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Showcasing Hong Kong Punk to Promote Protests: King Ly Chee, Tokyo Sex Wale and More

There's no better atmosphere for a punk scene than a region plagued by political misbehavior and featuring a populace that's had enough (except for a region where freedom of speech allows so-called punks to perform nearly anywhere without fear of persecution while still feeling rebellious...but whatever). One locale that's had a lot of protesting in recent months, along with a healthy influx of Western music influence, is Hong Kong. We wrangled together a list of four rock bands from the city that must be excited to provide a soundtrack to the current wave of student protests at mainland China's back door.
Sam Adams and Paul Revere: 5 Music News Clippings from Their 1795 Massachusetts Time Capsule (Beethoven, Haydn and More)

Perhaps you've heard, but a crew of researchers is, as we speak, unearthing a time capsule potentially buried by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere in the cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House during what's believed to have been 1795. The contents? Some coins, old newspaper clippings and an engraved silver plate...similar to what you buried in the back yard when you were a kid. Recorded music was far from understood at that time but we're curious what kind of music and news from the art world the Adams/Revere combo would have passed along to us had they been aware. With that we give you a collection of noteworthy musical happenings from 1795.
Kraftwerk Academic Conference Taking Place at Aston University during 2015; Alas, The Band Isn't Scheduled to Appear

You know you've made it as a cultural phenomenon when entire weekend conferences are scheduled...not to hear your music necessarily but to discuss your work in a wider academic sense. This is the honor that has befallen Kraftwerk as Aston University in Birmingham (notably in the UK and not in the band's homeland of Germany) has organized the first Industrial Volksmusik for the Twenty-First Century, a two-day event going down in late January.
U.S. Government in Cuba: Reports Indicate We Manipulated Hip-Hop Stars to Subconsciously Foment a Revolution against Raul Castro

A lot of news has been made recently of probably illegal activity carried out by the United States government at its Guantanamo Bay stronghold. More documents released this week show that the U.S. was involved in other shady operations on the island...these ones using Cuban music stars to help undermine the Cuban government. The information suggests that the United States Agency for International Development hired Rajko Bozic to pick up acts such as Cuban rapper Aldo and Los Aldeanos to foment a revolution among the youth.
Banks, Caribou and Little Dragon Top Hype Machine's "Most Blogged About" List for 2014 (Full List)

Struggling to find out what's next in music? Well it may be too late now but Hype Machine's annual list of the most blogged-about performers has come out so that you can try to catch up with what's hot. Topping the list for 2014 is electro-pop artist Banks.
Nostalgia Drives Prices of iPod Classics Up to $900 on eBay...Even Used Products Selling for Up to $400

Nostalgia makes things expensive. Which is why 12-packs of Surge sold for absurd amounts online before its successful internet relaunch online over the summer. The newest product going for high amounts despite being outdated technology: iPod classics. People are spending absurd amounts on eBay and Amazon now that Apple has discontinued the product.
Simon Cowell Denies 'X Factor' and Sony Conspired to Have Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" Released Early

Music labels are the evil empire, or so musicians tell us all the time. Do this, do that...but how far would a label go to force their signees' hands? Would they collaborate in a conspiracy with a major television program? Simon Cowell says "no" but that's exactly what some are alleging what happened when X Factor contestant Fleur East performed Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" last weekend.
'South Park' Recap: An Army of Holograms, The Largest Christmas Special in History and A Battle of Two Superpowers...'South Park' Gets Epic

Matt Stone and Trey Parker bring the "#Rehash"/"#Happy Holograms" two-episode arc to a crazy conclusion.
Jay Z has 99 Problems and Most of Them Are Ridiculous Lawsuits: A Small Taste of The Allegations Made against Hov during 2014

It's a busy life for one of entertainment's biggest figures. And that's just the constant stream of ridiculous lawsuits Jay Z has to take care of.
'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' Ranked: From "Silver and Gold" to "A Holly Jolly Christmas," We Look At Every Lyrical Moment

Last night marked the 50th anniversary airing of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, one of the most classic holiday programs, film or television, that we cherish today. The program deserves note for its soundtrack as well, full of tunes that have become standards in their own right. When you don't need the Abominable Snow Monster or Yukon Cornelius to make any guest appearances, you know you've got a good soundtrack. Check out our rankings of Rudolph's lyrical moments.
Jennifer Nettles Making Broadway Debut in 'Chicago'; Her First Theatre Appearance since High School!

