WTF?! Today on hypebot I found something that did not surprise me, yet the shock and awe lingers even as I type this. The post was a simple question and answer quote. The question was put to President George W. Bush after a speech he gave in Nashville last week. It’s a simple question, one that has even been discussed on the Congress floor. But as we know, Congress is hip enough to discuss the music industry, like the intellectual rights of mash-ups. Our President, unfortunately, is not hip. Not even a little bit. That is no surprise, but this example is still unsettling. ([More →])

Tori Amos has been surrounded by her Doll Posse on a European tour this summer and she is ready to bring the entourage to America where it was conceived. It’s going to be a rough ride criss-crossing the US with stops in Minneapolis, Omaha, and SLC dipping into winter months with a Pandora’s box of personalities. ([More →])