By RUSSELL CONTRERAS-Associated Press Write

BOSTON – Fourteen news organizations, including The Associated Press and The New York Times Co., are urging a federal appeals courtto allow online streaming of a hearing in a music downloading lawsuit the recording industry filed against a Boston University graduate student.

The brief filed Thursday in the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals argues that allowing webcasting of the Feb. 24 hearing is in the public interest, and is in keeping with camera access already granted in the courts. [Read More]

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N.Y based Illustrator  Jon Ocasio will have his first solo show at Zakka.

He has produced everything from poster, pin badge, sticker, t-shirts, and even handmade book!

Jon uses his hand creating his art as his tools.

Come and feel his inner emotion through various art form.

By Neda Ulaby-NPR Music

The days of waiting patiently for a favorite music video to appear on MTV are long over, swallowed up by the instant gratification of the smaller screen. But as MySpace, iPhones and Youtube allow music videos to be seen anywhere and anytime, directors are discovering that viewing habits aren’t the only things changing. [Read More]

By LAUREN JOHNSTON-DAILY NEWS

Cause this is Thriller – Thriller matinee?

It looks like the zombies of Michael Jackson’s legendary album and hit single “Thriller”are shifting dayside and trading the graveyard for Broadway.

Get ready for “Thriller the Musical.” [Read More]