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RECORD CRIMES

A Music and Crime Podcast

Dive into the criminal side of the music industry with musicians Alyssa D'Angelo and Clarisse Barbier. Join us each week for episodes covering the fraudulent, absurd, and downright disturbing cases that surround the music we know and love today.  

By Alyssa D'Angelo & Clarisse Barbier

  Episodes Descriptions & Sources 

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Episode 9

EP. 9: Eye Is Right This week Clarisse talks about the life of Ozzy Osbourne and his Alamo incident. Alyssa discusses the iconic group TLC and Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes's arson charges. Puns, nicknames, girl groups, history, this episode has got it all folks! https://loudwire.com/ozzy-osbourne-arrested-urinating-alamo-cenotaph-anniversary/ https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/San-Antonio-Ozzy-Osbourne-pee-Alamo-Cenotaph-16920580.php https://www.history.com/topics/latin-america/alamo https://aaregistry.org/story/the-alamo-why-did-it-happen/#:~:text=The%20battle%20of%20the%20Alamo,regarded%20the%20Texans%20as%20murderers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5vMbBLPBFM https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Ozzy-Osbourne-urinated-Alamo-Plaza-16918295.php https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/a-brief-history-of-peeing-on-the-alamo/ https://www.biography.com/musicians/ozzy-osbourne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne https://variety.com/2021/music/features/ozzy-sharon-jack-osbourne-addiction-recovery-1234900961/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Lopes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TLC_(group) https://www.biography.com/musicians/lisa-left-eye-lopes https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/celebrity/the-night-lisa-left-eye-lopes-burned-down-her-boyfriends-mansion#:~:text=Back%20in%201994%2C%20one%20of,to%20the%20Los%20Angeles%20Times. https://www.papermag.com/hollyweird-lisa-lopes-2628300808.html#rebelltitem1 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/life-of-fiery-rapper-lisa-lopes-tragically-cut-short-190628/ https://www.thelist.com/105528/things-learned-lisa-left-eye-lopes-death/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/celebrity/the-night-lisa-left-eye-lopes-burned-down-her-boyfriends-mansion https://www.biography.com/musicians/lisa-left-eye-lopes-tlc-car-crash

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Episode 8

EP. 8: Lana Del Bootleg (Copyright Corner #2) They’re back at it again with another episode of Copyright Corner! Alyssa and Clarisse talk about some cases of artists that maybe got a little too much inspiration from their musical influences. Alyssa discusses the cases of Lana Del Rey vs. Radiohead vs. The Hollies and John Fogarty vs…John Fogarty? Clarisse brought together a few people from stories past, talking about Chuck Berry vs. The Beach Boys and Chuck Berry vs. John Lennon. Sources: https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/biggest-copyright-lawsuits-in-music-history/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcDRS4xexJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOXWB-3pLl0 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/without-chuck-berry-10-famous-rock-songs-not-exist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfin%27_U.S.A. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Catch_Me https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/beatles-song-john-lennon-sued-chuck-berry-come-together/ https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/come-together/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/10/john-lennon-morris-levy-beatle-v-mobster-1976-court-battle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fogerty_v._Fantasy,_Inc . https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1133181.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_Down_the_Road https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fogerty https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/92-1750.ZO.html https://norselandsrock.com/john-fogerty-vs-john-fogerty/ https://www.mediaite.com/online/band-that-successfully-sued-radiohead-over-creep-weighs-in-on-lana-del-rey-debacle-exclusive/ https://lawyerdrummer.com/2018/01/lana-del-rey-radiohead-plagiarism-case/#:~:text=The%20song%20became%20a%20major%20hit%20for%20The%20Hollies%20in%201974.&text=Hammond%20and%20Hazlewood%20sued%20Radiohead,credit%20to%20Hammond%20and%20Hazlewood. https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/radiohead-v-lana-del-rey-creep-get-free-lawsuit-timeline-2216897 https://pitchfork.com/news/radiohead-sue-lana-del-rey-for-allegedly-copying-creep/#:~:text=After%20reports%20of%20legal%20action,.%E2%80%9D%20See%20the%20tweet%20below. https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/radioheads-copyright-dispute-with-lana-del-rey-explained.html https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/when-radiohead-sued-lana-del-rey/ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-radiohead-anthem-inspired-by-1970s-pop-classic/

