The Rock and Roll Metro Map

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I found this fantastic map of rock music on reddit today and I thought you folks might appreciate it. Where do I buy tickets for this train?

I think the best part is how incredibly divisive this is to people. 

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Nurses On Chat Roulette Tonight!

Nurses... No wait.

NURSES


Have you heard of Chatroulette? It's a random video chat site that connects you to what in all probability is someone masturbating in a Batman mask while listening to Carmina Burana and eating grapes or just some random bored people. Seriously, spend some time on there. It's the Interwebs in its full glory. Even better, if you log on tonight at 7pm PST you might get to see Nurses playing a live show. For those of you unwilling to brave the Great Wankfest of Chatroulette, they're broadcasting on Ustream as well. Go catch some free and fantastic music! You heard me!

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Google shuts down music blogs without warning

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Sean Michaels
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 11 February 2010 12.27 GMT

In what critics are calling "musicblogocide 2010", Google has deleted at least six popular music blogs that it claims violated copyright law. These sites, hosted by Google's Blogger and Blogspot services, received notices only after their sites – and years of archives – were wiped from the internet.

"We'd like to inform you that we've received another complaint regarding your blog," begins the cheerful letter received by each of the owners of Pop Tarts, Masala, I Rock Cleveland, To Die By Your Side, It's a Rap and Living Ears. All of these are music-blogs – sites that write about music and post MP3s of what they are discussing. "Upon review of your account, we've noted that your blog has repeatedly violated Blogger's Terms of Service ... [and] we've been forced to remove your blog. Thank you for your understanding."

Jolly as Google may be, none of the bloggers who received these notices are "understanding" in the least. Read Full Story Here...

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