Jennifer Nettles is looking to continue to branch out during her year of independence. Best known for her work with Sugarland, the vocalist released her debut solo album That Girl during January and now she's ready for the Great White Way: Nettles will make her Broadway premiere starring in Chicago.
Taylor Swift and '1989' Still on Top; Pentatonix Still Challenging, AC/DC Debuts New Album 'Rock Or Bust'

Taylor Swift keeps on trucking following the Thanksgiving sales binge, keeping her no. 1 spot for 1989 for a fourth week with 244,000 equivalent sales. All told, Swift has been atop the Billboard 200 for 29 total weeks through her career. The only women ahead of her are Mariah Carey wit h30 weeks and Whitney Houston with 46, and it seems Swift could catch the former act next week if 1989 keeps its sales up.
Highest Paid Musicians 2014: Dr. Dre Tops The List (Duh) but Beyoncé, One Direction and Justin Bieber Make Bank as Well

Hip-hop might be the genre that puts the most emphasis on dollars earned but we'd be kidding ourselves if big acts from every scene had their eyes on their wallets. And so do we as fans...just Google an act and see "net worth" doesn't come up as a popular search term. Forbes released its annual list of the Top 30 highest earning musicians from the previous year and you probably guessed who took the top spot: Dr. Dre.
Jay Z Cleared from Lawsuit Regarding One-Syllable-Sample on "Run This Town" with Rihanna and Kanye West

Jay Z is undefeated in court this week as a judge threw out the case from label TufAmerica that claims Jay Z and his crew used an illegal sample for its 2009 hit "Run This Town." The lawsuit received many a narrowed eyebrow over its claims that the song sampled the phrase "oh," specifically the "oh" featured on the Eddie Bo recording "Hook & Sling Part 1," versus any other "oh" uttered by any other performer in the history of recorded music.
Will Butler Sets Solo Tour Dates Including South by Southwest Performances in Support of Album 'Policy'

Will Butler of Arcade Fire has already announced a solo album for 2015, Policy, on which we're sure he's looking to prove to us that he can craft some tracks with the same gusto as his brother and Fire frontman Win Butler. It looks the the brothers' band hasn't got anything planned yet for next year as Will already has a solo tour ready to support his new cause.
Pirate Bay Shut Down, Maybe for Good, Following Police Raid in Stockholm; New Costa Rican Address Revealed?

Has The Pirate Bay finally received its black spot? Conjecture seems to suggest that the "world's most notorious" pirating site may be done for good following a police raid on Tuesday. Swedish authorities entered a computer server hall in Stockholm with a warrant, although a spokesperson for the force didn't suggest whether any arrests were made in connection to the raid. The Pirate Bay website is now down accordingly.
Travel Troubles: 5 Seconds of Summer Isn't The Only Act with Passport Problems—Amy Winehouse, Yusuf Islam and Boy George Also Struggled

Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer appeared to have lost its guitar player when it swing by the Jingle Ball in London over the weekend. The good news: The band didn't lose Michael Clifford. The bad news: He lost his passport and was unable to enter the country for the event. He's not the first musician who has had problems traveling abroad. In fact, the United States has caused many a headache for traveling performers.
Ten Years Later, Dimebag Darrell Abbott in Five Classic Pantera Tracks: "Walk," "I'm Broken" and Some More Obscure Cuts...

Dimebag Darrell's status as a guitar icon has only solidified in the ten years after his death, praised as one of—if not the—most influential guitarists in metal history. Music Times offers its own tribute with a showcase of his five most notable performances.
Credit Card Companies Taking Over as Biggest Corporate Sponsors for Musicians According to Report; American Express and Citi Buy Up

There was a time, only a few years ago, when beverage companies were the industry that musicians aimed to get a hold on. Pepsi's role as the Super Bowl halftime show sponsor still reflects the role of soda and beer in music advertising. According to a great new report from Billboard, credit card companies and the banks they affiliate with may have taken the advantage.
Bob Geldof and Band Aid 30: Media Can't Help but Wonder Where Paul McCartney's At

You won't hear any complaints regarding a lack of talent on Band Aid 30, the new charity all-star band assembled by Bob Geldof to record "Do They Know It's Christmas" to raise funds for combatting Ebola in Africa: One Direction, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Ellie Goulding, Ed Sheeran...plenty have shown up and plenty have downloaded the single accordingly. One question still gets posed frequently to the Band Aid honcho however: Where's Paul McCartney? The former Beatle and still massive solo performer took part in the original recording during 1984 and came back for the 20th anniversary during 2004 (albeit skipping the smaller Band Aid II during 1989).
Battles Between Talent and Management Rising on The K-Pop Scene: Girls Generation, Block B and BAP Cases Cited

