Former LA rock goddess/poet Exene Cervenka (vocalist/lyricist for X, the Knitters, the Original Sinners) has signed a multi-album contract with Bloodshot Records, which somehow seems to be thriving in this shitty economic climate .

You can read the press release after the jump and view this video—which still has relevance 15 years later—before it.

X- "Country at War" (live 1993)

Grammy nominated artist (and Long Beach native) Nate Dogg plead guilty to domestic abuse charges on Tuesday in an Orange County court room.

He broke into a house and punched his ex’s new boyfriend back in 2006.

The rapper is being ordered to complete a domestic violence issues treatment program, three years probation, and was stripped of rights to own a weapon for the next 10 years.

Read the full article here.

Tomorrow in Los Angeles, none other than Madonna will be holding open auditions for dancers. If you think you've got skillz, here is the information:

MADONNA: UPCOMING PROJECTS
DIRECTOR: JAMIE KING
RATE: PROFESSIONAL PAY
DATES OF WORK: APRIL 2008 - TBD

THURSDAY, MARCH 6:
MEN & WOMEN DANCER AUDITION
FRIDAY, MARCH 7: CALLBACKS

DESCRIPTION:
Please bring 2 pictures & resumes. Looking for strong & versatile dancers. Be prepared with everything from knee pads to different shoes… Should be comfortable doing most any style of choreography. Dress: look good hot, and able to dance.

DATE:
Thursday, March 6, 2008 - MEN AND WOMEN DANCER

AUDITION TIME:
1:00pm - Female Dancers Bloc
6:45pm - Male Dancers - bloc

LOCATION:
Thursday - March 6, 2008
Foresight Studios
3501 West Sunset Blvd. (big cross street is Hyperion)
Hollywood, CA 90026
323-664-7900

STREET PARKING
DATE:
Friday, March 7, 2008 - CALLBACKS

A truly fearsome device.

OC Weekly freelancer Michael Coyle sent me this article ("How To Destroy A Profitable Industry In Just A Few Easy Steps"), which originally appeared on huffingtonpost.com and is winging its way 'round the blogosphere. It's a pathetic saga of how some major-label execs repeatedly made foolhardy decisions when dealing with emerging digital technologies.

You know the drill by now, but it never gets old reading about it. The short-sightedness, incompetence and sheer idiocy outlined in this piece by Howie Klein (the former Reprise Records prez who was one of the few industry bigwigs to understand the implications of the internet) are staggering. Crap really does rise to the top...

Read it and weep (or gloat, especially if you're into experiencing schadenfreude).