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· Madonna's already let it be known that she will NOT be performing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony taking place on March 10. So who will be performing her tribute? How about Iggy & The Stooges? The connection, according to the RARHOF: They're both from Detroit, and Iggy once opened for Madge in 2004. Right. [via Rolling Stone]
· The Bronx building acknowledged by some as the "birthplace" of hip-hop, has temporarily been saved. The building's rec room is where Jamaican-transplant DJ Kool Herc threw the first of several parties that would eventually, ultimately, probably morph into hip-hop culture. Or something. The New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development rejected the sale of the building to developers. [via The New York Times]
· First there was LEGO Star Wars and now there's LEGO Batman. [Via MTV Multiplayer blog]
· Waffle Batter: An attorney for Kid Rock (born Robert James Ritchie) said he pleaded not guilty on Monday to a charge of battery over a fight at an Atlanta Waffle House in October.
· If you see Amy Winehouse popping pills, it might just be to treat a highly contagious, nasty bacterial skin infection called impetigo which has apparently attacked her face. Then again...