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If you like Guitar Hero, and you're Christian, you may love Guitar Praise, which is like Guitar Hero, but, um, Christian. The only band on their lengthy list of artists that you've possibly heard of is Flyleaf. How can you tell these are Christian artists? Names like Israel and New Breed, Seventh Day Slumber and The Crucified. This actually sounds scary. Guitar Praise is not yet out but by mid-September yu'll be able to worship at the altar of Christian video game rock, should you so desire.

Poor Kevin Cogill, the Chinese Democracy leaker; first he's nabbed by the Feds, now Slash hates him. That's right - Slash, who was essentially kicked out of Guns n' Roses by Axl Rose and who does NOT appear on Chinese Democracy (well, as far as anybody know), thinks it stinks that these songs leaked. That 'real' Guns n' Roses reunion may just happen yet...

Michael Phelps will host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 13. Musical guest is Lil Wayne. If you're wondering whether he'll be good, bear in mind that no one wins forever.

Via Gawker comes new that, a couple of years ago, an Olive Garden opened in Sioux City, Iowa.

Links:

Guitar Praise, the Wholesome Christian Rock Game [Wired]

Blogger Kevin Cogill Charged With Felony in Leak of Guns n' Roses Songs [Los Angeles Times, via Stereogum]

Phelps to host Saturday Night Live [Reuters]

Olive Garden Arrives [Sioux City Journal, via Gawker]

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Get In the Ring, Mother %^*%!

Posted on August 28, 2008 at 08:48 AM

Mess with the bull, you'll get the cornrows. Remember that dude that uploaded nine leaked Chinese Democracy songs? The dude that Axl Rose sprung the feds on? Well, they got him: 27 year-old Kevin Cogill was arrested yesterday on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws. It's a delicate balance Axl must strike... he needs to leak some songs, and very likely has been behind some previous leaks, but he leaves himself open to the danger of too many songs being leaked. Will the public ever hear Chinese Democracy? Will it only be available at a place like Best Buy? Does the public care? Opinion around here is still that Chinese Democracy has the potential to be one of the few mega-selling albums of our time. As the crowd chant goes, Guns! N! Roses! Or something like that.

Sad news for the second day in a row: Steve Foley, who drummed for The Replacements on their final tour, has died due to an accidental overdose of prescription medication. Foley joined the band after original drummer Chris Mars left as a result of boredom with music and dissatisfaction with later material. Foley appears in the video for the lovely and wistful When It Began. He also drummed on bassist Tommy Stinson's post-Replacements project Bash & Pop.

Heidi Montag is one of the chicks on The Hills, the show that proves that America's century-long ride at the top is over. Here is your her ten-minute long video for a song. Boo, etc.

Links:

Blogger Arrested Over Guns n' Roses Leaks [Billboard]

The Replacements Drummer Steve Foley Dead at 49 [Rolling Stone]

Heidi Montag: Overdosin' [Prefix Mag]

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Lonely At the Top

Posted on August 27, 2008 at 11:02 AM

To today's casual pop culture head, Randy Newman is best known as the composer behind the music of films like Toy Story and Cars. But beginning in the late 60s, Newman wrote songs that scoured the dark undercurrents of American society, all delivered in timeless tunefulness that often recalled the New Orleans of his early childhood. Harps & Angels, Newman's first album in nine years, was just released on Nonesuch, and includes the Bush Administration (sarcastic) salute, A Few Words In Defense Of Our Country (check out the lyrics - the couplet about the 'tight-asses' on the Supreme Court is priceless). If you're new to Randy Newman, this interview in the new Rolling Stone is not a bad place to start.

Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme will be producing the next Arctic Monkeys record, according to Josh Homme. The recorded rocking will go down in the California desert, far from the Monkeys' Arctic home.

In a new video shown during her latest tour, Madonna compares John McCain to Hitler. And, of course, wins McCain many undecided voters in the process. Madonna: 50 and clueless.

Sad and shocking: Dr. Dre's son Andre Young, Jr. found dead. Cause is unknown and may not be known for several weeks.

