[Dailychord] 30Oct06: R.E.M., Van Halen, Stooges on rock hall ballot

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    R.E.M., Van Halen, Stooges on rock hall ballot
Story from Billboard.

    Clear Channel profit down 9.5%
Story from Reuters.

    Music biz utilizing text messaging
Story from Billboard via Yahoo.

    Universal cuts Euro download prices for catalog music
Story from Reuters.

    MySpace enlists Gracenote to identify copyrighted music
Story from Forbes.

    Songwriter Marijohn Wilkin dies at 86
Obit from AP via Tennessean.

    Why the Clash are still rock titans
Feature from The Guardian.

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