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Dianarossweb Former Supreme and general celebrity Diana Ross may be the diva to end all divas (wouldn't that be great of there was an end to all divas?). According to recently published reports, Ross had some pretty unprison-like treatment during her 48 hours in prison. She got to keep her cellphone (an error, according to the fuzz) and she ordered takeout. At least she didn't have to eat any venison that Ted Nugent killed for his Hunters For the Hungry program.

The main cop responsible says he's sorry, but not as sorry as we citizens of this great land, who awake each morning with the sneaking realization that over-the-hill, tipsy b-list singers are not getting the justice they deserve!

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Frozen Tundras Of Wayne

Posted on December 28, 2004 at 12:44 PM

If you were industrious enough to purchase Welcome Interstate Managers after being reeled in by the magnificent Stacy's Mom single, then you are aware of the Fountains Of Wayne tune All Kinds Of Time. Pat yourself on the back for getting a jump on jocks everywhere, because that very song is being used as a soundtrack for a spot promoting the fledgling NFL Network. According to the New York Times, "in the commercial, as the band sings, "The young quarterback, waits for the snap, when suddenly it all begins to make sense: He's got all kinds of time," gorgeous slow-motion photography is shown of Johnny Unitas, Fran Tarkenton, Troy Aikman, Joe Montana and Brett Favre roaming unfettered in the pocket." If you know the song, you know that it would all fit together perfectly. Fountains Of Wayne and Fran Tarkenton? That's Incredible!

Watch the clip here on the official Fountains Of Wayne site.

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Beware, Crawford Residents...

Posted on December 27, 2004 at 06:07 PM

Ted Ted Nugent now lives down the street from W. He says there's "lots of game." Plus he started a charity called "Hunters For The Hungry." I've never made fun of charities, and i don't plan on starting now. OK, I will. That is the stupidest charity I've ever heard of.

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And They're Voting For Stair-air-way ... to ... HEA-ven...

Posted on December 27, 2004 at 03:17 PM

The Led Zeppelin so-called classic Stairway to Heaven has topped yet another Best Song Of All Time or whatever poll, this time one conducted by British digital radio station Planet Rock. The far superior Zep tune Rock n' Roll came in at No. 8.

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Quick Hits

Posted on December 22, 2004 at 05:59 PM

Fountains Of Wayne to release a B-sides comp in 2005.

Britney was the tops for '04.

The reformed Queen to play the second Nelson Mandela AIDS concert in South Africa.

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One Man Against The World

Posted on December 21, 2004 at 02:00 PM

Snipesweb There are 8 million stories in the naked city, and one of them is that Wesley Snipes is SUING NEW YORK CITY. Crazy, right? Not according to Blade. He says the NYC coppers illegally used a search warrant on his crib. What the freak, Snipes lives in the ATL, the NYPD have no business getting up in his business. What a world we live in.

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Do They Know ... etc, etc...

Posted on December 20, 2004 at 01:22 PM

Bandaidweb Over in England, the "Christmas Number 1" is a big deal. Wot's it's all about? It's just what it sounds like ... it's the tune that is Number 1 the week of Christmas. (This phenomenon was humorously depicted in last year's film Love, Actually.) And who's got it this year? Surprise, surprise, it's the new version of Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid 20. Since its release 3 weeks ago, Do They Know It's Christmas has sold 600,000 copies, and is outselling it's nearest competitor by 5 to 1. It's all for a good cause, and so the fuseblog says, Good on ya, Britain!

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He's Not the One They Call Dr. Feelgood

Posted on December 16, 2004 at 03:34 PM

On the eve of the Red, White and Crue tour, Vince Neil's in a bit of hot water (again).

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KnightPod!

Posted on December 16, 2004 at 03:20 PM

Is there anything you can't find on eBay? Not if you're in search of 21st-century zeitgeist-defining gadgets crossbranded with washed up actor/so-called singers. Knight Rider David Hasselhoff has placed a customized iPod on eBay. The deets? It's a 20G Click Wheel model, signed by Hasselhoff and preloaded with his Christmas album and a personalized audio message. Pre-loaded with an entire David Hasselhoff album? Good thing you'll have 19.9 gigs left for real music.

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How's The Bus?

Posted on December 16, 2004 at 12:32 PM

Whitney Houston OK After Rear-Ending Bus. That's the headline out of Atlanta this morning. Whitney was tooling around in her Porsche when she rear-ended a bus, resulting in the Greatest Fender Bender Of All. Anyway, she's fine, but the bus is undergoing rehab. At the ... Ford Clinic, perhaps?