Links:

Bad Moon Rising: Randy Newman [Rolling Stone]

Josh Homme to Produce Arctic Monkeys' Third Album? [Twisted Ear]

Madonna Courts Controversy Again On McCain Video [Reuters]

Son of Rap Producer Dr. Dre Found Dead [Los Angeles Times]

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It's Been One Week Since BNL's Been In the News

Posted on August 26, 2008 at 11:49 AM

The summer keeps getting more and more weird for Canada's happy-go-boppy Barenaked Ladies. Earlier this summer, co-frontman Steven Page was allegedly caught in an apartment with two possibly barenaked ladies and some cocaine. And then this past Sunday, other frontman Ed Robertson was piloting a Cessna that crashed following takeoff. Robertson, his wife and two friends were uninjured in the rural Ontario crash. They should call their next album Cocaine and Plane Crashes.

Fresh from his unusual appearance at the Closing Ceremonies of the Olympics, Jimmy Page is recording in England with fellow Zep member John Paul Jones. Jason Bonham is drumming. What will come of these recordings? Who knows... yet.

In an effort to shake things up, American Idol will have a fourth judge next season. Sort of like when Cousin Oliver showed up on the Brady Bunch.

Cher might play Catwoman? Cher?

Links:

Led Zeppelin Members Writing New Material Together [Gigwise]

A New Judge Joins 'Idol' Panel [New York Times]

Barenaked Ladies Singer, Wife, Two Friends Safe After Plane Crash [SF Gate]

Do You Believe... In Casting Cher as Catwoman? [Entertainment Weekly]

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The Shortest Straw Has Been Pulled For Him

Posted on August 22, 2008 at 09:55 AM

After more than 25 years, countless highs, lows, ups and downs, great albums, stunningly atrocious albums, and several bass players, Metallica reached its logical conclusion. Look at Robert Trujillo eying that Armani bag. Hetfield must make so much more than him.

A statue of Bob Marley has been erected in the Serbian town of Banatski Sokolac. The unveiling took place during a rock festival called, erm, Rock Festival and is meant to signify tolerance between Croats and Serbs, as well as stoners.

Did you know that two of the remaining Doors have been touring without Jim Morrison, because he's dead, and also without drummer John Densmore, because he finds the reunion disgusting? And did you know that Densmore and Morrison's estate have a long-running suit against Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger, the surviving Doors who have toured as "The Doors of the 21st Century" with former Cult singer Ian Astbury on vocals, but while using images of Morrison to promote shows? Well, that chapter may be coming to a close; a court in LA has ruled that the Doors are not the Doors without Jim Morrison. Who might be alive, but that's a whole other can of peace frogs.

Radiohead guitar madman Jonny Greenwood's favorite band? Grizzly Bear.

Links:

Metal Inquisition's First Annual Caption Contest [Metal Inquisition, via BrooklynVegan]

Bob Marley Statue Unveiled in Balkans [NME]

It's Official: No Doors Without Jim Morrison [Wired]

Jonny Greenwood Expresses His Love For Grizzly Bear [Prefix]

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Rise Above

Posted on August 21, 2008 at 09:18 AM

It's about to get pretty political up in this b*itch. The conventions are coming, which means concerts, both pro and protest. In addition to the Rage Against the Machine show taking place during (but of course, not officially affiliated with) the Republican National Convention, add mild poppers Death Cab For Cutie, who will be playing an acoustic set at a private event during the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Happily for the Hold Steady, Radiohead won't be anywhere near, well, anywhere during the conventions.

A teenager in South Africa knifed a bunch of people while wearing a Slipknot mask (Joey Jordison's, in case you care). People are mad at the devil musicians who make music that inspires teens to knife people. Slipknot respond that it's not their problem. Heavy metal goes on. \m/

RIP LeRoi Moore, saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band, who has died following complications from an ATV accident earlier in the summer.

Original Guns n' Roses drummer Steven Adler has been ordered to rehab by a judge. Adler cried, according to TMZ. They also have some GNR puns on their page which are not as funny as they think they are. Well, one is: Cry-nese Democracy. That one's pretty good.

Because it's good: Dirty Projectors.

