A Whole Lotta Stuff For July 16, 2012

Live Nation’s latest acquisition, killer of Dave Navarro’s mom dodges death penalty, History Detectives checking out Dylan guitar claims and Beyoncé’s letter to the First Lady are just some of the things you might have missed.

Live Nation purchases company whose app allows you to see what your friends are listening to – GigaOm

California Supreme Court tosses death penalty for man convicted of killing Of Dave Navarro’s Mom – Associated Press

Photo: Scott Legato / RockStarProPhotography.com
The Fillmore, Detroit, Mich.

Sure, they’re “History Detectives,” but how do they rate when trying to be  “Music History Detectives?” Evidently pretty good when it comes to tracing Bob Dylan’s Newport Music Festival guitar – Houston Chronicle

Port Credit has postponed its electronic music festival until next year. Now you’re going to have to find another Mississauga, Ontario, community to visit this summer – Mississauga.com

Looks as if a band made up of Berklee students and alumni is Lollapalooza bound – ArtistDirect.com

How do you properly compensate artists in the era of the ‘Net? Free software guru Richard Stallman says he has the answer. Two answers, actually – Digital Music News

How they made music a long, long time ago. Like before electric guitars were invented – Montreal Gazette

Photo: AP Photo / Parkwood Entertainment
Ovation Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.

What’s up with Beyoncé’s letter to First Lady Michelle Obama? Content is good but penmanship needs a little work – SFGate.com / San Francisco Chronicle