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Hitting The Panic Button

Posted on December 15, 2004 at 11:40 AM

Davenavarroweb What do you do if you're a band that recently split acrimoniously with your lead singer? Get a new singer and form a band! That's what Dave Navarro, Chris Chaney and Stephen Perkins from Jane's Addiction did. They grabbed Steve Isaacs from Skycycle and The Panic Channel was born. And how does it sound? According to Mr. Electra, like a goth Rush. But what type of goth? Marilyn Manson? Siouxsie and the Banshees? Bauhaus? And what Rush era? A Farewell To Kings? Moving Pictures? Hold Your Fire? All of these questions will be answered once the band finish recording next month and release it in '05. Much touring is planned.

Follow the progress on Dave Navarro's blog.

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TK-421, Why Aren't You At Your Post?

Posted on December 14, 2004 at 11:09 AM

Stormtrooperweb Because my helmet is being auctioned off at Christie's! That's what i would say if i was a helmetless stormtrooper. The auction is set to take place today in London. And quite a profit is to be made - the helmet, one of the prototypes Lucas used to pitch the film, was recently found at a yard sale for about ten bucks. it's expected to sell for 7,000 pounds, or about 10,000 bucks. TK-421 will be able to afford a new car after tonight...

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What Are You Doing For Marley Day?

Posted on December 13, 2004 at 06:16 PM

Marleyweb How cool is Jamaica? Very cool, especially if they actually go through with dedicating a national holiday to Bob Marley. February 6 would be the day, and the Bob Marley Foundation is pushing to have it declared soon, as this coming birthday would be the reggae master's 60th. Perhaps this could be the beginning of a wonderful new trend - Bob Dylan Day every May 24 here in the States, or perhaps a Beatles Day in the UK? Or John Coltrane Day, or...

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"This Is Our First Single, It's Called Out Of Control"

Posted on December 13, 2004 at 09:51 AM

Uweb Wow. It's been 25 years since U2 began recording. Time to celebrate! How about an induction into the Rick n' Roll Hall Of Fame? Having reached the quarter century mark, U2 are eligible and have been chosen for induction into the Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame, located in Cooperstown, New York, oops, Cleveland, Ohio.Where would the world be without U2? Well, we'd have no Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby, proper sense of Irish rock ... no generation of kids discovering Yeats via A Sort Of Homecoming ... i would not have had a rock band performing on a flatbed truck to stare at on my way back to lunch ... there'd be debt in the third world (he's working on it, he's working on it...)

Other inductees? The Pretenders (yes!), Percy Sledge ("When A Man Loves A Woman") and the Philadelphia soul of the O'Jays.

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A Ludacris Day At the Mall

Posted on December 10, 2004 at 11:21 AM

Ludacrisweb If you were at the Montgomery Mall in Alabama last night, then you may have witnessed quite a scuffle between your trips to Express and Pretzel Hut. The reason? A charity appearance by none other than Ludacris. A pretty big deal, right? Well, obviously that's not what mall security thuoght, as they were sadly understaffed to deal with the hundreds (that's right - HUNDREDS!) of fans that jammed.

"They clearly weren't prepared for this or had no idea how big an artist he was," said Tiffany Jones, of Montgomery, who had brought her two children to see the rapper. "Security was inadequate, and it was an unsafe environment." We need more voices like this if we are to avoid rapper at mall/scuffle and brawls in the future. Tiffany Jones of Montgomery, Alabama, we salute you.

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Damageplan Guitarist Killed

Posted on December 9, 2004 at 11:13 AM

Damageplan_columbusweb By now you've probably heard the tragic news that Damageplan guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and three others were shot and killed by a gunman last night while performing onstage at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. The gunman, 25 year-old Nathan Gale of Marysville, Ohio, was killed by a cop that had rushed in from a back entrance. Currently, police are searching for a motive. An eyewitness opined that the cause may have been a personal grudge.

Damageplan was formed by former Pantera members Abbott and his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. Damageplan's debut album, New Found Power, was released in February.

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Quick Hits

Posted on December 8, 2004 at 06:21 PM

Don't get drunk and drive around an airport while pretending to be a federal agent.

Will Jay-Z introduce casual fridays at Def Jam?

The Oldest Living Teenager is hospitalized.

From Backstreet to frontpew.

There's an awards show for everything.