Links:

Death Cab For Cutie Do Rhapsody EP, DNC Show [Pitchfork]

Exclusive: Slipknot Lead Screamer Rejects Blame In Sword-Slaying [Blender]

Dave Matthews Band's Saxophone Player Dies [Entertainment Weekly]

G'N'R Drummer Debuts Cry-nese Democracy [TMZ]

Photo of Dirty Projectors at the South Street Seaport in NYC on August 15, 2008 by Lucas Flores Piran via Brooklyn Vegan.

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Chain Stores, DJs, Hookers and The Fonz

Posted on August 20, 2008 at 03:34 PM

Sh*t's heatin' up in GNR land. Now word is out that Chinese Democracy could be sold exclusively through one chain, the rumored possible venues being, unsurprisingly, Best Buy and Wal-Mart. Of course, the Eagles did this, and AC/DC will be doing it as well. Certainly a different world than when Guns n' Roses last released an album, way back in the fifties.

If you like Morrissey and if you like KCRW and if you have an INTERNET, you'll want to tune in to KCRW.com on August 29th at 11:05 Pacific time, when Morrissey will spin some of his favorite tunes. Did you know he was the president of the New York Dolls fan club as a kid? Yup.

If you like hipsters, and if you like hookers, and if you have MONEY, you may be interested in hipster hookers.

Headline of the month: Bronze Fonz Now an 'Ayyy'-List Celeb In Milwaukee.

Links:

GNR's New Album Could Be Store Exclusive [aversion.com]

Morrissey To Guest DJ on KCRW [Pitchfork]

Inside the World of High Class Hipster Hookers [Radar]

Bronze Fonz Now an 'Ayyy'-List Celeb In Milwaukee [AP]

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Separation Tuesday

Posted on August 19, 2008 at 01:15 PM

Ever gotten a look at a bigtime artist's concert rider? The Smoking Gun recently published the rider of Diana Krall, jazz singer and Mrs. Elvis Costello. Though The Smoking Gun found the rider to be obnoxious in its wine descriptions, the whole thing is probably fairly normal for an artist of Krall's drawing power. Still, if you hate yuppie tendencies, the list of wines, not to mention Nestle Good Start baby formula, is amusing.

There must be somethin in the air this time of year: Tad Kubler of the Hold Steady dissed Radiohead for 'losing the plot' and praised Oasis. David Berman of Silver Jews also laid into Radiohead, albeit in a more scholarly way. And over in England, Noel Gallagher suggested that Amy Winehouse producer Mark Ronson learn three chords, to which Ronson replied that Noel Gallagher spar partner Jay-Z had taught Ronson all two chords to Wonderwall. If you'd like this sorted out, here goes: Tad Kubler may like his guitar rock, but to diss forward-reaching music just because it doesn't go with his Miller Lite reveals an unattractive small-mindedness, not to mention insecurity about the guitar rock's shrinking power. Oasis has a new album out, hence Gallagher picking up a magazine and taking shots at whoever is on the page he opens to. And David Berman has always been more of a poet than a musician, so his (definitely somewhat insightful) comments should be digested, admittedly with a grain or two of salt.

And we would all be remiss if we were to not acknowledge Jessica Simpson and her proclamation that pop music has seen the last of her. Also in the cover story/interview with Elle, Simpson discusses the pressure she felt to be more artsy and intellectual while she was dating John Mayer. She felt pressured to be intellectual while dating JOHN MAYER. Had Simpson gone out with Thom Yorke, she might have imploded.

Links:

The Diana Krall Wine List [The Smoking Gun]

Hold Steady Dude Disses Radiohead, Digs Oasis [Stereogum]

Interview: Silver Jews [Pitchfork]

Mark Ronson Goes to War with Noel Gallagher [Guardian]

Jessica Simpson Tried to be 'Artsier, More Intellectual' While Dating Mayer [Fox News]

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Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

Posted on August 18, 2008 at 12:15 PM

Happy birthday to the much-maligned compact disc, which turned 26 yesterday. Wired takes the opportunity to wish the CD a Good Riddance in addition to a Happy B-day, pointing out the CD's harmful drain on resources like oil (plastic) and paper (paper). Predictably, this leads to a charged discussion. The future is in hi-res downloads, sayeth Wired. But what about tactile satisfaction? Holding something in your hands? Looking at physical art? Luckily for fetishists, the return of vinyl is in full swing.

