Posts Tagged ‘News’

MTV Merging Its Digital-Music Store Into Joint Venture With RealNetworks

Tue Aug 21 2007 by Maura

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that later today, MTV Networks will announce that it’s merging its digital-music store into a joint venture with RealNetworks, the company that runs Rhapsody; the venture will also have mobile content, which will be distributed by Verizon Wireless. More »


Morrissey Fans’ Tears Are Flowing Through The Streets Of Baltimore

Tue Jul 3 2007 by Maura

- Thanks to a persistent throat infection, Morrissey has canceled tonight’s show in Baltimore; in a super-classy move, ticketholders for this Thursday’s Atlantic City show are trying to flip their tickets to non-diehards on eBay. More »


Liner Notes: “Showbiz Show,” Here We Come!

Fri Jun 29 2007 by Brian Raftery

- Michael Jackson’s publicist released a list of eight random denials, noting that he is not bedridden, and that he is not selling his Sony/ATV publishing stake. More »



Liner Notes: Usher Finally Affirms His Masculinity

Thu Jun 28 2007 by Brian Raftery

- Usher’s going to be a father. Expect the child to be born with a velour blazer and a six-pack, and to immediately hit on the nurse. [Rush & Molloy] – The Used’s Bert McCracken has a node on one of his vocal cords, forcing the band to cancel two months’ worth of shows. More »


Liner Notes: Panic In The Streets Of Beantown

Wed Jun 27 2007 by Brian Raftery

- Moz’s voice was mozerable during a Boston performance last night, forcing him to cancel two shows this week. [Boston Herald] – The 2007 Fashion Rocks! More »


Liner Notes: The Verve Continue To Vex

Tue Jun 26 2007 by Brian Raftery

- The Verve is reuniting, with a few catches: Guitarist Simon Tong will not be performing, and on select dates, Richard Ashcroft will be replaced by John Ashcroft. More »


Liner Notes: America Tries To Weave Together The Latest Foxy Brown Scandal

Mon Jun 25 2007 by Brian Raftery

- Amazingly, the “Foxy Brown may or may not have been assaulted by three women who were friends with Brown’s alleged-pimp boyfriend” story just keeps getting more and more confusing. More »


Liner Notes: Don’t Be Shocked, But David Lee Roth May Have Had Sex In The ’80s

Fri Jun 22 2007 by Brian Raftery

- The New York Post reprints the oldest Van Halen backstage-sleaze story known to man. [Page Six] – Matthew Knowles fired Beyoncé’s 400-pound, $500,000-a-year bodyguard, apparently because he didn’t intimidate enough Oscar voters to get her a nomination for Dreamgirls. More »


Liner Notes: Hard Rock’s Most Adrenalized, Hysterical Pyromaniac Is Back At Work

Thu Jun 21 2007 by Brian Raftery

- Mutt Lange will reunite with Def Leppard to record a few songs for the group’s new album. We’re so happy, we don’t even have a sub-par kicker joke to insert. [The Def Leppard Satellite Of Love] – Will.I.Am is designing the Hard Rock Cafe’s new uniforms, which come in size S, M and XXLame. More »


Liner Notes: Finally, We’ll Learn If Chronic Melisma Is Hereditary

Wed Jun 20 2007 by Brian Raftery

- Christina Aguilera may be pregnant. And here we thought she still had her virginity on lockdown! [Page Six] – The Florida radio-show billboards that featured unauthorized pictures of a bald-headed Britney Spears have been taken down. More »