Almost from the very beginning, Coldplay (like their heroes U2) have been a democracy. After a drunken hissy fit by Chris Martin early in the band’s career–he returned and repented for being a
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Back in 1989, Jamaican duo Steely & Clevie released a single entitled “Fish Market.” It appeared as a B-side of a 7-inch single released on their own Kingston-based indie label Steely & Clevie
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Elon Musk has a new headache. So has Linda Yaccarino, the new Twitter CEO. Seventeen different entities, including Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner Chappell Music, have filed a US$250
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It’s not quite the long-running feud between Jimmy Page and Robbie Williams, but it’s more rich people problems. According to TMZ, Mark Hoppus is annoyed at a pine tree on the neighbour’s property
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Back in 2018, the estate of Marvin Gaye successfully sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over “Blurred Lines” because a jury agreed that the song sounded–or rather, felt–too much like Gaye’s “Got to
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True or false: the Beastie Boys got a big boost early in their career as the result of a lawsuit involving British Airways. The answer is “maybe.” Back in the summer of 1983,
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After Chris Cornell died in 2017, there began a series of legal actions between Chris’ widow Vicky and the surviving members of the band. At the centre of most of these issues were
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LPC Avocat Inc., a Montreal law firm. has launched a class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster, saying that the ticket seller “intentionally misleads consumers for their own financial gain.” Here’s the argument. A Montreal
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Did you know that the 1.44 MB floppy disc is still being used by business? Both Chuck E. Cheese and some older 747s rely on the things. And if you rely on nme
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When Chris Cornell died in 2017, all his legal affairs transferred to his wife, Vicky. Almost immediately, there was a fight over who controlled the vocal recordings Chris left behind and what could
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Back in 1986, an ice cream lover named Jane Williamson wrote to the Ben & Jerry’s headquarters in Burlington, Vermont. The note read “We’re great fans of the Grateful Dead and we’re great
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