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J.Lo - Rags To Riches To Rags!

Posted on December 8, 2004 at 12:32 PM

Lopezweb Well, not really, but maybe she should start cutting those sunday paper coupons, because she slipping down the Hollywood rich list! According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ms. Lopez slipped from number 9 to number 10 on the list of Hollywood top-earning female actors (somewhere along the line, it became un-P.C. to say actresses). Irresistable, cutie actress Renee Zellweger moved up the list, thanks to some Bridget Jonesin'. Did you see Jersey Girl? Or effin' Gigli? No wonder J.Lo's star is on the plummet (but don't cry for her, Argentina, she stills pulls in approx. 10 million bucks a flick). Tops on the list? New mother of Hazel and Phinneaulius, Julia Roberts! Followed by Cameron Diaz, Nic Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Drew Barrymore. All great actresses.

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The Year Of The Kanye

Posted on December 7, 2004 at 06:32 PM

Raycharlesweb Is what the Grammy nominations, released today, would have you believe. Everyone's favorite producer-turned-rapper Kanye West garnered 10 nominations, including the biggie, Album Of The Year, for The College Dropout. Hope he wins, for his sake - he wasn't the most gracious loser after his strikeout at the American Music Awards. Other big names included Usher and Alicia Keys, each of whom received 8 nominations.

The sentimental favorite? Ray Charles, who received an award for his posthumous Genius Loves Company. And Green Day held down the rock, with American Idiot getting 6 nominations for the peerless American Idiot.

To the Grammys - please please please be exciting enough to be able to remember one week later - and stand out from the other 29 awards shows each year.

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Shout At The Old Guys

Posted on December 7, 2004 at 10:56 AM

Motleycrueweb_1 Even MORE Girls, Girls, Girls! That's right, Motley Crue are getting together for another reunion tour. It's the classic lineup: Vince Neil on vocals, Mick Mars on axes, Nikki Sixx on the bass, and part-time Nebraska Cornhusker Tommy Lee pounding the skins, and whatever else he can get his hands on. The tour kicks off in Ft. Lauderdale and will take them to Latin America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Somehow, after hip replacement surgeries, drug overdoses and enough alcohol to fill every swimming pool in the Hollywood hills, they're STILL, KICKING ASS! Hope they play Home Sweet Home...

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Band On The Run

Posted on December 6, 2004 at 06:12 PM

50centweb Or make that rapper on the run. Looks like 50 Cent and G-Unit have flown the coop on the Nigerian tour they were on. The reason? What a shock, there was a brawl. It stemmed from a battle over first class seating between the G-Unit crew and Nigerian rapper Idris Abdulkareem. 50 ended up cancelling the tour's final two dates and heading back to the US of A. Paul McCartney and Wings had some problems in Nigeria over thirty years ago while recording Band On The Run. Look for more musical disturbances in Nigeria in 2038 or so.

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Luck Be A Lady Tonight

Posted on December 6, 2004 at 12:00 PM

Kennedyawards_203web_1 Never let it be said that we Americans don't appreciate gay, piano-playing singer-songwriters form the UK enough to award them one of the US's highest artistic honors. That's right, Elton John (along with Warren Beatty, soprano Dame Joan Sutherland, composer John Williams and actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee ) was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors last night.

A highlight was Robert Downey Jr's introduction of Sir Elton, calling him the "other First Lady." John later stated, "It's incredible for someone who's British to be given such an accolade from America, which has given me so much already in my career." What a guy! Hey Elton, you can tell everybody this is your Kennedy Center Honor.

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Your Comments ... Oven Fresh!

Posted on December 3, 2004 at 06:15 PM

If you regularly traverse www.fuse.tv, then you are familiar with Oven Fresh, and the comments accompanying the latest and greatest and not so greatest vids we put up each week. Here are some of the more intriguing comments from this week...

Kicking it off this week, SkullMonkey's treatise on prog-rock nomenclature, Oven Fresh stizz!

Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

SkullMonkey from Bufffalo, NY - Posted on: 11/29/04

To every single one of the idiots who even once used the term "rock opera" to describe this: It is NOT a rock opera. Have you ever heard of a band called "The Who"? A band called "Pink Floyd"? They recorded some rock operas. The Who wrote "Tommy". Pink Floyd did "The Wall" and "Dark Side of the Moon". Listen to all three of these albums and you may then have a grasp on what a "rock opera" is. In the meanwhile, piss on this pop-punk drivel. If you don't have anything informative or accurate to state, shut the Hell up. -Thanks, The Skull Monkey

KC is on her way to being a representative, or a gov't official of some sort ... she reprazent!

kc from sayville - Posted on: 11/30/04

honestly, just about the whole 7th and 8th grade hea @ sayville middle school want to hear blink and sum, i took a survey, I KNOW! please play them, they r like the awesomeist bands ever!!! ( plus Cone McCaslin frum sum 41 is hott!!!! and so is travis frum blink 182!!!!!!)

