Weading through the daily news.  Here’s the story morning glory.

Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Chamberlain Part Ways – Aversion

Late of the Pier Roughed Up at SXSW – Aversion

Metallica’s James Hetfield Calls “Guitar Hero” a “Gateway Drug”: Inside the Band’s New Game – Rolling Stone

Obama’s Justice Department intervenes on side of RIAA in SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum – Recording Industry vs. People

Bob Dylan: Your weekly update – City Pages
(There’s a cool, live bootleg of Dylan performing the song “Billy.”  Thanks goes out to Andrea Swensson for posting this.)

Chris Cornell defends poorly-received Timbaland collaboration album – NME
(Everyone’s sayin’ it’s pretty bad…)

EMI Digital Chief To Leave After Less Than A Year – Billboard
(oops!)

posted March 23rd, 2009 at 4:10 pm Music News News