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According to the NYDN, rocker Bruce Springsteen has filed a lawsuit against Connolly’s Pub & Restaurant in New York City for copyright infringement.

Back in August 2008, the suit alleges that the bar hosted a cover band who covered three of Springsteen’s songs – “Growin’ Up,” “Because the Night” and “You’re No Good”. There is also a co-plaintiff in the case, Clinton Ballard Jr., who co-wrote “You’re No Good”.

Venues that host live performances are supposed to pay an annual licensing fee to ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), which doles out royalties to artists when their songs are covered in live venues. Similar to how artists get paid when their songs gets played on the radio.

Apparently Connolly’s slacked off on getting their ASCAP license and could face fines of up to $30,000 for pissing off the Boss. The article says ASCAP has been after the bar for a couple of years now to pay what would amount to $2,700 a year for their ASCAP fee. Fees are on a sliding scale based on occupancy; the bigger the venue, the higher the fee.

What do you guys think? Kudos to Bruce for protecting artists’ rights? Or is be being petty? – Dr.FB

Look for performances by Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York City; Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles; and Coldplay, and a group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna in a newly added London location. More than 100 other stars will be speaking and answering phones.

The cast of “New Moon” will be taking over the Today Show in November for 3 days. Robert Pattinson will be featured on November 18th, Kristen Stewart will be on November 19th and on November 20th, Taylor Lautner will appear on the show……

Is Chris Brown feeling sentimental? He posted a montage video of him and Rihanna together that a fan made on his Twitter page. He twittered ““IM SORRY YALL.  JUST HAD TO POST IT,”  “FOR THE FELLAS: showing emotion doesn’t make u weak. BEING HONEST MAKES U STRONG.” Whatever makes it easier for you to sleep at night Chris……

Sandra Bullock and Jesse James are about to get into a legal battle with James ex-wife adult film star Janine Lindemulder. James & Lindemulder had a 5 year old daughter named Sunny that lives with James & Bullock. James is advising the courts that Janine is an unfit mother. Hopefully in the end it will all work out what is best for Sunny…..

Lindsay Lohan got dropped by her record label. Wait. You mean her music career wasn’t a joke?………

Elisabeth Moss and our friend Fred Armisen from Saturday Night Live tied the knot over the weekend. Congrats to you two……

Brad Pitt was involved in a small accident on his motorcycle when a paparazzi hit Pitt from behind and then hit the car in front of him. This crap really needs to stop. Pitt was fine but still…….

Bruce Springsteen cancelled his show in Kansas City last night as his cousin died. Lenny Sullivan was Bruce’s assistant tour manager for 10 years. He was only 36. Fans got a full refund…..

Eric Clapton pulled out of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert to have gallstones removed……

-Dr.FB

Metallica File Photo

Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, U2, and other rock legends will come together for two concerts in October to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Concerts held on October 29th and 30th, 2009 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden will trace the history of rock and roll, from soul to hard rock, will also feature Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin,  and Stevie Wonder.

Proceeds from the concerts will help raise money for a permanent endowment for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and Museum which was founded by Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun.

Angelina Jolie File Photo

Move over Oprah! Angelina Jolie has just been named Hollywood’s Most Powerful Celebrity by Forbes magazine.

Angelina knocked Oprah from the top of the list where she came in number 2, just ahead of Madonna & Beyonce.  Tiger Woods was the only male in the top 5.  Where did Papa Brad Pitt come in?  9th.  But Jennifer Aniston came in at number 8 ahead of Brad.  Kobe Bryant, Steven Spielberg & Bruce Springsteen round out the top 10.

Interestingly enough, President Barack Obama came in on the powerful celeb list at number 49.-Dr.FB

DrFunkenberry.com Exclusive! Bruce Springsteen Live. Photo. G. Dicker

Bruce Springsteen rocked the Izod Center last night in New Jersey.  He played a 3 hour set.  Enough said.

Look at that crowd.  Bruce doesn’t get played on the radio anymore.  You see all ages there. Old folk.  Young folk.  I even see a brother in the middle. How is an act like Bruce selling out an arena and drawing the young?  Sure, the Super Bowl performance helped and sure ain’t radio.  A good old Ipod and YouTube are ways artist such as Bruce who can’t get a new song on the radio for nothing, are finding new fans.  You have to adapt to technology, you can’t ignore it or you will lose. 

I want to thank GED aka G. Dicker for providing these exclusive pics of Bruce Springsteen to us.  He now has his own blog and you should check it out because GED is a pretty rare and interesting person.  They really don’t make them like him anymore. 

 Please check out his blog here: www.according2g.com

-Dr.FB

Drfunkenberry.com Exclusive! Bruce Springsteen Live. Photo: G. Dicker

Ticketmaster’s attempt to take over the world will not go unimpeded. In this article from CNN, we learn that the proposed merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation has prompted calls for an anti-trust investigation. The merger between Ticketmaster and the world’s largest concert promoter would “[lock] up a whole lot of the revenue streams for live music, and that is really the most consistent and profitable part of the music business right now,” says Ray Waddell, Billboard magazine’s concert reporter.

Ticketmaster has also earned the ire of The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, who accused Ticketmaster of “scalping” their own tickets to two of his recent shows at the Izod Center in New Jersey. When fans attempted to purchase tickets to the Springsteen shows online, they encountered error messages that prevented them from buying the tickets. The shows subsequently sold out, but almost immediately according to fans, tickets became available on resaler site TicketsNow, a Ticketmaster subsidiary. This prompted N.J. Congressman Bill Pascrell to demand the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have a look at Ticketmaster’s practices. Now with the news of the merger, Bill Pascrell has written a letter to the House Judiciary committee asking for a probe.

Just when you thought there was no justice in this world.

New Jersey Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-8th Dist.) wants a federal investigation into Ticketmaster and some alleged shady doings with the ticket sales for two Bruce Springsteen shows at the Izod Center. According to this report, fans who tried to buy tickets online encountered error messages that prevented them from making purchases. Then they were directed to TicketsNow, a Ticketmaster resale subsidiary, where they were given the opportunity to purchase Springsteen tickets for three to four times the face value amount, in some cases, up to $4,000 a piece. The tickets were said to be “immediately” available at TicketsNow, once Ticketmaster announced the sell-out.

What? Ticketmaster scalping their own tickets? I know. Shocking, isnt’ it?

Pascrell is asking the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department to look into the matter. In a letter to the two agencies, he states, “The speed with which tickets were made available on Ticketmaster’s official resale site raises questions about whether TicketsNow brokers were given preferential treatment.”

Speaking to the press, the congressman said, “This burns me up. It’s reprehensible. There has to be a deal cooking between the two companies, Ticketmaster and TicketsNow. One has no tickets and the other is selling them at three and four times the price.”

God bless you, Mr. Pascrell. You’re doing the Lord’s work. – Dr. FC

Jennifer Hudson rocked.

Bruce Springsteen did not.  (Think I may be more traumatized over his crotch slide into the camera than Janet’s breast slip.)

Another great 4th quarter of a game like last year.

Commercials really did not blow me away.  Just a few were good.

What did you think?-Dr.FB