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Spector jury includes TV producer, film VP, mayoral staffer Apparently the producer, who works for Dateline NBC had to do research on Spector's story for months but hadn't formed an opinion on whether the Puff Haired Svengali was guilty or innocent. Maybe the producer will write a tell all book when the trial is over and the film exec will option the rights for a movie. American Black Film Festival relocating from Miami to... more ›

LAist is proud to offerer a weekly, chart roundup of Billboard Magazine’s most coveted rankings. Join us as we revel in the conventional standard of musical success. Let us cross our fingers, hoist our lighters, and dream together of the supreme resurrection of artist-driven recordings that will forever eclipse the dark cloud of big label greed, A&R sleaze and disposable audio. Amen. Here are this week’s chart toppers. Behold the #1s. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Billboard Charts... more ›

Air - Pocket Symphony (Astralwerks) Albert Hammond, Jr. - Yours to Keep [US] (New Line) Antibalas - Security (Anti) Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (Merge) !!! - Myth Takes [Bonus Disc] (Warp) Joss Stone - Tell Me ‘Bout It [SINGLE] (Virgin) KMFDM - Nihil [Bonus Track] (Metropolis) Mary Chapin Carpenter - Calling (Zoe) My Brighest Diamond - Tear It Down (Asthmatic Kitty) Ry Cooder - My Name Is Buddy (Nonesuch) Son Volt - Search... more ›

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Today the late Notorious B.I.G. and Bob Marley released a new duet (with the help of technology and questionable morals). The song, titled "Hold Ya Hand" was produced by Clinton Sparks and contains sample of Marley's "Johnny Was." The track is available now on AOL Music. It's part of a larger effort called "The Notorious B.I.G. Duets: The Final Chapter." more ›

The judge declared the Notorious B.I.G. civil suit a mistrial yesterday and the prickly problems of Rampart just refuse to stay buried. The trial seemed doomed from the start with witnesses getting "amnesia" and other ailments that would limit their testimony. It came to a head last week when the Wallace family attorney got an anonymous phone call that he was missing several key pieces of evidence from the LAPD. Detective Steven Katz, who was set to testify in the case, simply "forgot" about the file and tapes that support the family's claim that former officers Rafael Perez and David Mack were involved in the shooting death of the Notorious B.I.G. more ›