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No. 40: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, and the Wu-Tang Clan, “For Heaven’s Sake 2000”
The post-dignity era
Ozzy Osbourne’s Latest Shot In The Endorsement Dark: Oh, Honey
It’s time for another round of “What endorsement is more damaging to the already somewhat tarnished image of an aging rocker!” Your candidates today: The fake microblogs from Ozzy Osbourne that allege that dude still wears leather pants and the Gene Simmons urinal cakes! MORE »
noon as the news
Shins Shakeup Provides A Convenient Opening For “Change Your Life” Jokes
Today’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 »
nontroversies
Florida TV Station Overcome By Paroxysm Of Good Taste
A TV station in Panama City, Fla., is refusing… MORE »
Three-Quarters Of Osbourne Family Already Sure That Variety Show Is Going To Tank
The Fox trainwreck Osbournes: Reloaded hasn’t even had its chance to experience a 75% dropoff in ratings from American Idol yet, but already Family Of Darkness patriarch Ozzy Osbourne is disavowing a segment of the show in which the family “hilariously” works the drive-through window at a burger joint: “Not to my liking, to be honest with you. I didn’t get involved in the entertainment business to do fast food restaurants. These people really work… I come from a working-class background. I’ve never forgotten that. I’ve done my share of destroying hotel rooms and all of that stuff. It makes me realize they’re still out there and they’re still doing them jobs.” And paying for Ozzfest tickets! Oh, wait. But Ozzy isn’t the only member of the family whose grin-and-bear-it publicity-tour routine is slipping. After the jump, Kelly and Jack grit their teeth through an interview segment on the always hard-hitting TV Guide Channel. See how long you can make it through without cringing! MORE »
It’s Happening
The Osbournes’ variety hour—you know, the… MORE »
Ozzfest Goes Dark For 2009
The official spin regarding Ozzy Osbourne’s summer festival taking a hiatus this summer: Ozzy was struck with the inspiration to record the follow-up to his 2007 album Black Rain so hard, he simply had to postpone the package tour this summer so he could get something on whatever store shelves are standing come Black Friday 2009. And he can’t do it this spring, because he has a not very anticipated family variety hour to attend to! MORE »
Will Variety Shows Save The Music Industry?
Probably not, but that hasn’t stopped CBS from giving John Mayer the green light to have one later this season, nor has it prevented Fox from allowing the Osbournes to take over part of its schedule later this spring. Even in the wake of the bomb that was Rosie Live, television programmers are turning to the Cher-tested formula in these hard times, knowing that, hey, at least it won’t be as embarrassing as airing an infomercial during the 8 p.m. hour. (It won’t, right?) Some questions about the shows answered, after the jump. MORE »
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Seven Potential Heirs To Ozzy Osbourne’s “Prince Of Darkness” Throne
When Ozzy Osbourne declared himself “the prince of fucking darkness” on a 2002 episode of The Osbournes, he may as well have simultaneously relinquished the title. The MTV hit quickly dissolved 30 years’ worth of mystique and danger as it revealed him to be in reality a doddering old family man. But when Ozzy rose to fame in the ’70s, every other rock star had an interest in the occult (or at least Hobbits), and heavy metal was still genuinely thought of as the province of Satanists, not nerdy gearheads. But who could be pop music’s reigning prince of darkness in the era of rock star transparency, when every famous musician has a whiny MySpace blog? Since it’s Halloween, we decided to think of a few options: MORE »
upcoming releases
Alice Cooper’s New Concept Album To Feature “(In Touch With) Your Feminine Side,” Ozzy On Harmonica
Looks like Judas Priest will have some competition for “Most Awesome Concept Album By A Metal Act That Really Has No Place Recording A Concept Album in 2008.” Alice Cooper’s Here Comes A Spider, out on July 29, will describe the life of a serial killer named Spider, who is killing people and taking their limbs in order to create a spider. Says Cooper, “Every song is sort of a letter to the police. They think they’re investigating it from the outside, but he’s actually woven them into the whole thing.” Also woven into the whole thing are frequent Alice Cooper album guest stars Slash and Ozzy Osbourne, who will play a harmonica part on a song the two co-wrote. MORE »
