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The Beastie Boys are TWENTY-FOUR. Can you believe it? I even had to type out the words twenty four because you can't capitalize numbers, and bold wouldn't have really been as effective.

To celebrate they (and Capitol Records, of course) are releasing Solid Gold Hits, a 15-track retrospective due out on Nov. 8 (Election Day!). Included, of course, are Shake Your Rump, Hey Ladies, So Whatcha Want... you know, the hits!

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Beware, Consumers Of First-Generation Apple Products

Posted on September 28, 2005 at 10:57 AM

Those iPod Nanos? They're the cutest darn things. Also, a tenth of 1% of them have screen problems. That's the word, first from the street, then from Apple HQ in Cali. Some owners have been complaining of "cracked, scratched or inexplicably failing screens, sometimes within hours of buying the machine".

But the good news is that Apple is responding. After an irate owner set up a complaint website, the company acknowledged the problem and is offering replacements.

Good ole Apple - often there is something wrong with products fresh out of the gate, but they always fix them. I always wait a few months... for everything. Apple products, movies, asking girls out... you name it.

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Better Put On A Pot Of Coffee

Posted on September 27, 2005 at 11:10 AM

Remember in A Few Good Men when Demi Moore's character put on another pot of coffee? It was to sober up a drunken Tom Cruise, and to give everyone some caffeine to pull an all-nighter. Anyway, that line always made me laugh.

Demi and Ashton got married, apparently. Much has been made of Demi and Ashton's May - December relationship. That means one half of the couple is young, the other old. I was in a May - December relationship once, but that was more literal - it began in May, ended in December of the same year.

Other May - December relationships:

Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong
Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
Guy Ritchie and Madonna
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins

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Long Island Rock Venue Closes Its Doors

Posted on September 26, 2005 at 05:36 PM

Dear Friends,

As of Monday, September 19, 2005, the Downtown will be closing its doors.

We'd like to thank all of the musician's who have made the Downtown such an incredible venue to come and listen to live music. You've been fantastic to work with. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent. We wish you all tremendous success in the future.

As importantly, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of the fans who have given us the opportunity to open our doors for the many days and nights of great music we've shared. You've been incredible and we will always be tremendously grateful for your support.

And finally, we'd like to thank our dedicated, hardworking staff for being such a wonderful group of caring and devoted people
Without you, the Downtown would never have been possible.

Together, all of us have created music history on Long Island that, hopefully, won't be forgotten for many years to come.

Best wishes and "thank you" all,

The Downtown

From New York Newsday.com:
When Straylight Run wanted to play its first public concert, it chose The Downtown. Taking Back Sunday [PICTURED] performed one of its first shows with its current lineup there. After Glassjaw singer Daryl Palumbo recovered from a recent illness, he booked two last-minute comeback shows at the club. Lux Courageous, As Tall as Lions and Bayside all celebrated CD releases there.

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First His Career Was Annulled, Now His Marriage

Posted on September 16, 2005 at 12:30 PM

It's over. Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney are calling it quits after only four months. Zellweger is citing 'Fraud' as a reason for the annulment. Fraud... very interesting. So... Chesney was fraudulent as a husband? Whatever could Renee mean? She never accused Jack White of being a fraud.

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Stop Me If You Think, Blah Blah Blah...

Posted on September 14, 2005 at 05:53 PM

One of the great rock n' roll photos has finally gained official recognition: the National Portrait Gallery in London has purchased Stephen Wright's legendary photo of the Smiths, which featured inside the liner notes for their classic 1986 album The Queen Is Dead.

The photo was taken outside of the Salford Lads Club (obviously) in the band's hometown of Manchester, a landmark which also features prominently in the video for the Smiths' Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before.

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Apple, OutKast and Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears...

Posted on September 14, 2005 at 05:43 PM

...All in THIS week's Fuse Action News.

Real.

Windows.

Tagged as: Current Affairs

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Diddy, Kanye and 98 Degrees...

Posted on September 14, 2005 at 05:29 PM

...All in LAST week's Fuse Action News.

Real.

Windows.

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Take That Katrina, and Integrity!

Posted on September 13, 2005 at 01:51 PM

Just when you thought the situation on the Gulf Coast couldn't get any more desperate, tragic or unprecedented, here comes Michael Jackson to add his own particular touch of insanity to the proceedings. Jackson will be returning from Bahrain (gee, thanks Michael) to record a star-studded benefit track for the victimes of Hurricane Katrina tentatively titled From The Bottom Of My Heart. Guests are rumored to include Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, James Brown, Snoop Dogg and many others.

Is this really a good time for MJ to be using the word 'Bottom' in any of his song titles?

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They're Back

Posted on September 12, 2005 at 12:55 PM

Remember these chicks? T.A.T.U.? The Russian lesbians that turned out to not be lesbians (doesn't really matter)? They're back! The sexpot singers have a new album, Dangerous and Moving, that Interscope will be releasing on October 11. The album boasts two remarkably unusual collabos: Richard Carpenter (yes, of the Carpenters) and Sting (yes, Sting). Why this is going down (oh, snap) I don't know. I'd say that all three are into chicks, but T.A.T.U. no longer claim to be lesbians. How Sting, who performs yoga and meditates for hours a day, could have thought this was a good idea is beyond me.

If you are enamored with the cyrillic alphabet you should check out their website.

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Popped Collars - America Debates

Posted on September 9, 2005 at 12:41 PM

Go to any mall, frat party, school dance, football game, rock concert... pretty much anywhere, and you'll see it: the popped collar. So, are guys that do this not as cool as they think they are? Or are they, freakishly, absolutely as cool as they think they are? Hmmm...

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The Hooker With A Heart Of Gold

Posted on September 9, 2005 at 12:22 PM

Apple Computer this week introduced the iTunes Phone, a music-playing phone that Apple is comparing to the company's popular iPod shuffle music player. The phone stores up to 100 phone numbers that are randomly called throughout the day.

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So Long, Little Buddy

Posted on September 6, 2005 at 05:55 PM

Bob Denver, the actor who played goofy island castaway Gilligan in the 1960s television show "Gilligan's Island," has died of complications from cancer treatments, a spokesman for the actor said on Tuesday.

Photo: Reuters

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If It Makes Them Happy

Posted on September 6, 2005 at 12:33 PM

Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong are heading down the winding aisle together. Did you know that she's ten years older than he is? That's crazy. That means when she was 21, he was 11. That must have been awesome.

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