Help for Haiti

Godsmack, Creed and Tom Morello sent an MD-80 airplane with supplies and medical personnel to Haiti yesterday. Scott Stapp met the plane while Sully Erna said, "Since I can't be there to help in person, I want to make my contribution as a fellow human being to give what I can while I'm in the fortunate situation that I am to help those that are so unfortunate in this time of tragedy."

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder has released a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "My City of Ruins". Proceeds benefit the Haitian relief efforts. The live performance was the highlight of last month's Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C.

New Hero

February's Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero video games will feature music from Black Sabbath, Breaking Benjamin, 30 Seconds To Mars and Third Eye Blind.

30 Seconds To Mars Track Pack - February 4
30 Seconds To Mars - "Attack"
30 Seconds To Mars - "From Yesterday"
30 Seconds To Mars - "Kings and Queens"

Breaking Benjamin Track Pack - February 11
Breaking Benjamin - "Sooner or Later"
Breaking Benjamin - "Until The End"
Breaking Benjamin - "Give Me A Sign"

Black Sabbath Track Pack - February 18
Black Sabbath - "After Forever"
Black Sabbath - "Into The Void"
Black Sabbath - "Sweetleaf"

Third Eye Blind Track Pack - February 25
Third Eye Blind - "Can You Take Me"
Third Eye Blind - "Losing A Whole Year"
Third Eye Blind - "Never Let You Go"

The track packs will cost $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points, 550 Wii Points) each or you can pick up individual tracks for $2 (160 MS Points, 200 Wii Points) a pop.

Johnny as Ozzy?

Ozzy Osbourne wants Johnny Depp to play him in a movie. He says, "I've thought about Johnny Depp. He's one of the few actors who knows about rock 'n' roll who does a really good English accent."

Office Studies

The University of Washington is offering a course on The Office called The Office: 2.0. It studies life lessons and themes from hit television shows and is designed to teach students how to create and market a TV show based on the themes and real-life situations of NBC’s hit show.

You Stink!

US Weekly claims Jessica Simpson recently passed gas during a business meeting. A source says she was talking with executives about her denim line when she farted. “While one of the executives was speaking in a room full of five people, Jessica let out a very loud fart. Her mother [Tina Simpson] was there, and it prompted her to turn around and yell, ‘Jessica!’ The tension was extreme. No one knew what to say.”

Happy Birthday 1/29

Adam Lambert (28)
Heather Graham (40)
Greg Louganis (50)
Oprah Winfrey (56)
Tom Selleck (65)

If today is your birthday .. Organize your day well if you wish to accomplish all you set out to do. Your versatile mind and common sense will allow you to come up with various solutions. Your intuition will be right on. Follow your feelings in matters pertaining to financial investments.

Give your left nut...

Saints fans are doing everything they can to get tickets to the Super Bowl. One man posted this ad on Craigslist offering to sell one of his testicles:

WILL TRADE; Left testicle for Super Bowl tickets (Miami)

High capacity, O negative, well traveled, well maintained, larger than average, only used for @ 22 years! (was in storage before that)
1 available!
History of producing blond haired Caucasian males inclined towards joining the military. (1 army, 1 marine) (results may vary!)
All sales are final!!
Will complete transaction after the game! (and I'll need a ride to the airport and help on a plane!)
Pictures/documentation available upon request.
No perverts!!!!!
Email for additional information!

Free Breakfast

The National Restaurant News says Denny's will offer free Grand Slam breakfasts on February 9th between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m., at participating restaurants.

Dead but not forgotten

Catcher and the Rye author J.D. Salinger died yesterday at age 91

Happy Birthday 1/28

Elijah Wood (29)
Nick Carter (30)
Joey Fatone (33)
Sarah McLachlan (42)
Alan Alda (74)

If today is your birthday .. One of your female friends may try to disrupt your day. Stand up for your rights. Look to a close friend for advice. Do not let them in on your plans if you want things to run smoothly.

