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In all fairness, I think the video was poorly edited -- it would have been nice if they let him actually speak for a period of time to understand where he was coming from --

The movie business is a bit more with it than the music business and they will survive... but the major music industry is pretty much finished unless they makes changes quickly.

Here's music video for "Sunny Bloody Sunday." A tip of the hat to Stereogum for the find:

That Man I Shot (live) From the DBT website: "Two separate backstage visits by almost strangers, each touched in different ways by our American tragedy in Iraq, led to the writing of The Home Front and That Man I Shot. I was only a kid when we were over in Vietnam, but I somehow did learn a lesson or two from it. I never so much wanted to be proven wrong in my beliefs as with our current situation, but the evidence so far seems to support that it ain't working out too good for anybody. Now, we're just trying to save face, at the expense of many young lives that could be ordered to serve our country in more productive ways. Seems our band has some fans over there and we're always moved by the stories of really fine folks who are sacrificing so much for our privileged existence. The man in That Man I Shot probably doesn't agree with a lot of my viewpoints, but I tried to be true to what he said and how he said it. You don't have to agree with someone to respect them and that seemed to run both ways with us. As a writer, it's not my job to agree or disagree and certainly not to judge. It is my job to be as true to the character's voice as humanly possible and to tell the story accordingly. The extended family that inspired The Home Front absolutely broke my heart with their story. I changed the names and some details but again tried to be true to the spirit of what they told me."

Here's another version of the video, which was constructed by Jeremy Blatter. A tip of the hat to Stereogum for the head's up.

Also, try your luck and win a bottle of Bolli and £50 worth of Drinks tokens here :) http://www.dontstayin.com/pages/competitions/3423

In his excellent article, "Has ATT Losts It's Mind?", Tim Wu at Slate.com examines the repercussions of ATTs plan to filter the internet and he doesn't like what he sees. Not only does he consider the plan Orwellian, he believes the company and its shareholders will suffer, and questions the plans legality: "AT&T's new strategy reverses that position and exposes it to so much potential liability that adopting it would arguably violate AT&T's fiduciary duty to its shareholders. Today, in its daily Internet operations, AT&T is shielded by a federal law that provides a powerful immunity to copyright infringement. The Bells know the law well: They wrote and pushed it through Congress in 1998, collectively spending six years and millions of dollars in lobbying fees to make sure there would be no liability for "Transitory Digital Network Communications"—content AT&T carries over the Internet. And that's why the recording industry sued Napster and Grokster, not AT&T or Verizon, when the great music wars began in the early 2000s. Here's the kicker: To maintain that immunity, AT&T must transmit data "without selection of the material by the service provider" and "without modification of its content." Once AT&T gets in the business of picking and choosing what content travels over its network, while the law is not entirely clear, it runs a serious risk of losing its all-important immunity." Read more at Slate

A number of artists recently put together a Tribute to Marvel Comics Creator Stan Lee. Check out the Jeff McMillan's acrylic work below... and other artists' tributes HERE

"Since 2000, MediaDefender has served as the online guard dog of the entertainment world, protecting it against internet piracy. When Transformers was about to hit theaters in summer 2007, Paramount turned to the company to stop the film's spread online. Island Records counted on MediaDefender to protect Amy Winehouse's Back to Black album, as did NBC with 30 Rock. Activision asked MediaDefender to safeguard games like Guitar Hero; Sony, its music and films; and World Wrestling Entertainment, its pay-per-view steel-cage championships and pudding-wrestling matches. The first time Ethan broke into MediaDefender, he had no idea what he had found. It was his Christmas break, and the high schooler was hunkered down in the basement office of his family's suburban home. The place was, as usual, a mess. Papers and electrical cords covered the floor and crowded the desk near his father's Macs and his own five-year-old Hewlett-Packard desktop. While his family slept, Ethan would take over the office, and soon enough he'd start taking over the computer networks of companies around the world. Exploiting a weakness in MediaDefender's firewall, he started poking around on the company's servers. He found folder after folder labeled with the names of some of the largest media companies on the planet: News Corp., Time Warner, Universal." Guess who won? Conde Nast's Portfolio takes a look at the teenagers who hacked into MediaDefender, the anti-piracy unit hired by Sony, Universal and Activision. Read More

Workout Music Can Improve Your Health The New York Times says, "The playlist fixation has a scientific basis: Studies have shown that listening to music during exercise can improve results, both in terms of being a motivator (people exercise longer and more vigorously to music) and as a distraction from negatives like fatigue. But are certain songs more effective than others?" Read More@The NY Times LifeHacker members discuss their audio choices to work out with: Read more at Lifehacker

I've never owned a laptop - I stick with desktops

The good news is whether its Apple or Dell or Sony or Hewlitt Packard, computers are getting better and cheaper

Here is the one minute version:

Fire Away

Beatking member Brian would like to turn artists and musicians on to a service that provides a mobile media platform for them to share their music and promote themselves and earn hard cash. "We realize how difficult it is for independent musicians and artists to share and sell their creations to the mobile marketplace which is why we decided to have a Community marketplace that makes it extremely easy for anyone to get involved. Participation is free and there is no monthly or annual membership fees; just sit back and collect royalties every time someone purchases your content. Please browse through the site, we guarantee there is something for everyone. Go to mpring.com and Enjoy!" Learn More Here

Drive By Truckers - Three Times Down, from their new cd, Brighter Than Creation's Dark

MuchMusic reports that "actor Brad Renfro has died at the age of 25. At this time, the cause of death is unknown but he’d been drinking with friends the night before. Renfro had a history of drug abuse and arrested for heroin possession in 2005. When he was 12, Renfro found fame after starring in the 1994 film The Client. He recently completed The Informers with Winona Ryder." Source Sad news. Despite his problems, he was a talented actor Younger photo is from 'The Client' - Renfro is on the left.

I'm sure Window's Vista has something

Here's a live performance from the band at last year's SXSW Music Fest

Got me, but I would love to have a mini-computer that is in between this size and an IPhone...

A Punk A Punk - Live On David Letterman

Find full coverage of the new Mac apps at Engadget, Ars Technica and Gizmodo

Toyboy, here is another actor to add to your video arsenal :)