PUBLIC MARKS from misspaige with tags music & news

Don't be mistaken, these radio shows aren't for you: they're for 30-something Grups with money to burn at Waterloo.

In 2004 Mr. Merritt, writing in The New York Times, chose seven records for a feature called Playlist. None of the records he chose were by black artists, prompting Sasha Frere-Jones, a music critic at The New Yorker, to conclude at the time on his personal blog that Mr. Merritt had a bias against black music, calling him " 'Southern Strategy' Merritt."

In classic German style, there's actually a municipal office dedicated to making sure street musicians are licensed and that everyone gets equal access to the best spots. Every morning at 6am the musicians meet at the city office and get their 'beat assignments' for the day.

... but that didn't stop Brendan Benson from getting together with his pal Jack White in the Raconteurs. They tell Laura Barton how they've left the White Stripes far behind.

A digital music identification system that can search through 17 million songs in under 1 second has been launched in the US.

Radiohead's Thom Yorke calls the music industry "a bunch of fucking retards" in this week's issue of NME.

NEW ORDER bassist PETER HOOK has slammed the English Football Association (FA) for choosing EMBRACE to sing this summer's soccer World Cup anthem over newcomers the ARCTIC MONKEYS.

Old way: Looking up concerts in your town on an event site, googling 100 different bands, tracking down an MP3 for each band, and then deciding which show you want to go to. The Podbop way: Type in a city, get MP3s, discover a band you like, and go see them.