Well we lived through the day and today we've got some more DMusical Notes for all of you to chew on.

Man everything and everyone had 9/11 tributes today... kinda seemed too crammed down our throats. Oh well... I'm keeping it brief, got work in the morning.

The Digital Media adapter
Credit CNet News

A new device from Intel could speed the dream of the networked home, where PC-stored digital photos would be viewed on a TV, and MP3 music tracks could be beamed to a stereo.

Similar in size to a small set-top box, the "digital media adapter," announced this week, connects to a home-entertainment appliance, such as a television, using a standard audio/video cable. It contains the necessary communications technology, including Intel's XScale PXA processors, to let the appliance wirelessly access files stored on a computer.

PC makers Dell Computer, Gateway and China's Legend were demonstrating prototypes of the adapters at the Intel Developer Forum this week in San Jose, Calif. The companies are planning to bundle the adapters with future PCs.

Computer companies have been trying for some time to make the PC the hub of a home-entertainment network, but efforts from heavy-hitters such as Intel and Microsoft, and products from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, Compaq Computer and others, have met with little success.

Intel, however, says the digital media adapter could catch on because it will cost less and offer greater capabilities than previous devices.

There is this odd desire it seems to link the TV with the computer... The most logical step would be just to have a TV with a built in computer or hard drive. Wouldn't it make everything a whole lot more simple? But this wireless set top does seem pretty cool. I wonder when the damn thing will be affordable though.

Documentary on the B.I.G./Tupac theory
Credit 411Music News

A new documentary, titled Biggie & Tupac, will open in New York and Los Angeles on September 27th, with other cities to follow. Directed by Nick Broomfield, the documentary features interviews with Russell Poole, the original officer investigating the Biggie murder, Biggie's mom Voletta Wallace, rapper Lil' Cease, and other police officers, bodyguards, and others who were all close to Biggie or worked on the murder case.

The part of the film dedicated to Tupac will feature a visit to the Baltimore School of Arts )where Tupac went to school at one time), his home in California's Bay Area, Suge Knight (in jail at the time), and other people close to Tupac or involved in the Tupac murder case.

I read about the BIGGIE KILLED 2PAC theory the other week... I thought that it was pretty obvious though. It's like saying that Courtney had something to do with Kurt Cobain's death... you know it was a conspiracy for murder in both cases. Of course that whole theory that 2Pac faked his death is also pretty validable... the man came out with 2 movies and 3 records after his so called death and a record called Makaveli, an artist who faked HIS death... hmm makes ya wonder, don't it?

Kelly Clarkson signs her Career...
Credit 411Music News

American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson has officially signed a contract with 19 Recordings Limited, a division of RCA Records. The label's executive producer is Simon Fuller. Fuller has also launched the careers of the Spice Girls and S Club 7.

Clarkson's first single, "Before Your Love"/"A Moment Like This" will be released on September 17th with her first full album dropping in early 2003.

Well good luck... I hope she doesn't get "screwed"... well unless it involves me, a pile of cash, some heavy liquer and a nice soft bed.

I'm just wondering though... when did DMusic become the F-You RIAA site? We seem to predominantly write about that here... I myself have been guilty of doing so as well. I thought we dealed more in other and more varied subjects in Music than that.

Timberlake Appearance ends with dead Fan
Credit Mtv News

A 21-year-old Justin Timberlake fan hoping to catch a glimpse of the 'NSYNC singer outside a Burbank, California, radio station Monday night was killed in an alleged hit-and-run.

The woman, Burbank resident Anne White, was struck by a truck driven by Cameron Duty, 23, who purportedly had an argument with someone in the crowd before deliberately backing onto the sidewalk where dozens of fans were gathered.

"[White] had apparently been on the sidewalk when the truck, traveling in reverse at a high rate of speed, struck her and pinned her under the vehicle," Burbank Lt. Tim Stehr said in a statement.

The driver fled the scene but was later arrested and faces charges of murder, hit-and-run and drunk driving. His bail was set at $1 million and he will be arraigned at the Burbank Court on Wednesday.

Timberlake, who was inside the KIIS-FM studios promoting his upcoming solo album, issued a statement on Tuesday (September 10) to address the incident.

"I am horrified to learn of the senseless death outside KIIS-FM last evening, and my family and I wish to express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the victim," Timberlake said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with you."

Representatives for the pop star have been in contact with Recording Artists, Actors and Athletes Against Drunk Driving and will soon announce a partnership Timberlake will undertake with RADD to raise awareness of the horrors of drunk driving.

KIIS-FM also released a statement Tuesday: "KIIS FM extends its sympathy to the victim's family for their loss. We fully support the police in their investigation of this unfortunate accident."

You know you could say that she was...

DYING...

to be there...

Ha ha ha!!!

God I'm awful... that was truly tasteless.

But seriously though, before the incident the driver, Cameron Duty, was overheard saying, "I'd kill to see Justin, but I wish Lance would die in space." I guess his wish didn't come true either.

