Review: Science Trips Out on Music in 'The Heart Is a Drum Machine' (Wired News)

Through interviews with a brainy crop of musicians and scientists, a new documentary probes the connection between body, mind and music.


8 music acts sue over Ala. festival payments (AP via Yahoo! News)

Eight music acts are suing the former president of Birmingham's City Stages festival for payment for performances during the 2009 event.


BBC's boss urged to save 6 Music (BBC News)

Music Week magazine publishes an open letter to BBC boss Mark Thompson urging him to rethink his plans to axe 6 Music.


Showbiz: Music makers (The New Straits Times)

THE alternative genre, an umbrella tag for rock music that defies categorisation, is usually associated with angst.


Music games' next generation: 'Power Gig' with real guitar (USA Today)

An upcoming music video game gives you the power to progress from fantasy guitar hero to true six-string slinger.


Boulder wants to trim music for 5th-graders (Denver Post)

BOULDER — The Boulder Valley School District is looking to change or drop portions of its fifth-grade music program to free up teaching time for other subjects, address scheduling conflicts and cut the budget, but opponents of the proposed changes are fighting to keep the program intact.


Music stars 'still need labels' (BBC News)

Record labels put the case for why they are still essential for developing music stars in the digital age.


WATCH: New Daft Punk Music in 'Tron' Trailer! (Spin)

Daft Punk love robots. The French electro duo -- Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter -- don robo-masks during their tricked-out shows and music videos. And they're taking their love of the futuristic a step further, writing the score for the upcoming film Tron Legacy . The trailer for the movie (in theaters December 17) just leaked online, giving a taste of what the Punk guys have ...


Floyd take music label to court (BBC News)

Rock band Pink Floyd launch legal action in the High Court against EMI over payment of online royalties and marketing of their music.


Is Streaming Music Service KKBox the Chinese Spotify? (Fast Company Magazine)

Media companies worldwide are struggling with ad sales and budgets, desperately trying new business models like online pay walls to scrape by. But what if they moved into selling something other than journalism -- like, say, music? Enter China's KKBox, which takes the unique approach of working as a streaming music service that happens to give away music journalism as a bonus. It sort of flips ...