PHOENIX—After visiting longtime friends in the suburbs of Phoenix, AZ, the ghost of Tito Puente found himself in an awful position yesterday when police officers insisted he provide proof of American citizenship. According to witnesses, the ghost of Puente was flying in the sky above the city, when a police helicopter motioned to him...
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NEW YORK–”Iceland? Oh, give me a break already,” groaned Blane Skipreddy, Director for Charity Efforts for RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). “We’re not permitting any of our artists to do anything for Iceland. We just find it to be a low-empathy zone.” Recently, Broadway stars had begun discussions about a second remake of...
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BROOKLYN, NY–According to representatives for the band, MGMT, roadies that have been with the act for several years have finally walked out and gone on strike over a longstanding dispute concerning water breaks. “They are under the impression that if they strike, MGMT will give in to their demands,” said Dan Vickle, public relations...
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The new 7″ from 1.6 Band is now available. Pick up your copy today at record stores all over or order one from metastasisrecords.com. And in case you just don’t like vinyl or don’t have the cash, they’re giving you a free download of the 7″ right here. These files are 320 kbps MP3s. There’s...
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NEW YORK –It has been a busy spring for Kitty Kelley. Following close on the heels of her successful unauthorized Oprah biography comes a similar treatment of Kid Rock. Dumb Ass: The Kid Rock Story (Random House, May 2010) is proving less provocative to reviewers than her usual work. It seems that Kid Rock...
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NEW YORK–Earlier this week, it was announced that Katrin Manowsky, celebrated cellist with The Leghorn Quartet, has departed from the chamber ensemble after forty-nine years, due to longstanding conflicts with other members. “I fucking hate her,” claimed William Langston, violist. “That bitch kept wrecking the Overtura of the Grosse Fugue, and there’s no recovering...
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NEW YORK—News of the musical based on the Green Day concept album, American Idiot, had caused a buzz amongst the New York theatre-going crowd, even before its opening in late March. Some had expressed enthusiasm about a fresh, young approach to the genre, while others expressed skepticism concerning a musical based on a punk...
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CORONA, QUEENS—This past Sunday morning, singer/songwriter, Paul Simon, crawled out of bed to wash his face after a long night of lovemaking with his girlfriend, Cecilia. To his surprise, when he returned, he found another man lying where he had been only minutes earlier. Enraged by this insensitive act of betrayal on the part...
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