Jackass star Steve-O Glover was arrested in Sweden following a raid on his hotel room. Why the raid? Glover and other “Jackass” regulars had performed their “Don’t Try This at Home” show in the Swedish capital Wednesday night. Prosecutor Gunnar Fjaestad said the raid happened after Glover said he swallowed …

Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean has raised $1 million via the Internet: The former Vermont governor and self-described underdog has used the Internet to complement traditional fund-raising techniques, collecting contributions through his Web site and e-mail at little cost to his campaign. Dean hit the $1 million mark in Internet …

If you are going to be in LA in early June, this sounds very interesting: TV or NOT TV: Discussions To Create A Mass Media Outlet For The Arts At (MOCA) The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Thursday, June 5, 2003 7:30 pm The last panel “Can the Arts …

Kazaa about to become the single most popular free software on the Web with 230 million downloads – the RIAA intends to sue and/or disable the computers of every one of those bastards: As of late Thursday, the Kazaa Media Desktop application–a file-sharing software that has drawn the wrath of …

Remember this settlement against the major labels and distributors in the MAP (minimum advertised pricing) antitrust case? The lawsuit alleged the five music distributors (including their affiliated labels) and three large music retailers entered into illegal conspiracies to raise the price of pre-recorded music to consumers. The defendants in the …

Derrick Story of the O’Reilly Network wants to hear from you: It has just been reported that six Butterfinger candy bars were illegally downloaded into a college student’s backpack from Sam’s newsstand in New York City. The candy was then distributed to friends who are know to have a craving …

New studies show FCC travel was paid for by the industry they're supposed to be regulating.

Our bloggy, jazzy radio friend out in San Diego, Vince Outlaw, is interviewing both Dave King (7:15 PM Pacific) from The Bad Plus and Lizz Wright (6:15 PM Pacific), live on The New Jazz Thing tonight on KSDS. Listen from anywhere in the world via webcast. More details on Vince’s …

William Safire writing today in the NY Times against impending FCC media ownership deregulation: The F.C.C. proposal remains officially secret to avoid public comment but was forced into the open by the two commission Democrats. It would end the ban in most cities of cross-ownership of television stations and newspapers, …

MJ is in court again – maybe he should buy his own: Gordon Keith, who signed the Jackson 5 to his Gary-based Steeltown Records in 1967, alleges he has received no credit for producing tracks that later surfaced on a 1996 album, “Pre-History: The Lost Steeltown Recordings.” Norman Reed, Keith’s …