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Green Day Balks at Wal-Mart Censorship Policy

Green Day is saying "good riddance" (rim shot) to Wal-Mart, refusing to make its latest album, 21st Century Breakdown, clean enough to make it onto the store's obscenity-free shelves. The world's largest retailer is known for its long-standing policy of not selling CDs that wear a parental advisory sticker, but Green Day is not giving in....  read more

Chinese Democracy possibly seeking big box-only release

Say you're a rock band. Not only that, but a rock band that's been working on the follow-up to its last album for close to 15 years now, to the point where your proposed album title alone has become the biggest running joke in rock music (speaking hypothetically, of course). How could you make the album even more of a parody of itself at this point? That's easy. Give it exclusive Wal-Mart distribution?...  read more

AC/DC goes Wal-Mart exclusive

There's gonna be some rockin', but not at your favorite mom-and-pops vinyl depository this time. Remember the thrill of strolling into your local record store, browsing through the classics, and finding an awesome vintage LP, like, say, AC/DC's Back In Black? Well, you can still do that, but you'd better not get your hopes up for future releases from the Australian rockers. Turns out they've inked a deal with retail leviathan Wal-Mart to sell their albums exclusively through the Sam Walton consortium, joining the ranks of artists like The Eagles, Garth Brooks and Journey....  read more