Rock w/ Cobain, Hendrix, Cash & more!

Guitar Hero 5 will feature Kurt Cobain as well as Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Lithium". Gamers will also be able to rock with Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Cash

Slash Tribute Guitar

Slash has designed a new Gibson guitar in honor of Les Paul. He Tweeted: "The new Les Paul is going to be tight, the best Slash model yet, without a doubt. We're going to call the new Les Paul Slash Model the Appetite guitar. It is modeled after the guitar I recorded that album (Guns n' Roses' Appetite for Destruction) with. "It will be my tribute to Les Paul the man & mentor."

Zombie Blob

Rob Zombie is planning to produce a $30 million remake of The Blob. He says, "My intention is not to have a big red blobby thing - that's the first thing I want to change. That gigantic Jello-looking thing might have been scary to audiences in the 1950s, but people would laugh now. I'd been looking to break out of the horror genre, and this really is a science fiction movie about a thing from outer space. I intend to make it scary, and the great thing is I have the freedom once again to take it in any crazy direction I want to."

Foo's Greatests + 2 New

The "Foo Fighters Greatest Hits" CD will feature two new songs. The band debuted "Word Forward" and "Wheels," at a July 4th barbecue honoring military heroes at the White House. Nate Mendel says, "The Foos' hiatus is kind of open-ended. We were pretty much planning to take this year off and start writing. This fall or winter we'll probably start writing new Foo Fighters stuff." CD in stores November 3rd.

Divorce Ballad?

Chester Bennington says a song he has written for Dead By Sunrise, called 'Let Down', may be the most honest track he's ever written. "'Let Down' was about the experience of getting divorced," he says. "I know who I am, that I'm a romantic person, and that I like being in love. I don't want to repeat the same things that happened to me in my previous relationship in the next one."

OMG of the day

Kelly Osbourne says her father once ripped her undies off. "One time, mum bought me thongs instead of big knickers. As I bent down, dad bellowed, 'Kelly, you're wearing a thong, Kelly? Thongs are for wh***s.' I jumped out of my skin. He pinned me down and cut off my thong in front of my school friends. They were standing there, mouths wide open as this piece of material no bigger than a string of dental floss was yanked out of my jeans. I died of embarrassment and burst into tears. Mum was hunched over the sink, laughing her head off, screeching, 'Ozzy! No!' "

Guitar Hero - The Class

New York University is offering a class on Guitar Hero called "Guitar Heroes (and Heroines): Music, Video Games and the Nature of Human Cognition." Psychology prof Gary Marcus is teaching the course and says the course will tackle questions such as: "Why are human beings so easily sucked in by video games?"

Thank you, please float thru

KFC opened its first floating restaurant this past weekend. Their “Float Thru” boat is anchored just off Chicago's Oak Street Beach and features selections from their value menu.

Get off the roids... man!

The WWE has suspended Rey Mysterio for a violation of the company’s policy. He must sit out for 30 days. will be suspended 30 days for a Wellness Policy violation. WWE.com is reporting that his suspension will start on September 2. That is the day after the next taping for Friday Night SmackDown. While this is Rey's first strike in regards to the Wellness Policy, this isn't the first time his name has been linked to questionable intake of substances. Rey Mysterio's name came up in media reports during the Chris Benoit incident involving Dr. Astin. One of the patients Dr. Astin was arrested for improperly dispensing medications to "O.G." Rey's real name is Oscar Gutierrez.

OMG of the day

Tommy Lee won't be drumming during the next two Crue Fest shows. The rocker burned his hands after playing with some sparklers and has been told he must rest for a week.

PJTV

Pearl Jam is launching a new Website. PearlJamTV.com will update fans each week with a series of webisodes.

Godsmack covers who?

During some of their recent shows, Godsmack has been performing a medley of Rush and Led Zeppelin hits.

Karaoke Star

Jack Black and some cast members from his new movie recently took over a London Karaoke club. A source says he sung "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath and "Beat It" with his wife. "The crowd loved it - they went absolutely crazy and he put on a real show, as you'd expect from Jack. Most people could have watched him all night, but he didn't hog the mic and graciously stepped aside for everyone else to have a go."

Pitt Pothead?

Quentin Tarantino says Brad Pitt is still a pothead. He says during a 2008 meeting to discuss Inglorious Bastards, the actor pulled out a brick of hash, gave him a piece and handed him a soda can to use as pipe. Tarantino says the weed was good quality.

Cyber Rehab

The world's first Internet rehab center has opened in Fall City, Washington. Iowan Ben Alexander is the first patient to take part in the reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program. He says, "My game of choice was World of Warcraft. I'd have all these rationalizations of, well, it's not a big deal to just miss this one class. I would play until I fell asleep on my keyboard." Instead of gaming, Alexander takes care of goats, chickens and other animals. The program is not covered by insurance and costs $14,500 for 45 days.

