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McCain Ends Use of Mellencamp Tunes

Mellencamp A Noted Edwards Supporter

The Republican Presidential candidate John McCain has put an end to the use of John Mellencamp’s “Pink Houses” and “Our Country” in his campaign. Mellencamp was a vocal supporter of Sen. John Edwards during his recent presidential campaign.The AP has the story.

Total Music Totally Anti-Competitive?

Justice Dept. Eyes Universal, Sony/BMG Total Music

Universal and Sony/BMG have drawn the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice, which has sent them two labels notice that they are the possible targets of an anti-trust investigation, related to the ‘Total Music’ subscription service the two companies support. BusinessWeek had the “Total Music” story in [...]

Louisville Musicians at SXSW

My Morning Jacket, VHS or Beta, Wax Fang, Coliseum Heading to Austin

While we reported earlier that My Morning Jacket was scheduled to play the South by Southwest Festival, Joseph Lord beat us to the punch by reporting that VHS or Beta, Wax Fang, Coliseum and Jim James solo are also heading to Austin for [...]

Greg Foresman and Rufus Huff, Ferguson Get The Puckett Nod

J.L. Puckett, C-J music writer, gives the Greg Foresman/Rufus Huff show at Stevie Ray’s on Saturday his stamp of approval. (But then, so does Louisville Music News. Rufus Huff is Greg Martin’s R&B band, when he’s not playing with the Kentucky Headhunters.

Puckett also plugs Steve Ferguson and the Midwest Creole Ensemble at the [...]