Monthly Archives: March 2009

Twins For Charlie Sheen And Brooke Mueller

Charlie Sheen added two little boys to his accumulating brood last night. Sheen, reputably recognized for his straying habits and not-so-wholesome reputation, is most commonly known for his role on the humorous CBS sitcom, Two and a Half Men.   … Continue reading

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‘Race To Witch Mountain’ Sprints To No. 1 At Box Office

The Disney family film, Race to Witch Mountain, won the weekend box office in fine fashion, grossing $25 million, according to Sunday’s estimates from Media by Numbers.  According to ew.com, that is the second-best opening ever for a movie fronted … Continue reading

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Bono ‘Offended’ By Illegal Downloading

In the current music industry today, it is not uncommon to download an entire album from the comfort of your home, without spending a cent. Bono, from the rock band U2, takes offense to this and made it public when … Continue reading

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Howard K. Stern Charged With Multiple Felonies

Howard K. Stern was arrested on Thursday and charged with multiple felonies – including conspiracy to furnish drugs – in the overdose death of Anna Nicole Smith.  According to perezhilton.com, Stern’s lawyer, Krista Bath, claims that Howie (the former Playmate’s longtime … Continue reading

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Contest: All American Rejects Prize Pack

andPOP is giving away an All American Rejects prize pack to one lucky participant consisting of  a t-shirt, 7” vinyl, the album, and an AAR necklace. Check out the bands latest album at amazon.com. This contest is now closed.

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America’s Next Top Model Melee Shuts Down Auditions in NYC

Competition is even more (as Tyra Banks would say) “fierce” this time around.   According to E! online, New York police arrested three people following a massive stampede that erupted during a casting call for the new season of the … Continue reading

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Fleetwood Brings Back Blues And Beats Pop Icons In The Process

You may know Mick Fleetwood as a blues artist, a legendary rock drummer or as one of the founders of the Grammy Award winning band Fleetwood Mac. But you may not know that this drummer has his own line of … Continue reading

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‘Roots Picnic’ Returns With TV On The Radio, Public Enemy

The Roots have announced details of their second annual hometown “Roots Picnic,” which will take place June 6 at Festival Pier in Philadelphia.

Among the performers handpicked by the hip-hop band are TV on the Radio, Public Enemy, The Black Keys and Santigold. Continue reading

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Rant ‘N Rave: Lindsay Lohan And Samantha Ronson

This rant is long past its expiry date.

Just like Lindsay Lohan’s and Samantha Ronson’s relationship.

These two really need to grow up and move on. Even though I think these two deserve each other—both have successful careers (somewhat), unstable emotional and verbal outbursts and act like children in public—together they make Britney and K-Fed’s relationship look sane and normal.

Now that’s bad.
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Michael Jackson Sells Out 50 London Concerts In Hours

Michael Jackson’s comeback is off to a strong start, with the King of Pop’s 50 London concerts selling out hours after tickets became available on Friday.

Billboard reports that tickets were selling at an average rate of 40,000 per hour, with some fans having flown in from around the world to buy tickets in person at the O2 Arena box office. Others had been waiting in line since Wednesday. Continue reading

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Lily Allen Takes Paparazzi To Court

Lily Allen has won a major victory in her ongoing battle against the paparazzi.

Following an incident Thursday in which she was allegedly rear-ended by a photog in London, the British pop singer secured a court injunction banning further harassment from paparazzi photographers. Continue reading

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Bret Michaels Pens Tell-All Autobiography

Poison frontman Bret Michaels has been dabbling in the world of reality TV in recent years, and now he’s adding another venture to his resume: writing.

Michaels’ autobiography, “Roses And Thorns: The Rock ‘N’ Fantasy To My Reality,” will hit stores this June via Simon & Shuster, and the singer is promising to tell all. Continue reading

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See The Tragically Hip In Theatres

The Tragically Hip are making the jump from the stage to the big screen.

The Kingston, Ont., band will present “The Tragically Hip – Live and Intimate from The Bathouse Studios” on more than 80 Cineplex movie screen across Canada on April 6. Continue reading

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‘O.C.’ Star Returns To Television

Mischa Barton is graduating from high school to high fashion.

The actress, who played Marissa Cooper on “The O.C.” over three seasons, has signed on to star in the CW drama pilot “A Beautiful Life.” Continue reading

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Reznor’s Not a Chris Cornell Fan

If you didn’t know already, Chris Cornell recently released a solo album entitled “Scream”. The music for this new project is a vast departure from Cornell’s work with Soundgarden and Audioslave, as the album features dance beats and sampling, which … Continue reading

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Bif Naked’s ‘Promises’

We all know Bif Naked as a tough as nails punk rocker chick who creates in your face rock anthems with a side of sweetness. Bif’s been through a lot these last few years, including being diagnosed with breast cancer … Continue reading

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Stephen King’s ‘It’ Coming To Theatres

The killer clown is back.

Warner Bros. is bringing Stephen King’s “It” to the big screen, almost two decades after the top-selling horror novel was turned into an TV miniseries starring Tim Curry as the sadistic clown Pennywise. Continue reading

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Kiss Comes to Canada for Music Week

Kiss front man Gene Simmons is coming to Canada for Canadian Music Week and is looking for the next big Canadian super band. Simmons is looking for a group that has something better than raw talent, good looks and songwriting … Continue reading

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Sting Trades in Bass for Pitch Fork

Sting can now add organic farmer to the long list of occupations that he has held over the years. The 57 year old Police front man and his wife, Trudie Styler bought a 300-hectare property in Italy and have big … Continue reading

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Radiohead Snubs Kanye

It seems that Radiohead is annoying all of their famous fans these days. Recently, Miley Cyrus went on a radio show and unleashed her plans to “ruin” Radiohead by telling the world that the band snubbed her at the Grammy … Continue reading

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