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The Beatles in Liverpool [Pics] (924 diggs) In the Beginning Paul, John and George perform at a wedding reception in 1958, when amongst other names, the group was known as The Quarrymen.

It's Official: No Doors Without Jim Morrison (1,035 diggs) In 1970, The Doors got into a fight over Buick, the lumbering car company that wanted to use the apocalyptic Los Angeles quartet's "Light My Fire" to sell cars. The agreement that resulted demanded that no business decision be made without approval from all the of band members. Decades after Morrison's death, that detente has just been fortified by

Sheryl Crow is giving away free music!! (629 diggs) The Grammy Award-winning singer announced a plan Wednesday to give a digital copy of her album "Detours" to the first 50,000 people who register three friends to vote.

7 Ridiculously Upbeat Songs About Death (883 diggs) The songs are about dying. That's rarely cause for celebration. But there are exceptions. Today, we celebrate seven songs about death that are guaranteed to liven up any party. Even if they don't mean to.

Creepy Classic Rock Lyrics (723 diggs) Some of the more unsettling lines in some of rock's most popular songs

Britney Spears Vocals Isolated (You've been warned) (5,518 diggs) This is the feed from her live microphone... and only her live microphone. People are paying hundreds of dollars for this?!

7 Original Recordings that Blow the Remakes Away (870 diggs) Here are seven that I ’ll take any day over their more famous covers.

RIAA Now Says Illicit CDs Worth $13.74 (814 diggs) A federal judge is handing a Louisiana man a year in prison for pirating thousands of DVDs and CDs in a case highlighting the Motion Picture Association of America's wildly varying valuation of pirated discs.

Ratatat Music Video Made Entirely w/ Clips From 'Predator' (1,129 diggs) This is Ratatat's music video for Mirando off their LP3 release. The entire video is made up of clips from Predator cut in various ways and is extremely cool. Basically exactly what you'd expect from these guys.

Dave Matthews Band Saxophonist, LeRoi Moore, Has Passed Away (2,814 diggs) RIP!

"Functionally voluntary" music may lead to blanket licenses (534 diggs) Jim Griffin consults for Warner, one of the four major music labels, and he sees a disturbing sight when he looks around at the digital music landscape. Taking music without paying for it may not be "morally voluntary," Griffin says, but he admits it has become "functionally voluntary.

Muxtape Shut Down By RIAA? (805 diggs) The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) appears to have ankled popular (but illegal) music-sharing site Muxtape. "Muxtape will be unavailable for a brief period while we sort out a problem with the RIAA," the site's homepage says.

What Would the Perfect Streaming Music Service Look Like? (676 diggs) Pandora's on the ropes, Imeem is taking off, Grooveshark relaunched today with recommendations and a long list of cool features, Blip.fm threatens to make Muxtape look like old news - the streaming music market online is expanding and contracting faster than a stadium rocker's pupils.

Music Biz *Still* Trying to Kill Web Radio (816 diggs) This is only the latest chapter in a sad saga that's been dragging on for this decade: how a largely unaccountable regulatory body and a trade group dominated by representatives of major record labels have tried to inflict a punitive system of royalty payments on Web-radio broadcasters.It will result in the demise of the Pandora Web-radio service

I Google Myself (2,706 diggs) This is a must see. This guy created a rap with all his failed On-line attempts trying to hook up with girls.

Top 10 Songs Over 10 Minutes Long (866 diggs) The following is a list of the Top 10 Songs Over 10 Minutes Long. P.S. Just so you know, JAZZ & LIVE VERSIONS NOT INCLUDED (that wouldn ’t really be fair).

Wanna Be in the New Weezer Video? (516 diggs) Have Weezer got a proposition for you! The nerd rock mainstays are looking for a whole hell of a lot of folks to join them August 21 in L.A. as they shoot the video for Red Album single "Troublemaker".

The Album Cover Is Dead? (1,044 diggs) Peter Saville who designed iconic album covers for New Order, Joy Division, Pulp and Suede thinks the album cover is dead. I don't think so, what do you think?

Pandora On the Verge of Closing Shop (3,465 diggs) Pandora is an internet radio service that allows you to create your own radio station based on songs and artists that you like. Pandora on the iPhone is one of the best applications for streaming music and finding new tunes. So, what will the service's 1 million plus users do if Pandora pulls its own plug?

30 Seconds to Mars Owes $30 Million to Virgin? (838 diggs) It's probably not as painful as having his arm chopped off in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream, but it's still going to hurt. Because Virgin Records wants an arm and a leg from actor Jared Leto and his band 30 Seconds to Mars, for failure to deliver a new record on time. That's a seriously hefty parking ticket.

10 Types of Lead Singers, and the Role Players of Each (762 diggs) Fronting a band is no easy feat, and once you've 'hit the bigtime' you have to decide which role (and essentially, game) you want to play. Obviously Amy Winehouse fills a different role (ahmmm) than say Kayne West. Gerary Way ’s nerdy style differs from Leam Ghallager’s stoic style. But … if you had to answer, which style would you say is the best a

The Genius of Miles Davis: Explained! (820 diggs) Music icon Miles Davis has long been revered as a jazz pioneer — but what exactly did he pioneer?

Jackson Browne sues McCain over song use (1,118 diggs) Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne is suing Republican presidential nominee John McCain and the Republican party for using his song “Running on Empty” in a recent TV commercial.

Top 10: Led Zeppelin Rip-Off Bands - AskMen.com (597 diggs) While Led Zeppelin might be the perfect gateway initiation to rock, there's no denying their influence - and here are 10 rip-off bands that prove our case.

Top Ten Fastest Guitarists of the World (791 diggs) I haven ’t seen any recent or better list yet. This one is produced by “Guitar One” itself. Here's a list of top ten fastest guitarists of all time.