I'm a massive Pearl Jam fan, so I picked up on this one when I checked in on there site just recently. The band have been performing on the Lollapalooza festival, with one of their recent shows being webcast, portions of their performance never made it to air.

After concluding our Sunday night show at Lollapalooza, fans informed us that portions of that performance were missing and may have been censored by AT&T during the "Blue Room" Live Lollapalooza Webcast.

When asked about the missing performance, AT&T informed Lollapalooza that portions of the show were in fact missing from the webcast, and that their content monitor had made a mistake in cutting them.

During the performance of "Daughter" the following lyrics were sung to the tune of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" but were cut from the webcast:

- "George Bush, leave this world alone." (the second time it was sung); and

- "George Bush find yourself another home."

[source: http://www.pearljam.com/news/index.php?what=News#195]

You can check out the 'edited' version and the 'unedited' version below to get an idea of what was missing.

The content monitor had made a mistake? Wow! I wonder what else is being cut, edited and repackaged for us to swallow? AT&T have opened a real can of worms here, and this censorship story will be an interesting one to following going ahead.

My ears are still ringing from last nights Silverchair/Powderfinger double bill, Across the Great Divide show at Rod Laver Arena. From where I was, the stadium appeared to be at near capacity.

Support act for the night was Expatriate. They put on an entertaining half hour or so of music, but I have to say, playing the support slot must be one of the toughest gigs in music!

Silverchair and Powderfinger both played full sets with Silverchair coming out first. They played quite a few songs from their latest album, Young Modern, as well as a mix of their older stuff. The tracks from Young Modern really stood up well live. Young Modern is an eclectic album, musically it jumps all over the place, and before hand I wondered how they’d be able to pull off tracks like Thieving Birds live.

Powderfinger followed with their set consisting largely of songs from their new album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence. They also played a few tracks from Vulture Street and Odyssey Number Five.

At the end of the show Powderfinger were joined onstage by Silverchair to blast out a quick rendition of the Who song, Substitute. » Read the rest of the entry..

Bob Saget and hip hop aren't two things you would normally associate with one another. Turns out Bob Saget, of Full House fame, is in fact old school gangsta. » Read the rest of the entry..

Napster. You may remember Napster from their classic courtroom battles involving Metallica, and in particular, Metallica's highly irritating drummer Lars Ulrich. Napster has changed quite a bit since then, with the most critical change being that the company is now legit. Not 100% sure how there system works, but I do know that they are currently offering free 7 day trials.
Napster 7-day Free Trial with Unlimited Access to 3 million+ songs in CD quality sound.

At the moment it looks like it's only valid for US users, but maybe that'll change in the future. Worth keeping an eye on.

If you love Linkin Park, you may take offense to this... otherwise you might find it piss funny. I love the drum kit! So this is a parody film clip. Think Weird Al, and you're getting close. This is actually quite authentic in that it sounds like the track my have been an out take from the Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight album. » Read the rest of the entry..

I was browsing YouTube watching Nine Inch Nails clips when I stumbled across this report that was screened on Hard Copy, sometime in the early 1990's. The report follows the police investigation into a mysterious unsolved murder, that turned out to not be a murder at all. One of the more bizarre reports that I've seen, and all ties in with Nine Inch Nails and one of their film clips.

Want something random? How about pulse oximeter? There you go.

I'm a massive guitar whore, so consider the following a public service announcement.

Gibson are one of the biggest names in guitars. They are also quite expensive. Little wonder then that a massive counterfeit market has emerged. So your buying a new Les Paul, but have never had the opportunity to play the real thing before. How do you tell whether or not the guitar you are holding in your hands is the real deal or not?

For one, do the research. Learn how to identify fake Gibson guitars.

Second, consider the price. Does it seem too good to be true? If it seems too good to be true, then it almost certainly is.

One other piece of advice, never buy an instrument sight unseen.  And finally, if in doubt, ask an expert.