Archive for June 5th, 2012
Sheryl Crow Opens Up About Benign Brain Tumor
June 5th, 2012
Sheryl Crow has opened up about the benign brain tumor she was diagnosed with last November In a new interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal the 50-year-old singer says "I worried about my memory so much that I went and got an MRI And I found out I have...
Grizzly Bear Reveal Follow-up to ‘Veckatimest’
June 5th, 2012
Grizzly Bear will release the follow-up to their 2009 breakthrough album Veckatimest on September 16th The band have not revealed the title of the new album but they have shared one song from the set "Sleeping Ute" which you can hear below is one of the Brooklyn quartet's most elaborate...
Q&A: David Guetta on Leading EDM’s American Takeover
June 5th, 2012
David Guetta insists on sharing his salad It's a windy Memorial Day in Las Vegas and the French DJ-producer is relaxing in his expansive suite at the Encore hotel Below sits the posh Encore Beach Club pool where yesterday afternoon Guetta played a two-hour set mixing his massively successful pop...
Cissy Houston Writing Memoir on Daughter Whitney
June 5th, 2012
HarperCollins has announced that Cissy Houston is writing a memoir on the life of her Grammy Award-winning daughter Whitney Cissy Houston has a deal with the publisher for the "unabridged and unbelievable" story that's scheduled for a February 2013 release "When I lost my daughter Nippy [Whitney Houston's nickname] the world...
French Political Leader Threatens to Sue Madonna Over Swastika Imagery
June 5th, 2012
Far right French political leader Marine Le Pen is threatening to sue Madonna over the singer's use of Le Pen's face and swastika imagery on her 'MDNA' tour according to the Guardian The image was first seen during Madonna's tour opening performance in Tel Aviv which featured a video montage...
CBGB Festival Adds Krist Novoselic, Wyclef Jean, Superchunk
June 5th, 2012
The CBGB Festival has added more performers to its lineup with Krist Novoselic Wyclef Jean Superchunk Agnostic Front Fishbone and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah leading the way Novoselic will be the event's keynote speaker and will participate in an audience Q & A after his address Guided By Voices Cloud...
Elton John Concerned Over ‘Frail’ Lady Gaga
June 5th, 2012
In an interview with The Guardian Elton John revealed his worries over the health and schedule of close friend and confidante Lady Gaga "I look at Gaga and I think 'How does she do it?'" said John "I talk to her mum and dad about it They worry She is frail...
Report: Billy Corgan Making Pro Wrestling Reality Show
June 5th, 2012
Billy Corgan is reportedly pursuing his interest in making a pro wrestling reality show according to ProWrestlingnet The Smashing Pumpkins frontman's love for pro wrestling is well known and he has started a new wrestling company called Resistance Pro Speaking to Major League Wrestling Radio Corgan made clear that he's...
The Platters’ Herb Reed Dies at 83
June 5th, 2012
Herb Reed of the Platters has died in a Boston area hospice reports the Associated Press He was 83 Reed helped found the Platters in Los Angeles in 1952 and the group found success with hits like "The Great Pretender" and "Only You" Reed who sang bass on many of...
Nicki Minaj Fires Back at Hot 97
June 5th, 2012
Following her sudden withdrawal from her Hot 97 Summer Jam set this past weekend Nicki Minaj called into Funkmaster Flex's show last night to address the situation The mood was tense but over the hourlong interview Minaj and Flex attempted to clear the air over YMCMB honcho Lil Wayne's decision...