Remember the news about U2, and their new album? Well, some songs have leaked, as is the custom of the times. They are on YouTube, according to Gigwise. Also according to Gigwise, the songs were recorded as Bono played them for friends at his place in France. And according to INTERNET, this U2 LP is produced by Brian Eno, who also has some amazing new music of his, and David Byrne's, own, out this week. Read more about the new David Byrne/Brian Eno album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today in the New York Times.

Little Blake Peebles, aged 16 and of Raleigh, NC, is dropping out of school to devote himself to Guitar Hero. His parents are down with it. He will be home-schooled. This is completely real.

Links:

New U2 Album Tacks 'Leak Online' [Gigwise]

Together Again In Different Time Zones [New York Times]

Happy Birthday, Compact Disc. Now Go Away. [Wired]

Vinyl Records Make a Return [Los Angeles Times]

'Guitar Hero' Whiz Aiming Higher [News Observer, via Earfarm]

Above photo grab via Stereogum. Below pic from INTERNET.

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How To Dismantle A Line On the Horizon You Can't Leave Behind

Posted on August 15, 2008 at 11:19 AM

Prefix points readers to a Blender piece on the favorite songs of John McCain and Barack Obama. McCain's are not as bad as one would think, and Obama's are pretty sensational. Obama wins though; Obama's Springsteen and Nina Simone defeat McCain's two (!) ABBA songs and obvious selections from great artists ("Good Vibrations," Beach Boys, "Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond). Obama's major bust though is the presence of the ubiquitous "Yes I Can" by the nauseatingly ubiquitous will.i.am. If Obama is elected perhaps he can make will.i.am the ambassador to Antarctica and we can breathe easy for awhile.

Hey everyone, the new Britney Spears album is going to be AWESOME. Britney says it's her best work ever! BTW, it has an "urban" feel, according to Britney. Wow!

Apparently, the new U2 album will be called No Line On the Horizon. Possible release date is November 14. So much for Bono retiring form public life.

Don't piss off Jonas Brothers fans. The Washington Post found out the hard way.

Links:

Barack Obama vs. John McCain's Favorite Songs [Prefix]

Britney Spears Says New Album Is Best Work Ever [Reuters]

U2 Name New Album 'No Line On the Horizon' [Gigwise]

They Love Kevin Jonas! The Pop Critic? Not So Much [Washington Post]

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Be Kanye. Eat Fatburger.

Posted on August 13, 2008 at 10:47 AM

First up today: Idolator points us to this business-y article concerning Kanye West, his food company, and their efforts to bring SoCal fast food chain Fatburger to Chicagoland. Coming on the heels of the decision by the city of Los Angeles to freeze fast food restaurant openings for a year, this is interesting news indeed. What would the Kanye of the NYC subway ads (see above) think? Now if some Mega Successful Monolith (Vampire Weekend?) could bring In-n-Out Burger to New York... THAT would be something.

Calm down: contrary to earlier reports on THE INTERNET, Radiohead are NOT scoring the upcoming film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's Choke. They are, however, touring with Grizzly Bear. So that's nice.

Sadly, going to record stores is becoming a less common simple pleasure. So some dude decided to visit some Paste-approved shops.

Will Bruce Springsteen be the entertainment at this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show? No one seems to know. The New York Post said yes on Monday, but now the Super Organizers are telling everyone to take a breath, because no one is confirmed. Maybe Velvet Revolver could perform a selection of instrumentals.

