Russell Crowe as Bill Hicks?: Russell Crowe is apparently involved in a project to bring Bill Hicks' life story to the screen, with himself in the starring role.
KORG DS-10 Ships on 9/30: KORG is releasing the DS-10, a synthesizer for the Nintendo DS, on Sept. 30. If you have a DS and even a passing interest in music creation, you should check this out.
License to Kill the Music: ASCAP & BMI Bullying Local Music Venues: We're members of ASCAP. They pay us royalties for radio, TV and film performances of our music. What they're doing to local music venues makes no sense at all.
CD Baby Sold to Discmakers: Independent music retailer CD Baby is now being run by Discmakers. Hopefully this is a good thing for everyone involved.
Livid Looper: Livid Looper is a new free/open source audio app from Livid Instruments (the company run by the bald guy from Sinch).