One Offs

A couple of publications recently published that AEG and the NBA were planning to operate the Beijing Olympic Basketball Arena after the Olympics but in actuality the two parties announced the strategic alliance in January …

Johnny Schau, the bassist for Tickle Me Pink who was found dead July 1, died from a heroin overdose according to a Fort Collins, Colo., coroner …

The seats of Shea Stadium are up for sale and Mets fans can buy them at $869 per pair …

The latest artist to join “Guitar Hero” is Ozzy Osbourne, who will have several songs, plus avatars of him and guitarist Zakk Wylde, appear in a fall version of the video game …

The roofs of the Staples Center and Nokia Theatre L.A. Live are expected to soon be equipped with solar-powered systems that will generate nearly 700 kilowatts.

Music producer Johnny Vieira has sued Vanessa Hudgens for $5 million, claiming the actress/singer and her father have repeatedly violated a contract drawn up before she was in “High School Musical” and failed to pay him his share of her earnings …

The Allman Brothers Band has sued UMG Recordings in federal court for at least $13 million, demanding a bigger cut of recordings sold through third parties such as Apple’s iTunes music service …

Merle Haggard says a spot detected on his lung is not cancerous and he will not be seeking treatment for it …

Kanye West company KW Foods LLC is expected to open 10 Fatburger fast-food franchises in the Chicago area, according to Chicago Business.