Phil-In

PETA wants the organizers of Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day Festival to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in. The group says it's unfair to keep the animal locked up and then subject him to huge crowds and publicity. William Deeley, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, says the animal is "being treated better than the average child in Pennsylvania."

Pricey

The average price of a Super Bowl XLIV ticket at StubHub.com is $2,728

3D Potter

Warner Bros. will release the next two "Harry Potter" films in 3D

Shinedown in Winderland

Shinedown's new track, "Her Name Is Alice", is going to be featured on the soundtrack of the new Alice In Wonderland movie.

PBS Special

Them Crooked Vultures' "Austin City Limits" concert will air on PBS on Saturday, February 13th.

Cover For Haiti

Slash and Will I Am from the Black Eyed Peas have recorded a cover of The Who's "My Generation" for Haiti's earthquake relief effort. The song will debut during the Super Bowl on February 7th. will.i.am tells Billboard.com, "I altered the lyric to fit my generation now... I loved that song way before this even came up, and talking to (The Who star) Pete Townshend on the phone is like, 'What? I'm talking to Pete Townshend on the phone!' That was awesome, being able to just hear their advice and everything. Those guys are just awesome."

Not Dead Yet

50 year-old Jean-Claude Van Damme is planning to fight again. He'll battle Somluck Kamsing, a 37-year-old Thai boxer, who won the gold medal as a featherweight in the 1996 Olympic games. Jean says he is filming his training and the fight for a reality series. "It's the first time in history a guy at 50 will go for a real fight in Macau [China]. It's kind of dangerous, but life is short."

B-day suit & the law

Nude pics of Jersey Shore star Jenni Farley, a.k.a. Jwoww, are being shopped to various publications and Websites. They show her topless and in a small thong that covers her privates. Jwoww recently started a clothing line of implant showcasing tops.

Law students from the University of Wisconsin are soliciting donations so they can get the cast of Jersey Shore to attend their graduation ceremony. Their online plea reads: "If our futures are going to dissolve following graduation, we want to go down 'guns blazing.'We want to raise money in order to bring the cast of Jersey Shore to come as our guest speakers."

Odds Are...

Ireland's largest online bookmaker, Paddy Power, is offering odds on Brad and Angelina's relationship.

- odds that Brad will reunite with Jennifer Aniston .. 1-2

- odds that Brad and Angelina will split this year .. 4-7

- odds that Brad and Angelina will split this month .. 6-1

Happy Birthday! 1/27

Rapper Lil John (39)
Bridget Fonda (46)
Keith Olbermann (51)
Mimi Rogers (54)
Chief Justice John Roberts (55)
Mikhail Baryshnikov (62)
James Cromwell (70)

If today is your birthday .. You will be highly entertaining when in contact with your lover. You need to distance yourself from the situation for a little while first. You should get out and meet new people today.

American Idol Drinking Game

Perfect for tonight's show. Keep track of how many you have!

Drink everytime Randy says "Dawg" "Dude" or "Man...drink twice if he says it to a woman.
Drink everytime the judges fight or the guest judge disses a judge
Drink whenever Simon uses the title of the song as part of his insult.
Drink everytime Simon says "this is a SINGING competition"
Drink everytime Kara is hot and bothered by a hot male contestant.
Drink twice if he sings directly to her.
Drink everytime someone tells Simon "Well, that's just YOUR opinion!"
Drink everytime a contestant says "I'm the next American Idol."

Living Colour "Cult of Personality" audition on Idol 9

Happy Birthday! 1/26

Nadya Suleman's Octuplets (1)
Wayne Gretzky (49)
Ellen DeGeneres (52)
Eddie Van Halen (55)

Blockbuster Video

A sex tape, featuring John Edwards and his mistress, Rielle Hunter, exists. His former aide, Andrew Young, found the unmarked DVD in a box. Those, who have seen the tape tell Gawker.com that Edwards "is physically very striking, in a certain area. Everyone who sees it says 'whoa'. She's behind the camera at first."

