There is an exciting major new release exploring the folk music of “Dark Britannica”. John Barleycorn Reborn is a 2CD set on the Cold Spring label  plus free downloadable third part featuring British artists inspired by ancient British folklore and traditions, but whose work has, until now, fallen below the radar of mainstream media.  “John Barleycorn” is one of the oldest known British folk songs and a beautiful booklet in the CD package explains its history and how it sets the tone for this collection of songs, lovingly curated by Mark Coyle of specialist digital retailer Woven Wheat Whispers. The release is supported by an informative website www.john-barleycorn-reborn.com and a dedicated MySpace page where you can the Peter Ulrich song “The Scryer and the Shewstone” as one of four sample tracks on the music player www.myspace.com/johnbarleycornreborn. (Hear my own interview with Ulrich at http://musicsojourn.com/AR/AmbN/page/u/UlrichPeter.htm.) “The Scryer and the Shewstone” is about the 16th century scientist and alchemist Doctor John Dee, his accomplice Edward Kelley (The Scryer) and their visionary meetings with angels. Further explanation of the song can be found at www.TheMysterium.info/t2.htm.

From Amoeba.com

Amoeba Records has FREE MP3 downloads of tracks from their newly launched record label until October 5^th.  

There’s a lot of crap out there you can download, but this classic, previoulsy unreleased live version of Long Black Limousines from The Flying Burrito Brothers is well worth the hard drive space.

All Time Low promo photo for their new album So Wrong, It’s Right which comes out September 25th on Hopeless Records results in student suspension.

A girl by the name of “Rea” who goes to school in ATL’s home state of Maryland at Magnolia Middle School in Harford County was suspended from school for THREE DAYS for having this photo hanging outside her locker.

Here’s what Rea had to say about the situation: “I’m annoyed and bothered by the fact my principle called the picture porn. I’ve seen way worse Chris Brown pictures.” Rea began serving her three day suspension on Monday.

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from theage.com.au

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has slammed his record label and strongly encouraged fans to steal music.

Reznor launched a stinging tirade against Universal Music Australia on Sunday at the group’s concert at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, dismayed at the high price the label charged for CDs.

He called the record label “greedy f—ing assholes”. It followed similar diatribes earlier in the year.

“Steal it. Steal away. Steal, steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealing,” Reznor, who has been dubbed the Ralph Nader of the music industry, said.

“Because one way or another these mother f—ers will get it through their head that they’re ripping people off and that’s not right.”

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