Bon Jovi - Max Martin collaboration

BON JOVI's collaboration with Max Martin has been stirring up some online debate. Martin's writing skills were utilized on the new BON JOVI single, "It's my Life". Martin has produced or written songs for Britney Spears, The BackStreet Boys, T3, E-Type, and Celine Dion (to name a few). Ultimately, the gamble has paid off for the Jersey boys, as the song is a major hit on radio already and in Australia was last week's #5 most added track across the country. The three most important things in the music business are: SONGS, SONGS, and finally... SONGS. If you can find a way to improve the quality of yours... do it. ATELLO had one of their best shows ever last Saturday opening for former WHITE LION vocalist, Mike Tramp. They were even mentioned on the Opie and Anthony show the following Monday (never hurts to get a plug from the number one afternoon drive show in New York)... Mike Tramp, on the other hand, was faced with most of the crowd dissapating before he even hit the stage. Oh well... sucks to be him. In related news, MIKE TRAMP will continue to tour the U.S. with his "Trampin' Across America" tour. Maybe he should call it "Mike needs to get to the next town, could someone give me a lift?" tour... Here are some dates: May 5th - Harpo's - Detroit MI May 6th - Flying Machine - Lorain OH May 7th - Staircase Live - Pittston PA May 9th - Obsessions - Randolph, New Jersey May 10th - Lucky Dog Cafe - Worcester MA May 11th - The Station - W Warwick RI May 12th - City Limits - Waterbury CT May 13th - Beach Club Cafe - Salisbury, MA May 14th - John's - Philadelphia PA May 17th - Daytonas - Pasadena, Maryland May 18th - Opera House - Rome, Georgia May 19th - The Station - Orlando FL METALLICA is getting some bad feedback from fans in the online music community after suing song-swap software company Napster Inc. "I am purposely going to download their entire next album from Napster for spite," wrote one fan on KNAC.COM. "The suit has touched off an intense debate in the KNAC.COM community, who have been longtime fans of the band," said Rob Jones, founder of KNAC.COM, formerly a rock radio station. "I hear Metallica's changing their names to CYBERNARCS," said another fan on the site. The band sparked more outrage on Wednesday as drummer Lars Ulrich delivered documents identifying over 300,000 Napster users who have allegedly violated federal copyright law by downloading Metallica songs on Napster's service. Users swap songs on Napster by trading MP3 files, a compression format that converts CDs into computer files. "There is confusion because the band's actions run contrary to the foundation its reputation was built on, encouraging fans to tape shows and support the spread of underground music with bootleg tapes," Jones said. The band's lawyer said Metallica still encourages the taping of concerts. "Fans can tape that, use that and sell it. What the band is concerned about are the albums it has commercially released," attorney Howard King said. Another Web site, whose address is http:www.paylars.com (as in "pay Lars" Ulrich, the drummer), has been set up to raise money from online users who have downloaded the band's songs. "It was created as part parody and part frustration," said Jones. The paylars.com site, created by August Nelson Inc., a San Francisco-based technology start-up, solicits donations to be sent to the band. Sources said it has only raised $214 so far.