It appears Smashing Pumpkins have opted to go the socio-political route on Zeitgeist, their forthcoming album.

Rick Rubin, the hefty and hirsute Def Jam co-founder and Grammy Award-winning producer behind albums from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, Linkin Park, and Weezer, among many others, has signed on with Columbia Records to "form a dynamic and creative executive partnership" alongside current label chairman Steve Barnett.

Late last week, label giant EMI announced the release of Paul McCartney's entire solo catalogue -- from 1970's McCartney to 2005's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard -- to online music outlets as a DRM-free download, thus signifying the label's latest move to abolish the copyright protection softwar

Yesterday (May 10) in a Los Angeles courtroom, Rommie Davis, a high school friend of famed music producer Phil Spector, delivered what is likely the most damning evidence yet in Spector's trial for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

Last night (May 9), orchestra buffs and indie rock fans alike donned their classiest duds and joined at Boston's Symphony Hall for the Boston Pops' opening night concert, but little did the attendees know that they were in for another alternative chintzy form of entertainment as well.

This week, Last.fm, the world's largest Internet radio and music community website, entered the heated Internet video arena by introducing a new service allowing users to build personalized music video channels.