CityBeat - Minimum Gauge http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/articles.sec-89-1-minimum_gauge.html <![CDATA[Streams Count, Metal College and Heathen Bowie - ]]> The RIAA announces streaming numbers will now factor into Gold and Platinum certifications for digital songs. Plus, a U.K. college offers what is believed to be the world's first Heavy Metal degree and the Catholic League snarkily attacks David Bowie over new video, alleged bisexuality and oldness.
]]> <![CDATA[Communication Breakdown - Led Zep says no to a president, Mountain Dew fire rappers and David Gilmour imposter arrested ]]> Organizers of the 12.12.12 Sandy relief concert got Bill Clinton to plead with Led Zeppelin to perform (they, again, said no); Mountain Dew and Hip Hop aren't mixing so well lately, as the soda company axes endorsement deals with Lil Wayne and Tyler, the Creator, for controversial lyrics and a goat commercial (respectively); and a Minnesota man pretended to be David Gilmour while getting checked out at a local hospital and was promptly arrested when staffers looked up a photo of the real Gilmour on the web.
]]> <![CDATA[Droning Your Sorrows - Drones to deliver beer at music fest, Jay-Z gets a presidential diss and Ghost B.C. release cheeky box-set]]> A South African music festival announced new "beer drone technology," whereby fans order by phone and have their order dropped from a drone above, will debut at August event. Plus, Jay-Z gets a mini-roast from the President at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and Swedish Doom Metal band Ghost B.C. treats fans to a sacrilicious new box set, complete with band-branded sex toys.
]]> <![CDATA[Elvis Impersonators Gone Bad? - Plus, new 'Twitter #music' app is unveiled after celebrities get first dibs]]> After giving "tastemakers" (and Ryan Seacrest) a go at it first, the "Twitter #music" app finally makes its way to the public; an Elvis impersonator got into a 30-hour police stand-off in in Des Moines, Iowa, and another Elvis impersonator (who also apparently does an excellent Kid Rock as well) was in the news recently as a suspect in the send-poison-letters-to-the-President plot.
]]> <![CDATA[Hope for Preemies, No New Stones & New Kid OK - ]]> Researchers find that live music, played or sung, can help with the development of premature babies, Mick Jagger says no new Stones album, but Keith says, "Uh, yeah," and some in the media actually took time to report on boy band members/runners' non-injuries just hours after the Boston Marathon explosions.
]]> <![CDATA[See with Your Eyes, Not with Your iPhone - Plus, not everyone's sad about Maggie Thatcher's death and Macklemore gets a dude choked on his birthday]]> The Yeah Yeah Yeahs put the (polite-ish) smack-down on smart device obsessives, a lot of musicians and others in the U.K. aren't too broken up about the death of former PM Margaret Thatcher and Macklemore gets some dude choked on his birthday.
]]> <![CDATA[Fools' News, Digital Resale and Rape Rap - ]]> Music-related media hoaxes from this year's April Fools' Day merriment include a Thom Yorke/Ted Nugent musical and Andrew WK retirement from partying announcement, a federal judge in New York rules that you cannot re-sell your crappy MP3s online once you buy them and rapper/bossman Rick Ross does his best to explain "date rape" lyric.
]]> <![CDATA[Turning Pussy Riot's Rebellion Into Money - Plus, details of FBI's Juggalos problem surface and Michelle Shocked shocks fans]]> A German lingerie company co-opts Pussy Riot's anti-establishment image for a naughty commercial, the FBI had a very weak case when it declared fans of Insane Clown Posse a "gang" and Michelle Shocked deals with fallout from seemingly anti-gay statements.
]]> <![CDATA[Scouts’ Dishonor, Gyration Irritation & TMZ’s Wayning Cred - ]]> Carly Rae Jespen, Train and Madonna protest the Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy, America still gets worked up over "pelvic thrusts" on TV and TMZ gets much of recent Lil Wayne story dead wrong.
]]> <![CDATA[Lamb of God Singer Avoids Prison - Plus, Yacht gets ripped off by corporate designers and Chris Brown is still a douchebag]]> The frontman for Lamb of God is found not guilty in tragic fan death, Yacht has its distinct design look ripped off (coincidentally?) by designers for Kohls and Burlington Coat Factory and Chris Brown's new "song" sounds like a celebration of violence against women.
]]> <![CDATA[Stone Temple Fired and Snarky Mass. Holes - ]]>

As we were teetering off the fiscal cliff last week, an inexplicably large amount of people were concerned about just one American who lost his job: Scott Weiland of
Stone Temple Pilots.

