"Nite Tales" with Flava Flav

Flava Flav and filmmaker Deon Taylor have reportedly signed a deal to make their BET movie, "Nite Tales", into a television series.


The original project aired on BET on Halloween and is set for a Feb 3rd release on dvd. Described as "Tales From The Crypt" meets the "Twilight Zone" and "30-minute tales of irony and twists," the show will see Flava Flav playing a similiar role as "Crypts" Cryptkeeper as he did in the movie.


The show is planned to debut on BET sometime this year. There is also plans for a movie to be made every year for Halloween. One of the films is called "Terminated," written with Thomas H. Fenton ("Saw IV"), is intended for theatrical release this year.

Thriller The Musical? again....

Michael Jackson is said to be turning his "Thriller" music video into a musical theater production.



In the video a couple are on a date when the young man, played by Jackson, becomes a werewolf.



The musical is said to include songs from the 1982 album of the same name as well as some from it's predecessor, 1979's "Off The Wall."



Also: John Landis is suing Jackson for breach-of-contract stating that he has not been paid in at least four years for his share of the profits made of the iconic video he directed.

Remember The Taco Bell Chihuahua???

After a ruling in 2003 against Taco Bell for not properly paying Tom Rinks and Joe Shields, creators of the Taco Bell mascot, the company sued their ad agency and placed all of the blame on them.



Fast forward: Recently a federal appeals court ruled that it is Taco Bell Corp. who is to be responsible and that they must now pay the lower court judgement of $42million.

Man Who Assaulted Noel Gallagher Gets An Updgrade

The man accused of attacking Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher onstage in Toronto in September of last year has had is original charge upgraded.



Daniel Sullivan reportedly ran onstage and pushed Gallagher onto his monitors during his bands' Virgin Festival gig. The guitartist ended up breaking several ribs at the incident. The band was forced to cancel a number of promotional plans and gigs to promote their new album.



Sullivan was originally charged with assault but he is now charged with aggravated assault. The maximum sentence is 14 years in prison. The pre-trial hearing is set for March 6.



The attack comes in at about 1:29 here:

Notables and Stuff

Sonivox announced the release of Playa - a hip hop virtual instrument plug-in for MAC and PC. some key features include but are not limited to :


Over 400 World Class SONiVOX Instruments - Fat synths, basses, drums, leads, ethnic instruments, guitars, strings, brass and much more.


PC Standalone, VST and RTAS Compatibility.


MAC Standalone, AU, VST, and RTAS Compatibility.


Check it out here: Sonivox




Electronic label, Clone Records announced that they are saying goodbye. The last release is scheduled for Feb.2009.



Music Ally discussed the Groove Armada and Bacardi deal. MUSIC ALLY



and finally....for now....


The management team for metal group Iron Maiden announced plans for opening a hotel in London for musicians. Hotel

Stories

Here's another collection of some great things I was reading:



Apoptygma Berzerk - side-line did a nice write-up/interview with Stephan Groth (ab/side-line)



Lee Smith talks to some of the leading live acts out there to find out...where is the power behind live dance music. (beatportal)



Antarctica takes some interesting delicacies off of its menu.(Antarctica)



Marvel Comics is being sued...(Marvel)



Happy Reading!




also...you can now follow me on twitter to see what else I am up to... (twit)

Man Proves Car Didn't Go As Fast As They Said It Did

Dale Lyle, of Staple Hill, England, received a letter from the Crown Prosecution Service informing him that a speed camera clocked his car going at 98mph.


He decided to contest the charge (max fine is $1,430 and six-month suspension). Magistrates in court challenged him to prove the car was unable to reach 98mph.


Lyle bought back his recently sold car and hired an independent expert to test drive the car. The test proved that the car was unable to go above 85mph.
A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service said the charges had been dropped once prosecutors "came to the conclusion that there was no longer sufficient evidence to provide a prospect of a conviction."


