News …
Police stop Snoop Dogg's tour bus for an alleged expired registration sticker, bust two riders (not Snoop), for marijuana possession. Snoop's lawyer says registration was up to date - Associated Press
Is there a MySpace / Amazon Mp3 deal in the works? - Fortune / CNN.com
Bad news for concert fans who like seeing shows at a certain Brooklyn venue. Come next year the McCarren Park Pool will revert to being a public pool - The New York Times (registration may be required)
The Veronicas' Jess Origliasso comments on photos posted on porn blog site purporting to be her - The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Seven workers fired after admitting they ran a music piracy ring on computer plant's computers - The Daily Record U.K.
Is there a secret to recording the perfect Bond theme? - The Times Online U.K.
Views …
Extreme in Boston - " … the respect and reverence Extreme brings to the music that it loves is part of the group's ongoing charm." - The Boston Globe
Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band in Seattle - " … kicked off their international tour with what might have been a perfect concert Wednesday at Neumo's on Capitol Hill." - The Seattle Times
The Pretenders in London - "With her hair in a blunt-cut bob, her feet in high-heeled buckled boots and wearing a white slogan T-shirt slashed low at the neck, Hynde had weathered as well as her hits, much to her male fans' delight." - The Times Online U.K.
Toadies in Madison, Wisconsin - " … rocked a solid show Thursday night at the Annex to a sold-out crowd of 400 fist-pumping fans." - The Capital Times
Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert in Columbus, Ohio - "The sounds heard last night in the Celeste Center during the Ohio State Fair were not your daddy's country music, perhaps not even your big brother's." - The Columbus Dispatch
Nine Inch Nails in Winnipeg - "When the apocalypse comes, Trent Reznor better get to headline the end of the world concert." - The Winnipeg Free Press
Steve Miller in Utah - " … reached deep into his 40-year career and pulled out some surprises and, of course, some expected hits." - Deseret News
They Say It's Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)
Ramblin' Jack Elliott is 77
Robert Cray is 55
Michael Penn is 50
Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) is 49
Chuck D (Public Enemy) is 48
Suzi Gardner (L7) is 48
Coolio is 45
Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) is 44
George Ducas is 42
Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town) is 27