]]> <![CDATA[The Grammys Really Can't Please Everyone - Plus, Seton Hall DJ suppression and Sting's biggest fan]]>

There are a lot of winners every year at the Grammys, but organizers proved again this year that they just can’t win in the eyes of music fans

]]> <![CDATA[My Bloody Server Crash - Plus, Motorhead's Boxed Vino and NKOTB Sells Out? WTF?!]]> My Bloody Valentine's servers make long-suffering fans wait one more day for new album, Motorhead unveils new boxed wine and Cincinnati music fans sell out arena boy band show in hours.
]]> <![CDATA[Nickelback: More Popular Than Gonorrhea? - Plus, Motorheadphones debut and "Love Me Do" enters Europe's public domain]]> Motorheadphones storm the headphone market with a focus on mid-range audio and a Motorhead logo; The Beatles' "Love Me Do" is now in the public domain in Europe, meaning less money for Yoko; and Americans think the current Congress is worse than cockroaches, Brussels sprouts, lice and Nickelback, but better than gonorrhea (so they've got that going for them). ]]> <![CDATA[Gaga's Shrinkmobile, Tapes & Vinyl Thrive and More - ]]> Lady Gaga's next tour jaunt will include the BornBrave Bus, a safe place for fans to participate in talk sessions about “mental health, depression, bullying, school and friends"; CD sales continued to plummet in 2012, but the vinyl LP, cassette and even MiniDisc formats all got a sales boost; in this week's installment of "Just another day in The Flaming Lips," the band's giant, laser-shooting hands were stolen at a festival show. If giant, laser-shooting hands weren't so hip right now, they would have been so much easier to find.
]]> <![CDATA[RIP Gangnam Style, New Grohl - ]]> The fluke superstar of 2012, Psy, says his huge hit single has gotten too popular and he may retire it, Dave Grohl puts together Sound City Players to pimp new film at Sundance and Kanye and Kim announce they are to have a big-bottomed, very confident baby.
]]> <![CDATA[Sandy Show Scores, Deadmau5 Tweetgagement & PSY Trouble - ]]>

The sometimes clunky 12.12.12 concert helps Sandy survivors, Dave Grohl's new movie and Paul McCartney's new album sales. Plus, Deadmau5 tweets a marriage proposal to Kat von D and PSY's career narrowly avoids implosion after "anti-American" lyrics mistranslated.

]]> <![CDATA[Dre Beats All, Metallica's Coup and 'Time' Hearts Psy - ]]> Dr. Dre tops Forbes list of highest-earning musicians, all thanks to his work in the field of headphones; Metallica officially owns its master recordings thanks to a clause in its 1994 record contract with Warner Music Group; and Jay-Z, Pussy Riot and … Psy (?!) are among Time magazine's "Persons of the Year" for 2012.
]]> <![CDATA[Lips Stay Weird, W.K. Uninvited and Rihanna's Bad Trip - ]]> A month in the life of a Flaming Lip includes a space-age musical, a King Crimson cover album, a freaky radio drama and a disruptive grenade.
]]> <![CDATA[Costly Stones, Down With Brown and INXS Resigns - ]]> The Rolling Stones makes excuses for high ticket prices by saying they've already spent millions on production and rehearsals, Chris Brown isn't being forgiven quite so easily in Europe for his domestic abuse past and INXS reminds everyone they're still a band … by announcing their breakup.
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