Posted 4/23/08 11:23 am EST by MTV News in For The Record
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· Some old video footage you may never see shows John Lennon smoking weed.
· Naughty By Nature's Treach was questioned by police in Newark, New Jersey, related to a night of shootings that left two dead and five wounded.
· Hip-hop mega-producer Swizz Beatz has filed for divorce.
· After years of being one of New York's hippest couples, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson were secretly married.
· Ang Lee is set to make a Woodstock movie.
Posted 4/22/08 5:22 pm EST by MTV News in For The Record
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· A Tribe Called Quest are reuniting to headline the Rock the Bells tour.
· Look out Ben Franklin: Miley Cyrus is working on her memoirs. Won't take long to write!
· Richie Sambora was formally charged with DUI (but not child endangerment) today, stemming from his recent arrest in Laguna Beach, California, after cops spotted him driving unsteadily.
· In honor of Earth Day, check out these 50 ways to deal with climate change.
Posted 4/22/08 3:05 pm EST by MTV News in For The Record
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· No Age, Yeasayer, !!!, and Mudhoney play gigs to support indie radio.
· Looks like Whitney Houston has gotten over Bobby Brown.
· Apparently, this amazing ad for Budweiser was shot by Harmony Korine (??) and features at least one member of the Silver Jews. Maybe.
· Against Me! has posted a new PSA for Rock the Vote that features an peek at their new video for "Stop!"
Posted 4/22/08 11:25 am EST by MTV News in For The Record
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· No one is saying you shouldn’t go see Jay Reatard live, but it might not be a bad idea to wear a helmet and shoulder pads.
· Keith Richards has 3,000 guitars and has played only ten of them. Insert joke about other things he has in large quantities.
· What producer wears a 12-inch top hat and parties with 45 bottles of premium champagne?
· If you live in Pennsylvania, Michael Moore wants you to vote for Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton, not so much.
Posted 4/21/08 6:22 pm EST by MTV News in For The Record
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· Mya’s set to play homicidal Velma in the latest Broadway incarnation of “Chicago.” You can see her rehearsing (and question her judgment) here.
· Indie rap duo Atmosphere are releasing their album through a new “social networking” site.
· “Miss Rap Supreme” returns tonight, pitting some feisty hip-hop queen wannabes against each other in the hopes of becoming the next Missy, Kim, or…Kid Sister?
· Also tonight, the President of the United States of America is going to appear on “Deal Or No Deal.” It’s not that we’re at war, or anything.
Posted 4/21/08 11:07 am EST by MTV News in For The Record
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· Fergie, Jennifer Hudson, and Joss Stone are featured in the "Sex and the City" movie soundtrack: tunes for sassy shopping and man-bitching.
· Make your own 3-D glasses and ride down the rapids with Bjork and a woolly beast.
· Only KRS-One could get bottled by a fan, wind up in the hospital with a fractured hand, and still preach peace.
· Chelsea Clinton did a gay pub crawl over the weekend in Philly. But where was the Secret Service when someone started playing grab-ass with the former First Teenager?
· The Air Guitar Championships are coming to your town. So does Guitar Hero improve or damage your air-guitar skills...?
Posted 4/18/08 3:09 pm EST by MTV News in For The Record
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· To the delight of "Panama" fans everywhere, Van Halen are back on the road.
· OMG, AC/DC are coming out with a new album.
· Islands, a band we love, are touring ahead of their May release.
· A “Soul Train” movie is in the works, threatens to be "more than slightly sensual." Amazing.
· Vibe mag wants to know if you get turned on having sex with people of other races.
Posted 4/18/08 11:17 am EST by MTV News in For The Record
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· Lily Allen has posted two news songs on her MySpace page. Relax, they’re just demos.
· Pour some out for longtime E Street Band keyboard player Danny Federici, who died yesterday of cancer at age 58.
· Cat Power, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), and Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward will headline a new spin on the Newport Folk Festival.
· Um, seems Nicholas Cage’s son Weston is into Norwegian black metal.
Posted 4/17/08 6:19 pm EST by MTV News in For The Record
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· From Cornelius Hornblower to documentary filmmaker, Adam Yauch (the vegan Buddhist Beastie) made a film about the best high school b-ball players facing off in Harlem's Rucker Park.
· Ludacris has enlisted Ciara to raise money for AIDS research through his Ludacris Foundation.
· Rejected by TV viewers, Kristy Lee Cook is truly accepted by one special man.
· The fuggin’ hilarious Fug Girls disagree with Heidi Montag’s fashion sense. Strongly.
Posted 4/17/08 12:20 pm EST by MTV News in For The Record
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· Hey, let’s have a festival! With music! In the summertime! (And Vampire Weekend, Girl Talk, and The Hold Steady.)
· Even Simon Cowell thinks this year’s “Idol” crop is like a scoop of vanilla in a white styrofoam cone.
· Better than a summer festival? Charts about summer festivals. Justice is in the lead.
· John Mayer…has…a tattoo sleeve. This makes him hardcore while he’s speed-dialing Jessica Simpson as he poses for the Gap.
· Finally, a heavy metal concept double-album about sixteenth-century futurecaster Nostradamus.