Label:Life

This maybe a blatant PR squeeze(sic), but i thought I’d post the whole thing anyway as frankly they have a point.

A painting, featuring bare nipples by a Saatchi supported artist used on the cover of Will Kevans latest single “Dialing Tone” has fallen foul of iTunes’ “No Nipples” rule.

“In the age of the NHS “Breast is Best” campaign, it is more than shocking to me that iTunes should take this stance.” says Will.

Here’s what The Times has to say about it

Is this any worse than the odd naked mannequin in your local high street store window? Thoughts anyone????

Children who attend independent schools in England are six times more likely to be taught music than those in the state sector, research suggests.

The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music found half of all pupils had received tuition in the 101 private schools it surveyed. Government statistics showed the proportion in state schools was 8.4%.

The board wants more spending on music. The government says it wants all pupils to be able to learn an instrument.

More@bbc

Thought you’d heard every note? Fans of the biggest group of all time are now waiting for new sounds
IT IS a priceless insight into the creative processes of the most celebrated pop group of all time — more than 500 tapes of the Beatles arguing, singing snatches of old tunes and jamming to unreleased tracks.

But for 35 years only tantalising fragments of the missing tapes had emerged, until they turned up as evidence in an English court after a long investigation into their whereabouts. Now Beatles fans are hoping for the release of a treasure trove of material they’ve never heard before.

More@timesonline

BARRY MANILOW is furious his music is being used by Australian officials to deter gangs of youths from congregating in a residential area late at night. Around 100 teenagers have been gathering in Rockdale, near Sydney, and residents are fed up with being disturbed by racing cars and loud music. So local leaders have hit back – by blasting out Manilow’s music between 9pm until midnight every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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The future of music A-levels is under threat after one of the country’s leading exam boards said it was planning to stop running the course.

Edexcel, which set more than half of the 9,000 music A-levels last year, had said it was planning to scrap the exams because they were too complex.

But yesterday, after widespread condemnation from professional musicians and teachers’ groups, Edexcel said it would reconsider.

More@theguardian

Take a look at this site to find what was at number 1 single when you were brought into the world.

Little Jimmy Osmond – “Long Haired Lover From Liverpool” – for the L:L ED…

www.everyhit.com

A 15-year-old Singaporean girl was almost refused the right to board a plane at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on Monday due to her phone’s rather bizarre ring tone.

Security guards in the airport got a start when they heard a voice shouting, “I am a terrorist.”

The “voice” was soon found to be coming from the young Singaporean woman’s mobile phone.

The girl was immediately required to delete the strange ring tone. She was allowed to board after getting a severe telling off from the airport security officials.

Source:chinadaily

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation is spoiling for a fight, and on Wednesday it named the top 10 patents it wants killed, or at least redefined.

The EFF said all 10 patents are in some way illegitimate and are being used to limit free expression.

[Numder one and number two on their list being the most notable to the music industry… – ED]

More@wired

Some DJs spin vinyl or twiddle fader knobs. Others write subroutines in C++.

A new brand of music maestro is turning programming into performance, eschewing turntables for a compiler and a mind for syntax structure. “Livecoding” practitioners improvise using Perl or homemade programming architectures to build compositions from the ground up, replacing instruments and samples with raw code authoring before a live audience.

Alex Maclean, a U.K. livecoder and art student, said he traded in his guitar when he found he could be more creative with code than with strings. He touch-types using Perl at raves and dance clubs, creating a unique visual and musical experience. Sessions with drummers, MCs and other livecoders can be reminiscent of traditional free-jazz improvisation.

[mind numbing – ED]

More@wired

David sez, “Apparently, a company in Sweden is offering file-sharing insurance – they’ll pay your fines if you’re sued by the RIAA. The /. submitter translates the link as follows: ‘For a mere 140 SEK ($19 USD) per year, they will pay all your fines and give you a t-shirt if you get convicted for file sharing.’”

[Based on the odds this may not be as silly as it first seems – Ed]

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