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Korn? Bulls?

Korn messed with the bull, and guess what they got? That's right, they got the horn, yadda yadda yadda. Not much news to report, just a smidgen of info from an LA blog. Apparently, Korn are shooting a video. And apparently there was a bull involved. And apparently, that bull isn't down with Korn. LA bulls are hard to please. From LA Snark:

Apparently one of the members of Korn messed with the bull and got the horns during the shooting of their latest video “Hold On.” The bull was apparently fine for the whole shoot, until they actually started playing Korn’s music and shooting the lip synching scenes. No word yet on which member it was.

All Time Low In Underwear, Censorship Fight

Um, what year is this? Apparently, a middle school student in Maryland was given a three day suspension for displaying the below photo of All Time Low on her binder. The incident raises several questions. One, how is a photo of four dudes in their whities dangerous? Secondly, why did this student have to make her own customized All Time Low binder - are there not All Time Low binders for sale at local retailers? Let's get that marketing department working. You can catch All Time Low in their underwear, and possible more clothing, as they tour with Boys Like Girls in support of So Wrong It's Right, their Hopeless Records release due out this Tuesday the 25th. The offending photo:

Jared Leto Marries Kanye West!

Or, more specifically, 30 Seconds To Mars covers Kanye West. So, it's a musical marriage, really. Kanye has been everywhere lately, of course, appearing on the Emmys and winning his "battle" with 50 Cent. And now, in a more ignoble manner, as the subject of a cover by 30 Seconds To Mars. It's all on the The Mars Army MySpace. What do you think?

Britney Loses Manager, Soon To Lose Kids?

It's like the end of Vertigo when Jimmy Stewart spirals down into the bowels of an insane mind, or the beginning of Buck Rogers, when Buck spun around through space, thrusting forward 500 years, or the end of 2001, when David Bowman heads into the monolith and sees the wonders of the universe in multi-colored, speeding form. It's like that except it's Britney Spears hurtling barefoot through public bathrooms, holding toddlers in her lap as she races out of Malibu-area Starbucks coffee shops, giving truly putrid performances as part of a comeback ,and now allegedly prancing nude in front of her children in drug-fueled romps. The drugs and nude dancing may cost her custody of her kids, while the rest of it has caused her management company of one month to part ways with her. From ABC News:

Tony Baretto, the former bodyguard, said he worked for Spears after her stint in rehab earlier this year.

"During that time, he became very concerned about the children and their safety," said Allred, who is representing Baretto.

Allred said Baretto, 28, wrote in a statement that he is prepared to testify about "issues of nudity by Ms. Spears, drug use and safety issues involving the children."

Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols To Reunite

Is it punk to reunite THIRTY YEARS after the landmark Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols album? It's still up in the air. It's so lame it might be. What would the twenty year-old Johnny Rotten think of this? He probably wouldn't care what the fifty year-old John Lydon had to say. That would be a Bodog Battle for the ages. From the Daily Mail (note the censorship of the word Bollocks, somewhat of a bad word in the U.K., but still relatively unknown here. Once again, that word is Bollocks. Bollocks.):

The Sex Pistols have followed in the footsteps of Led Zeppelin and will reform for a one-off gig.

The performance will mark the 30th anniversary of their album Never Mind The B******s.

Announcing their comeback, frontman John Lydon - also known as Johnny Rotten - said: "Maybe it's because we're all Londoners, but there would be no Sex Pistols without dear old London town."

The group split in 1978 but reformed in 1996 and last performed together in 2003.

All four members - Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock - will perform at the November gig.

Lydon said: "From London Bridge to the Rose and Crown, all of Britain is welcome so come on down."

Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols was released in 1977 amid great controversy and is now regarded as a landmark in British music history.

Now You Can Drink Marilyn Manson

In a way, that is. In an unsurprising move for the timelessly gothic death romantic, Marilyn Manson has partnered with a Swiss distiller to create an absinthe that as welcome in the artist colonies of Europe as in the middle-sized halls of rock n' roll America. Absinthe, in case you are not aware, is a potent, sweet-tasting liquor that made it's name at the turn of the 20th century thanks to its popularity with the Euro artist set. The potable is banned in many places, including the U.S., due to its strength and the belief that it can effect halluscinations and leave permanent damage. But this may be academic with Marilyn Manson, no? From AFP:

Manson told US music magazine Rolling Stone earlier this year that he first really got a taste for the drink during a party with Hollywood actor Johnny Depp in the south of France on Millennium Eve.

"We were ready for the apocalypse, and when it didn't come, we were disappointed, so we drank more absinthe and set off fireworks."

"Since then, I don't drink booze, I drink absinthe," he said.

Kids Singing Pavement

Kids they tend to wiggle when they walk. Here are two kids singing Stereo, from Pavement's 1997 album Brighten The Corners. These kids weren't even born when this song was recorded.

YouTube + Britney + Bizarre She-Male...

... = Awesomeness! Yes, Britney Spears is having a tough time. But not as a tough as time as this...person.

Britney Spears Did Something Last Night

Sunday was a pretty eventful night in the life, and career death, of Britney Spears, even if it did air on Some Other Network. Her big return consisted of an extremely lethargic, awe-inspiringly dull, fantastically bizarre performance that was painful to watch. First of all, the lipsyncing was off. Way off. And she danced as if she'd taken a sleeping pill about thirty minutes before showtime. The difference in energy between Brit and her dancers was breathtaking. The only credit I'll give her is that she did not look as out of shape as most media outlets would have you believe - she was fine. Or rather, her body looked fine, but her eyes... it was if she saw herself on the monitor and was as spellbound as the rest of us. But don't take our word for it - check it:

AP: Britney Bomb

Entertainment Weekly: Britney's "Performance"

Washington Post: Britney Makes All the Wrong Moves

Digital Spy: Comeback Was Embarrassment

Times of London: Catastrophic Return To Stage

But Did They Die Pretty?

Good thing it's better to burn out than to fade away. According to a study conducted in the UK, rock stars are twice as likely as the rest of the population to die young, proving a commonly held tenet of musical fame and fortune. So if you become a rock star, beware of drinking and drugs! Or if you're Smile Empty Soul, just beware of your career dying early. From the BBC:

In all, 100 stars died between 1956 and 2005 with US stars dying at 42 on average and those from Europe at 35. Researchers said the findings - in particular about substance abuse - should be looked at seriously by the music industry.

They said this was important as the artists had an influence on others with one in 10 children in the UK aspiring to be a pop star.

Elvis Presley - 'The King' died aged 42 of a drug overdose.
Jim Morrison - The Doors lead singer died in 1971 at the age of 27 from a heart attack.
Kurt Cobain - Struggled with drug addiction in his later years, the Nirvana frontman committed suicide at 27.
Tupac Shakur - The rapper was killed in drive-by shooting in Las Vegas after being shot four times. He was 25.