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Mar 29, 2008 10:00 AM CDT

Poison Drummer Arrested on Rape Charge

'80s rocker nabbed at LAX customs for Miss. casino incident

(Newser) - The drummer for '80s hair band Poison was hit with a rape warrant upon returning from New Zealand, E! Online reports. Richard Ream, 46, better known as Rikki Rockett, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Mississippi casino resort where he was staying. Officials arrested him at customs...

Smiles All
Round as
Beach Boys Settle Lawsuit

Mar 21, 2008 5:53 AM CDT

Smiles All Round as Beach Boys Settle Lawsuit

Good vibrations could lead to a band reunion

(Newser) - The three surviving original members of the Beach Boys have smoothed out a years-long legal disagreement, Reuters reports. Mike Love and the record company part-owned by Brian Wilson had sued founding member Al Jardine over his unauthorized use of the Beach Boys name for tours. With good vibrations now flowing...

'70s Rocker to Mike: Hands Off My Song, Dude

Feb 16, 2008 8:59 AM CST

'70s Rocker to Mike: Hands Off My Song, Dude

'More Than a Feeling' writer finds Huckabee less than appealing

(Newser) - The founder of '70s rock band Boston is sick of Mike Huckabee using his hit song "More Than a Feeling" without permission, the AP reports. "By using my song, and my band's name Boston, you have taken something of mine and used it to promote ideas to which...

Rock on!
EU May
Extend Song
Copyrights

Feb 15, 2008 8:31 AM CST

Rock on! EU May Extend Song Copyrights

Ditties from Beatles, Who, Stones at play

(Newser) - Early hits from the Beatles and the Stones are only a few years away from falling out of copyright and into the public domain, but the European Commission wants to change that and keep royalties flowing to rock stars in their golden years, reports the Times of London. Plans to...

Sheryl Crow: Single, Singing & Cancer-Free

Jan 27, 2008 4:58 AM CST

Sheryl Crow: Single, Singing & Cancer-Free

Crooner, 45, starts fresh with adopted child and new record

(Newser) - Singer Sheryl Crow took one of life's "Detours"—the name she has given to her new album—after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, the Telegraph reports. She now says that serious illness always brings a lesson: “For me, it was to quit worrying about what...