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5 Truly Awful Albums
 5 Truly Awful Albums 
OPINION
Jul 1, 2009 5:59 PM CDT

5 Truly Awful Albums

(Newser) - Israeli researchers have created the sonic phenomenon of a black hole that kills sound. Which, of course, led Scott Thill of Wired to whip up a list of five atrocious albums he'd like to toss into the newly made void.
  • Scream, Chris Cornell: With nary an actual scream on the
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In '07, Jackson Worth $237M, But Cash-Poor, in Debt

(Newser) - As recently as 2007, Michael Jackson had a net worth of $236.6 million, the AP reports. But his finances weren’t that simple. Most of his $567.6 million in assets were tied up in property and rights—he had just $668,215 in cash—and his debt totaled...

Musicians Who Can Teach Jonas Bros. How to Grow Up

(Newser) - Hate the Jonas Brothers? You're not alone—but there’s hope for them yet. Lots of artists have made the leap from teen heartthrob to legitimate musician. J. Edward Keyes, in Rolling Stone, breaks them down:
  • The Beatles: It’s easy to forget now, but their pre-Rubber Soul stuff wasn’
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Woman Who Inspired 'Lucy in the Sky' Is Gravely Sick

Julian Lennon sends flowers to childhood pal

(Newser) - The girl whose picture inspired "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" is suffering from a disease that makes her immune system attack itself, the Telegraph reports. Lucy Vodden, 46, lives in Surrey, where a worried Julian Lennon has sent her flowers and gift certificates. Lennon sketched a picture...

Twitter and Facebook Come to Xbox 360

Microsoft console gets motion-sensor camera, Spielberg to show it

(Newser) - In a bid to make its Xbox 360 more interactive, Microsoft is bringing Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm, a lightning-speed video service, and—brace yourself—a motion-sensing camera that knows who you are just by reading your face to the console, Ars Technica reports. The company even brought in Steven Spielberg...

Hitchhiker Didn't Know Driver— McCartney

Apparently 26-year-old wasn't a huge Beatles fan

(Newser) - Is 26 too young to recognize a member of the most popular group in music history? Apparently for some, like the hitchhiker who got picked up by Paul McCartney on the West Indies island of Mustique—and didn’t realize it until Macca started discussing upcoming concerts. “I wasn’...

Web Killed Big Acts, Saved Music: Kot
 Web Killed Big Acts, 
 Saved Music: Kot 
interview
May 21, 2009 12:50 PM CDT

Web Killed Big Acts, Saved Music: Kot

Each tech advance stirred unfounded fears: Kot

(Newser) - The Internet has so fragmented music that there may never be another big act like U2. But that’s just fine for music critic Greg Kot, author of Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music. “Art thrives best when it’s created without regard to making any kind of...

NY Exhibit Features Lennon's Bloody Death Duds

Memorabilia displayed in city he loved

(Newser) - A new exhibit of John Lennon memorabilia includes a bloodied hospital bag holding the clothes he wore the night he was shot to death, reports the Guardian. The bag is the most jolting display of the new show launched by Lennon's widow at the Manhattan annex of the Rock and...

McCartney's Web Site Hacked
 McCartney's Web Site Hacked 
Apr 10, 2009 2:49 AM CDT

McCartney's Web Site Hacked

Malware allowed hacker access to fans' computer data

(Newser) - Paul McCartney's official web site was infected with malware that allowed hackers to access computer data of fans who logged on, reports the Telegraph. An internet security surveillance firm spotted the LuckySpoilt invasion early this week and purged the site. It's unclear how many users may have been affected. Hits...

Beatles Catalogue Gets Digital Facelift

(Newser) - The Beatles are getting a long-awaited makeover. The group's entire music collection, including all 12 studio albums released in stereo, is being digitally remastered for release in September, the UK Times reports. It will be the first time the first four Beatles albums will be available in their entirety on...

McCartney, Ringo Reunite in NY

(Newser) - An all-star concert on meditation brought Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr together for their first performance together in 7 years. The reunion of McCartney and Starr, the surviving members of the Beatles, was the highlight of the "Change Begins Within" concert last night. The event was held at Radio...

Sir Paul's Vegas Gig Sold Out in 7 Seconds

Must be some kind of record

(Newser) - A spring gig at a Las Vegas casino featuring Sir Paul McCartney sold out in a blink-of-an-eye seven seconds, reports the Telegraph. The former Beatle will rock the rafters for 4,000 fans next month at the opening of the New Joint at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino. The hurricane...

Concert Stirs Reunion Rumors for Beatles

McCartney, Starr will perform on the same stage next month

(Newser) - Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will take the same stage during a charity concert in New York next month, though perhaps not at the same time. The show's organizers originally reported that the remaining Beatles would play together—it'd be the first time since a 2002 George Harrison tribute—but...

Liverpool University Offers First Masters in Beatles-ology

University provides ticket to write thesis on Fab Four

(Newser) - A university in the Fab Four's hometown is offering students on the long and winding road to a college degree a chance to take their master's in Beatles studies, reports Reuters. Liverpool Hope University says the "Beatles, Popular Music and Society" degree course is the first of its kind...

Lennon Ripped Building Safety Just Before Death

Handwritten note selling for $54,000 online

(Newser) - John Lennon slammed security in his New York apartment building just months before he was murdered, the New York Post reports. In a handwritten note to an aide in April 1980, the ex-Beatle wrote, “explain to me why we are sleeping here with a front door that any nut...

Sir Paul to Marry Again
 Sir Paul to Marry Again 
Jan 25, 2009 7:34 PM CST

Sir Paul to Marry Again

Family, friends excited about Sir Paul's match with new girlfriend

(Newser) - Less than a year after his acrimonious divorce with Heather Mills was finalized, Paul McCartney plans to wed New Jersey trucking heiress Nancy Shevell, the Daily Mail reports. The two are “blissfully happy together," says McCartney, who received the blessing of first wife Linda's family. Even Paul's daughter...

Lennon's Rejected Royal Medal Found

Cheeky Beatle returned honor to Queen in peace protest

(Newser) - The symbol of the royal honor John Lennon didn't want has been found forgotten in a royal vault, the Times of London reports. Lennon was awarded the Member of the British Empire honor in 1965—prompting some others to turn in theirs—but sent it back to the palace in...

Imagine That: Lennon's Back in TV Ad

Yoko Ono approves spot for One Laptop per Child

(Newser) - John Lennon is starring in a new television commercial for charity 28 years after his death, the Telegraph reports. Thanks to digital technology, the Beatles legend's voice can be heard urging Americans to purchase low-cost computers for the world’s poorest children in the ad for One Laptop per Child....

John's Drunk Tape Fetches $30K

Recording is 'fun,' says auction house

(Newser) - A 1973 tape of a boozy John Lennon slurring his way through Lloyd Price's Just Because fetched $30,000 at auction in Los Angeles yesterday, CNN reports. Because of Lennon's intoxication and raunchy, ad-libbed lyrics, “it's actually a fun song to listen to,” said a spokeswoman for the...

Paul: I Was the Political Beatle

Paul claims he introduced band to anti-war ideas

(Newser) - In a revelation that will likely befuddle longtime Beatles fans, Paul McCartney claims he was the one who turned the band onto politics, the Times reports. Though McCartney was writing pop songs while activist John Lennon penned blatantly political tunes, as McCartney tells it in a Prospect magazine interview, it...

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