Lyle said he paid $860 for the car and the same for the expert. "I'm really glad I fought the system and won but I think I will have trouble getting the money I spent. The whole thing has been a complete shambles and waste of money. It's shocking how hard it has been for me to prove my innocence."

Meet The New FCC Chairman

I could not have written this story any better so I thought I would just post the link:

NEW FCC CHAIRMAN SIGNALS MAJOR CHANGE

You Can't Rob A Bank That Isn't There.....

Police in Nicholasville, Kentucky say an attempted armed robber failed because the bank he planned to rob was no longer a bank.

Police spokesman Scott Harvey said the suspect entered the Jessamine South Elkhorn Water District Office, formerly Farmer's Bank, and brandished a revolver. The suspect "left with nothing" after employees explained to him that he was not in a bank.

Office manager Diana Clark said the robber is not the first to be mistaken. "We've had people come in here asking to cash a check."

Nobody was harmed in the incident.

No More Booty Ads

The Source has announced that it shall no longer run ads for adult web sites, escort services, and pornographic movies.


The hip-hop magazine is banning "booty ads" featuring scantily-clad women from its pages and website.


Co-publisher L. Londell McMillan said that the magazine should be able to appeal to core hip-hop fans and still be a magazine that "you wouldn't mind your kids seeing."

Obama On My Mind

A stage musical about the historic campaign of President Barack Obama is due to premiere in London this spring.


"Obama On My Mind" will be running at the Hen and Chickens theater in North London from March 3-March 21.

The music will mix pop,gospel,jazz,tango, and some "Motownish stuff."


The play's book,music,and lyrics were written by U.S.-born writer Teddy Hayes. The show, in which the character of Obama never appears on stage, is described as a "humorous romp" set in an Obama campaign office.

Useless Fact Of The Week

I am unsure about this one but rumor has it that the Aerosmith song "Dude Looks Like A Lady" was inspired by Vince Neil, of Motley Crue.

50 Cent 's Cheetah Vision

50 Cent's new endeavor, the movie production company, Cheetah Vision, has acquired eight scripts from the Sundance Film Festival.


One of the first projects will put 50 on the big screen with Nicholas Cage. "They are all different types of movies that I bought the rights to and we've been developing projects. you will see different things from me in the future."--50


Recently 50 made his directorial debut with the DVD movie "Before I Self Destruct" which was released with a free album of the same name.

MSTRKRFT Album To Be Released

MSTRKRFT have set the date for the release of their sophmore album, Fist of God, as March 17. it will be released on Last Gang Records.



There is no tracklisting at this time. However it is known to feature guest appearances from Ghostface Killah, Freeway, N.O.R.E., John Legend, Lil'l Mo, and E-40.



Check out the album cover on their myspace page. MSTRKRFT

The Return Of Tronic

One of the first labels to offer music for both house and techno djs, Tronic, is set to return in March after being stagnant since 2007.



The first single shall be owner/dj Christian Smith and John Selway's "Move", a track originally released in 2002 on Carl Cox's Intec label.

Capitol To Reissue Radiohead Albums

Limited special editions of Radiohead's first three albums: Pablo Honey, The Bends, and OK Computer, are to be released by Capitol Records.



Each reissue contains an extra cd of b-sides/rarities and a dvd of live footage, tv appearances, and music videos.



The current release date is set to be in March.

Thriller The Musical?

London-- A new musical titled "Thriller Live" is said to be a musical tribute to Michael Jackson.



Paul Walden, the producer of the above mentioned musical stated that no one from the Jackson family is involved with this project.



In this small production fans will be entertained by over 30 of the star's top songs accompanied by dancing.



The show is running this month and will be paired with another Thriller production and tour Europe in February.

Iron Maiden: Flight 666

Due out in April, Iron Maiden: Flight 666 is to chronicle the band during their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour last year.




For this tour the band customized a Boeing 757 airliner dubbed "Ed Force One". It was piloted by singer Bruce Dickinson, and flown around the world for performances at 23 sold-out stadium and arena gigs in Asia, Australia, and the Americas in only 45 days.