Links:

Franchising: Kanye West to Bring Even More Junk Food To Chicago [Idolator]

Radiohead NOT Scoring Chuck Palahniuk's Choke [Prefix]

Paste Reader Tours Coolest Record Stores [Paste]

Super Bowl Bosses Play Down Springsteen Halftime Show Reports [Gigwise]

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A Bottle of Red, A Bottle Of Whup-Ass

Posted on August 12, 2008 at 03:52 PM

Don't piss off Billy Joel. The ~~Montauk~~ Long Island Monster, whose driving history makes clear that Joel is prone to loss of control, has fired back at a New Zealand reporter who dared to call a lot of his stuff garbage. Joel's anger stems from a perceived about face by the writer, Grant Smithies, who Joel claims was all buddy buddy during the interview, but then went on to write that much of Joel's later output was 'sentimental rubbish.' So what we have here is devious reporter who got to hang out with Billy Joel, and then later wrote the truth. Also, we have Billy Joel, who deserves to feel slighted, but who must still face the fact the his later music is, in fact, sentimental rubbish. It's a fascinating face-off. It's like Face-Off.

Want to hear a new Franz Ferdinand track? Go to their website.

Oh by the way, Lenny Kravitz will NOT be joining Velvet Revolver. I think that's to the benefit of all parties, including you, the fan.

Apropos of little else in this post (aside from the above photo), the 802 Tour featuring Nico Muhly, Doveman and Sam Amidon is not to be missed.

Links:

Grant Smithies Chats With Billy Joel [Sunday Star Times]

Billy Joel Still Has a Bit of the Angry Young Man Left In Him [Idolator]

Lucid Dreams [Franz Ferdinand]

Lenny Kravitz Tells RS No Truth To Story About Lenny Kravitz Joining Velvet Revolver [Rolling Stone]

The 802 Tour [Brassland.org]

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I Just Wanna Tell You How I'm Feeling

Posted on August 11, 2008 at 09:03 AM

Rolling Stone magazine will leave its large format behind in October, switching to a more standard mag size. Is RS's journey to averageness complete? As the Times notes, the mag went celeb-crazy in the 90s, losing readers and respect in the process. The Bush administration seems to have relit the mag's investigative reporting soul, but the mag still is suffering, as all print seems to be, in these online times. Hence, a smaller format that will be glued, and spined. Say goodbye to the stapled, large rag. Might be nice to have a relevant artist on the final large cover. As oppoes to, say the Jonas Brothers.

Rest in peace Bernie Mac, and also Isaac Hayes. Not only was Hayes Chef on South Park, but he was a baaaad muuuuthaaa (shut yo mouth).

Remember Jewel? She eloped! To a rodeo cowboy!

You've been Rick Rolled, but have you been Barack Rolled?

Links:

The Classic Rock Magazine is Switching to a Smaller, Rack-Friendly Size [New York Times]

Comedian Bernie Mac Dies at 50 [Variety]

Isaac Hayes; Created Memphis Sound, 'Theme From Shaft' [Washington Post]

Jewel Elopes! [E! Online]

It Had To Be Done: Barack Roll [Gawker]

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Great Moments In Awesomeness

Posted on August 8, 2008 at 11:47 AM

Once again, another installment of Great Moments In Awesomeness. This week, Grizzly Bear debuts a new song on Late Show with David Letterman, and Wilco sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame at Wrigley Field.

This new Grizzly Bear tune is called Two Weeks and will be on their next full-length, due next year. Assisting on keys (at the back) is the incomparable Doveman. If you see Radiohead this summer, arrive early for Grizzly Bear.

Wilco are from Chicago, and celebrity-led singalongs of Take Me Out to the Ballgame are a North Side tradition. Here's Wilco at Wrigley Field from last Sunday. Led by drummer Glenn Kotche. Video also includes an interview with main man Jeff Tweedy during the bottom of the 7th.

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Playing in the Name Of...

Posted on August 6, 2008 at 09:19 AM

Those irritable, rockin' iconoclasts Metallica will buck industry trends and release their upcoming Death Magnetic album on a Friday, as opposed to the North American industry norm of Tuesday. Release date is September 12. No reason given for the Friday release (yet), but simple publicity is as good a reason as any. Look for a heavy marketing push, complete with annoying Lars interviews, to lead up to release day.

Those wacky leftists Rage Against the Machine will play the Target Center in Minneapolis on September 3. Cool, right? Yeah! Um, especially when you consider that the Republican National Convention will also be taking place between September 1 and September 4. Also in the Twin Cities. Better wear old clothes.

