I really wish I wasn't writing this right now. I just wanted to dedicate a song to one of my fellow moggers. A cool guy who I respected and who I shared a common love of music and movies with. I'm still shocked and saddened by this news of Crash's passing. Its one of those things you just don't see coming. My deepest condolences go out to his family and friends.
"With the Memorial Day recess looming, Congress passed the Iraq funding bill by a margin of 80-14 in the Senate and 280-142 in the House. While the measure which did not include timelines for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq was a tactical defeat for Democrats, media reports noted President Bush and the Republicans did not revel in the win." $100 BILLION to fund war through September but o...
MUSIC NEWS - We're pleased to offer up the music video for the new Kevin Spacey film, SHRINK (only in theatres, July 24 from Roadside Attractions & Lionsgate Films). The clip features footage from the film in addition to footage of Jackson Browne performing his song, "Here", from the motion picture soundtrack.More at ShrinktheMovie, and news here on Jackson Browne's World Tour!
MUSIC NEWS- Arizona Senator John McCain and the Republican Party have issued an apology to singer/songwriter/musician Jackson Browne for the the use of Browne's classic rock tune, "RUNNING ON EMPTY" in a campaign web "attack" ad against Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign. "Running on Empty" is one of Browne's signature songs and was released back in 1977 on an album
Jackson Browne has settled his lawsuit with the Ohio Republican Party, the Republican National Committee and Senator John McCain over their use of Browne's song Running on Empty in campaign ads. Browne asserted that the use of the song required a license which he did not grant to the parties and that they were liable for copyright infringement, false endorsement under the United States Lanham ...
Senator John McCain's presidential campaign ended almost 4 months ago, but the fallout isn't going away any time soon. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has rejected motions made by McCain and the Republican National... There's more on this story at the following link...
MUSIC NEWS - The US District Court for the Central District of California has denied the motions of Senator John McCain and the Republican National Committee to stop the lawsuit filed by singer/ songwriter Jackson Browne for the unauthorized use of Browne's voice and song Running On Empty in their presidential campaign commercial ! A legal victory for Mr Browne, who filed his suit in Aug...
Earlier this week, John McCain made comments on why it was acceptable for him to use Jackson Browne 's Running on Empty in a political advertisement without getting permission. In essence, he said he was using it to run for a political office and was not trying to make money with it, so permission was not needed. Jackson Browne's attorney, Lawrence Iser, released the following statement tod...