KEGGER!

Many Florida retailers and liquor stores are out of beer because of Hurricanes Ana, Claudette and Bill. Scores of people used the bad weather to prepare for Hurricane parties. Heineken's mini-kegs were among the more popular sellers. Bill has moved up the East Coast and is now a category 3 storm.

What Retirement?

He announces he’s done, then has second thoughts. Many of his new Minnesota teammates never believed he was truly staying retired. Vikings coach Brad Childress, just three weeks after Favre told him he wouldn’t be joining the team, was persistent enough to place another call. Yes, Favre unretired again and, this time, he’ll be wearing purple.The Minnesota Vikings have sold 2,000 season ticket packages since signing Brett Favre.
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Sick Riff

Sweet Child O' Mine tops a new Sun newspaper survey of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. Layla finished second followed by Walk This Way, Beat It, Ace Of Spaces, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), The Jimi Hendrix Experience; Another One Bites The Dust, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Smoke On The Water and American Idiot
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Crue Fest hiatus

Nikki Sixx says Crue Fest is going on hiatus until 2011. "We have about a month left (of this year's Crue Fest 2) and then we're going to be taking quite a bit of time off. I feel like we're ending being out for quite a long time, touring and 'Saints of Los Angeles' and the Carnival of Sins (tour) and 'Red, White & Crue'...really going away on a big high to start working on writing a new record and looking forward to the next Crue Fest, which'll probably be in 2011."

Viagra Ice Cream?

A London ice cream boutique plans to start serving a Viagra-like ice cream in the fall. 'The Sex Pistol' is packed with ginkgo biloba, arginine and guarana and is served with a shot of La Fee Absinthe

New TDG Album!

New album from Three Days Grace set for release on September 22nd. Album title is "Life Starts Now"
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Cool dad!

Brad Pitt and his sons, Maddox, 8, and Pax, 5, attended Green Day's concert in New Orleans on Friday. The trio jumped up and down when Billie Joe said, “Everybody off your asses!” Brad Pitt's sons wore protective headphones to Green Day's recent concert in New Orleans. A fan, who was sitting next to them, tells Life and Style Weekly, "Brad was so nice. He chatted with those of us who were sitting close to him and his sons before the show started. He'd gotten the boys, Maddox and Pax, some pictures and things of the band, and they were very excited. He mentioned that this was a birthday gift for Maddox, that he was a huge Green Day fan. Both boys had [hearing-protective] headphones but kept pulling them off, and Brad would tap them on the head, and they'd slide them back on. At one point, Maddox took his off and hung them around his shoulders and Brad tapped him and mouthed "Your mother will kill me," and Mad laughed at him and put them back on."

What would you do for AC/DC?

Hundreds of AC/DC fans, who failed to get tickets to their sold out Moncton, Canada show, scaled fences and ran from security in order to see the band perform. Only a handful of fence jumpers were caught.

Safe Rescue

Pamela Anderson says she still has her red Baywatch swimsuit. "I have the 'Baywatch' red swimming costume in my safe. I put it on once in a while, jump in the shower and rescue my boyfriend. I have had some moments in that suit!"

OMG of the day

Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane was arrested on Sunday after he and his cousin beat a Windy City cabbie because he did not have 20 cents in change. The men were on their way home from a club when the incident occurred.

TP Shortage

Cuba is running short on toilet paper because of the high cost of importing it and because three 2008 hurricanes crippled the island's raw materials supply. The country may have to ration toilet paper until the end of the year when supplies are expected to return to normal.

Two and a Half Halen

Eddie Van Halen will play himself in an upcoming episode of Two And A Half Men.

Creamed!

Metallica's James Hetfield got hit in the face with a cream pie following the band's performance last Sunday. His bandmates creamed him as part of his birthday celebration. Hetfield turned 46 on Monday

Fred + Neil= New Limp Bizkit

Fred Durst says Limp Bizkit fans are going to be shiocked when they hear the band's new sound. "We've got a new record coming and we're really excited to unleash it on the world. The sound? I would say think Neil Diamond”.

New Venture

Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin is launching his own line of clothing called Werd Wear. Designer Patrick Murillo “Rillo”gave him the idea for a line after printing shirts that featured one of his favorite text sign offs -- “Werd”.

Aerosmith Airlift

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital after he fell off the stage while peforming "Love In An Elevator" at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Concert spokesman Mike Sanborn says he saw the fall, "He does a lot of dancing on the stage and he does a lot of stuff with his mike stand. He put his stand down and twirled around and stepped backwards off the stage." Tyler suffered head and back injuries.

Good Samaritan

Kid Rock recently sent a $1,500 check to 28 year-old Harry Coyler. The Cinncinati pizza deliveryman is recovering from being beaten by a group of thugs who used bricks and wooden planks to nearly cripple him. Rock sent the cash after reading about Coyler's assault in the paper.

