Mark David Chapman, the man who killed famous and beloved Beatles member, John Lennon, nearly 30 years ago has been serving his 20 years-to-life sentence has requested parole for the sixth time. However, Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, a musician in her own right, is weighing in with the same opposition since Chapman became eligible for parole in 2000.

According to Reuters, a three member parole board panel are scheduled to interview and review Chapman’s bid again. Ono has been and will continue to be very adamant on how she feels about Chapman’s possible release by stating these personal concerns in her most recent letter:

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Walking corpse Ozzy Osbourne recently spoke out about his three-year tenure on MTV’s The Osbournes, and the effect it had on his family, NME reports.  Osbourne laments that the reality television program and the subsequent fame  that hit his family was not healthy for the Ozz’s brood (and coming from a guy who once tried to choke his wife to death, that’s saying something).

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Proving that if you’re going to slowly murder a drug addicted patient by fueling said addiction with questionable prescriptions, you had better be the physician to a freakishly out-of-touch former pop god, alleged pedophile and disturbingly tragic ka-blillionaire, as Billboard reported yesterday that California “state investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson have decided not to file charges against seven doctors who treated him,” despite what appears to be a very blatant abuse of medication on Jackson’s part before his cash cow swan dive for the record label and family membe… er, I mean death last summer.

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Hi, BC readers! It’s that time again! We’re presenting another stellar show for you tonight along with I Promote Good Bands over in Glendale at LaBrie’s Lounge, the venue that is formerly The Scene. For only $5, you’ll get to see three incredible bands: Rumspringa, Vanaprasta and Robotanists.  Because, honestly, what better way is there to celebrate hump day to make the weekend arrive even faster!

We’d also like to meet music fiends who geek out over new tunes as much as we do! So come on out!

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There’s been a lot of hushed whispers concerning who the replacement for Simon Cowell will be on American Idol. The judging table is now uneven with only Kara DioGuardi, Ellen DeGeneres and Randy Jackson waiting for the fourth voice in the TV show. There’s been rumors of Jazz crooner, Harry Connick Jr., and Roots rocker, Chris Issak, so far. Who’s the the latest to be thrown into this frenzy now that the deadline (in September) for a new judge is coming up?

Two pop stars each in their own right: Justin Timberlake and Elton John. Are they still only rumors? Pretty much. Find out why after the jump!

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Neil Young fans, rejoice – the cantankerous and unpredictable singer/ guitarist/ rock ‘n roll badass has just announced the release of four previously unheard records as part of his Archives 2 series.  The four records, unreleased since their recording in the 1970s, will act as the follow-up to Young’s monolithic (and excellent) 10-disc Archives 1 Blu-ray boxset.

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West is known for lavish, grand, fancy debuts. He’s got to back that ego up with some wow factor when he goes live. For instance, he premiered 808s and Hearbtreak’s “Love Lockdown” at the MTV Movie Awards in a style only he could pull it off in. He’s coming out with a new album, which was titled Good Ass Job – until now. The rapper recently and officially joined Twitter and announced that he’s nixed the name and is currently “bouncing a couple of titles around now.”

So we don’t know the album name anymore but we do know this. Kanye took it down a notch this time around when he premiered some of the new material live for the first time. There weren’t any flashing lights. It wasn’t a live broadcast. It was very intimate… and it was at the Facebook office?

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Well, the pop culture battle that has emerged from the controversial sb 1070 immigration law in Arizona – essentially, it boils down whether or not artists should or should not boycott touring in the Copper State (which, in the long run, is sooo much more important than debating sb 1070’s merits, or lack thereof) – has finally expanded to include, sigh, Lady Gaga.

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Following last year’s two events in New York and Washington, the Barcelona-based experimental music festival Sónar announced its return to the United States last month, this time with a Chicago edition planned for September 9–11 in the windy city.

Today, the festival organizers, which include AC Entertainment (those behind Bonnaroo) and Advanced Music (the creators of Sónar festival), announced an initial list of artists who will be performing.

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