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Shins Shakeup Provides A Convenient Opening For “Change Your Life” Jokes

jamesToday’s lunchtime headlines: New faces in the Shins, auditions for underground musicians in New York City, a BitTorrent tracker starts getting antsy about its place in the whole “copyright infringement” cycle, and Ozzy Osbourne gets honored on the Sunset Strip, I guess for canceling Ozzfest this year? MORE »


Christina Aguilera’s New Role Is Going To Be Quite A Stretch

aguileraIn today’s lunchtime headlines: Christina Aguilera goes go-go, Jeff Tweedy gets served, and Rihanna cancels a gig in the Middle East. MORE »


Rob Thomas Is Somehow Supposed To Make The NBA Playoffs More Exciting Than Last Night’s Celtics-Bulls Game

picture-2In today’s headlines: Rob Thomas keeps the NBA playoffs smooth, country gets a package tour all its own, and Coldplay turns concert tickets into value meals. MORE »


Oasis Never Sleeps

oasisIn today’s noontime headline roundup: Oasis nix hiatus, Clear Channel is pretty much dead broke, and Kanye West is REALLY EXCITED TO BE THOUGHT OF AS FASHIONABLE! MORE »


Alice Cooper To Hit The Midway

kermitaliceaw0In today’s wrapup of headlines: Alice Cooper prepares to come face-to-face with fried foodstuffs, Lil Wayne gets litigious, Chris Brown goes back to court, and the Wu-Tang Clan is still together. MORE »


Jamie Foxx To Gold-Dig For Record Sales On “American Idol” Tonight

jamiefoxxIn today’s wrapup of lunchtime headlines: Jamie Foxx and Def Leppard try to cross over on TV, the Rothbury festival gets even greener, and Pete Doherty might not be all that healthy! MORE »


DMX Will Not Be Crying On VH1 Anytime Soon

DMX ArrestedIn today’s headline wrapup: DMX isn’t in Celebrity Rehab (yet), Alan McGee is still pissy about ever even liking My Bloody Valentine, Aerosmith play for free in Hawaii, and we are all lazy because of the Internet. MORE »


Spoon Have A Multi-Day Music Festival In Austin To Call Their Own

spoonglassesIn today’s lunchtime headline roundup: Spoon makes it all about them, John Legend is looking green, and even when it’s down, the music industry is still desperate enough to sign celebrities to recording contracts! MORE »


Toby Keith Way Too Much Of A Bad-Ass To Be A Leader

tobykeithIn today’s wrapup of headlines: Toby Keith isn’t ready to make nice with voters, Elton John says “goodbye” to Las Vegas’ 10-karat-bricked roads, and Gregg “Girl Talk” Gillis is thinking about maybe engaging in the art of songcraft! MORE »


Faith Hill Gets Re-Retouched By “Redbook”

faith_hill4 In this edition of our noontime headlines roundup: Faith Hill’s “Comic Strip” poses, Billy Joel gets out of hand with a Sharpie, and Justin Timberlake returns to the Saturday Night Live stage for the 454th time. MORE »