B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoAn intoxicated off-duty Baltimore city police officer visiting a haunted house with his family has been charged with assault after pointing a loaded handgun at a costumed employee.According to authorities, Sgt. Eric Janik, 36, pointed the handgun at Michael Morrison's chest, who was dressed as a character from the horror film ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre.’The chainsaw Mr. Morrison's was wielding was onl... Read Full Story

B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoNetworking. Some bands are good at it, some are not. Some musicians understand how important it is, others don't. Frankly, some people, musicians included, are simply too concerned about they're own egos to do the right thing. What is the "right thing"? working together, of course! Networking, so to speak.Don't be afraid to get involved. After all, it's your career, and your opportunity to shine. Fa... Read Full Story

B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoMeet Richard Cheney. When it comes to dishonesty, Mr. Cheney wrote the book. Truth be told, it’s more of an instructional manual really, aptly titled ‘The Art of Untruth, a Practitioners Guide to Deception’.The former Vice Presidents book contains a plethora of technique and advice, all gleaned from Mr. Cheney’s illustrious experience as the world’s pre-imminent teller of lies.Chapter headings inclu... Read Full Story

B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoNashville police have some explaining to do after seriously botching their investigation into the murder of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair.The sudden death of McNair shocked the nation and saddened football fans around the world. The bullet-riddled body of the former NFL quarterback had been found slumped on a couch, with two bullets in his torso, and one in each side of his head. The body of h... Read Full Story

B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoSheriff Joe Arpaio, the man who bills himself as “America's Toughest Sheriff“, has been dealt a stinging rebuke by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge who has ruled the Sheriff cannot demand inmates prepay the cost of transportation to the abortion clinic.Sign at the Tent City Jail near Downtown PhoenixSheriff Arpaio had maintained the inmates pay up to $600 in transportation and security fees in... Read Full Story

B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoIraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi, who was recently released from an Iraqi prison after serving nine months for throwing his shoes at former U.S. president George W. Bush, has been greeted with a heroes welcome in Geneva Switzerland.Muntadhar al-Zeidi gained worldwide notoriety for his December 2008 attack on the former president, earning the journalist a stint behind bars, where he claims he was ... Read Full Story

B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoIt's the dream of every aspiring musician. Whether one is a member of the hardest working club band in town or the next fresh face on American Idol, rest assured they long for a crack at that mythical pot of gold, the recording contract.But what exactly is a recording contract? If you just shrugged your shoulders you answered correctly. You see, there are as many types of recording contracts as the ... Read Full Story

B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoMancow Muller has a big mouth, and he’s proud of it! After all, talking is what this shock jock from Chicago does for a living. So it was a surprise, when after a mere six seconds, Mancow changed his tune about whether water-boarding is torture.Mancow now admits he was in serious denial about the effects of water-boarding. Having experienced the banned torture technique first hand, he no longer comp... Read Full Story

B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite Echo Debra Perez claims she knows the identity of the notorious Zodiac Killer. The southern California woman has come forward claiming her late father, Guy Ward Hendrickson,was the man responsible for the shocking murders forty years ago.On Wednesday, Perez held a news conference outside the San Francisco Chronicle,where she and her attorney gave details about her father, and how she had arrived at her ... Read Full Story

B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoWith the defection of long time GOP stalwart Arlen Specter to the Democrats, could the Republican Party be facing irrelevance?Tuesday’s announcement that Arlen Specter was bolting from the Republican party caught many by surprise. True, Specter has not been in lock step with the GOP for some time. Still, the senior senator from Pennsylvania had recently reiterated his loyalty to the party. How quick... Read Full Story