Cornell rejoins RAGE
Credit Zentertainment

After a pre-summer breakdown, the Machine is again operating at full steam.

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk are back in a Los Angeles studio with former Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell working on material for an upcoming album, a spokesperson at Epic Records said.

The group, which originally called itself Civilian, is now considering using the moniker Audioslave, but there is still no title or release date for the upcoming album. However, a Web site has been launched by Sony at www.audioslavemusic.com, which features fuzzy photos of the members and a sign-up form for the band newsletter.

Cornell and Rage were scheduled to play the main stage at this year's Ozzfest, but canceled in March when Cornell dropped out of the project after the group recorded an album's worth of material. For a while, the band appeared to have broken up, but still planned to release the songs it had already recorded.

In May, 13 Civilian songs that exhibit the depth and primal ferocity of the band were leaked online. But the Epic spokesperson said the material the band is currently working on is dramatically different than the leaked songs, which were rough demos never intended for release. After the Cornell and Rage album is released, the band will likely tour.

Sweet... I actually have most of the album that they recorded already... it really sounds a bit more like "The Angry Soundgarden" than what you expect from Rage Against the Machine. It's just not the same really. Not too bad though. Just not like the old school Rage.

See it was fun today... and here's some more fun in Other News!

Feels Goods after being Dumped
Credit Yahoo News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study validates why ice cream tastes so good after a breakup, and why that nice jacket in the store window--that you really can't afford--seems like a good buy once you've been dumped.

Dr. Jean M. Twenge of San Diego State University and her colleagues found that people who feel as if they have been rejected by others tend to adopt unhealthy, self-defeating behaviors, such as eating poorly, taking risks and blowing off work to have fun.

Curiously, this tendency seems specific to people who feel socially rejected, the authors write, since those who felt in fear of future bodily harm did not lean toward similar behaviors.

So what is so awful about feeling alone? "The need to belong and have close relationships is a fundamental human motivation," Twenge explained to Reuters Health. "When we feel alone or not connected to other people, that's not a normal state of being," she said, which may cause people to adopt unusual behaviors.

Specifically, Twenge suggested that feeling alone may encourage people to think in the short-term rather than the long-term, choosing momentary pleasures in spite of the long-term risks they can bring. In the wake of a breakup, you don't often hit the gym, go on a diet, and start saving money for the future, she said. Rather, "you're going to sit on the couch, eat ice cream, and try to find a movie that's not romantic."

Twenge and her colleagues discovered the link between feelings of rejection and self-defeatist behaviors through a series of experiments featuring undergraduate students. The experiments compared the behavioral tendencies of students who were told that, based on personality tests, they were either likely to end up alone, be constantly surrounded by friends and loved ones, or live a life full of accidents.

In one set of experiments, the investigators found that people who were told they would be alone were the most likely to opt for a high-risk lottery over one that promised less money but a higher chance of winning. In another experiment, people who expected a solo life were the most likely to lean toward unhealthy behaviors, such as eating unhealthy snacks, reading magazines instead of learning about their health, and opting out of exercise.

The authors also write that, compared with people who thought they would end up surrounded by friends, people told they would live their lives alone spent less time practicing for a test they thought they had to take, opting instead to play video games or read magazines, according to a report in the recent issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

In an interview with Reuters Health, Twenge noted that people who expected social rejection may have felt no differently than others, despite their different behaviors. As part of the experiments, she and her team measured participants' moods, and they found that there were no differences between the groups. This result was surprising, Twenge noted, for she and her colleagues had suspected that rejected people might do pleasurable things to try to make themselves feel better.

As to what motivates people to adopt self-defeatist, short-term pleasures after feeling rejected--that question remains unanswered, Twenge said.

"We're still struggling with the 'why' question," she noted.

SOURCE: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2002;83:605-615.

Hmmm... no wonder I started picking my nose and scratching my crotch after Jenny shattered my heart. Or maybe it was because my crotch was itchy and my nose was stuffed. The many conclusions!

Joe

At least that's better than scratching your nose and . . . well, anyway.

First post!

"I thought we dealed more in other and more varied subjects in Music than that."
- we do Joe my man, the RIAA is rattling so many peeps' cages that it was inevitable that it would get a real big beating from us.

Rage are/were a great band. I must check out what Chris Cornell sounds like with them. Zak is a hard person to beat though.

Simon Fuller has his fingers in plenty of pies now. Thank god it's mostly manufactured cack that'll pass on (but still make him a greedy little git) - if there was ever a wannabee major record label owner it is that man, hell he'd probably want the RIAA too. Check out the 'contracts' Idol contestants had to sign here to get to the finals. Signing away plenty of their earnings for a lot of years. Once again, greedy little git. Heh

Just to clarify - 2Pac's first album after death was "The 7 day Theory".. which is a bigger story to go into.. He released it under the name Makaveli, which is a bastardization of the Italian Bureaucrat "Niccolo Macchiavelli" who wrote "The Prince" which was basically an instruction manual on how to rule a kingdom, and contained therein was a section on how to thwart your enemies by faking your death.

Misguided youth, I guess.