Facebook sued over Eminem song

Eminem’s song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper’s songs. Eight Mile Style filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit on Monday alleging that a 30-second Facebook ad broadcast online last month copied music from Eminem’s 2000 song Under the Influence.

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Woman Gets Ticket For Her Unusual Driving Companion, She Drove A Huge Teddy Bear Shotgun In An Attempt To Use The Carpool Lane

  An Oregon woman received a $260 traffic ticket when she was caught driving in the HOV lane with a giant teddy bear. She told reporters she thought she was getting away with it until the motorcycle police officer pulled up next to her.  She wasn’t angry about the ticket, but said she had learned […]

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The Decemberists: Nerd Rock

It’s a clear, chilly winter day in Portland, Ore., and Colin Meloy, leader of the Decemberists, is expounding on folk chanteuse Gillian Welch’s guest vocals on their new album, The King Is Dead. “No country-rock record would be complete without some backing vocalist with a clear and distinct voice,” he says, citing Nicolette Larson’s singing on Neil Young’s Comes a Time and Emmylou Harris’ work with Gram Parsons.

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