Those who bought one of the defective copies (they've got the Sparro Records logo on them) and would like a fresh copy of the disc can return to the point of purchase for a new one. Hence, the company's pulled all of the copies that were out there, and is recalling all of those copies that have been sold. According to a spokesperson for EMI CMG, which distributes Switchfoot's albums to Christian retail only, a manufacturing defect in the CDs' content-protection technology prevented fans from burning copies of the album or transferring the tracks to portable MP3 devices.

Here's some good news for any of the almost 57,000 Switchfoot fans who picked up a copy of the band's newest disc, Nothing Is Sound, at a Christian retail outlet and then, after buying the LP, wondered, 'Gee, why can't I import these tracks to my iPod?' Turns out you threw money down on a defective album. Tickets for the new show go on sale through Ticketmaster starting Friday (September 30).

The bad news? Tickets to the Pageant will not be honored (though refunds are available). Louis club the Pageant because of the venue's association with Clear Channel Communications, Bright Eyes' main man Conor Oberst has found a new (non-corporate) home for the November 12 gig: the Jesse Auditorium on the campus of the University of Missouri - Columbia.

Two weeks after he announced he was canceling a show at St. Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright and Chris Botti also appear on the album. His new album, At This Time, due November 1, features three tracks with drum loops provided by Dre. Well, the music is now actually coming out. Dre, music fans might've assumed he was just getting senile in his old age (he's 77). When Burt Bacharach, the famous composer whose credits include 'What the World Needs Now Is Love' and 'I Say a Little Prayer,' announced last fall he was working with Dr.

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