Dublin Ireland's first skyscraper is scrapped ..for now

The Dublin Docklands Development Authority said that Ireland's property slump and slide into recession have made it difficult to go ahead with the project at this time.

They added that they are still committed to building 'The U2 Tower', and hope to reopen negotiations with potential developers within the next 12 months, reports the Associated Press.

Work on the project was originally expected to begin this year with a projected completion date of 2011.

Canadian producer Deadmau5 is building a reputation for rubbing people wrong way, and he’s done it again with his latest outburst.

Speaking with Ireland’s Daily Star ahead of shows he played there last month, Deadmau5 (aka Joel Zimmerman) took DJs to task. “They’re fucking cunts,” he ranted. “I don’t really see the technical merit in playing two songs at the same speed together.”

Deadmau5 is in the middle of a world tour to promote the release of his debut LP, Random Album Title, which sees him playing live shows with his famous Mau5head stage costume.

It’s both ironic and amusing that Deadmau5 holds such disdain for the very people who’ve made him a cult star in the dance scene, with DJs worldwide having voted him #1 in five categories at this year’s Beatport Music Awards. Just last week he was also ranked at #11 on the DJ Mag Top 100.

“[DJs are] my number one customer, right, so I’m not gonna go diss every fucking DJ,” he rationalised. “But to say you become this massive… performer by playing other people’s productions at the same speed as someone else’s productions and fading between the two of them, I don’t get it.”

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Snoop Dogg and Massive Attack leader 3D recorded a song together entitled 'Calling Mumia'.

The song features on the soundtrack for the documentary film 'In Prison My Whole Life', which charts the life of political activist Mumia Abu Jamal, who is on Death Row in the USA after being convicted of murdering a policeman.

Listen to 'Calling Mumia' at massiveattack.co.uk now.

Popular tech house label Get Physical Music will celebrate their 100th release in November.

The imprint is set to do it in style with a release that will pit some of their most famous artists against one another in what the label is calling "battle tracks." As a result, you'll get to hear M.A.N.D.Y. facing off against Booka Shade, resident English weirdoes Italoboyz vs resident French weirdoes Nôze and many more. As we know from Get Physical's fifth birthday compilation, this is one imprint that doesn't shy away from celebration—with good music attached—so expect some of these tracks to transcend the novelty "battle" tag and actually find their way into the boxes of top-flight DJs, including perhaps any of the three tracks that will be available as digital-only supplements to the vinyl release.

Tracklisting
A M.A.N.D.Y vs Booka Shade - Donut
B1 Italoboyz vs Nôze - Double Trouble
B2 Dakar vs Siopis - Dubai
C DJ T. vs Thomas Schumacher – May Contain Nuts
D1 LOPAZZ vs Heidi - Funkshovel
D2 Einzelkind vs Meat - Gin

Digital
Patrice Bäumel vs Caitlin Devlin – 7 days
Djuma Soundsystem vs Raz Ohara – Zillion Lights
Tiger Stripes vs Audiofly - Hundra

Get Physical will release GPM 100 on November 26, 2008.
Label: Get Physical Music

source: residentadvisor.net

'King Of Pop' rejects Jermaine's tour and album plans.

The singer issued a statement declaring he would not be involved.

"My brothers and sisters have my full love and support, and we've certainly shared many great experiences, but at this time I have no plans to record or tour with them," he wrote.

He also added: "I am now in the studio developing new and exciting projects that I look forward to sharing with my fans in concert soon."

FBI recommends misdemeanour charge for Kevin Cogill

Kevin Cogill, 27, is accused of violating federal copyright laws by uploading nine tracks from the veteran rockers' highly anticipated forthcoming album 'Chinese Democracy' on his website this summer.

Under the original charge, the leaker looked set to face five years in prison if convicted.

But the FBI investigation is now believed to have recommended downgrading the charge from a felony to a misdemeanour, reports Yahoo Music.

If that is the case Cogill is likely to face a maximum of one year in prison.

'Chinese Democracy' is due to be released on November 24.

Live Nation opposes Prop 8 in California along with other Big Brands

The major international concert promoter believes that Proposition 8, which will be voted on in the November 4 California election, takes away individual rights. The company has therefore contributed to the No On Prop. 8 campaign.

“Live Nation has always offered equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners,” said Live Nation spokesman John Vlautin in a statement. “It is in this spirit that we have made the decision to donate $50,000 to the No on Prop. 8 campaign.”

Same sex marriage was legalised in the state this year, but Proposition 8 could see the new law overturned.

Apple also recently made major donations to the No On Prop. 8 campaign.

The first day of testimony in Phil Spector's murder retrial has been postponed because one of the jurors is injured.

An alternate juror reportedly fell in the parking lot of the Los Angeles court and injured his foot.

Superior Court Judge Larry Fidler made the decision to postpone testimony until next week because he is hesitant to lose the juror, who expressed his desire to continue on the case after receiving medical treatment.

The trial is set to resume on Monday, reports the Associated Press.

Spector -- the pioneer behind the 1960s Wall Of Sound technique -- is accused of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his Los Angeles mansion on February 3, 2003.

After five months of heated testimony last year, the jury reached a 10-2 deadlock in favour of convicting Spector, which resulted in the judge declaring a mistrial.