News …
Bad ISP! Shame on you! FCC head says he will recommend punishment for Comcast over the ISP's blocking of P2P transfers - Reuters
50,000 music fans descend on Scotland's T In The Park as festival opens Thursday night camping for the first time in the event's history. A total of 80,000 revelers expected each day - Glasgow Evening Times
10,000 concert-goers on hand for opening night of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. "It's a wonderful place like nowhere else. People say, 'happy Folk Festival.' It's like a distinct holiday," says one long-time attendee - Winnipeg Free Press
You'll never know what you'll find under a rock in Los Angeles' Griffith Park. Like a pair of Nine Inch Nails tickets - Los Angeles Times / Soundboard (registration may be required)
Amy Winehouse shows up at venue to launch her own club night. But isn't every night in the life of Ms. Winehouse a club night? - BBC News
Bobby Durham, who drummed for jazz greats Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton and Oscar Peterson, passes at 71 - The New York Times (registration may be required)
Views …
The Judds at the Calgary Stampede - "'Tonight is about celebration,' Wynonna Judd said Thursday night at the Saddledome, and for fans of country music mother-daughter duo The Judds, there's no denying the evening was just that." - Calgary Herald
Kenny Chesney in Evansville, Indiana - " … he hasn't lost any of the enthusiasm or energy that made him one of the most surefire draws in country music history." - Evansville Courier & Press
Crowded House in Great Britain - "There were singalongs a-plenty and lots of happy faces in the crowd who were treated to a real masterclass of music under the stars." - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
The Black Crowes at the "Cisco Ottawa Blues Fest" - "They opened with the slow build of 'Move it On Down the Line,' channeling the group energy into epic versions of 'Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution,' 'Black Moon Creeping' and 'Jealous Again.'" - The Ottawa Citizen
Shelby Lynne in Somerville, Mass. - " … a jaw-dropping performance that without question eclipsed her 2005 Paradise gig." - Boston Herald / The Edge
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra / Wynton Marsalis with Willie Nelson at the Hollywood Bowl - "The performers, with guest Willie Nelson, displayed their versatility with a show that covered the range of American music." - Los Angeles Times (registration may be required)
They Say It's Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)
Jeff Hanna of (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 61
Bonnie Pointer (Pointer Sisters) is 58
Peter Murphy is 51
Michael Rose (Black Uhuru) is 51
Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) is 49
Suzanne Vega is 49
Scott Shriner (Weezer) is 43
Lil Kim is 33
Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) is 32
Lil' Zane is 26