Not everything is as pretty in the Korean music industry as we might be led to believe. As K-Pop continues to grow in the United States it's easy to forget that the consumer trends in South Korea are similar to those in the United States: record sales have started to dwindle. As entertainment promoters and labels try to find the next way to draw profit, relationships between those organizations and the artists representing them have started to fray, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The story focuses on Jessica Jung's departure from Girls Generation during September but also examines a litany of other established K-Pop acts.
Brian "Wimpy Roy" Goble of Subhumans, D.O.A. Dies of Heart Attack at Age 57

Ah, a bummer for punk fans in basements everywhere! Brian Roy "Wimpy" Goble of iconic Vancouver punk group the Subhumans has passed away from a heart attack at the age of 57.
Steve Harvey and Show's Production Company Face $43 Million Lawsuit for Alleged Illegal Use of Unlicensed Music

When we think "music piracy," Steve Harvey isn't the first person that comes to mind. Yet the talk show host and the staff behind The Steve Harvey Morning Show and Steve Harvey is under legal attack for allegedly using hundreds of songs on his program without proper licensure.
The NCAA Playoffs, As Decided by Every School's Music Alumni: Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State Face Off

We at Music Times have, at best, a tenuous connection with college athletics. We write about music. At the same time, nothing is trending like the first ever NCAA College Football Playoff. The University of Alabama and University of Oregon held tight to their top spots in the bracket of four, Florida State slid up one spot after a close game with Georgia Tech and Ohio State jumped into the last available spot with a crushing victory over Wisconsin. The best thing we can do, lacking the athletic know-how, is check out how this would turn out based on famous musical alumni from each school. Check it out.
The Most Head-Turning Musician Quotes of 2014: Gene Simmons, Lorde, Eminem and More Make Marks on Twitter, Elsewhere

Musicians, like every other branch of celebrity, are bound to say head-turning things every once in a while. This year was no exception. Check out these eight eye-catching lines and the (generally) bad blood that preceded them.
The Beatles Aren't Real; Or At Least TheBeatlesNeverExisted.com Makes Convincing Case with Talk of Clones and Fake Ears

The current "Paul McCartney" is not the real Paul McCartney. This is basic scientific fact at this point. However what if the false Beatle conspiracy went even deeper than that? If you're worried about your beliefs in the most influential band in modern music history being torn asunder...by all means don't read the following sentence: The Beatles never existed. Or at least one set band of four members never comprised The Beatles. This is the theory brought to light by TheBeatlesNeverExisted.com.
Scott Stapp Received $1.5 Million in Advances for His 2013 Solo Album 'Proof Of Life'; Brings "Penniless" Claims into Question

Few people have bought into former Creed vocalist Scott Stapp's claims that his bank account was drained by mysterious unnamed individuals. His story of being penniless has sprung a few leaks after it was revealed, according to The Hollywood Reporter, that the performer received $1.5 million in advances as recently as 2013 for his last solo album, Proof of Life.
K-Pop's Topp Dogg Launching First American Mini-Tour during 2015; Stopping in Houston, Miami and Atlanta

K-Pop fans on alert: Korean hip-hop/pop act Topp Dogg will be making its American performance debut during 2015 but you'll need to get your tickets fast: The group will only be playing three gigs as part of the mini-tour.
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" Tops ASCAP's Annual List of Most-Performed Holiday Songs; Bing Crosby and Bruce Springsteen Help

Music performance rights organization ASCAP has continued its own 100-year anniversary celebration by releasing a list of the most performed holiday songs of all time. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" took the top spot on the list.
Label Splits Far More Intense Than Current Lil Wayne Drama: Dr. Dre and Death Row, The Game and G-Unit and More

Depending on how much faith you put in social media, it seems Lil Wayne is hellbent to get away from Cash Money Records due to the label allegedly refusing to release his Tha Carter V. Depending on how much faith you put in statements from management, it seems that Weezy won't be jumping ship. We're more inclined to believe the latter...after all, Cash Money kind of owns Wayne's personal label Young Money. Regardless, there have been uglier splits than this is the history of hip-hop. Here are a few of the most dramatic: