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SAVANNAH, Ga. -- It was the night the lights went out in Georgia, but that didn't stop Taylor Swift from playing a rare headlining show at Savannah Civic Center on Friday night (Aug. 15). An underground explosion a few hours before the sold-out show kille

Waveforms, pictured by altemarkComposer, musician, and sound designer W. Brent Latta knows something about sound design, currently working professionally on sound for games with Amaze Entertainment. As an enthusiast of what it takes to craft sound, he’s put together a list for us of where to go to learn more and hone your abilities, from [...]

Tad Kubler, the guitarist of Brooklyn-based The Hold Steady, recently expressed displeasure with Radiohead. Said Kubler:I think they've lost the plot. What are they doing? Where are they going? What's happening? I don't get it any more. They lost me. I still appreciate what they're doing, or what they're trying to do. But I think they're trying too hard not to be Radiohead. That seems a little ridiculous to me. I like them as a rock band, all the buttons and sequencing and stuff like that I don't really care for. I'm a fan of rock music and what they're doing now I don't think is very good.You can read the quote and full article at England's very own controversy-positive NME.

Rocket From The Crypt have detailed their third All Systems Go release. The series compiles the band's rarities and will be released August 28, 2008 through Swami and Vagrant. It is comprised of 20 'Lost Masters' recorded on 8-track in the band's practice space between 1997-2000, most of them previously unreleased and available for the first time ever. It includes contributions from original RFTC drummer Atom Willard as well as Chris Prescott and Ton DiPrima, both of whom filled in after Atom left the group. According to Reis:According to frontman John Reis aka Speedo:It's violent, aggressive and thuggish stuff and to me sounds much better now in retrospect than when we originally were recording these demos. I am really psyched about it. Thematically, musically, etc it's all very period to an undocumented part of the bands history. I hope you take it for what it is and enjoy it on that level. I really believe if the band was still around, we would make a record at least sonically

30 Seconds to Mars' frontman Jared Leto has responded to the shockingly large lawsuit filed by their label Virgin Records. In his open letter, he explains:We had been signed to our record contract for 9 years. Basically, under California law, where we live and signed our deal, one cannot be bound to a contract for more than 7 years. [...] It is a law that protects people from lengthy, unfair, career-spanning contracts. [...] We have been sued because roughly 45 days ago we exercised our legal right to terminate our old, out of date contract, which, according to the law is null and void.If you think the fact that we have sold in excess of 2 million records and have never been paid a penny is pretty unbelievable, well, so do we. And the fact that EMI informed us that not only aren't they going to pay us AT ALL but that we are still 1.4 million dollars in debt to them is even crazier.We have lost many of the people that were near and dear to us at Virgin/EMI and crucial to the succ

Long Zheng over at IStartedSomething is reporting that the Zune 120 has passed the FCC's radiation tests with flying colors. This is fantastic news since I get a sense that many users are looking for more capacity, especially in hard drive players. One of the reasons the Zune 80 is a staple in my gadget travelling ensemble is because I can sync my entire collection without having to make a decision on what I feel like listening to in the future. While I haven't filled my 80 yet, I'm getting close.One of my sources says the hard drive will be a Toshiba MK1231GAL- this is a 5mm drive so the Zune 120 be sized the same as the Zune 80. As far as price I would go agree with Long's estimated price of $300.thanks Cruleworld

'I guess I just lost my husband, I don't know where he went.' That's how Pink's 'So What,' the next great breakup anthem, begins. She's taking no prisoners...

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I'm not going to try to understand the reasoning behind Sony's product line. Much of the last two generations of Sony Walkmans have been a lot of the same some with slight changes, a feature here, a feature there. And the E430 looks like the same. This is not really a bad thing since these have all be really nice players, but it does get a bit confusing as to which one to buy. There is a bit of saving grace to this news Sony Insider states that they have seen the new specs for other upcoming players and they are much more exciting than this (I can verify this as well). So for the Sony fans, hang on, there is more coming.In the mean time if you would like to know what this player is about, you can check out one of these reviews to get a general idea: A810, A820, S710, S610.[Sony NZ via Engadget | thanks nywytboy68]

Top DJs will keep the dancing going at this year's Bestival.