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Morrissey Loves Labels: A Timeline of Moz Trashing Rough Trade, Decca, Harvest and More

This week's tirade against Harvest Records was not the first time the performer has aired out perceived grievances against record labels. Check out our brief timeline of quotes detailing Morrisey's criticisms for his promoters.
Brazilian Bus Magnate Zero Freitas Has World's Largest Record Collection, Aims to Open Public Listening Emporium

Absolutely no record collector has anything on Brazilian bus magnate Zero Freitas, who has been buying up record collections for years. The total number of albums in his collection? No one really knows, and he told New York Times Magazine it was around "several million albums."
Facebook Moves to Ban 'Like-for-Downloads' Schemes, Other Incentives for 'Likes' on Social Media Platform

Musicians and certain music coverage websites (ahem) may have to find a new way to promote their wares now that Facebook has cracked down on "Like to Download" strategies.
Harvest Records Drops Morrissey after Performer Criticizes Lack of 'World Peace Is None of Your Business' Music Videos

Morrissey has been dropped from his record label, according to reports. It's not the most surprising of headlines, at least for those who have been paying attention to headlines. The performer took to the internet to air grievances regarding Harvest Records last week.
NME Deems Radiohead Most Influential Act, No Room in Top 100 for Eminem, N.W.A., U2...

NME, our favorite publication from across the pond, has compiled a "comprehensive" list of the 100 most influential performers in music today. Radiohead, a perfectly reasonable option, takes the no. 1 spot.
Randall Wulff, Performer of 'L'Amour' under Alias 'Lewis,' Found Alive After 30 Year Absence from Culture

Long lost electronic music performer Lewis has been found living peacefully in Canada More than 30 years ago, a performer named Lewis released his debut album, L'Amour, on R.
Music Times Casts 'Doctor Who: The Musical' and Offends Whovians Everywhere; Daleks, Cybermen and The Master

The "Symphonic Experience" sounds great, really, but being uncouth Americans like we are, we couldn't help but wonder if a more pop-oriented TV-opera is a possibility. But then of course we'd need real people to provide the vocals for the various characters. We don't want to invite controversy by even suggesting an actor to portray the titular Doctor, but we're more than happy to suggest musicians to portray his worst enemies.
5 'Abbey Road' Knockoff Album Covers: From Kanye West to The Beastie Boys

Replicas and satires of the 'Abbey Road' cover have been created ad nauseam in the 45 years since the original photo was taken and Music Times found the five knockoffs by the biggest bands for your consideration, ranked in terms of creativity and the ability to put one's own spin on the subject matter.
Gaelic Storm's Greatest Hits 'Full Irish' Touches on Beer, Whiskey, and Donkeys Drinking Whiskey

Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of.
'Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular' Playing Six Dates in The UK during 2015: Daleks, Cybermen and Angels Oh My

One event that American 'Doctor Who' fanboys can only dream of coming to our shores is "The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular," a classical music concert set for six dates during 2015 in the UK.
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo Huge Fan of Metallica, Napalm Death and Lamb of God. Awesome.

Indonesia just elected total metalhead Joko Widodo president. We can only hope America sees the darkness next.
Study Indicates Music Videos Contribute to Feelings of Misogyny and Racism Against Women

A new study released by the End Violence Against Women Coalition, Imkaan and Object has concluded what many of us already suspected: Music videos largely contribute to attitudes that promote violence against women.
Cam'Ron Pretty Sure He Can Beat Light-Heavyweight World Champ Bernard Hopkins in A Boxing Match

We may have our chance to see an embarrassing boxing match if Cam'Ron gets his way. Rappers having boxing matches against "celebrities" has already become a thing during 2014, although many (but not Music Times) were disappointed that a George Zimmerman / The Game throw down didn't come to fruition.
Odd Future's Camp Flag Gnaw Festival Featuring Pharrell Williams and Rick Ross, More during 2014

As odd as the Odd Future members may be, their annual Camp Flag Gnaw Festival continues to bring in more and more mainstream popular acts. The lineup for the third rendition of the event—to be held at the park at the Los Angeles Coliseum—will feature performances from Pharrell Williams, Rick Ross and more.
8 'Ring of Fire' Covers Ranked: From Alan Jackson to Frank Zappa, From Blondie to Adam Lambert

Dragonforce brutalized Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" this week...Music Times is recovering by looking at eight other covers of the country classic.
5 'Industry Rappers' for Murda Mook to Challenge: Eminem, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar and More

