News …
Google launches free, ad-supported music search in China - CNET / News.com
Central Michigan University orders contractor working for RIAA to ""cease and desist all investigation activities concerning Michigan individuals." - BusinessWeek
Sarah Brightman and Liu Huan to sing Olympics opening ceremony - Reuters
Snoop Dogg goes to Bollywood - Associated Press
Going to Milwaukee? Don't miss the "Les Paul's House of Sound " exhibit at Discovery World @ Pier Wisconsin - USA Today / Associated Press
Australian music star Reg Lindsay passes. He was 79 - The Daily Telegraph
Views …
Duffy in Boston - " ... Welsh singer-songwriter Aimee Duffy doesn't really warrant comparisons to anyone else; musically, she's about as distinctive as they come." - Boston Herald / The Edge
Radiohead in Ohio - "Playing to a sold-out crowd made up mostly of 18- to 20-somethings with a healthy dollop of young teens and hip folks over 40, Radiohead hit most of its musical hot spots, from the electronica-laced "Idioteque" to the lovely floating melodies of "Exit Music (For A Film)." - Akron Beacon Journal / Ohio.com
Bryan Adams in St. Louis - "Adams packed enthusiastic fans - sometimes a bit too enthusiastic - into the intimate Sheldon for a great night of music and insight." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch / STLtoday.com
Dolly Parton in Sacramento - "During a two-hour set that mined hits from the span of her 40-year-plus career, Parton covered everything from classic country and bluegrass to pop, gospel and even dance." - The Sacramento Bee
Zappa Plays Zappa plays Albany - "After one batch of instrumental tunes that began with the majestic 'Peaches en Regalia,' Zappa simply shook his head and said, 'It's hard to believe that one man wrote all of that music.'" - Albany Times Union
Feist in Vancouver - "Feist's gorgeously lilting voice and her quirky love songs sound like they were meant to be heard under an open sky, with the sliver of a moon hanging above the stage, and a glassy lake dotted with floating canoes behind." - The Vancouver Sun
They Say It's Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)
Charlie Haden is 71
Singer Pat MacDonald (Timbuk 3) is 56
Randy DeBarge (DeBarge) is 50
Peggy and Patsy Lynn (The Lynns) are 44
Lisa Stewart is 40
Geri Halliwell is 36
Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes) is 27
Eric Roberts (Gym Class Heroes) is 24