Kiss Clown

Gene Simmons has finally responded to Trent Reznor's recent statement that he'd "never want to be Gene Simmons, an old man who puts on makeup to entertain kids, like a clown going to work." Gene replied, "No worries. Trent grew up on KISS and cut his teeth on our toons. When he was recording 'Downward Spiral', he had two action figures on his mix console — Jesus and Gene Simmons. Once you're a self confessed heroin addict, who used the stuff for years, you don't look at life the way the rest of us do… I'm told. "We all wish him well."

OMG of the day

A Kenyan man offered Hillary Clinton 40 goats and 20 cows for Chelsea Clinton's hand in marriage. Some in the Nairobi, Kenya town hall meeting cheered as the Secretary of State promised to convey the "very kind offer" to her daughter.

Guest Starring

Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Anne Hathaway, Jackie Mason, Neve Campbell and the late Eartha Kitt will all guest star on the upcoming 21st season of "The Simpsons"

Lollapalooza Afterparty

The most anticipated Lollapalooza performance will happen after the Chicago concert ends on Sunday night. Them Crooked Vultures, which features Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme, Foo Fighter Dave Grohl and former Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, are playing an after-concert show at Club Metro.

Brooke in the ring?

Brooke Hogan has turned down a chance to join the WWE. She says, "The WWE have told me that if I ever want to become a wrestler all I need to do is walk through the door and they'll give me a job straight away. They are always like, 'Hey Brooke when are you gonna put on some spandex and get in the ring?' "But it's just not my interest. I'm more of a girly girl." She added: "I would be good at it though, I would really kick ass at it -- because I'm really strong and my dad's trained me up since I was 12-years-old."

Hot or Not?

Top 10 "Hottest Hollywood hunks" by Glamour magazine

Robert Pattinson
Johnny Depp
Hugh Jackman
David Beckham
Brad Pitt
Zac Efron
George Clooney
Chace Crawford
Justin Timberlake
Colin Firth

Dancing With The Hulk

Lou Ferrigno is about to sign on to compete on the next installment of Dancing with the Stars. He says Michael Jackson trained him how to dance before he passed. "I had a good meeting with the producers for Dancing With the Stars, it was really positive, and they loved the idea of having me on the show. I've never done that type of dancing before, so I know that I'll have to train hard. I'm a glutton for punishment, so I'll give it my best shot."

Dog Beer

A new non-alcoholic beer for dogs has hit the market. "Dog-Beer" uses beef extract instead of hops. Its brewers say dogs should only have half a bottle a day to avoid going over the recommended limit.

Got insurance?

Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly insured his legs for close to $180 million

Worth the weight in gold?

The “world’s most expensive chocolate bar” went on sale yesterday. The special edition Wispa Gold bar is covered in a gold-leaf and costs close to $1,800, which is the precise value of its weight in gold.

Population Control

Facebook now has as many users as Indonesia has people. Indonesia is the world's fifth-most populous country.

Kiss M&Ms

KISS M&M's will hit stores in October.

Get up and go

Chad Smith says the Red Hot Chili Peppers are planning to reunite in September. "Everybody was like, 'Y'know, I really like having this time off, not being a Chili Pepper and doing other things...It'll be two years in September, so now we're ready. You can't force people to play when they don't want to play or aren't ready to play or whatever -- not in our band, anyway."

Back-Alley Boy

Dave Grohl says he wanted his hometown of Warren, Ohio to dedicate an alley and instead of a street because the alley is where he used to hang as a kid. "When I was a kid, I used to love to come here. This is one of my favorite places in the world." On Saturday, Dave Grohl's hometown of Warren, Ohio honored him by renaming an alley after him. Market Alley is now know as David Grohl Alley.

Beer for the Kid

Kid Rock says he is stunned by the success of his new beer. "I thought we'd be making beer and having fun, like, 'Ah, we'll get free beer, and it will have my name on it.' "But it's mind-blowing. We have f**kloads of orders, and no one's even tasted it yet."

Ticket Package

The L.A. Dodgers and Nickelback are teaming up for a new promotion that will allow 1,000 fans to buy a ticket package that includes Dodgers seats and lawn seats to a September Nickelback concert for only $20.

OMG of the day

Ryan O'Neal says he accidentally flirted with his daughter Tatum at Farrah Fawcett's funeral. “I had just put the casket in the hearse and I was watching it drive away when a beautiful blonde woman comes up and embraces me. I said to her, ‘You have a drink on you? You have a car?’ She said, ‘Daddy, it’s me—Tatum!’ I was just trying to be funny with a strange Swedish woman, and it’s my daughter. It’s so sick.”

Singing Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen is going to play a singer in his next movie. The film will follow him as he enters the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual singing competition that was previously won by ABBA.