Hate “Blurred Lines”? You Still Should be Upset Robin Thicke Lost his Copyright Lawsuit
20 Mar 2015 Leave a comment
in General Posts Tags: blurred lines, copyright infringement, got to give it up, marvin gaye, robin thicke
(via LA Weekly)
by Andy Hermann
It was bad enough when Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams tried to ruin the summer of 2013 with their smug turd of a pop tune, “Blurred Lines.” But that was just one summer, and it was somewhat redeemed by Pharrell’s other big 2013 collab, “Get Lucky.” Within a few months, we forgot what rhymes with “Hug me” and moved on.
But this time, they’ve really gone and done it. By losing in the “Blurred Lines” versus “Got to Give It Up” copyright lawsuit, Thicke and Pharrell are going to jack up the entire music industry, opening the floodgates to all sorts of frivolous plagiarism claims that will take years to sort out.
Read more: http://www.laweekly.com/music/great-now-blurred-lines-has-ruined-the-entire-music-industry-5427407
McDonald’s Sponsors SXSW, but Expects Artists to Play for Free
08 Mar 2015 Leave a comment
in General Posts Tags: mcdonald's, sxsw
(via Digital Music News)
by Nina Ulloa
SXSW is the place to be if you enjoy being an advertising target. Yes, there’s a lot of music, but there’s a lot of brands throwing things at you too (I’m actually a little relieved to be skipping it this year).
But surely those bands are paying artists, so it can’t be all bad…
Well McDonald’s apparently has enough money to sponsor the entirety of SXSW, but they don’t have a budget to pay artists who play their showcase.
11 Misinterpreted ’90s Songs With Lyrics That Totally Went Over Your Head As A Kid
07 Mar 2015 Leave a comment
(Via Bustle)
by Gabrielle Moss
Being confused about what pop songs are really about is as much of an adolescent rite of passage as your first awkward school dance or your first patch of unmanageable bodily hair. The world of love, rage, and other adult emotions is so new and confusing at that age, that it’s often tough to suss out what the lyrics of songs meant in the ’90s — particularly when your own universe of emotional and romantic experience only extends to a never-acted-upon crush on your Earth Science Lab partner (Brent, are you reading this? I filled in our geode worksheets for you!).
But sometimes, the real meanings of these songs continue to evade us well into adulthood — either because we’ve stayed immature, or because the song’s true lyrical content is so complicated and obscure, you’d have to be some kind of loser willing to devote hours of her life to sifting through video interviews with members of Goo Goo Dolls, just to figure it out.
Well, luckily for you, I am exactly that kind of loser! And via my loserdom, I bring you 11 songs from your younger years whose true meanings you almost definitely missed (probably because you were busy doing that “circle sway” dance to them).
So read on, and find out how your parents were wrong about the sexual depravity of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who was actually getting kicked out during “Closing Time,” and what unit of measurement an “mmmbop” qualifies as.
NHL Goalie Mike Smith to Honor Alice Cooper with new Mask
05 Mar 2015 Leave a comment
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The Arizona Coyotes will go retro on Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks, donning throwback jerseys on a night the team will honor former forward Jeremy Roenick.
Another figure from the Coyotes hockey scene will also be honored, just a bit more subtly. Goalie Mike Smith will wear a special mask for the game with rock icon Alice Cooper painted on its back plate…
See more: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=756743&navid=nhl:topheads
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