By Eliot Van Buskirk November 13, 2009
(Wired Magazine)

The late ’70s, when punk exploded and disco imploded, were tumultuous years for the music industry. A time bomb embedded in legislation from that era, the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, could bring another round of tumult to the business, due to provisions that allow authors or their heirs to terminate copyright grants — or at the very least renegotiate much sweeter deals by threatening to do so.

At a time when record labels and, to a lesser extent, music publishers, find themselves in the midst of an unprecedented contraction, the…

Legendary rock photographer Jim Marshall, who captured some of the most memorable moments in music - Johnny Cash flipping the bird at San Quentin and Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar at Monterey Pop - died in his sleep Tuesday in a New York hotel. He was 74. The cause of death was not immediately known.

Mr. Marshall's unparalleled access, technical talent and musical passion merged to create hundreds of album and magazine covers, turning him into a household name among the biggest names in rock 'n' roll.

As the chief photographer at Woodstock, he captured The Who greeting the sunrise.…

Posted on 26 March 2010 by Angela Penny, The Guardsman
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Mayor Gavin Newsom (left) listens as Carlos Santana speaks to a crowd at the Veterans War Memorial Green Room after receiving the 2010 Mayor's Art Award on March 18. JOSEPH PHILLIPS / THE GUARDSMAN

By Angela Penny
The Guardsman

Internationally acclaimed musician and human rights advocate, Carlos Santana received the 2010 Mayor’s Art Award from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on March 18.

More than 300 invited guests filled the regal Green Room of the War Memorial Opera House for the two-hour ceremony sponsored by the San Francisco…

Gangstarr founding member rapper Guru is recovering from a successful surgery, after suffering a massive heart attack over the weekend. His friend DJ Premier tweeted that Guru is doing well after surgery and for everyone to keep Guru in their prayers.

Great to know that Guru will make a full recovery. The internet and Gangstarr fans alike have been hoping that Guru will pull through on this tragic heart attck and thankfully their prayers have been answered.

Published: Monday - August 25, 2008
Words by Carl Lamarre
Source: Ballerstatus.com

Rick Ross (left), Plies (middle), and Kanye West (right) (Photo: Def Jam and Atlantic Records)

"The game is not to give 'em nuttin REAL … real, real, real, real / Nothing they could use, nothing that they could FEEL … feel, feel, feel, feel / Give 'em a bunch of lies and teach 'em that it's REAL … real, real, real, real / So that's all that they a-know / That's all that they a-feel … feel, feel, feel." – Lupe Fiasco on "Real"

Real has always been…

Not too long ago, the mainstream news media mocked all those tea party tax protests. Only Fox News reported that it might be the start of a ground swell. It looks like they were right. Last Tuesday, California had it biggest tax earthquake since Proposition 13 in 1978. Voters in every single California county rejected propositions designed to limit state government spending by an incredible 2 to 1 margin. This was a crystal clear signal that will be hard for the State Legislature and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to ignore.

California now faces massive budget cuts and layoffs of state employees…

~~As a Californian, I can tell you what you already know is correct. Then our state just passed a ridiculous tax increase which is going to to kill us all. Sales tax, state income tax all increases, corporate taxes increased, except of course the very large corporations get a tax decrease, our car tags due every year, will now have a 75 percent increase, and so on.

In essence, what ever hope of relief we are getting from the federal package, will be eaten up ten times over. Oh, yes, all our Universities have tuition increases, as well as decrease…

By Shane Goldmacher
sgoldmacher@sacbee.com

Four years and eleven months after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was swept into office in a dramatic recall, the powerful and well-heeled correctional officers' union today will target Schwarzenegger for a recall.

The California Correctional Peace Officers Association will begin the process to recall the Republican governor, a spokesman said today, calling the 2003 recall "a mistake."

"In the history of bad governors, this is the worst governor we've ever had," said Lance Corcoran, a spokesman for the union. The union is collecting the 65 necessary valid signatures to serve Schwarzenegger a notice-of-intent-to-recall. "This is a man…

A coalition of California marijuana growers and dealers has offered Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger one billion dollars to solve the current state budget crisis. The group, calling itself Let Us Pay Taxes makes the offer through its web site LetUsPayTaxes.com. The offer comes at a time when the California legislature is deadlocked on a new budget and California has stopped issuing checks for vitally needed social services. Legislators are currently arguing over which programs will be cut in order to balance the budget.

“It is ridiculous that California can’t pay its bills,” said spokesman Clifford Schaffer. “It is a tragedy that…

Today the "powerful and well-heeled" correctional officers' union today set their lasers on Schwarzenegger for a recall. Lance Corcoran, spokespeson of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, says the reason for the recall is, ahem, "In the history of bad governors, this is the worst governor we've ever had." He went on to say "This is a man who is a poser. That's what he did, that's how he made his living, posing." Wow. God help the next person who pisses off Corcoran. Because: Ouch.

Arnold, however, says that the CCPOA's is intimidating him into a contract deal. CCPOA union…