• Love's Arthur Lee has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and has had three weeks of chemotherapy. To help cover his medical expenses, a group of industry folks in Los Angeles are putting together a benefit concert, and are said to be in talks with X, Calexico and Cake so far. A tribute CD is also in the works. A thread at the Love With Arthur Lee website has more information. (Love with Arthur Lee Messageboard)

• On that note, check out this video of Love performing "Message to Pretty" and "My Little Red Book" on "American Bandstand" (Quicktime). Very cool.

• Placebo has one clean, good looking MySpace page.

• If you're in the market for the book "Behind the Beat: Hip Hop Home Studios" you should buy it at DJ Shadow's website by Sunday. Every copy of the 160-page hardcover book ordered before the deadline will be autographed by Shadow. (DJ Shadow Merchandise)

• Talks between Streamcast Inc., the company behind the Morpheus P2P application, and the entertainment industry have failed. Next up: The courtroom. Predicts StreamCast CEO Michael Weiss, "We're not going to lose this." Confidence is an amazing thing sometimes, especially considering Grokster went oh-fer-nine in the Supreme Court last year. (PE.com)