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Sun July 13, 2008

	50 Cent plans musical collaboration with Val Kilmer: "He's officially my new friend." Fiddy expected to be in for a real disappointment when he realizes Val is not the actual lead singer of The Doors	(3)
	Sunday night and the lights are low, so scientists are trying to determine why ABBA songs continue to endure after 35 years. You can dance, you can jive, but there's still no cure for cancer	(6)
	Debbie Harry blames Madonna for keeping her from topping the charts, insisting she is not happy with the star's reign, also blaming legal problems and sick boyfriend. Well, Blondie, dreaming, dreaming is free	(17)
	Newly discovered John Lennon interview reveal The Beatles as a Christian band: "I'm one of Christ's biggest fans. And if I can turn the focus on the Beatles on to Christ's message, then that's what we're here to do"	(274)
	Chicago's storied blues scene is, um, singing the blues	(21)
(Some Gal)	Lyle Lovett has admitted he "never made a dime" from album sales during his twenty year career. A Julia Roberts "tell-all" would do the trick	(42)
	Beatles' uptempo rehearsal of "Two Of Us," with Elvis impersonation goodness	(24)

Sat July 12, 2008

	Coast Guard agencies slam movie musical "MAMMA MIA" for scene showing characters jumping off a cliff-amid fears it will encourage "tombstoning." But after two hours of ABBA there is nowhere else to go, really	(33)
(Seattle Weekly)	Your WTF article of the day: "Mark Knopfler a bigger gay icon than George Michael?"	(46)
	Nick Cave, Kylie Minogue, and the Pogues sing 'Death Is Not The End'	(15)
	Everlast came to get down, jump around, cover Johnny Cash. Then he really might know what it's like to sing the Folsom Prison Blues	(27)
	Music companies selling more records than they have in years. That's right, records, the kind that are black and come on vinyl back in the days when music wasn't just people yelling all the time and you could whistle the tunes	(52)
	Musicians uniting to fight increasingly restrictive airline rules that make travel with their pricey instruments almost impossible. Pianist	(22)

Fri July 11, 2008

	"We're seeing more of our users than ever before rating depressing or slightly miserable tracks more highly than happier types of music. It's logical to assume that this is a reflection of what's happening in the economy"	(19)
	Bela Lugosi's dead but Peter Murphy is very much alive, and turning 51 today. Happy birthday, prince of darkness	(49)
	Early Chemical Bros. mix of new Oasis song "Falling Down" leaks to the web	(16)
	France's hot first lady vehemently defends her album after critics pan it. Just kidding, you know what happens	(17)
	Apparently, record execs don't think you'll buy Jennifer Hudson's CD with her actual fat picture on the cover...not realizing nobody's going to buy it because she sucks	(15)
	What if you have the genius of Devo and put it against the "magic" that is Jermaine Jackson, what do you have? "Let Me Tickle You Fancy"	(7)
	Which Rolling Stone would leave his wife of 23 years and shack up with a hot, 18-year-old Russian cocktail waitress? Ronnie Wood	(45)
	♫ I read the news today oh, boy ♫ An English auction house just made a score ♫ A crowd of people vied to pay ♫ A million-dollar sum ♫ For Sgt. Pepper's druuuuum ♫	(18)
(Billboard)	Ex-Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm completes his first Christian rock album and gets ready to rock for the Lord, claiming he still can have fun but isn't so much "Hotblooded" anymore and his fever of a 103 is mostly due to old age	(24)
	Kanye West comes out with a new fake drug to help fans be more like him: he is pushing fake dissolvable pills he calls 'Be Kanye Tablets.' "After I discovered Be Kanye tablets it was nothing but smiles"	(36)

Thu July 10, 2008

(NME)	Metallica to release their forthcoming album in an unconventional coffin-shaped box, which will most likely cost more money but does symbolize perfectly the current status of their carreer	(80)
	Lemmy Kilmister under criminal investigation for wearing a Nazi cap in a photo for upcoming show in Germany: "The SS uniform is f*****g brilliant. They were the rock stars of that time. What you're gonna do? They just look good"	(35)
	Snoop Dogg and 311: The stoniest, weed-smokingest, chronic-inhaling tour of the summer	(41)
	Morris Day and The Time plans to release fifth album. That shiat is the maaaad notes	(19)
(Some Guy)	Phase 1: sneak into John & Yoko's Montreal hotel room during 1969 "Bed-In." Phase 2: get John to give you lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance." Step 3: Profit 39 years later	(21)
	Michael Jackson set to revive his career by teaming up with New Kids On The Block. Wait, what?	(14)
	The most awesome Russian metal video about Gorbachev as a zombie-killing barbarian you'll see... ever. Actually make that the best music video you'll ever see in your life, period	(42)
	This just in: John Mayer has slept with groupies. This, and other crushingly relevant news, brought to you by MSNBC.com's front page	(18)
	Just when you thought that Hannah Montana couldn't get any more annoying, soon you will be able to watch her in 3D	(45)
	He found Eddie Vedder's iPhone and gave it back to him. Can't find a better fan	(74)
	Michael Jackson reinvents his image with the always-popular "Rasta Invalid" look (pic)	(178)
	'The Turtles' use a white board to explain how they were screwed over by a parade of managers	(16)
	Billy Joel never got why religious groups boycotted "Only the Good Die Young." But he's glad they did, because sales went up: "I remember writing a letter saying, 'Please ban my next record. Thank you very much'"	(23)
	Metal's next embarrassing pile of fat, arthritic has-beens to reunite for a crappy summer tour and a live DVD is: Tesla	(57)
	Government blows $150,000... to tell school kids that Elvis Presley was a gypsy	(80)

