In the midst of the holiday season some people tend to miss some of the things going on around the web. Here's a few things you may have missed.
Who was recently voted the greatest guitarist of all time in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone? (contactmusic)
The late, great, Peter Steele has been commemorated in Brooklyn Park (metalunderground)
Spin Magazine and Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell take a look back at "Rusty Cage" after 20 years. (spin)
If what Universal alleges is true then Grooveshark may have little chance for defending themselves. (mashable)
Rowdy Roddy Piper recently uploaded this video on FunnyOrDie. Not as funny as I thought it would be. (FOD)
A woman filed a $200,00 lawsuit against American Airlines.... not for a reason you would expect. (eur)
Blogcritics tries to find out who the real drummer is on an early version of The Beatles' "Please Please Me" (blogcritics)
Over at Slate there is a pretty good article about how drum machines changed pop music over the last 40 years. (slate)
A hand-written letter by Paul McCartney sold for way more than expected. (unkut)
And finally... for now....
Paste has a list of musicians that overcame having missing or damaged fingers. (paste)
It appears to have been a busy week across the webs... here's a little run-down of what I caught.
So, the upcoming "Wolverine" movie will not be a sequel? (contactmusic)
For those that are into this sort of thing... here is some video footage of Sebastian Bach getting arrested. (tmz)
The Beatles finally making a deal with Apple to be on iTunes could have been big news. However, it was leaked a day before and well, we didn't care. (npr)
Prefix has listed the ten best songs under a minute. There are some good choices in my opinion. (prefix)
Is Jimi Hendrix the Patron of Alt-Blackness? (just read this before deciding) -- popmatters
And finally...
What Wha? -- "South Park" sued for infringement? (abc)
George Harrison, with "My Sweet Lord," was the first Beatle to have a Number 1 hit single following the group's breakup.
Time for another round-up of things that may have been missed...
Sam Jackson will be Nick Fury? In how many movies? (sj)
Walter Hoover, 70-year-old man in Missouri, was arrested and charged with unlawful use of a firearm. Allegedly, he was upset about the switch to digital and became frustrated over losing his cable and his inability to make his digital converter box function properly that he shot the tv. Investigators said his wife said he had been drinking prior to the incident.
It is being reported that unreleased Beatles material has surfaced... (beatles)
And in closing ....for now....
Prince is set to release a new cd set through Target (purple)
The most recorded song of all time is 'Yesterday' by The Beatles.