I wonder how this next OF commenter feels about Taking Back Sunday ... hmmm ...

Taking Back Sunday - This Photograph Is Proof

Laura from theboro in nc - Posted on: 12/02/04

I would die for every member of Taking Back Sunday. I love them, I love them, I love them with a passion. Don't even get me started. Too late you already did. They are awesome. They rock. They are one of the few bands out there today that has real quality. Once again, they rock. They are so flippin awesome. Yes..flippin..likeNapolean Dynamite. Fred's Slacks is a winner!...and I'm sure most of you didn't get that but oh well. Okay I'll stop before I hurt myself...

Sounds like she already DID hurt herself! See you all next week on Oven Fresh.

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"I'm No Prophet"

Posted on December 3, 2004 at 11:48 AM

Dylanweb_1 A 62 year-old singer-songwriter may not be the hottest thing on the charts, but he IS the greatest living cultural icon in the world (and, according to a recent Rolling Stone magazine, writer and performer of the greatest rock song ever). So that's reason enough to tune into 60 Minutes on Sunday to see Bob Dylan's first television interview in 19 years. According to transcripts released Thursday, Dylan explains how he never felt like he was a prophet, or a generational leader - in fact, he wanted to be Elvis! If you'd like to read up on Bob, check out his jaw-dropping memoir, recently published by Simon & Schuster.

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You Too Can Be A Gorilla

Posted on December 2, 2004 at 02:48 PM

Gorillazweb Gorillaz want YOU to be in their band!

If you are children, animators, inventors, writers, painters, comics, that is. Go to their website and enter the contest. If you are chosen, you could be collaborating with Dan the Automator, Damon Albarn and the rest of the Gorillaz...

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A Knight Of Awards, and Fights

Posted on December 2, 2004 at 11:26 AM

Sugeweb Did Suge Knight play a part in last month's Vibe Awards melee? That's what the fuzz in Santa Monica are trying to ascertain, going through various videotapes to see just what the heck was going on in that crazy, Vibe Awards-harboring Santa Monica Airport hangar. To refresh your memory: Dre was about to receive a lifetime achievement award when he was attacked by Jimmy "James" Johnson. Dre was punched, sparking a fracas not seen in hip-hop in weeks. Dre protege Young Buck rushed in where Suge feared to tread, busting out a knife that he had sneaked in through the lax (not LAX, this is Santa Monica Airport) security and stabbing "James," who is still in serious condition.

And curiously, Suge Knight was seated mere feet from Dre when this all went down, despite a court order demanding he keep his distance from Dre. First the Ukraine, now this. What the hell is going on in the world?

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Lohan On A Rampage

Posted on December 1, 2004 at 05:37 PM

Lindsaylohan_2 You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him. Embattled celebrity father and strip joint frequenter Michael Lohan is in trouble with the law again, this time for violating a court order keeping him away from his ex-wife Dina - Lindsay's mom. Apparently it all went down on the not-so-mean streets of Merrick, Long Island, where Lindsay's bro Dakota was playing soccer. Dad showed up to see Lindsay, Mom was there, Court Order was violated, and Dad was eventually arrested.

That's not all - Michael complained of chest pains while he was being hauled in by the coppers; he was later treated at an area hospital. What would we do without a Lohan in the news? [shudder...]

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Everyday Is A Winding, Stalker-Filled, Creepy Road

Posted on December 1, 2004 at 11:25 AM

Sherylcrow Sheryl Crow can breathe easier, or not: her accused stalker, Lance Armstrong, just kidding, Ambrose Kappos, was acquitted in a New York court of stalking the ontime Michael Jackson backup singer. Though he did stalk her, just not criminally. Kappos planned on asking Crow to marry him.

Why was he after her? Kappos blamed a perfect storm of delusion: two unhappy marriages, an infatuation with Crow and other emotional difficulties. Hmmm, i'll use that defense when i'm court for stalking Lohan, or whoever next month's hot chick is.

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