Hilarious piece raking Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, over the coals for the firing of their head chef for becoming pregnant. “To an employment tribunal in Southampton, if you can imagine anything so vulgar, where Trudie Styler and her husband Sting – possibly the least self-regarding people on the planet they have done so […]

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No surprise here. Blabbermouth is reporting that Dave Navarro’s post-Jane’s Addiction travesty is “parting ways” with Capitol. Well, that’s how Navarro puts it in an official statement. “Parting ways” is putting it lightly. The Panic Channel’s debut sold a whopping 8,000 copies in its first week to land at number 108 on the Billboard Top […]

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All four members of Pink Floyd were present at the Barbican Centre in London last night to pay tribute to the man who named the band, Syd Barrett. Barrett’s relentless hallucinogenic drug abuse forced his dismissal as Pink Floyd were on the brink of success after only one record, The Piper at the Gates of […]

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It pains me to do this, but Elvis Costello has stepped over the line. The man has always flat-out refused to allow his music to be used in any television commercials, a subtler middle-finger to the man than his famed 1977 Saturday Night Live performance. But, the other night, much to my horror, I saw […]

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No more albums to be released under the name Tupac Shakur. It’s about time. You’d think dying would pretty much nip that shit in the bud, but this guy, or his record company, rather, has released seven posthumous albums of new material. Seven! And they even outsell plenty of current rappers. Part of me thinks […]

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Rilo Kiley’s fourth album, Under the Blacklight, will be released on August 20. Initially, I was totally bored by Rilo Kiley, as their first two records just seemed to blend in with generic by the numbers indie rock, but More Adventurous revealed a much improved pop sensibility and penchant for hooks, and Jenny Lewis’ voice […]

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If I were Billy Corgan and staging a hugely-publicized reunion lacking half of my original band members, I’d keep it under wraps for as long as possible, too. But, some news has leaked as to the participants in the Smashing Pumpkins’ “comeback” plan. Predictably, no James Iha. No D’Arcy Wretzky. Not even Melissa Auf Der […]

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