Beastie Boys vs. GoldieBlox

Not necessarily a Battle of the Dueling Bands but interesting nonetheless.....

When the BB's asked why they used their song without permission the toy company preemptively sued them? The Beastie Boy's do not allow any of their material to be used for the selling of any products. Story here and offending video below (which everyone seems to love by the way)

Dueling Band List

• Beastie Boys vs. GoldieBlox
• Hawkwind vs. Nik Turner's Hawkwind (Resolved)
• Black Flag vs. Flag
• Oren Kaplan vs. Eugene Hutz (Gogol Bordello)
• The Turtles vs. SiriusXM
• Bun E. Carlos & David Frey vs. Cheap Trick
• Pandora/Spotify etc.  vs. Musicians
• Scott Weiland vs. STP
• Current version of Beach Boys vs. any former Beach Boy who is not in the current version
• Former Vandenburg members vs. Adrian Vandenberg
• J. Geils Band vs. John Geils/Francesa Records
• Live vs. Ed Kowalcyzk
• Queensryche & Geoff Tate
• T&N and Dokken
• Kyuss & Kyuss Lives!
• Creedence Clearwater Revisited and John Fogerty
• War and The Lowrider Band
• Blood, Sweat and Tears and David Clayton Thomas (kind of)
• Steppenwolf & John Kay's Steppenwolf 
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Friday Updates

• Somehow Scott Stapp has managed to launch a solo tour. 
• By this time next week I can listen to Christmas music - I have been hearing Christmas music being played at various places I have been - but I didn't listen to it. 
• Very tough poll - which late musician do you wish was still making music.
• The Experience Hendrix tour looks very interesting.
• Outkast are reuniting and planning a tour.
• George Strait's final date of his (alleged) final tour will be at The Death Star in Arlington and there are a slew of special guests. 

How about a random music fact for the day?

Just something I found out on the internet - for the rest of the non musical facts and chicks click here.

The 33 Most Ridiculous Controversies in Pop Culture History

A few musical tidbits in this link including the gem below at #25

"All songs by Rage Against the Machine"

Guess Who?

 

Click here to find out.....

 

A slew of Wednesday Updates

• Tomorrow the public memorial for Lou Reed will take place in NYC. Man there is some musical history in that city - I am sure the facility will be packed - at the Lincoln Center from 1-4PM.
• In a sign on my own personal musical hell Dave Grohl will be producing the next Zac Brown album - speaking of which that should be the #7 band on my list of bands that make me turn the radio.
• In un-exciting music news Boy George is reforming Culture Club! They had some catchy tunes at the time.....
• Somehow both Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly have 2014 dates at the HOB without me even noticing. Tickets will be in hand soon however.
• If you are a fan of American Horror Story Stevie Knicks will be making a guest appearance. If you are not familiar every season AHS is a completely different story with no relation to the previous season - and this season's them is witches.
• Robert Plant is launching a eight week web series about his foray in 2003 into Mali and the Festival in the Desert - haven't had a chance to watch yet but the first episode is up now with followups every Monday.
• I am not even sure what to make of something like this but the NMPA is threatening to shut down fifty musical lyrics sites for copyright infringement for not obtaining licenses to publish the lyrics. Are you fucking kidding me - another lame attempt by the music industry to recoup losses for not being able to compete in a digital age? However David Lowery, frontman for Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, has an argument for the situation stating some of these sites are making a good amount of money through advertising - and apparently they have already successfully won a lawsuit or two against a couple of such entities.

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!.....

• Not really.....its just that time of year in the music world.
• But in a few more weeks I can post all kinds of Christmas shit. I love that time of year and the music that goes along with it.
• The Who have announced that their 2015 "farewell tour" will just be their last "major" tour - ala Judas Priest.
• You can buy a table on ebay-specifically the table Ian Curtis of Joy Division possibly sat at in his kitchen while contemplating, and then in turn, hanging himself.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190959624297?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

• How about some "Wolfman Jack" with the initial incarnation of Spinal Tap. Backstory here.