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Monday Morning Music News Round-Up

Forgive me, but I was at a music event at a vineyard last night that went rather late and flowed with a very nice Meritage.  Until I get it together to write something coherent, here’s a selection of music news.

Actor Shia “Transformers” LaBeouf was allegedly so wasted on Friday night in LA that he spit all over Marilyn Manson.  Manson (and LaBeouf’s date, who was also spat upon) were not amused.

New Romanticists Spandau Ballet are back together again–a shock, really, considering the legal bad blood within the group.

Bono spent the weekend with George Clooney at his Italian villa.  They all donned leathers and roared off on motorcycles into the countryside.

A 7-inch on the Parlophone label from 1963 signed by all four members of the Beatles sold for £9,000 at an auction in Liverpool.  The former owner was a woman who had her copy of “Please Please Me” signed after a local gig.

I have to say that I predicted this when the Kindle and the iPad were introduced.  Ebooks are now coming with sound effects and songs.

Here’s a good playlist:  Fifteen songs that cite real and imaginary diseases.

The MTV VMAs were last night.  I didn’t watch it because I forgot that MTV still pretends to be about music.  Oh, and Beyonce took the opportunity to announce her pregnancy.  That’s not exploitive at all, is it?

 

Alan Cross

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