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Ad Nauseum

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Billboard – January 12, 2008
Ad Nauseum
by Cortney Harding
Indie Acts Battle Appropriation of Their Images
Baltimore electronic musician Dan Deacon opened his December issue of XLR8R magazine to find he’d been named one of the worst artists of the year in the reader’s poll.
But that wasn’t what prodded him into making an obscene blog post. Rather, […]


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Indie Bands Sue RJ Reynolds, Rolling Stone

Friday, December 21st, 2007

December 18, 2007
By Cortney Harding, N.Y.

As first reported by the Daily Swarm, bands Xiu Xiu and Fucked Up have filed a class action lawsuit against RJ Reynolds and Wenner Media, alleging the unauthorized use of artists’ names, unauthorized use of artist names for commercial advantage (right of publicity), and unfair business practices.
The suit stems from […]


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Kill Rock Stars to release new Elliott Smith album: New Moon

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Kill Rock Stars To Release Double Album From Elliott Smith
On May 8, 2007, Kill Rock Stars will release a double CD of music by Elliott Smith entitled New Moon. The album contains 24 songs recorded 1994 -1997, a prolific time in Smith’s career, when he recorded his self-titled album and Either/Or (both also released […]


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