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Episode 7

EP. 7: Promoting Good Behavior Get your hair gel and leather ready! This week Alyssa talks about the lives and deaths of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. Clarisse gets to sit back and relax while Alyssa gets into the punk movement, the conspiracies, and her inability to say the word tumultuous. Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/nancy-spungen https://allthatsinteresting.com/sid-vicious https://www.punk77.co.uk/wip/nancy_spungen_her_%20Life_and_death.htm https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/flashback-nancy-spungen-found-dead-at-chelsea-hotel-118648/ https://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/51394/index1.html https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/nancy-and-sid-a-punk-mystery-story-91151.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Spungen https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/18/sid-vicious-death-icon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Vicious https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Pistols Movie “Sad Vacation”

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Episode 6

EP. 6: Saint Peppers Clarisse takes on all the storytelling duties on this week's episode. She tells Alyssa about the life and death of John Lennon, Catcher in the Rye, and...Evil Cookie Monster?? As Clarisse likes to say: this one's a doozy. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_John_Lennon https://whynow.co.uk/read/did-the-catcher-in-the-rye-kill-john-lennon https://www.thoughtco.com/the-bible-belt-1434529 The book, “The Catcher In The Rye” by J.D. Salinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_India https://www.tm.org/ https://www.biography.com/musicians/john-lennon https://www.npr.org/2022/09/13/1122633330/john-lennon-killer-mark-david-chapman-1980-denied-parole https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-David-Chapman https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000072/ https://www.johnnycarson.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_David_Chapman https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081283/ https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/summary/ https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/plot-analysis/ https://bookstr.com/article/four-reasons-the-catcher-in-the-rye-was-banned/ https://bannedbooks.library.cmu.edu/j-d-salinger-the-catcher-in-the-rye/

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Episode 5

EP. 5: Stairway To Kevin (Copyright Corner #1) Welcome to the first episode of our Copyright Corner Series! This week Clarisse talks about the riff discrepancies between Led Zeppelin and Taurus as well as Queen/ David Bowie and Vanilla Ice. Alyssa covers the court cases between Marvin Gaye vs. Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams and Campbell vs. Acuff Music. EPISODE 4 SOURCES: Song: “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin Song: “Taurus” by Spirit Song: “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie Song: “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice Article: “COPYRIGHT LAWSUITS: THE 10 BIGGEST COURT BATTLES IN MUSIC HISTORY” by Stephanie Hernandez 2021 BBC Music Article: “Nine most notorious copyright cases in music history” by Eddie Mullan 2019 Euro News Article: “When Queen & David Bowie sued Vanilla Ice: The top 5 landmark cases in music copyright disputes” by Jez Fielder 2022 Splice Article “What is Music Copyright: Hollis breaking down the music biz” by Hollis Wong-Wear 2021 IPL.org essay Copyright Law: Vanilla Ice Vs. David Bowie/Freddie Mercury BBC News Article: “Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven copyright battle is finally over” Oct. 2020 Producer Hive Editorial Article: “LED ZEPPELIN VS. SPIRIT LAWSUIT: THEFT OR FAIR PLAY?” by vinny kaul TuneCore Article: “Copyright 101” Nov 30, 2018 https://www.tunecore.com/guides/copyrights-101 TuneCore Article: “A Musician's Guide to Trademark Law” Feb 2017 https://www.tunecore.com/blog/2017/02/musicians-basic-guide-trademark-law.html Music Law 101: Copyright Infringement and Fair Use | Brooks Pierce - JDSupra Five important music Infringement cases dealing with mixing/sampling | Vondran Legal I'm a Music Lawyer. Here's How Copyright Infringement Cases Work. business insider Copyright Lawsuits: The 10 Biggest Court Battles In Music History - Dig! Blurred Lines - Wikipedia Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. - Wikipedia. Copyright Act of 1976 - Wikipedia Youtube: Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines VS Marvin Gaye - Got to Give it Up Youtube: Stairway to Heaven and Taurus Comparison Youtube: vanilla ice-it's not the same

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