Proposed new bill would ban rap lyrics from being used in court
US Representatives Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) have proposed a federal law called the Restoring Artistic Protection (RAP) Act to limit the use of lyrics as evidence in criminal cases. The bill was introduced in
The Cure will reissue 24 unreleased tracks
The Cure have announced the long-awaited reissue of their 1992 album, Wish. Remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Robert Smith and Miles Showell, the album will be appended with dozens of bonus tracks including 24 that have
Ticketmaster defends its lofty price for Bruce Springsteen
Ticketmaster took the unusual step of releasing details of Bruce Springsteen sales after fans lashed out at the corporation’s “dynamic pricing” policy. When trading commenced for the Boss’s upcoming North American tour last week, “platinum” tickets were
This Day in Music History (July 28)
1964 – On their second visit to Sweden, The Beatles played two shows at an ice hockey arena, the Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm. During the first show, both Paul McCartney and John Lennon received mild electrical shocks from ungrounded microphones. Supporting