The film was created by Arts Alliance in conjunction with EMI and Universal. It was filed by Sam Dunn and Scot McFayden for Banger Productions.




See the teaser below.

'Boondocks' Creator On Obama

There is a sotry out that Aaron McGruder, creator of "The Boondocks" comic strip, upset an audience at Earlham College (Indiana) recently.



Speaking at the college, McGruder answered questions posed by the audience. When the topic of race and ethnicity came up McGruder reportedly said, "The only person who is one of us in the White House is Michelle Obama and her momma." He also said that to him, (Barack) Obama is not black because he is not a decendant of a slave.



He then reportedly proceeded to express an overall pessimistic view of the incoming Obama administration. "I don't think you're going to see any dramatic change from Barack Obama,I'm hoping he proves me completely wrong."



In response to the story Mr McGruder issued the following press release:

"For a long time now, I have tried to keep my opinions on the election and Barack Obama to myself. I occasionally do speaking engagements, which are not open to the press, and unfortunately some of my comments have been twisted around in a silly manner. The claim that I asserted our new President was not Black is categorically false.

"I have seen an endless stream of Black pundits on TV pontificating about the significance of President Obama's election - many of them making reference to the 3/5th's clause in the constitution regarding slaves. The point I was making is that this is not an accurate comparison.

"Barack is the son of an immigrant, not the descendant of slaves. It's like comparing a half-Japanese man to the oppressed Chinese who built the American railroads. Yes, they are both Asian, but it is not an honest or accurate comparison. We all share the common experiences of being Black in America today - we do not all share a common history. A history that in part makes us who we are - and in some cases (as with the psychological damage that still lingers from slavery) holds us back. These are not, I believe, insignificant distinctions.

"I did say I was cautiously pessimistic about Obama's Presidency - but this is simply acknowledging the reality of an American Empire that is out of control and on the verge of collapse. Let us not forget that on the eve of the election, we witnessed a near-trillion dollar robbery of the US treasury. That robbery is still taking place. I do not blame President Obama, but I do not believe the financial and corporate interests that own and control this country will fold so easily. I do not question the integrity of the man as much as the power of his office - which I believe has greatly diminished over the years. I believe the Federal Reserve Bank, the Military Industrial Complex, and the massive corporate interests that run this country have more power than our new President. I hope I am wrong.

"After 9/11, I witnessed most of this country become obsessed with squashing dissent and silencing critics. I hope this election does not turn Black America towards this same, fascist mind state; but already I am starting to see it, and it saddens me greatly. I absolutely wish our new President and his family success and safety. But after all I have witnessed in my lifetime, and especially in the last eight years, I am not ready to lay down my skepticism or my outrage for this government. To do so would be unwise and, ironically enough, anti-American."

Sold! Death Row Records

Death Row Records has been sold for $18million as part of its Chapter 11 proceedings in Los Angeles.


The new owner is Wide Awake Entertainment. Wide Awake Entertainment
is a Canada based company founded in 2006 with only one recording
at this time to its credit. Billboard Magazine reports that this company
has little experience dealing with the U.S. marketplace and
does not have any distribution deals in place outside
of its southern border.


Laura Lavi, founder and CEO of Wide Awake, said the label has been in contact with several U.S. companies to try to ensure Americans will
still have domestic access to Death Row’s catalogue.
“We have some ideas,” Lavi told Billboard. “We’re very respectful of
Death Row’s legacy and when the time is right we’ll announce that.”

Goodbye Circuit City

Circuit City Stores Inc. announced that it has run out of options and will be forced to liquidate its 567 stores in the United States.

The closing of the nation's second biggest consumer electronics retailer may send 30,000 people to the unemployment line.

In November, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.


It is unclear what will happen to the 765 retail stores in Canada.

Kuti Biopic In The Works

A biopic is being developed about Fela Kuti by Focus Features. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the studio has acquired the book "Fela: The Life and Times of an African Musical Icon" by Michael Veal as source material.



Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was known as a pioneer of the AfroBeat genre as well as a human rights activist and political maverick.



He passed away in August 1997.

Akai Professional APC40 Controller

Designed in partnership with software developer Ableton, the ApC40 was developed specifically for Ableton Live software.



The APC40 is to be a powerful controller for hip-hop producers, electronic musicians, DJs and traditional musicians using Ableton Live in the studio and on the stage.



The APC40 communicates bi-directionally with Live, which enables the controller to display information from the software on its clip maxtrix of 40 triggers and on LED rings surrounding each knob. The clip matrix provides an instant view of clip status (what is loaded, playing, and what is recorded).



The controller comes with a special edition of Ableton Live Lite. there is also a special patch for current users to upgrade to full versions of Live.



For more information check it out: APC40

No Jackson In Iron Man 2?

Samuel Jackson, who had a cameo as Nick Fury at the end of the
hit movie "Iron Man",spoke to Los Angeles Times recently about the
possibility that he will not return to the role for the sequel nor
for "The Avengers". 

It seems that talks between his management team and the
bosses behind the movie franchise have stalled. 

"There was a huge kind of negotiation that broke down. I don’t 
know. Maybe I won’t be Nick Fury. Maybe somebody else will be 
Nick Fury or maybe Nick Fury won’t be in it. There seems to be 
an economic crisis in the Marvel Comics world so (they're saying 
to me), ‘We’re not making that deal'.'' 

That's a shame. I hope it works out....I can't think of anyone
else to take that part. 

Numark Stealth Control DJ Software Controller

The world's leading manufacturer of DJ technology, Numark, has announced Stealth Control, a new profressional DJ controller that comes with Native Instruments Traktor LE and MixMeister Fusion Live software.



"Stealth Control is professional DJ performance in a sleek, heavy-duty metal chassis."



The controller was designed around the company's other popular control decks (Omni Control and Total Control). The layout mirrors traditional "two desks and a mixer" setups so djs who play on cd players or turntables should "feel at home."



Some key features include:


*plug-and-play USB connection


* black slate metallic finish


*kensington security slot to prevent theft



TheMSRP is at $399.99


For more information go to:NUMARK

Gorillaz News

Damon Albarn and Jaime Hewlett are set to start work on the next Gorillaz album.

The album will be the follow-up to 2005's Demon Days. The pair will begin soon with a collaboration in Syria.

Recently, on U.K.'s BBC Radio 1, Albarn played a rough demo of 'Electric Shock', a track he debuted last year while on the Africa Exprez tour.

To hear the show : Albarn on BBC

Alesis M1Active 520 USB Studio Monitors

One of the world's leading manufacturers of professional audio equipment and studio electronics, Alesis, have announced the new M1Active 520 USB studio monitors with USB audio connectivity.

The M1Active 520 USB are bi-amplified, two-way reference monitors that can reproduce frequencies from 56-20,000 hz, which covers nearly all frequencies that are audible to human ears. Engineers are able to send audio from thier DAW directly to the speakers via USB for extremely low noice, low-distortion signal flow.

Other features include :

*Five-inch lightweight polypropylene woofer with 50w RMS

*Magnetically shielded for placement near TV and computer monitors

*Integrated USB audio interface with 16-bit, 44.1/48 kHz recording and playback

*One-inch silk-dome tweeter with 25W RMS

MSRP listed as $299.99

Want more information? Check it out here: Alesis

While We Were Busy - Stories That May Have Been Missed

Time to catch up on some things....

Did Prince steal? According to the Italian courts..... yes.... (Prince)

Times Square to lose Virgin Megastore....so sad (billboard)

Electric Company to return.... (PBS)

The Death of Led Zep? (artistdirect)

Useless Fact Of The Week

1979- Bela Lugosi's Dead is the first single released by Bauhaus in August. It is widely considered to be the song that really started the Goth culture. Bela, most notable for being known as "Dracula" in the classic 1931 film, died in 1956 and was fittingly buried with his cape.

