Social anarchy, humans gathering in lieu of commerce, dogs and cats watching Ghost Busters together? No, just the Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In, recently busted by the local constabulary: A Letter to the Santa Cruz City Council Dear Honored Council Folk: This will be the second summer that Santa Cruz Guerilla …

I imagine it is perversely appropriate that high quality audio Internet radio appears to have arrived in conjunction with air-tight copy-protection. BlueBeat.com: The service features over 400,000 tracks of near CD-quality in over 100 genres and 320 channels, covering more than a century of music, and streams secure MP3s at …

There are two issues here: the first is the continued perversity of Ted Rall, but that’s nothing new. The second is a call for consistency on the part of the mainstream civil rights and other African-American advocacy organizations, to wit: Because of the racially-insensitive content of a recent cartoon, members …

David Flanagan mentions an outbreak of blogging by Iraqis as a positive sign of political progress in Iraq. This brings up a point I haven’t seen discussed much: casualties are a bitter pill and should stick in the craw of every one of us. And there is a point beyond …

The European Union gave the green light without reservation, US approval expected within days: The proposed marriage will leave four industry majors with about 80% of the world music market. “The merger was approved without conditions,” said a spokesman for the German media group. The EU said initial concerns that …

Heart, the semi-legendary rock and pop band led by singer Ann and guitarist Nancy Wilson, has a new album out, Jupiter’s Darling, their first album of new material in over a decade, which in addition to regular old CD, is available on a try it before you buy it basis …

Apple seems to be serious about holding on to its digital music business: Apple said the new model iPod has up to 12 hours of battery life, compared with eight hours in previous models. Poor battery performance in some iPods has drawn criticism. The 20-gigabyte model, which can hold about …

It is obvious to anyone who tries to listen to commercial radio – especially stations owned by the huge chains like Clear Channel – that they are stuffed to the gills with ads, so much so that even the advertisers and Wall Street have been complaining. Surprise, surprise! When the …

The Hives’ Tyrannosaurus Hives comes out today and it rocks the rectum. I talk about the band, the record and their place in the latest rock ‘n’ roll revival on MSNBC.com: Rock ‘n’ roll gets back to basics: Little bands like the Hives at center of genre’s latest resurgence Rock …

I am very pleased to see Americana finding an identity of its own apart from the Nashville hat scene, although the conference is in … Nashville, of course. The 5th annual event will be held from September 23-25 at the Nashville Convention Center, with evening showcases to be held at …