“Widow Unearths Possibly the Rarest Beatles Record Ever Made… Still Sealed…”
A copy of Sgt. Pepper’s with Capitol execs taking the place of the Fab Four is so rare, it is of almost indeterminable value.
Vintage Vinyl News via Daily Swarm
“Merch Masters ICP Cash In On Detroit Music Culture”
Still laughing at the Juggalos? The ICP nets $10 [...]

Poet and punk rocker Jim Carroll passed away over the weekend, and as this New York Times obit makes clear, he was a talented writer in many senses of the word. His work somewhat seeped into the mainstream — DiCaprio played him in the adaptation of the autobiographical Basketball Diaries, which chronicled his smack-taking, smack-talking [...]

“42 Reggae Album Cover Designs: The Art & Culture of Jamaica”
A reggae Christmas album always seemed like a tragic mistake to me until I saw the cover image above. “O Tannenbaum” indeed.
Via Crestock.com

“Mothers Of Superstar Rappers Offer Advice To Single Moms”
Do you think the mothers of Common, Talib Kweli and Mos Def get together and [...]

Seeing as how so much has been said about him already, considering that news of the man’s death literally broke the internet, I’m not sure what I can add to the scores of quickly-written obituaries, career summations and emotional tweets. All I can ask is that people try and remember that initial response and flood [...]

“The Pirate Bay Gets an Official Theme Song”
Perhaps this is going to be the Eurovision entry from Sweden next year.
Via Hypebot
“Pandora Media Founder Sees Company’s First Profit Next Year”
A boost in both users and product utility from mobile devices has brought the streaming music site to the brink of profitability. If only the royalty situation [...]

“Concert Tickets Get Set Aside, Marked Up, By Artists, Managers”
Of all the potentially guilty parties, Neil Diamond is the big get in the secondary market scam.
Via Wall Street Journal
“WorldSings: The Web’s American Idol?”
An online singing talent contest with a $1 million prize is tempting, but how do you prevent massive Auto-Tune issues?
Via Mashable
“Middle Eastern Rappers [...]