A chance to own a piece of history! And check out that description! Link: Original Isaac Hayes SHAFT TOUR COSTUME Item # 2503471413 (eBay via S)

From Jimi Hendrix's mind-altering rendition of 'All Along the Watchtower' to the Gourds' irresistible take on Snoop Dogg's 'Gin & Juice' Pretty good list, actually. Nice to see Jason, 'Mats, Robert Gordon, NRBQ The 50 best cover songs of all time (By Michael Corcoran AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN) (thanks to L for the link)

What do conductor Leopold Stokowski, T.S. Eliot and Grandmaster Flash have in common? They've all won spots on the National Recording Registry. Link: Preserving the Sounds of America's Culture (NPR, with links to LOC) (but no actual list?)

Duuuude!! Still bumming that Jerry ain't truckin' no more? Us too. 8-9-95 was a totally rough day. You know what though? You can still feel Jerry's magic - right here on this Web site. Yeah! So crank up the rad tunes, rip a few tubes and join us for a very special reenactment of the most rockingest autopsy of all time!! Jerry Garcia Autopsy: A Groovy Peak Insude Captain Trips

Decent overview of the genrally horrible world of US music mags. But not even a passing mention of Maximum Rock ' Roll??? Link Mag Hags: "What's wrong with the state of music journalism -- and how to fix it." (Rob Harvilla, Houston Press) (thanks to L for the link)

Hilary Rosen quits RIAA (Register) Slashdot thread on Rosen quitting equal parts glee and doom... Record labels are under attack from all sides - file sharers and performers, even equipment manufacturers and good old-fashioned customers - and it's killing them. A moment of silence, please. Link: The Year The Music Dies (Charles C Mann, Wired Mag.)

You are probably eligible for a settlement. Fill in the form and get some money (maybe... eventually) Link: In re: Compact Disc Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust Litigation Settlement

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Rave Act Re-Introduced in Congress (TalkLeft) (Thanks to L for the link)

Ticket stubs are everywhere, one of the many receipts in our daily lives - but we all save some from time to time. The Ticketstub project is a place where you can upload scanned images of your saved stubs, and tell a story about that night, that concert, that movie, what happened on that date; basically, ask youself why you saved the stub as a reminder. Link: ticketstubs: tales of the ephemeral based on the flotsam of life