Murda Mook doesn't seem to be satisfied with the underground life, but don't worry: He's not looking to release an album. He just told BattleRap.com that he wanted to battle "an industry rapper." Music Times has come up with a list of qualified emcees that we'd like to see go toe-to-toe with Mook.
Dragonforce covers 'Ring of Fire,' Probably Should Have Left Johnny Cash Classic Alone

Dragonforce is still out there and it made an appearance this week when it released a cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" in a lead-up to the release of the band's own album, Maximum Overload. This title may not be an exaggeration
Rascal Flatts Cancels Three Tour Dates Due to Vocalist Gary LeVox's Illness

Another illness has led to cancelled dates for another band this week. Rascal Flatts announced on its website that the country group would need to scratch three performances due to the sickness of vocalist of Gary LeVox.
SPICA Delivers English-Language Single 'I Did It' on Verge of KCON 2014 Performance

K-Pop group SPICA released an English-language single "I Did It" in the lead-up to its performance at KCON in Los Angeles.
Jack White Guitarist Maggie Björklund Releasing Second Solo Album, 'Shaken,' in October

Jack White's pedal steel guitarist has announced the release of her second solo album for October.
Northwestern Researchers Prove Bass Improves Sensations of Power in Listeners

What kind of music do you prefer to listen to while exercising or preparing for exercise? If you're like many athletes, you prefer tracks with higher bass levels, regardless of genre. Dennis Hsu and other researchers at Northwestern University noticed the behavior of athletes and their music before competition and did research to demonstrate that people feel more powerful when under the influence of bass.
Waylon Jennings Memorabilia Auction Includes Buddy Holly Motorcycle, Willie Nelson's Hair and Muhammad Ali's Gloves

Waylon Jennings left quite a collection of music memorabilia to his wife when he died from diabetes complications during 2002, and now fans will have a chance to own any one of 2,000 items that previously belonged to the country icon. All items will be auctioned off with proceeds going to the Phoenix Children's Hospital in his home state of Arizona.
A Music Video History of Slipknot: From 'Surfacing' to 'Duality' to 'Psychosocial'

We decided to look at the history of music videos from Slipknot, in, uh, celebration of the first new video in five years from the group.
'Bang Bang': Ranking Every Nicki Minaj Guest Spot of 2014, from YG to Romeo Santos, Future to Trey Songz

Nicki Minaj has been doing plenty of guest appearances thus far in 2014, including an upcoming slot on Wiz Khalifa's "True Colors." We took another listen at all of the emcee's side appearances from this year and ranked them accordingly.
Jessie J Sets High Digital Downloads Mark with 'Bang Bang' Thanks to Help from Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj

The Digital Downloads Top 10 happens to be both opened and closed by a debut track this week. Leading at no. 1 with the second largest single debut of 2014 is Jessie J and "Bang Bang," which features help from Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. It sold 230,000 downloads, a total only surpassed by Grande's "Problem" for most debut downloads this year. That song, however, fell out of the Top 10 this week. Closing out this week at no. 10 was Maroon 5's "It Was Always You," which sold 95,000 downloads, not at all a bad start.
Tom Petty Finally Gets Billboard No. 1; Eric Clapton, 'Guardians of The Galaxy' and 5 Seconds of Summer Perform Strongly

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have been around for a while but he never gave up, and now he's been rewarded with his first no. 1 debut on the Billboard 200.
Paramore Forced to Skip Two Momentour Dates with Fall Out Boy due to Hayley Williams' Illness

Paramore was forced to take a break from touring, but thankfully just a short one, due to illness suffered from vocalist Hayley Williams. It seems that the two Texas dates missed as part of the Momentour with Fall Out Boy will be the only dates Williams needs to sit out.
New Jersey Supreme Court Disallows Hip-Hop Lyrics as Evidence in Criminal Cases; Decision Cites Bob Marley and Edgar Allen Poe

The New Jersey Supreme Court deserves special kudos for voting unanimously to disallow lyrics from hip-hop tracks as evidence in criminal cases.
Digitalism Playing North American Tour in Wake of Third Album Rumors

Another critically acclaimed electronic act will be making short work of the United States this year, so hopefully you live near a major market. The act in this case is Hamburg indietronica dance duo Digitalism, which includes Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail "Isi" Tüfekçi.
House of Blues Los Angeles to be Demolished for Hotel, Condominiums and...New Concert Venue?

The Los Angeles Branch of the House of Blues will be demolished at some point during 2015 to make room for a new residential project, the company announced Tuesday. The developers behind the project, AECOM and Combined Properties Inc., plan on a nearly 150-room hotel, 40 condominiums and five rental units. Somewhat ironically, a new concert venue is part of the grand design.