Category: Music

Back in June I posted about how the band Blind Melon was suing me for the domain name BlindMelon.com. Well I was able to get a lawyer through the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and she helped me defend my case to the National Arbitration Forum. The band was accusing me of cybersquatting and they built their case around that but one of the first things they needed to prove was the fact that I had registered the domain in bad faith. Basically that means when I registered the domain my aim was to sell the domain name back to the band for a lot of money.

Well my lawyer emailed me yesterday night and turns out the arbitration forum denied their request to have the domain taken from me and given to them! When my lawyer took the case she told me we had a 50/50 chance of winning so when I read her email and the forums decision I was totally surprised.

How did I win? Well I won because the band failed to convince the forum that I had registered the domain in bad faith. Firstly I didn’t register the domain, it was given to me as a gift from the previous domain holder because he didn’t have time to design a site and he really liked mine. Secondly one of the band members was a regular participant in the site by keeping fans informed on his solo projects. Finally it was common knowledge the band had split up after the lead singer died back in 1995 and the band members were all performing under different band names.

In conclusion, I won the case and I get to keep the domain but after this incident I really hate the band now and all I have to say to them is Fuck you!

If you want to read the Forums decision you can download the original word document by clicking [Here]

Fadibou just passed me this link to oooooouch.com. I would rather not say what its about and just have you guys see for yourself. [Link]

Note: I said guys and not girls 😉

Gnarls Barkley + Notorious B.I.G. = Gnotorious
My favorite mashup since The Grey Album.

[source kottke]

After nearly 40 hours of burn in, the AKG’s are starting to sound really cool. The headphones are light and comfortable, my previous closed back headphones were the Technics DJ1200 and those were very uncomfortable and would hurt my ears after long use. The AKG’s so far are comfortable BUT the only problem I have is that they are barely fitting me. AKG is an Austrian company and I don’t know any Austrians but I am guessing they all have small heads because I have the headphones now expanded to the largest size and they are just barely fitting me perfectly. Other then that no complaints.. so far.

Just got my new headphones today. I ordered the AKG K81 DJ to replace my Sennheiser PX100 since i needed “closed back” headphones for work. They are currently being burned into as they need around 50 hours before the sound starts to settle. Once they are ready and I use them for about a week I will post a review.

I have no clue why I like this song I just do. [Video]

Anyone heard of this guy before? He is a Lebanese/Canadian R&B artist. I never heard of him till this moment but I think his name sounds incredibly lame.. although he does seem more “legit” then Army of One. Check out his site. [Link]

New York: Teen rockers New Kids on the Block joined the ranks of such immortals as Barbie, GI Joe and Pee Wee Herman with the introduction of their own line of dolls. Fashioned after each group member, New Kids on the Block dolls are to be available in July and retail for $12.99 to $15.99. Shown (L-R), holding their own dolls, are: Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, Danny Wood, and Jonathan Knight.

This a link to a video of David Hasselhoff’s song called Jump In My Car. What makes this video extremely weird is the car he is talking about and driving in the video is K.I.T.T! [Link]

I was at Sultan Center and I spotted the new packages of Lucky Charms. The new packages have a cool promotion where they now come with codes inside that let you get a free song of your choice from iTunes. Now thats cool..

Not a big fan of Arabic music myself but I always like a good laugh. Someone sent me this video of Nawal Zoghbe taking a big fall on stage. Too bad we can’t hear the thud. [Video]

SugarJar.com has over 300 music videos for your viewing pleasure. The list of videos is growing day by day so if you don’t find something today check back the next day. [Link]

Someone just emailed me this and I had never seen it before. Two guys rapping about meat in Arabic, its supposed to be a spoof but I think its ones of the best Arabic rap songs I have heard. [Video]

update: OK check out these guys also, they are pretty funny too:
Gangsta Iftar Party: Muslim Brotherhood 3
Muslim Brotherhood 2
Muslim Brotherhood 1
Cribs with Abbas and Shebron

Now thats a lot of wires! [Picture]

Sappy – Nirvana