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News for the week of 06.14.04 - 06.20.04
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Jun 18, 2004
Big Brother: More 1984 Than Ever
from the But What About The Chocolate Ration? dept.
The revolting housemates of the UK's fifth season of Big Brother turned into revolting housemates, erupting into the largest brawl ever seen on the show and necessitating "the most heavy-handed intervention by producers in the show's five-year history." It is unclear whether the instigators were agents from Eurasia or Eastasia, but they have been cast to participate in the UK's next hit reality series, Room 101.
posted by HisCheapMoves at 12:34:00 PM | More Screen News »
Ouch! Britney Blows Off Bono's Brood
from the Not A Big Fan Of Zooropa, I Guess dept.
After her Dublin gig, Britney Spears refused to meet with the eager children of U2 singer Bono. The Mirror reported: "Britney was having none of it. She just point-blank refused to meet them and they were very disappointed. She made some excuse about being too tired. It's ridiculous if she thinks she's too important to meet the offspring of a legend like Bono." And yet, she has plenty of time for Colin Farrell's neighbor's kids right afterward? Hmmmm.....
posted by kittydeathstar at 08:30:37 AM | More Music News »
Jun 17, 2004
Krazy for Kabballah!
from the It All Adds Up! dept.
In a rare marketing mistep, Madonna chugalugs Prince's career-death cocktail, by invoking label moves, name changes, and adoption of quack quasi-religious cultery in the span of a few months. Hey, look where it got the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince. Best of luck, "Esther".
posted by HisCheapMoves at 08:10:48 PM | More Band News »
MTV Presents: Marital Strife!
from the So You're Telling Me That A Marriage Spawned Under Klieg Lights Won't Last? dept.
Advance reviews of MTV's Nick N' Jessica Show: Season 2 are already awash in lurid hints of wedded anti-bliss. See Jessica invite a friend to stay at the house... FOR TOO LONG! See babysitting follies when Jessica attempts to... CHANGE A DIAPER! Thrill to all manner of snarky comment from Nick's (a grumpier Sonny Bono, if anything) mouth. Enjoy folks! I stopped watching the show after its one seminal moment: on tour Jessica trying to call Nick while he was away judging a "Hot Booty" contest. Young love, m'man...
posted by kittydeathstar at 08:49:34 AM | More Screen News »
Jun 16, 2004
To All Naysayers: "Chinese Democracy" Almost Complete
from the From The Mouth Of Stinson dept.
C'mon, you'd trust a Replacement, wouldn't you? Tommy Stinson, currently the bass player in Guns N' Roses, told MTV that the MIA "Chinese Democracy" record will surface, and soon. In point of fact, he's downright pleased about ftontman Axl Rose's methodical working habits: "He likes to take all the members of the band and get the best out of each guy for each song, It's a brilliant process that gets everyone involved so everyone owns a piece of the song because they've put themselves into it. That way you don't have people going, 'Well, I'm not gonna play on his song if you're not gonna sing on my song.' And that's a lengthy process because you have to get eight people to basically write a song together that everyone likes."
posted by kittydeathstar at 10:48:14 AM | More Music News »
Jun 14, 2004
Punk Legend Robert Quine Dead At 61
from the Ride Into The Sun dept.
Robert Quine, guitar maverick, punk pioneer, Voidoid, and Velvet Underground archivist, was found dead in his New York City apartment over Memorial Day weekend. He was 61. I'll leave the final words to Quine collaborator and colleague Lou Reed: "Robert Quine was a magnificent guitar player -- an original and innovative tyro of the vintage beast. He was an extraordinary mixture of taste, intelligence and rock'n'roll abilities coupled with major technique and a scholar's memory for every decent guitar lick ever played under the musical son." Hear, hear.
