I am mortified by the big paraphernalia bust – I didn’t even know this was federal law. In this time of terror and rampant white collar crime, does the Justice Department really have nothing better to do? Three years in federal prison for selling bongs??? There goes another one of …

Interesting approach: The White Stripes are letting fans hear tracks from their forthcoming album ‘Elephant’ first. We wanted to thank all the people that have supported The White Stripes by buying their albums and signing up to our mailing lists, so we have created a secret area only for you! …

Controversial bill enabling vigilante hacking may not be revived: Rep. Howard L. Berman said he may abandon his controversial proposal to help Hollywood battle Internet piracy, in part because of complaints from an unexpected source: Hollywood. Berman (D-Van Nuys) introduced a bill in July to give movie studios, record companies …

We don’t make these names up: a woman named Bush is Paul Reubens’ spokesperson regarding porno charges, and now Representative Flake is decrying federal support for the Grammy Foundation: The GRAMMY® Foundation, a non-profit arm of the Recording Academy, has a challenging responsibility to bring national attention to important issues …

John Borland reviews the situation: Those persistent types of programs, frequently operating on computers without owners’ knowledge, have spread quickly in the last year, evolving as rapidly as anti-spyware software has been able to find them. EarthLink executives estimate that 40 percent to 50 percent of the Internet service provider’s …

Ty Longley, from Sharon PA, just a short jaunt east from here, has been added to the confirmed dead from the Rhode Island nightclub fire: The guitarist’s name was one of 13 added to the list of fatalities on Monday, bringing the number of those killed to 97. Longley, who …

You didn’t see this on the Grammy telecast last night: Perhaps the night’s most astonishing upset came offscreen, in the contemporary soul gospel album category. The practically unknown Eartha, whose album Sidebars had sold a total of 52 units at SoundScan-tracked stores before its nomination, bested more established acts such …

Avril Livigne claims to have a better bod than Britney: “The thing is I’m not going to flaunt what I have. I refuse to show off my boobs, my belly or my booty,” the Grammy-nominated Lavigne bragged to the London Sun. “I don’t want to walk around in clothes like …

I don’t know if you have been following the Paul Reubens child pornography possession case, but it’s tawdry and grim all the way around: A judge in Los Angeles Friday declined to dismiss the lone misdemeanor charge against actor Paul Reubens, arrested last November 15, on suspicion of possession of …

The little major that could, EMI, is in talks to buy the Warner Music Group from AOL Time Warner: A deal with EMI could bring in $3 billion to $4 billion for the media and entertainment giant, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources. Tricia Primrose, a spokeswoman for …