The Guardian checks out unusual instruments in the history of rock. The Beatles using a sitar? Pretty out there for the 60s. Talk Talk, the Troggs and Smokey Robinson also mentioned. Not mentioned? Midnight Oil's awesome oil drum. Heck, all of O'Death's gear.

Links:

Metallica Saves Death For TGIF [E! Online]

Rage Against the Machine to Play at Target During RNC [Star Tribune]

School of Rock: Pop's Most Out-There Instruments [The Guardian]

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Double Zero's on the Autoroute

Posted on August 5, 2008 at 12:01 PM

It's the worst nightmare of every band - having their gear stolen. Sadly, it happened to Iggy and the Stooges yesterday in Montreal. Tons of incredible gear, including bassist Mike Watt's (from the Minutemen and fIREHOSE) rig, was taken. Stealing Mike Watt's bass has to be as big a karma killer as it gets.

Fllowing in the steps of other musician-turned-thespians such as Tom Waits and Lyle Lovett is TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, who'll be appearing in Jonathan Demme's upcoming Rachel Getting Married. The film also stars Anne Hathaway (see pic below). TVOTR's new album Dear Science drops next month. Good and successful is Tunde.

You may or may not be familiar with former Sleater-Kinney rock person Carrie Brownstein's often amusing and definitely insightful blog over at NPR. In her latest entry, she discusses the concept of Bromances and how they are becoming more common at indie shows like the Fleet Foxes gig she recently caught. Bro'ing down!

Links:

Iggy and the Stooges (and Mike Watt's) Gear Stolen in Montreal [Brooklyn Vegan]

TV On the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe Appearing in Jonathan Demme Movie With Anne Hathaway [Pitchfork]

Bromantic (Monitor Mix by Carrie Brownstein [NPR]

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All Celebrities - Please Retire From Public Life

Posted on August 4, 2008 at 10:48 AM

Everyone complains about Bono, but nobody has ever done anything... until now. The Point website is offering to pledge money to various AIDS chairties if Bono will retire from public life in general, and stop being a self-appointed spokesperson for Africa in particular. With three new U2 reissues out this month, it's doubtful that'll happen.

Gunfire erupted over the weekend at an Atlanta nightclub party hosted by Jermaine Dupri and attended by Usher, Diddy, Nelly and other one and two-named celebrities. The hubbub was reportedly due to access to a VIP area, where entry fees upset a gun-wielding partygoer. Sounds like a great party. Too bad Dupri isn't a big enough name to get mentioned in headlines about his own party.

Nothing says rock n' roll more than babbling into the mic and then stumbling into the drumkit. Which means Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots may be as rock n' roll as it gets. Check out this video of a recent show in Phoenix - it isn't a classic, knock-over-the-drums stumble, but more of a dazed stagger, which is more fascinating, and dark.

Links:

Online Petition Call For U2's Bono to Retire from Public Life [Gigwise]

Shots Fired At Party with Usher and Nelly [People]

Scott Weiland Falls Into Eric Kretz's Drumkit [Blabbermouth.net]

Photo via The Age.

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Jealous Again... Very, Very Jealous Again

Posted on August 1, 2008 at 09:28 AM

This one could get messy: the Black Crowes are suing rednecked Gretchen Wilson for stealing their tunes! They're claiming that Wilson's Work Hard, Play Harder sounds a bit similar to their own Jealous Again. Well, a lot. They claim that the verse melodies are outright thefts, which is why the Crowes manager expects a swift settlement. And since the song in question is being used on TNT ads, TNT is also getting sued. Will the Crowes ever settle with the million artists that THEY stole from? Doubtful.

The Guardian wonders if Dave Grohl is the nicest man in rock. Everyone that has ever met him seems to think so.

Entertainment Weekly counts down their Top 25 One-Hit Wonders of the past 25 years. Some favorites you might recognize: Des'Ree, Dexy's Midnight Runners, House of Pain, and the incomparable Right Said Fred.

Links:

Black Crowes Caw Out Gretchen Wilson for Alleged Song-Stealing [E! Online]

Is Dave Grohl the Nicest Man in Rock? [The Guardian]

25 New Classic One-Hit Wonders [Entertainment Weekly]

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