Moby Says Disband The RIAA
Posted: June 22, 2009
NEW YORK (Hypebot) –From Moby's website:
http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index ... leId=31358
"The RIAA have sued Jammie Thomas-Rasset of Minnesota for $2,000,000 for illegally downloading music."

Virgin Mobile Fest Goes Free
http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index ... leId=31367
"The 2009 Virgin Mobile Festival has been re-named Virgin Mobile FreeFest after organizers decided to give 35,000 tickets to the Aug. 30 event away for free."

ReverbNation Teams With Microsoft Windows For Massive Song Giveaway
http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index ... leId=31356
"Today ReverbNation is officially launching Sponsored Songs, a program that Hypebot covered previously that offers fans access to unlimited free mp3 downloads from 1,000 mostly indie artists."

Nils Lofgren's 1961 Fender® Stratocaster® Guitar In Action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv33a8bq ... ture=email
"Nils Lofgren's 1961 Fender® Stratocaster® Guitar In Action! Filmed on May 8th, 2009 at University Park, PA during the Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band tour." (Note from WN: The camera is mounted on the headstock and faces down the fingerboard. Incredibly cool!)

Vibe Is the Latest Casualty Of Uncertain Magazine Market
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 03856.html
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
NEW YORK, June 30 -- "Vibe, the popular hip-hop and urban culture magazine founded by legendary producer Quincy Jones, is shutting down."

Radio Ratings Get More Scrutiny
Lawmakers Question Accuracy of Arbitron Data on Minorities
By Mike Musgrove, Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 03855.html
"A congressional committee has launched an inquiry into a local company's new system for gauging listenership of radio stations and whether it leaves out minority households."

WAMA Hall of Fame Tribute Patsy Cline & Emmylou Harris Performances by Marti Brom, Katy Benko, Janine Wilson, Karen Collins, Dead Men's Hollow, Janet Emma & Seven West, Loralyn Coles, Flat Broke, Ty Braddock & The Branded Men WAMA Jam in the Park Friday, July 17, 2009, 7:30 pm - 10:30 Carter Barron Amphitheatre 4850 Colorado Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20011 in Rock Creek Park, near the intersection 16th Street and Colorado Avenue. Tickets are Free and not required