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- So many Fab Four fanatics have pre-ordered The Beatles in Mono, EMI has upped its order of the box set, Variety reports. Hit our Beatles hub for more on the band and their 9/9/09 reissues.
- Echo and the Bunnymen’s keyboard player Jake Brockman died in a motorbike accident at age 53, just a month before the release of the band’s new album The Fountain, the BBC reports. A statement on the band’s Website reads, “Our thoughts are with his wife, family & friends.”
- Mastodon are scoring Jonah Hex, reports a psyched Ain’t It Cool News. The movie, based on the DC Comic, stars Megan Fox and Josh Brolin.
- The New York tattoo shop where Rihanna tried her hand at inking small umbrellas has been fined for “operating with an unlicensed tattoo artist on site,” TMZ reports.
Article Source: Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily