damn! Now can he just go tha f@*k away please?.. Rap artist, Cassidy is wanted for murder! Murder people!! Don't buy his album please or pretty soon the only person who'll be able to get a hit is the unibomber... Avril Lavigne and Sum 41's Deryck Whibley are engaged, but how do Paris and that damn dog feel about it?.. No more Destiny's Child. They were talented. I am sad. Two werds, three letters: En Vogue, T.L.C... And this is what's left of the news.

*Collected from a variety of online NEWS sources and summed up here for your enjoyment/enlightenment.*

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