Remember MySpace?  Just like that scene in Life of Brian where people are asked to bring out their dead, MySpace is like the guy who insists “I’m not dead yet.  I’m feeling better.”

So what’s going on?

I’ve seldom read a more ominous opening sentence of a resignation letter:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as APPLE’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of APPLE. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

My first thought was “Wow.  He must be really, really sick.  I mean, how many people survive pancreatic cancer?”

There’s been much talk in the radio industry blogosphere about the health of rock radio.  (Read my concerns here).

Not everyone agrees with some of these Chicken Little assessments as consultant Sean Ross points out in his weekly newsletter.

This is Day 2 of Tokyo Police Club’s plan of recording ten cover songs from the last ten years (2001-2010) over a period of ten days. Yesterday at 4pm PDT,

What happened while you slept?  Quite a bit, actually.

First, the bad news:  this continues to be a rough summer, largely in part to the fact that there’s been precious few new releases for people to get excited about. Now, the good news:  the Christmas shopping season starts Monday.

But let’s stick with the present for the moment.

Actually, it’s not quite the same.  This is going to be a VH-1 documentary, not some Trent Reznor-scored lightly-fictionalized-by-Aaron-Sorkin drama.

What’s interesting is that it’ll be directed by Alex Winter, aka Bill S. Preston, Esq, the “Bill” to Keanu Reeves’ “Ted” in the Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure movies.  

What with the earthquakes, the situation in Libya and the continuing coverage of Jack Layton’s passing, it’s possible that you just haven’t had a chance to get caught up on today’s music news.  Let’s fix that.