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Here are a couple of big news items for all you Beatlemaniacs! Sir Paul McCartney has confirmed the existence of a long-rumored "lost" unreleased track by the Fab Four. A 14-minute experimental recording, played only once for an artshow audience in 1967, could see the light of day (with the consent of Ringo and the widows of John and George). Not so much a "song" as an avant-garde piece, the track has remained mythical among collectors (even inspiring some fakes on the internet). The Beatles were known for incorporating elements of modern composition within the format of a pop song, but here they're captured at their most "far out". ...(read more)

- Jeff Thornton

The UK has long had a unique homegrown urban music scene, although it has remained somewhat unknown to the rest of the world. A few acts do break through to the US market, like Soul II Soul back in the late 80's, or more recently the retro-soul of Amy Winehouse
and Duffy. Jungle and Drum & Bass were big styles that emerged in the 90's, but despite crossover records by acts like Goldie and Roni Size, there were no big pop songs to spread the popularity of the complex, sped-up beats that characterize the sound.

The turn of this century has seen the emergence of several new developments in ...(read more)

- Jeff Thornton

Time to turn to the current #1 among BlueBeat's Killer Playlists, a funkylicious mix called Beats and Pieces. It's got a little of everything that's tasty and groovy, from the R&B of Mary J. Blige and Stevie Wonder to reggae from
Barrington Levy and U-Roy; L.A.'s own Ozomatli, Afrobeat from Antibalas (hailing from the NYC area), Digable Planets (remember them?), and everything in between. Listen in and discover lots of music you've probably never heard of, but are really going to like...that's the Beats and Pieces Experience!

- Jeff Thornton

The city of Detroit has a long tradition of loud, grungy garage rock. From the proto-punk Stooges and MC5
to contemporaries like The White Stripes and The Detroit Cobras, these bands know how to crank it up and bring the real rock n' roll. Get a taste with the new DJ Crate by BlueBeat user roderick, Detroit Rock. He includes well-known rockers like Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band and Kid Rock but doesn't leave out the oft-forgotten groups such as The Rationals, so pump up the headphones and get ready to ROOOOCK!!

- The BlueBeat Crew






We're not going to beat around the bush here (no pun intended):

BlueBeat Unequivocally Endorses Barack Obama.
He's the change our country needs, and we at BlueBeat.com will be jumping for joy when he snags the swing states tomorrow! This time, every vote counts!



Make sure your voice is heard!

- The BlueBeat Crew

Halloween is creeping up, and whether you're handing out the candy, or gettin' busy with the adult crowd,
roderick has the perfect new DJ Crate. Halloween Fright Night has the scariest, weirdest songs straight out of the crypt. With everything from the horrifying rockabilly of Monster Bop to classic soundtracks like Songs In The Key Of X, you've got the perfect playlist for costumed candy capers.

- Jeff Thornton

Is all this talk of economic Gloom and Doom getting you down? BlueBeat
user TheOtherHalf has the musical antidote for our times with Low Anxiety. If You're Feeling Sinister, or the Sea Change is giving you A Rush Of Blood To The Head, here's a Reminder: this crate Feels Like Home.

- The BlueBeat Crew

In case you've been hiding in a hole
(or you haven't looked at the ol' 401(k) lately), the U.S. economy has taken a huge beating in recent weeks. While the President and Congress have taken steps to shore up financial institutions, no one truly knows what the future holds. With this chaotic, topsy-turvy
market in mind, BlueBeat user wittgenstein has created the soundtrack for the economic moment: Bailing Out.

Whether you have the Recession Blues or your Credit Didn't Go Through, it seems like Everything Crashed and we're in a giant Meltdown. Who's getting bailed out, anyway? It looks like another big Credit Scam!

Also check out these other great DJ Crates by wittgenstein:









- The BlueBeat Crew

It's time for the second part of the U.S. Presidential Debates (9pm EST, moderated by Tom Brokaw), and will cover any topics from the audience and Internet. Great! Us "Joe-six pack Americans" are eager to hear some honest, succinct, unscripted dialog!

Well, that may be hoping for too much, but remember: BlueBeat still has your back with Mark Twain's popular Crates Only In America and Out of Touch (still great to listen to, & still very relevant)!

And for those of you that aren't finished hashing out the Veep Debate spectacles, TheOtherHalf and alteredegoes keep you in the musical commentary loop with The Palin-Quayle Connection and Palin Around!





- The BlueBeat Crew

alteredegoes has compiled a new DJ Crate from BlueBeat's growing collection of French Pop!

Travel the French countryside with old-school icons Edith Piaf and Serge Gainsbourg, through the teen pop ye-ye girls
of the mid-60s, right on through to today with Keren Ann and Nouvelle Vague.

This is also a good place to hear supermodel Carla Bruni (who married the French president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008) sing on her latest CD: Comme Si De Rien N'Etait. Ooh-la-la!

- The BlueBeat Crew

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International Herald Tribune07/16/08

European borders fall for music royalties

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Media Rights Technologies and Microsoft DRM Issued Patents

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BlueBeat to power Motorola's iRadio

PR: SYS-CON Media01/31/06

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Philips introduces seamless music system

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