MP3tunes vs EMI part 2

A short while ago I posted a small story on the battle between Mp3tunes and EMI (story here in case you missed it).

Recently Michael Robertson
, CEO of Mp3tunes sent out an open letter to Doug Merrill, EMI's President of Digital Strategy.

In the letter, Robertson asks Merrill to re-examine EMI's actions regarding its strategy, motives, and rethink suing his company.

With all of the free music EMI themselves put out....will Doug respond?

Read the full letter here at: Mi2N

UMG vs. EFF

In May 2007 Universal Music Group sued a Los Angeles-based trader on eBay. Troy Augusto, who runs the business called "Roast Beast Music Collectibles", makes a living selling rare albums he bought at second-hand record stores.

UMG is suing Augusto for copyright infringement. They are saying that some of the items he offered for sale online were promotional copies and were not authorized for sale to the public.

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital rights lobby group, is taking on the case on Augusto's behalf and is counter-suing Universal.

In regards to promotional copies, for quite some time record companies have maintained that they own these items and may ask for them to be returned at any time.

Due to the promo items that were contained in the eBay auctions from Mr Augusto, this is the argument that is close to being tested in court.

UMG's lawyers allege "Augusto's unauthorized distribution of the UMG promo CDs violated UMG's exclusive right to distribute its copyrighted works" in legal documents filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California.

This is a battle that will possibly shake things up for a bit.

You Want My What?

Florida - Two men have been charged with armed robbery after demanding an eggbeater from their victim.

That's right.... a metal eggbeater.

Taurus Deshane Morris and Robert Eugene Thompson have been arrested by detectives at the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office after they allegedly entered a home in Plant City (Thompson with a knife and Morris with a pistol -- allegedly of course).
Both suspects, who were sent to Orient Road Jail, are charged with armed burglary. Thompson also has been charged with a count of aggravated assault as it is alleged that the held the knife to the throat of the victim.

Picture

I took this some time ago... I always loved it and thoughtI would share.

Groove Armada and Bacardi

Groove Armada will be releasing four tracks on Bacardi B-Live Records.

The rum brand confirmed the release at the beginning of this month. There is no release date however at this time.

Groove Armada and Bacardi entered into agreement in April 2008 to work together on recording, touring, and producing global events for marketing Bacardi B-Live and B-Live radio shows.

Further details are set to be announced on January 20 at Midem.

Tech News

In the ever-changing, forever reshaping musical world....and for those of us who love to use them....we got some goodies out there.

Image-Line has announced a new time manipulation tool named Gross Beat. Designed for repetition and scratching effects and currently running on Windows, this effect features MIDI controlled envelopes, 2 bar audio buffer, 36 volume/gating envelopes, linked or independent volume and gating slot operation, real time effect (for live performances), and ..... presets a plenty!
Check it out here: Gross Beat

eMedia Music Corp released EarMaster Pro 5 and EarMaster School 5 for Mac and Win users.
EarMaster Pro 5, for musicians and students, features 651 progressive ear training lessons.

EarMaster School 5, the academic, edition, offers extra features for music teachers and students.

Both programs offer 18 languages. There is a 21-day trial version and it can be checked out here:
EarMaster

Useless Fact Of The Week

The term "disc jockey" was first used in 1937. Also, in March of that year.........

The first issue of the comic book Detective Comics is published in the United States.

DJ Casper Suing Over Copyright And Publishing Rights

DJ Casper, the creator of the song "Cha Cha Slide," has filed a lawsuit against several parties.

According to the lawsuit filed December 31, he entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with M.O.B. Records in 2000. Songwriter Jerome Haywood has been named in the suit as the man who helped Casper fill out the copyright forms for the song. He feels that both Haywood and M.O.B. has cheated him out of royalties by taking the copyright and licensing for themselves and designating his composition as a “work for hire” project.

Casper goes on in the lawsuit stating that "royalties were never paid and [the] Plaintiff (DJ Casper) never received any accounting statements despite demands, and even as the song became very popular and, on information and belief, Defendant M.O.B. sold over 500,000 copies.”

