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Well, too bad, because it's getting one: Howard Stern is co-producing a remake of the 1982 film that will have its script penned by Alex Winter, a.k.a. Bill from the Bill & Ted movies and the director of Extreme's video for "Decadence Dance." "This movie seemed so ripe for a remake," Winter told Variety. Call me crazy, but I have a feeling that the role of the Ramones will get played by, I don't know, McFly or Busted or some other band that some desperate major-label exec is really trying to "break." And if that does indeed come to pass, the whole enterprise is going to be more than a little bogus, dude. [Variety / YouTube]

Last week, Howard Stern and his hapless menagerie feigned mild amusement at a series of profane and poorly edited sound clips of Dolly Parton talking about penis, shit, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Carson's "big black cock," and other sundry topics in her new "audiobook." One drive-time commute that was not enriched by this cut-up comedy was Dolly Parton's, who's hopping mad and threatening a lawsuit. Howard will undoubtedly send her a bouquet of flowers and a picture of his butt as thanks for the attention with which this may eventually reward him. More »

This may have little to do with music, but a Wall Street Journal article about the hunger to create long-term franchises on the air may serve as a reminder to those considering flipping on their FM dials to, well, not. CBS had some drama recently between "next Howard Stern?" Adam Carolla and his then-sidekick Danny Bonaduce. Seems Carolla's mellow was so harshed by the former Partridge/'roid freak that the ostensible "talent" started calling in sick in protest, despite Bonaduce obviously helping his still meager numbers. CBS, deciding they'd invested too much in Carolla to let him stay aggrieved, gave Bonaduce his own show instead. Will radio see a return on their investment in DJs like Carolla? I can't imagine who plans on helping. More »

This morning, Howard Stern "aired" a new Prince song—and by "aired," we mean, "he played a few seconds and then talked during the rest of it." Normally we wouldn't bother with this half-tune, half-yak hybrid, but since the track is an intriguing two-part cover of "All Along The Watchtower" and the Foo Fighters' "Best Of You"—and because Prince is Prince—we will bend all of our rules to accommodate him. More »