Reuters posted:

Two independent record labels sued U.S. rock band Guns N' Roses for $1 million, claiming the group used portions of two songs by a German musician on their last album "Chinese Democracy."

Guns N' Roses and Universal Music Group's Interscope-Geffen A&M label were sued by British label Independiente and the U.S. arm of Domino Recording Company, who own the licensing rights to songs by German electronic musician Ulrich Schnauss.

Singer Axl Rose and Guns N' Roses band members and album producers copied portions of two of Schnauss' songs -- "Wherever You Are" and "A Strangely Isolated Place" -- for a song used on the band's last album called "Riad N' the Bedouins," according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed on Friday but made available on Monday, seeks $1 million in damages. A spokesperson for Interscope-Geffen A&M, owned by Vivendi's Universal Music Group, was not available for comment.

"Chinese Democracy," the band's first new album in 17 years that was released last November, resulted in disappointing sales.

Besides Rose, the only original member in the band, the other current and former band members named in the suit include guitarist Brian Carroll, better known as "Buckethead," bassist Tommy Stinson, and Robin Finck, who currently plays lead guitar with rock act Nine Inch Nails.

patrick_nicholas posted:

Record Labels Sue Guns N Roses For Copying Songs
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Reuters posted:

Two independent record labels sued U.S. rock band Guns N' Roses for $1 million, claiming the group used portions of two songs by a German musician on their last album "Chinese Democracy."

Guns N' Roses and Universal Music Group's Interscope-Geffen A&M label were sued by British label Independiente and the U.S. arm of Domino Recording Company, who own the licensing rights to songs by German electronic musician Ulrich Schnauss.

Singer Axl Rose and Guns N' Roses band members and album producers copied portions of two of Schnauss' songs -- "Wherever You Are" and "A Strangely Isolated Place" -- for a song used on the band's last album called "Riad N' the Bedouins," according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed on Friday but made available on Monday, seeks $1 million in damages. A spokesperson for Interscope-Geffen A&M, owned by Vivendi's Universal Music Group, was not available for comment.

"Chinese Democracy," the band's first new album in 17 years that was released last November, resulted in disappointing sales.

Besides Rose, the only original member in the band, the other current and former band members named in the suit include guitarist Brian Carroll, better known as "Buckethead," bassist Tommy Stinson, and Robin Finck, who currently plays lead guitar with rock act Nine Inch Nails.

drush posted:

nin ????? who's that??

NME posted:

Nine Inch Nails have uploaded two onstage HD videos from their last UK show and you can see them by scrolling down here.

The videos, which both feature Gary Numan, were shot during the band’s show at London's O2 Arena in July and were posted on the band's official website.

"We're beginning work on a variety of things NIN and not-NIN related that we'll inform you of when the time is right," singer Trent Reznor explained on NIN.com. "Check back from time to time and who knows what you'll find," he added.

Reznor, who is reported to be working on a collaboration with Gary Numan, finished the entry by posting the videos.

The band, who played their final ever show together last month in Los Angeles, have called it a day after more than 20 years together.

Justin posted:

Bid on Justin's Plectrum for Charity
Greetings,

Just wanted to let you know of a very worthy charity I'm involved in: the Ben Sherman VIP Auction of Very Important Plectrums. It is a fundraiser for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy. Go to this website to learn more, as well as to see the incredible range of artists involved with the cause. The auction for my plectrum and hand-written note, which are very nicely presented and framed, starts on October 18th. Symbolically, it's far, FAR more than a guitar pick, so let's raise some money!

Best,
Justin

Sonic State posted:

[www.youtube.com]
This is a teaser for a rather amazing project, Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral: Live concert DVD.

The upcoming DVD was filmed, recorded and edited by fans. Cheap digital video cameras and computer-based editing have made this possible.

It begs the question, though: Who's going to know what diehard fans want to see better than die hard fans?

The Downward Spiral: Live isn't available yet, but you can check out two previous releases at the ThisOneIsOnUs.org site.