He also believes that the parties obtained their own copyrights in order to take complete ownership of the hit 2003 record.

In 2007, the song was prominently used by McDonalds for a national Happy Meal commercial. It reached No. 1 on Billboard’s U.S. and UK charts.

Given The History...Would YOU Buy DMX's Home?

Since being deserted in May 2007 several items had been stolen from the Arizona home of rapper DMX. Among the various items were his quad bikes.

Now, while he faces sentencing on January 30th, DMX will now have to deal with the home going into foreclosure.

In 2003 DMX paid $600,000 for the property and now a local bank has put it up for sale at the reduced price of $429,000.

DMX pleaded guilty to four charges of animal cruelty, drug possession and theft in three separate cases.

D'Angelo Rumor Not True....says his camp.

Despite what the rumors may say R&B artist D'Angelo is not signing with Diddy's Bad Boy Records.

D'Angelo's manager, Lindsay Guion, said “While both gentlemen hold one another in the highest regard, the stories circulating in the press are totally false."

He is currently still signed to the RCA Music Group (J Records), who will release his third album. The album is said to be featuring Q-Tip and Raphael Saadiq and others as guests.

The untitled album is slated for this year. The first single “I Found My Smile Again," is out now on iTunes.

The Roots To Be.....

'Critically-acclaimed, Grammy-winning band The Roots will be Jimmy Fallon's house band when "Late Night" makes its broadcast debut. Named one of the "20 Greatest Live Acts in the World" by Rolling Stone, The Roots will bring their eclectic hip-hop sound to the new "Late Night."'

That's right....as I previously mentioned (see Rumor Has It --Nov. 22) and as you see above, it has officially been announced....The Roots will become the house band for "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon". The show is scheduled to debut on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 12:35/11:35c.

To take a look at the site for the upcoming show....check it out here: LNWJF

Everyone Needs a Bailout

Perhaps some of you have heard...our porn industry needs money. It seems Larry Flynt (Hustler Magazine) and Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild) are going or have gone to Washington to ask the government for a $5billion bail-out. Flynt is quoted as saying “With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind, it’s time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America.”

They are citing sales to be down 22% due to the economic slump.

Are you kidding me? I hope they get nothing....and it isn't like I am against porn...I'm not...it's just...really guys, really? Are you losing your homes like all of those hard-working people out there who have been struggling since before this slump? You still have jobs? Can you still eat?

An Article of Interest.....

Thomas Davies has done a superb job on this article. The article discusses the feel of the recent gathering at the Capitol in protest to the US government "clamp down electronica music and its club scene." The issue? The RAVE Act. I encourage you to read it.....what are your thoughts?
Mi2N.com article

I think that it is about misinformation that our elders may have...but then, there are those that should take some responsibility.

To read more....check out the wikipedia entry: RAVE Act

Also, do some research....there are many articles out there discussing this issue.

Articles Of Note

Here's an installment of some great music articles that you may be missing out on:

Selekta has a great label profile on Protogen Records : dnblabel

Mi2N has an article on the hidden cost of downloading.... : Mi2N

Beatportal takes a look at the year in electronic music : 2008

Beatportal also seems disappointed in how the Prodigy album may turn out to be: OMEN
I don't really agree.....I'm a bit excited....it could be a pretty good album....we will just have to wait and see now, won't we?

And finally...for now....will Paul McCartney finally get back his music? TMZ

A Little Obsessed?

United Kingdom - At the recent star Factory 2 concert a performer attempted to commit suicide on stage.

The show, presented by Natalia Mohilevska at the Palace Ukraine is otherwise know a Fabrika Zirok. It is a Ukranian talent show.

The singer, Maxim Barsky, commented that the new song he started to perform was didicated to a woman he really loves. (It is said that the woman in question is Svetlana Loboda, a Ukranian Techno-Pop singer.)

Barsky started to sing and suddenly produced a knife. He then began to cut his wrists.


