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I Read The News Today... For June 2, 2011

It's not every day you pick up Bono hitchhiking, like Edmonton Oiler right winger Gilbert Brule did. Kittie are touring the U.S. this summer. Appropriately, their website still looks like it's from 2001. Edmonton singer/songwriter Eamon McGrath is taking his tunes on the road this summer. If the upcoming Holy Ship! cruise isn't your thing, maybe...
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Bon Iver Album Accidentally Leaked By iTunes?

If this is true, somebody's losing their job. You may have noticed Bon Iver's self-titled sophomore album appeared on the series of interconnected leaky tubes that are the interwebs last week. Normally, you'd think its appearance was just a case of some faulty plumbing caused by a pirate, but that might actually not be the case here.Rolling Stone...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 23, 2011

Gord Downie's playing some U.S. dates in support of last year's The Grand Bounce. He'll head south of the 49th parallel in April, will play a set at this year's Coachella and will also support City And Colour on a few U.S. dates in March. —gorddownie.com Braids have announced a few more North American dates that'll take place this spring,...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending Jan. 7, 2011

Here are the top five most ridiculous musically-related arrests and legal problems of the last week:5. Kanye West is being sued by a New York photographer who claims the rapper "assaulted, battered, beat and threatened" him three years ago while West was playing a show at a bar in Manhattan's East Side. Y'Know why? 'Cause he's a motherfucking...
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I Read The News Today... For Dec. 17, 2010

Diamond Rings is opening for Robyn next year. This is officially the gayest tour announcement we've reported on today. —MySpace Here's a tip: Don't eat yellow snow. But going to see The Johnstones on their Yellow Snow Tour this January? Yeah, that's fine. —MySpace In today's installment of Truly Bizarre News: Former From First To Last frontman...
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Beatles Now On iTunes

Apple went to the music store the other day, bought some records by these Beatles guys and really liked them, so they've now put their music on the interwebs for everyone else to enjoy. Just doing their job to, you know, set a trend and get everyone in on the awesome. You can now legally download The Beatles on the internet via iTunes. This...
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Apple May Launch Music Subscription Service

Ever get kind of sick of paying for every single album you download on iTunes and wish the service just offered a flat fee to let you pick up unlimited albums?That may be in the future, since Apple is reportedly talking to the major labels about starting a subscription service which would see users pay a fee for unlimited downloading every month.A...
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Moby Releases Canadian Apple Store Session On iTunes

Musical acts like Billy Talent and The Shins have done it, and now Moby can add himself to the list: the electronica DJ will release his own Apple store performance session on March 2. Moby iTunes Live From Montreal was recorded during his extensive Canadian tour last fall, where Moby made a stop at the Apple Store's Saint Catherine Street...
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Kings Of Leon Are Kings Of iTunes

Kings Of Leon's Only By The Night was 2009's top-selling album on iTunes in the United States. The album beat out the Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack for the top spot. That soundtrack took the #2 spot, followed by Lady Gaga's The Fame at #3, Taylor Swift's Fearless at #4 and Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King in fifth place...
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7digital Launches In North America

Apple's iTunes and Amazon now have a new competitor in 7digital, a low-price MP3 website that launched in North America on Tuesday. The website, which was previously servicing the United Kingdom and Europe, offers "daily deals" of entire albums in MP3 format for the equivalent of four British pounds (about $7 Canadian) on the British...
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Three Days Grace's Life Starts Now is 7digital Canada's current album of the week

Beatles Catalogue Finally Coming To iTunes?

Rumours that The Beatles' music will soon be sold on iTunes have surfaced again. Apple has reportedly set a "music-focused media event" for Sept. 9, according to macrumors.com. Sept. 9 is the day The Beatles: Rock Band will be released and the Beatles catalogue will be reissued. According to macrumors.com, when Apple Corps, The...
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Napster Making A Comeback?

Napster users can now get five song downloads and have access to unlimited streaming for just $5 U.S. ($5.78 Canadian) a month. Napster has overhauled its price for the streaming service, which used to cost $12.95, in what some are calling a blatant attempt to compete with Apple's iTunes. Napster users are now able to access an unlimited...
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Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" is currently Napster's most downloaded song

Apple Changes iTunes Prices

It's going to cost you more to download certain songs on iTunes thanks to the Apple music program's new tiered pricing system. Apple officially changed the prices of its songs on Tuesday, instituting new levels of 69 cents, 99 cents and $1.29 per song. You now have to pay the highest price to download some of iTunes' most popular songs, including...
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Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" is currently iTunes' most popular song

The Beatles Vs. iTunes Lawsuit Will Be Fought In The U.K.

Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs' decision to pay tribute to The Beatles has turned out to be a legal pain in the ass. After it was thought that years of court battles were behind them, The Beatles' record company, Apple Corps Ltd., announced last year they were suing Apple Computer Inc., shortly after the computer giant launched its iTunes...
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