Articles by Jason Schreurs

Pirate Bay Sale Hits Rough Waters as Potential Buyer Backpedals in Court
PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2009
Another day, another chapter in the Pirate Bay saga. Now it seems the popular file-sharing site's impending sale to Swedish company Global...
Government Talks Resume to Make More Lenient Copyright Laws in Canada
PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2009
We've got better health care, less guns and now it looks like Canada is once again seriously considering much more lenient copyright laws t...
Gordon Waller of '60s Pop Duo Peter & Gordon Dies at 64
PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2009
Gordon Waller of the '60s pop duo Peter and Gordon passed away July 16 as a result of cardiovascular disease, according to various media re...
Merge Records History Book Gets Its Own Fancy Website, Lets Fans Take a Trip Down Indie Rock's Memory Lane
PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2009
The upcoming book on the story of Merge Records has boosted its online presence with a new website that features, among other things, a com...
Music Industry Sniffing Around Pirate Bay Sale for Lawsuit Money
PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2009
Now that Pirate Bay is being sold, the music industry is seeing dollars signs and is reportedly hoping to seize almost half of the $7.8 mil...
Blink-182 Reunion Tour Floods Merchandise Market with Limited-Edition T-Shirts and, Um, Toy Bunnies
PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2009
Some bands reunite without a lot of fanfare and others, well, let's just say they go a little overboard with the marketing. In the case of...
Marilyn Manson to Produce Goth Musical of Cinderella, Ropes in <i>Harry Potter</i>'s Emma Watson to Star
PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2009
Shock rocker Marilyn Manson will produce a musical film version of classic fairy tale Cinderella with a "goth" twist, according to the UK P...
Equal Vision Records Launches "Sacred" Imprint
PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2009
Here's one for the weird religious cult file: Equal Vision Records has announced that it will be starting a sub-label called Mantralogy to...