Glad I missed that!

Thanks to 365Mag for this one!

A Picture I Took

I love taking pictures...thought I would show this one...I think it is pretty.

A 911 Call For Being Drunk

A 17-year-old female called police in Bismarck, North Dakota to report a crime. "I've never heard of such a thing happening, and neither had anyone here",said Lt. Randy Ziegler.

The girl called 911 on New Year's Eve to "report herself driving under the influence". Police found her in a parked car with her keys in her purse. She failed a sobriety test and had been arrested for failing to have control of her vehicle while intoxicated. She was not cited for drunk driving.

Lt. Ziegler said he thinks the call was a plea for help. "She told us her life was spiraling out of control...."

She has been released and returned to her parents.

Singles 1

I thought I would discuss this track a little bit. This year I saw Ida Corr perform this song and from the crowd reaction...well, I thought this would blow up just a little more than it did. It is definitely up there with some of the great "club" tracks for 2008.

Check it out for yourself!

Ida Corr vs. Fedde le Grand
"Let Me Think About It" (mp3)
from "Let Me Think About It"
(SPG Music)

More On This Album

Buy Here: Amazon

Useless Fact Of The Week

The sound of a snore (up to 69 decibels) can be almost as loud as the noise of a pneumatic drill (70–90 decibels).

Way To Go Grandma!!!

Oregon - An 88-year-old woman fended off a nude intruder by grabbing and squeezing his crotch.

Police say the man got into her house through a sliding door and then backed the woman into her living room and pushed her face down into a chair.

So, what's a woman to do???

She reached behind and squeezed. The man got free and fled the scene.

Deputy Paul McRedmond of the Multnomah County Sheriffs Office said a county code enforcement officer who heard the police call spotted a car near the womans house and passed on the license information.

Troutdale police then arrested the 46-year-old man. He is jailed on accusations of burglary, private indecency, and harassment with bail set at $110,000.

Stories

Here are some links to some nice articles I checked out....

Bootleg Battle Lines -- a great write-up about the mash-up community.

A California family finds $10,000 and does something nice with it. --- $10,000

Erick Morillo.....busted ---nice work to houseplanet.dj on this one.

Naughty Boss Goes To Jail....

GODALMING, England - A gardening business proprietor in Godalming, England, has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment.

Michael Parker, the proprietor, was branded the worst boss in Britain and sentenced by Guildford Crown Judge Michael Addison after hearing about his repeated attacks on employee Mark Reene.

The five incidents included punching out his two front teeth, cutting him with a knife and stabbing him with a pitchfork, reports The Sun.

The final attack by Parker involving the loss of Reene's teeth, was witnessed by two co-workers who called the police. Reene said that he did not report earlier attacks because he feared Parker would harm someone in his family.

Some Things...

I wanted to start my return with a few items I wanted to share....

FEARnet has a nice interview with Celldweller. FEARnet

This guy is not that smart....A British man who received disability payments after claiming he could walk only a few yards has been found guilty of deception after completing a foot race.

This just in......
Between ages 30 and 70, a nose may lengthen and widen by as much as half an inch and the ears may be a quarter-inch longer - due to the fact that cartilage is one of the few tissues that continue to grow as we age.

Eddie Murphy = The Riddler? Why? EM/Riddler

BURNLEY, England - Philip Holden, 72, admitted in court to supplying cannabis resin to elderly customers while he was on duty. The milkman pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis resin and supplying the drug between April 1 and July 18, 2008. Milkman deals to the Elderly

Warner Takes It Off....

Warner Music Group has pulled its content off of YouTube recently because negotiations with the site have not been resolved. This move directly affects all of its recordings as well as those owned under the Warner/Chapell Music division.

A statement from Warner said that they are continuing to try to find a resolution that would once again enable the return of their artists music to the site.

Useless Fact Of The Week

It is said that people spend about two weeks of their lives at traffic lights!

I do not know if it is true but it makes one think of what else to do to make up for lost time.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!