Weird Al Yankovic is now suing Sony Music for $5 million over unpaid digital royalties. Yankovic alleges that the label has not paid him for YouTube hits, nor for settlements with Napster and other music sharing services. Thanks to a previous law »»
Weird Al has pretty fantastic stage presence that pops right off your TV into your living room. »»
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I'd give society's collective right testicle for the chance to hop in a DeLorean and jet off to my childhood. »»
Every day on my way to work I pass the Pier Six Pavilion. It's an outdoor arena in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Every summer they have a concert series. It's where I missed The Roots and saw Erykah Badu.
Anyway, last weekend as I was walking to work, I saw a random assortment of people in line for the concert that night. I was really dumbfounded as to who was going to be performing.
Now, usually you can tell who's performing by glancing at the fans. When James Taylor performed it was a bunch of Boomers in their casual wear with nary an ounce of rhythm to be found. Donna Summer attracted roughly the same audience, only a degree cheesier and a notch more "urban."
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