Doctor, My Rights

Jackson Browne is the latest artist to break bad on the John McCain campaign for appropriating one of his signature songs for a campaign ad. The spot, which was running on TV in Ohio and worldwide on the Web uses Browne's "Running On Empty" as its theme. Browne sued, the ad was pulled, but not the lawsuit. Earlier, the McCain campaign stopped playing John Mellencamp tunes during primary campaign stops after Mellencamp's publicist asked, "Why are you playing songs that have a very populist pro-labor message written by a guy who would find no argument if you characterized him as left of center?"

Lennon Art
Before there were Beatles, John Lennon attended Liverpool Art Institute (that's where he hooked up with Stu Sutcliffe, the band's original bass player) and continued to draw throughout his life. Now, more than two dozen Lennon sketches will be on public display for the first time at a Milwaukee museum. The drawings are the property of an anonymous collector who has also loaned the museum the microphone Lennon used to record "Imagine."

Black Ice on Aisle 5
AC/DC's upcoming new album now has a final title, Black Ice, and a firm release date, October 20. The first single, "Rock N' Roll Train" hits August 28, with the accompanying video following quickly. The new album will be available at Walmart and Sam's Club brick-and-mortar stores and websites, and from ACDC.com.