Wed July 09, 2008

	Posh Spice shaken when plane aborts takeoff after a bird strike. "It was then that the horrifying scale of the disaster really hit home for Victoria -- she realised she was wearing standard-issue aircraft pajamas and no make up"	(28)
	Pete Doherty wants Kate Moss back in his bed. There's plenty of room if he just pushes the 10 cats, box of baby mice and a comatose Amy Winehouse out of the way	(12)
(Some Guy)	Amy Winehouse down to three fans now after attacking another one in a pub	(12)
	Smashing Pumpkins reveal 20th anniversary "Gish" tour detail, a re-release of a Gish box-set pushed back to 2009 and half the Pumpkins will still be missing. It's expected to gather as much hype as a Zwan reunion	(28)
	Rapper traumatised by gun arrest. Gangsta	(64)
	Next time you apply for drummer position in Oasis, leave out the fact that you played for Robbie Williams in the past	(13)
	Chris Martin defends his children Apple and Moses' names; says he's also keen to the name "Chewbacca"	(19)
	Sting was shattered to find out his daughter excites Pete Doherty almost as much as a glistening spoonful of smack	(35)
	"Lucky that my breasts are small and humble, so you don't confuse them with mountains" is only No. 8 on the worst lyrics list. It gets worse, I'm serious as cancer	(275)
	The best damned love cover that you will hear today. Perhaps it's the scabies, but the video doesn't seem very sensible	(19)
	Singer Sandie Shaw on John Lydon at MOJO awards: "When given his award, he insulted and swore at everyone present. While this may have gone down well during the punk era, it is out of step with these pragmatic times"	(35)
	Jon Bon Jovi teams up with Saturn dealers to knock a Detroit house down. Shoot, all he needed was to throw Richie Sambora his Hummer keys and a bottle	(5)

Tue July 08, 2008

		Canadian police officer saves David Lee Roth's life from allergic reaction. It's not news, it's nuts	(35)
		Members of Great White and Warrant join forces to form a Beatles tribute group, in an attempt to inflame the minds of younger audiences not familiar with the legendary 60's rock band	(32)
		The Ronettes, the Crystals, Bobbie Soxx and the Blue Jeans all getting in line to sue the hair off of Phil Spector's head for unpaid royalties. Even his ex-wife is getting in line for a wall of payment	(13)
		If you ever wondered what all the fuss was about Garth Brooks, here's your answer	(78)
		U.S. forces in Guantanamo Bay who played David Gray's "Babylon" as torture music are gettting a little behind on their royalties payment	(18)
		Bon Jovi organisers are infuriated, INFURIATED at the preposturous idea that fans would sell back their free tickets for up to $1,000. In related news, people with no taste still have tons of money to waste	(16)
		Twenty covers of "The Final Countdown." Yes, yes, that one is there too	(52)
		What happens when "Mayberry" meets "Star Trek"? George Jones winds up dressed as the Terminator	(5)
		Shakira vows to continue the fight to free Colombian hostages whenever, wherever	(57)
		Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and BTO takes care of business by unloading his collection of Gretsch guitars -- all 360 of them	(54)
		Village People lead singer + throat problems = penis jokes	(11)
		Given that true intellectual and emotional compatibility are at the very least difficult if not impossible to come by, we could always opt for the more temporal gratification of sheer physical attraction	(28)
		When you don't have evidence against Snoop Dogg's wife, drop the charges like they're hot, drop the charges like they're hot, drop the charges like they're hot	(8)
		Dumb: Pete Doherty loses £60,000 for missing a gig. Dumber: because his cat went into labor	(12)
		Ringo Starr found a healthy way to write songs: On a treadmill, which is indeed much better than the old days of being so high he needed to be pulled from the ceiling with a rake, mumbling incoherently about yellow tambourines	(34)

Mon July 07, 2008

	Primal Scream were once asked by Kylie Minogue to write a song for her, but were too high to oblige: "We were too f****d up to even write a song for ourselves at that time"	(7)
	Fifty sexiest albums you must own: list includes all your favorite romantics such as Iggy and the Stooges, Captain Beefheart, Jesus and Mary Chain and Lou Reed	(65)
	Jerry Garcia rises from the Dead to endorse Obama. Look for a Deadhead sticker on the presidential seal come November	(60)
	The world just got a bit more stoopider: Someone who calls himself Dizzee Rascal has number one single, "Dance Wiv Me (Dirtee Stank)"	(51)
(Some Guy)	Jani Lane shows up drunk to Warrant reunion show, hands shake uncontrollably, forgets lyrics and can't follow timing. Otherwise a great show	(30)
	Great news: Lost Jimi Hendrix album discovered. Not so great news: It's an album recorded with Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills and Nash and it apparently took 30 years for him to sober up enough to remember doing it	(26)
	System of a Down is down indefinitely	(86)
(Some Ringo)	Happy 68th birthday to the greatest rock 'n' roll drummer ever	(121)
	From the "It's About Friggin' Time" Department: Kanye West headed for anger-management classes	(29)
	Tom Waits + Primus = Win	(37)
	Coldplay soliciting candidates for their Boston opening act from YouTube submissions. That "Final Countdown" band expected to decline because they don't want to upstage Coldplay	(37)
	Jack White of the White Stripes writes a poem about how Detroit doesn't suck, and how you can't be stabbed there very often	(22)
	Lita Ford singing "Kiss Me Deadly" live	(25)