It's Hard Out Here for Three 6 Mafia (E! Online)
March 19, 2006
E! Online - Three 6 Mafia, you just won an Oscar, where are you going now?
Texas music fest again bulged at the seams (Reuters)
March 19, 2006
Reuters - The Texas state
capital has survived another South by Southwest Music
Conference & Festival, which now appears to be the biggest
platform for live music in the country.
Recovering Crow Ready to Hit Road (E! Online)
March 19, 2006
E! Online - After undergoing successful cancer surgery, all Sheryl Crow wants
to do is hit the road.
The Pogues end lengthy hiatus with oldies set (Reuters)
March 19, 2006Reuters - To get the most pressing matter out of the way first: Yes, Shane McGowan showed up, and yes, he made it through the entire show.
Three 6 Mafia Sued
March 19, 2006
Three 6 Mafia, you just won an Oscar, where are you going now?
How about, um, Pittsburgh.
The rap group is heading to the Steel City after slapped with a lawsuit from a fan who claims he was beaten up at an Aug. 26, 2003 concert during a performance of the song "Let's Start a Riot."
The trio is expected to be deposed in April, with a trial set to begin in November.
Ban Extended on Kid Rock Sex Video Release (AP)
March 19, 2006
AP - Lawyers for Kid Rock and a California company have reached a tentative agreement to extend a judge's order blocking the release of an explicit sex video featuring the rap-rocker, former Creed singer Scott Stapp and four women.
Exec Says SXSW Not What It Used to Be (AP)
March 19, 2006
AP - Josh Rosenfeld, co-founder of Barsuk Records, has some advice for fledgling indie record labels at the South by Southwest music festival.
More pop artists turning to rap producers (Reuters)
March 19, 2006Reuters - DJ Premier was surprised when he got the phone call last spring. It was RCA Records, saying that Christina Aguilera wanted the producer, best known for his gritty work with rap heavyweights Gang Starr, the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Nas and KRS-One, to work on the pop singer's forthcoming album.