We Got Your Music Links

* Behold, the new battleground for the RIAA v. downloaders! No, not Crater Lake -- just the U.S. District Court in the great state of OR. The Oregon Attorney General, Mr. Hardy Myers, filed an appeal in the district court, respectfully requesting that the court investigate just exactly how the RIAA gathered evidence that 17 U of Oregon students allegedly infringed on copyright. The Oregon AG is NOT pleased about the RIAA's subpeonas and does not appreciate the RIAA's attempts to discover the names and identities of the 17 students. "She flies with her own wings," indeed.
* Bonnaroo Rumor Mill: Led Zeppelin and Metallica may be confirmed on the 2008 bill.
* Ann Powers of the LA Times not only tells us why indie rock is diverse but which artists are the front-runners of the movement. Take that SFJ.
* Chris Dortch, director of the upcoming documentary on the Atlanta Music scene "We Fun," gets interviewed by Paste Magazine.

Oh...and did you know that recording rap is now an illegal offense in Iran? Yikes.