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Sun October 28, 2007
(The Syndicate) Asinine Legendary punk rock club CBGBs will be (sorta) re-opening. But not in the way you'd like. Instead some high end fashion designer is going to open it (7)
The Sun Interesting Hoping to repeat themselves, Duran Duran is making a comeback. w/pics (17)
(The Syndicate) Cool Jack Black, Dio, and Rob Halford all contributing their voices to a video game about a roadie who must battle metal wastelands with a battle axe. Heads poised to pop for for metal heads across the world (21)
(Some Guy) Spiffy Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine appointed WTF Goodwill Ambassador in Seoul, South Korea (w/ WTF pic) (42)
YouTube Video I told you once, you son of a biatch, it's Charlie Daniels' 71st birthday today (14)
(WSMV Nashville) Sad Nashville Deathwatch begins after Porter Wagoner moved to Hospice (28)

Sat October 27, 2007
YouTube Video Pachebel's Canon in D, Korean hip-hop style. Bonus: it kicks ass (29)
Contact Music Scary Spice Girls really do know what people want, plan naked number for new tour (24)
Canada.com Interesting Thirty years after "Never Mind the Bollocks" hit the record stores, the Sex Pistols phenomena seems even more bizarre (21)
(Some Guy) Amusing The Eagles are releasing a new album, much to the dismay of the critics who still think they suck (43)
YouTube Video Happy 49th birthday Simon LeBon. Tie on a fresh headband, crack open the baby oil, and enjoy "Girls on Film" all over again (19)

Fri October 26, 2007
Contact Music Spiffy Dirk Diggler to reform 1993 sensation Tha Funky Bunch. It's a good vibration, indeed (14)
YouTube Video Perfect music for a rainy day: John Williams performing Vivaldi's Concerto in D on guitar (19)
YouTube Video Time for some serious crunch: Megadeth, "Sweating Bullets" (37)
(Some Guy) Amusing After his fall from a coconut tree Keith Richards now has to take daily medication to prevent seizures, turning to dust (17)
Yahoo Followup Kid Rock says (chuckle) he's not (guffaw) a troublemaker (snort, cough) (12)
AFP Cool 1,700 Indian guitarists to play "Knockin on Heaven's Door" simultaneously for world record. They tried some Ravi Shankar, but it sound like shiat in unison (15)
Yahoo Misc Akon's stage set collapses after Akon starts dry-humping it and is unable to stop himself (21)
Yahoo Spiffy Bands find that involvement in video games is key to success. Journey could have told them this 25 years ago (69)
London Times Amusing The greatest celebrity screwups - ever (38)
YouTube Video Happy 44th birthday Natalie Merchant: "Because the Night" from the Late Show with David Letterman (31)
Charlotte Unlikely AP writer calls Britney Spears' latest album "her best ever... a triumph." In other news, Paris Hilton named head of AP entertainment (28)

Thu October 25, 2007
(Some Guy) Obvious Keith Richards struggled to stay upright and slurred his way through his acceptance speech during an award's show. For some reason, some people think this is odd and unusual (13)
YouTube Video Paul McCartney & Wings release "Junior's Farm" today in 1974: here's video of the studio rehearsal (23)
YouTube Video K-BILLY Supersounds of the '70s presents this Rocktober classic ~ "Billy Don't Be a Hero" by Bo Donaldson & The Haywoods. And if you're the 12th caller, you'll win two tickets to the monster truck extravaganza (27)
Starpulse Obvious Every few months one of Keith Richards' ailments is revealed and people fear for him. Come on, people, it's Keith Richards (15)
YouTube Video Taffy Danhoff, from the Starland Vocal Band, is celebrating her birthday today. In her honor, let's all have a little "Afternoon Delight" (34)
Stuff Spiffy If you needed another reason not to buy Britney's new album, here it is - even her friends are telling you not to (16)

Wed October 24, 2007
Entertainment Weekly Unlikely Entertainment Weekly says Britney's new album is good. Subby thinks that's just the drugs talking (27)
Yahoo Spiffy West Point beats out over 100 colleges in "loudest pep rally" to win free Dave Matthews Concert. In unison, nobody could actually make out the words "Please, God, no" (32)
Telegraph Obvious Simply Red fan "devastated" as group announces it is splitting after 25 years (28)
AFP Unlikely Alleged "rock star" Pete Doherty released from court supervision, vows that he has given up drugs for good. This headline repeats in 12 months (12)
Denver Post Stupid Muslim punk band denigrates muslim author at behest of different muslim writer. That's right. Muslim punk band (28)
(Some Guy) Followup Michael Anthony says he's totally fine without Van Halen. "I don't need anything except this. Just this ashtray. And this paddle game, the ashtray and the paddle game and that's all I need. And this remote control. " (43)
Yahoo Spiffy Vanity Fair confirms what we all know to be true... "Purple Rain" is the greatest soundtrack of all time (206)
(Some Guy) Amusing Establishing your street cred is one thing. Fighting at Rikers, refusing a mandatory drug test and firing insults at guards is another. To Hole with you, Ms. Brown (27)
YouTube Cool A fine lot of drunkards these lads were... and not a bad little rock n' roll band in the bargain. Ladies and gentlemen: The Faces (36)

Tue October 23, 2007
(Some Guy) Dumbass Tommy Lee "I AM NOT nor would I ever do a stupid show like 'Rock of Love'" Dumbass tag explodes (14)
UPI Cool Depeche Mode singer goes solo again. Hey, people are people (39)
(Perez Hilton) Audio Something that'll make your ears bleed this Tuesday morning, the Spice Girls new song "Headlines" on the web (24)
Guardian.com Obvious "Does Bob Dylan's new ad for the gas-guzzling Cadillac Escalade make him the biggest sellout the world has ever seen?" Answer: Yes (76)
YouTube Video The Foo Fighters' new single "The Pretender". Not many musicians could make Nirvana look like a warm-up band, but Dave Grohl is doing it (117)
YouTube Video Neil Young doing "Like a Hurricane" solo on a pump organ (21)
(TechDirt) Interesting Free downloads are saving the classical music industry (25)
(The Syndicate) Amusing It's a bittersweet symphony, The Verve are reuniting, they just released 14 minutes of them jamming to prove it (24)

Mon October 22, 2007
Starpulse Spiffy Musicians from four 80s bands perform a concert for charity on the slopes of Mt. Everest. They're not exactly the four bands you'd imagine would play at the "highest concert on Earth" though (48)
(NY Daily News) Amusing Early review of Britney's new album: "If a blowup sex doll could sing, this is what she'd sound like" (73)
Fox News Obvious To those that say there's no such thing as bad publicity, I present to you: Kid Rock arrested after Waffle House brawl (86)
YouTube Video Oct. 22, 1964: EMI rejects audition from the "High Numbers." They change name to "The Who." "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere," live in 1965 (14)
Reuters Obvious Sex Pistols fans snub digital downloads of band's single, "God Save The Queen," but buy it by droves in vinyl. Get the bloody 'ell off their lawn or there'll be no future for you either (40)

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