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Amy Winehouse On House Arrest

No, not by the police...by her label. So...that means that this will probably be as useless as all her family's attempts at keeping Winehouse clean. Her label has her under watch in her home 24/7 and even has security outside her door to send away the skeezy.

"There is also a security guard stationed outside her house around the clock to vet any undesirables. From now on there'll be no more waifs and strays - or fans - coming into her place, wreaking havoc. Crucially, they don't want known drug dealers coming anywhere near her. Amy has to give them names of people expected. Anyone who turns up uninvited will be sent packing. It's for her own good."

Well here's hoping this does her some good, but frankly I doubt it will. Let her train wreck be a lesson for all you kiddies out there. DRUGS ARE BAD.

 

Lost Beatles Tape To Air On B.B.C. Radio

The B.B.C. will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership.

The film sat forgotten in a garage in London for 44 YEARS. Now how do you NOT know you have something like that in your garage....seriously? Film fan Richard Jeffs is the one who finally dug it out and realized he had found pop culture gold.

Amazingly the audio portion of the tape was still usable for radio broadcast, but sadly the film is not in nearly as great of shape.The nine-minute interview was recorded at the Scottish Television studios in April 1964, right before Beatlemania took over the world. It will be broadcast for the first time on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday and repeated later this week.

Right now, I wish I had satellite radio, just so I could get the BBC and hear a little bit of history from 2 of my idols. I'm sure it will be an amazing listen for any Beatles fan.

 

Ca-Rack That Whip!

80's New Wave nerds DEVO are cracking the legal whip on McDonald's. McDonald's allegedly used the group's likeness for one of their happy meal toys called "New Wave Nigel". The toy was made for their American Idol themed Happy Meals, and looked like DEVO in their video for Whip It.

The band member who came up with the iconic jump suited look is quoted as saying, "We're in the midst of suing them. They didn't ask us anything."

Don't McDonald's know you can't just go around stealing other people's ideas? Wonder if DEVO is gonna walk with some serious denero...

Sicko Plots To Abduct Tween Stars!

Holy crap! Rex Mettler, 42, of Ohio was arrested by the Lancaster Police Department, with the assistance of The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office this week. Why? Um, just felony stalking and making violent threats toward tween pop stars Aly and AJ.

Police say Mettler somehow obtained the sister’s personal e-mail and admitted to a plan to abduct, sexually assault and murder the girls when they come to Cincinnati later this year. Mettler will be arraigned today.

What a SICKO! Lock crazy's ass up and keep him there!

Thankfully, Aly and AJ are safe and sound.

Dropped Like A Hot Potato

Fantasia Barrino, winner of American Idol's 4th season, was dropped by her management team like a bad habit. Fantasia was represented by 19 Entertainment, the company owned by American Idol's creator Simon Fuller. She's still got her record contract, but with her missing performances and poor record sales we're counting down the days until she's dropped by her record company too. Looks like the American Idol curse has made another one bite the dust.

Tim McGraw Will Mess You Up!

Tim McGraw was performing in Auburn last night when he noticed a man getting rough with a lady in the audience. Well, Mr. McGraw should be called Mr. McBrassnuts because he called security to remove the guy, helped yank the fat ass out of the crowd by the strap of his wife beater, and had him escorted out of the venue. Tim McGraw will mess you up, ya'll!

Is This a Joke!? Boy George is DENIED.

Well, Boy George's U.S. tour may not happen if the U.S. Customs have their way. According to Paper Magazine U.S Customs have denied Boy George's visa into the country. Boy George's response?

"I'm pretty devastated because I am so excited about this forthcoming tour and having my visa application denied seems unfair after I swept the streets of New York spotless. There are a number of public figures who are openly using drugs and they have no problem with immigration and I have seriously turned my life around and I feel great right now and this is just another reminder of how bad things were. I committed a crime and I happily paid the consequences and I should be allowed to move on and get on with what I do best and that is performing and making people people dance and cry!"

And this is why we don't keep a coke nose boys and girls...because even if you do the time, you can spend your life making up for the crime.

R.I.P. George Carlin 5/12/37-6/22/08

Shit! Piss! Fuck! Cunt! Cocksucker! Motherfucker! Tits! - Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.

George Carlin, who died of heart failure Sunday at 71, leaves behind not only a series of memorable routines, but a legal legacy: His most celebrated monologue, a frantic, informed riff on those infamous seven words, led to a Supreme Court decision on broadcasting offensive language.

Carlin went into St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and died later that evening, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.

George dared to ask the really important questions like "Why do we drive on a parkway, and park on a driveway?" or my favorite "Why do they lock Gas Station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will come in a nd CLEAN them!?" Questions like this would make Carlin as much a social commentator and philosopher as comedian, a position he would relish through the years.

"The whole problem with this idea of obscenity and indecency, and all of these things — bad language and whatever — it's all caused by one basic thing, and that is: religious superstition," Carlin told the AP in a 2004 interview. "There's an idea that the human body is somehow evil and bad and there are parts of it that are especially evil and bad, and we should be ashamed. Fear, guilt and shame are built into the attitude toward sex and the body. ... It's reflected in these prohibitions and these taboos that we have."

Carlin was the host of the first ever Saturday Night Live in 1975, and appeared on the "Tonight Show" approximately 130 times in his career. Carlin also produced 23 comedy albums, 14 HBO specials, three books, a few TV shows and appeared in several movies, from his own comedy specials to "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" in 1989.

George Carlin was probably the funniest man that ever graced my television, he was a national treasure, and he will be missed. Ride on Mr. Conducter.

Not The Sweet Pixie We Imagined

Cyndi, Cyndi, Cyndi...it's not nice to act like a diva honey, and it's never okay to unless you are Diana Ross or Aretha Franklin in which case "the crazy" makes it okay for them to act like assholes.

Cyndi Lauper was scheduled to play the CBS Early Show but stormed off the set screaming like nobody's business. Apparently there were some technical difficulties during her second sound check, and that set Cyndi a flamin' and not in a good way. She then left...without performing. How unprofesh! Guess she was just letting her true colors shine on through.

Another One Bites The Dust

Is it just me or is anyone else upset about all the record stores out closing? Being a vinyl fan myself, I have to say I'd be lost without my local record store. This news is therefore making me very nervous about the few record stores left. Here's hoping that they all don't get their rents jacked up while the record business is in a slump.

http://weblogs.amny.com/entertainment/urbanite/blog/2008/06/virgin_megastore_leaving_times.html