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March 31st, 2008 by Hannah

 

Rumors flew that Eddie Van Halen wasn’t feeling so well. This came after his band Van Halen cancelled a sold out North American tour and said he was “undergoing a battery of comprehensive medical tests.”
At the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards on Saturday, his son Wolfgang assured fans that he’s doing fine. He said, […]

March 30th, 2008 by Hannah

Remember Rikki Rocket? Yeah, me neither. He was the drummer for Poison. Now, he runs around doing duet performances with his fiancee Melanie Martel. Her, I know. She was a hot singer in Nashville back at the Fiddle and Steel.
Anywho, seems Rikki has been arrested on rape charges, stemming […]

March 28th, 2008 by Hannah

Duran Duran kicked off their world tour on Wednesday in Auckland, New Zealand. And all I could say about it is – odd. Lead singer Simon Le Bon exclaimed to concertgoers that “Duran Duran, fucking up in style!” And he was right. Le Bon forgot the lyrics to the smash hit ‘Hungry like a Wolf’ […]

March 28th, 2008 by Hannah

Androgynous rebel singer Sinead O’Connor has come out of her 1992 time capsule to play a show in Australia this week. Seriously, where has she been for the last decade or so? According to her website, Sinead actually retired from her singing career back in 2003 to pursue another career – advice giving. Obviously, […]

March 27th, 2008 by Hannah

In the world of showbiz you can only find a few artists who age with hotness. 80s pop star Rick Astley happens to be one of them. For those that don’t know about the guy, he’s the one who sings the gem of a classic ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’. If you still don’t […]

March 26th, 2008 by Hannah

25 years after helping to change the direction of British music, Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet are back together as Yazoo.
The band are set to embark on a world tour taking in the UK, Europe and the USA.
After Vince found fame as founder member and main songwriter in Depeche Mode, the floppy-haired keyboard maestro responded […]

March 26th, 2008 by Hannah

Neil Aspinall, known to many as the ‘fifth Beatle’ has passed away at the age of 66 in New York City. Mr. Aspinall died of lung cancer. He was known as the fifth member of the legendary band for his long time support. He was a school friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison. He […]

March 24th, 2008 by Hannah

Dolly Parton – now that’s a star who needs no introduction or any grace of tongue to be described. The diva and country music legend is back with a new album called ‘Backwoods Barbie’. On that album, she has a cover of the 80s classic ‘Drives Me Crazy’ by the Fine Young Cannibals. And like […]

March 24th, 2008 by Hannah

It seems like musicians are dropping like flies this past weekend. Here’s some sad news for Cubans and Latin music lovers all over the world. Israel Cachao Lopez has passed away in Miami this weekend. He died at the age of 89 years. Cachao was the legendary bassist who created the mambo. Such an accomplishment […]

March 24th, 2008 by Hannah

Rapper Paperboy, whose real name is Mitchell Charles Johnson, was busted in Merced, California after the police found a small amount of pot and a prescription bottle not in his name after a traffic stop. Johnson was booked on misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession and transportation, illegal possession of prescriptions medication and driving on […]

March 22nd, 2008 by Hannah

 

Beach Boy Mike Love and former band mate Al Jardine have finally settled a lawsuit over a feud over the band’s name. The suit was mainly revolved around Love’s request for about $2.2 million in attorney’s fees spent in previous litigation against Jardine. Love sued Jardine in 2003 after the latter toured with groups […]

March 21st, 2008 by Hannah

Kate Moss was recently cautioned for dancing on the grave of Doors frontman Jim Morrison.
The supermodel and her rocker lover Jamie Hince visited the music legend’s resting place and decided to pay homage to him by belting out his 1967 track ‘Alabama Song’.
However, security guards at Paris’ Pere Lachaise Cemetery, who had allowed the couple […]

March 20th, 2008 by Hannah

New single of Britney Spears - Break The Ice from her album Blackout.

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You know how you watch people on television and wanna be like them, and someone else always says…You Have Been Cut
When you get desperate, you go on and be a guest on The View. That’s what Britney’s mom is […]

March 19th, 2008 by Hannah

Swedish legendary band ABBA’s long-time drummer Ola Brunkert was found dead in his Mallorca, Spain home over the weekend. The Spanish police say that the gruesome death was caused by a freak accident in which the musician bled to death after puncturing his throat with a broken piece of glass. CNN has reported that […]

March 19th, 2008 by Hannah

I’ve expressed my thoughts on Madonna’s new single ‘4 Minutes (To Save the World)’ saying that I’m just not into it. It seems that the Queen of Pop doesn’t have that much faith on the song either because she has chosen to go corporate to generate excitement for the song and the rest of […]

March 18th, 2008 by Hannah

Here’s another case of music royalty about to lose their castle. The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin’s Detroit mansion may be lost to the taxman. The said property is worth $700,000 for which Aretha owes a total of $19,192 in back taxes through 2007. The Queen says that she will pay up by the March […]

March 18th, 2008 by Hannah

No, we’re not even going to get into the whole “he’s still alive argument”.  The latest rumors include a published report that say Sean “Diddy” Combs was linked to the death of Tupack Shakur in 1994.
An article published in the L.A. Times says that Diddy and Christopher Wallace (Notorious B.I.G.) knew about Jimmy Henchman and […]

March 17th, 2008 by Hannah

Kate Nash and Ryan Jarman’s pillow talk must have the bed mites running for cover. The sweet singer has gone all tough since she started dating The Cribs star.
And during a boozy trip to the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, Kate threw beer over some “industry w*****s” who weren’t getting into […]

March 15th, 2008 by Hannah

It’s on. It’s not on. It’s on again. And guess what? Despite assurances that the show will go on, Van Halen has postponed all of their concerts through April 19th. Eddie Van Halen is reportedly still sick and is undergoing tests for an unspecified medical condition. According to organizers, the 53-year old rocker “is […]

March 14th, 2008 by Hannah

Here’s a look at Beyonce and Adrien Brody on the set of ‘Cadillac Records’ in New Jersey on Monday. Beyonce stars as the legendary blues singer Etta James and Adrien plays the legendary record producer Len Chess. Etta spoke to PageSix about Beyonce portraying her saying “Etta James ain’t been no angel! I […]