Springing Saints & Sinners

Godsmack is putting the finishing touches on its new album, "Saints & Sinners"., for a tentative spring release. The CD is being produced by Dave Fortman, who has previously worked with EVANESCENCE, SLIPKNOT and MUDVAYNE, among others.

Check out Rockpit.com for Godsmack 15 webisodes!

Random Home Depot Concert

TMZ.com reports that Steven Tyler sang two of AEROSMITH's biggest hits a cappella over the loudspeaker this past weekend at a Home Depot in Rancho Mirage, California. "Multiple employees" at the store tell TMZ.com that Tyler randomly picked up the microphone on Saturday and belted out snippets of "Dude Looks Like a Lady" and "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" for all the shoppers to enjoy.

Back In Black In Full

Andy Copping, the organizer of the U.K.'s Download festival, has said that a possiblity exists that AC/DC will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its landmark album, "Back In Black", by performing the LP in its entirety when they headline this year's event. The festival chief said, "Absolutely, of course. You just never know what might happen on the day. I'm not saying it’s going to happen, but it's a possibility."

Splitsville

Nikki Sixx and Kat Von D have split up. He says, "I want to wish Katherine (Kat Von D) nothing but the best in her life. She has loved and inspired the hell outta me and I know I have done the same for her in these almost two years we ruled the earth together. We are taking a break from our relationship for reasons that we will= choose to keep personal. You won't find me saying a bad word about her."

Slash-ed Inside Out!

Guns N Roses was performing in Canada last Wednesday when Axl Rose asked fans to turn their Slash t-shirts inside out. A rep for the band denies the story. "We did not advise any security to ban any sort of apparel.... If they did, they did it on their own accord, or under someone else's order — from within their management."

Musical Guest

Them Crooked Vultures will be the musical guests on SNL on February 6th

Jersey Bling

The cast of MTV's Jersey Shore, which earns a few hundred dollars per episode, wants a huge raise for next season. A source says, "They want $10,000 an episode, arguing that the stars from 'The Hills' get $100,000 per episode and that show doesn't even rate as high. They're hanging together like the cast of 'Friends' and saying if they don't all get the pay increase, none of them will return."

What A Dick!

Actor and comedian Andy Dick was charged with sexual abuse over the weekend. He was performing at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in West Virginia when he allegedly grabbed a bouncer's crotch and kissed a male bar patron. Despite the arrest, Dick still performed at the club on Saturday and Sunday."

New South Beach Diet

Burger King is opening a Whopper Bar on South Beach that will serve burgers and beer.

Odds Are...

Vegas oddsmakers have the Colts listed as a 4-point favorite in the Super Bowl against the Saints

Cover Tune for Haiti

During some of their recent shows, Three Days Grace has been covering Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight." 3DG has been asking fans to donate to Haiti's relief effort.

Jane's Addicted Again

Perry Farrell says Jane's Addiction is recording again. “Monday we get together to write new music and craft a future. I'm very patient, because it's only been, what, eighteen years, so I can't expect things overnight to be perfect."

Show Me Yours & I'll Show You Mine

Courtney Love says she wants to compare livers with Keith Richards. "I wanna meet Keith Richards, I've never met him. I don't know what I'm gonna say to him, but I'm gonna touch his liver and I'm gonna let him touch my liver and it'll be awesome. I'm gonna touch where his liver is and see if it's putrefied or some thing. I think we both must have incredibly healthy livers. We must!"

Dream On

During some of their recent shows, Breaking Benjamin has been covering Aeromsith's "Dream On". During the performance, images of Buddy Holly, Kurt Cobain, John Lennon, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis flash on BB's Jumbotron.

No Love for the Fans

Dave Grohl says when he plays with Them Crooked Vultures he doesn't care about his fans. "For me to be in the same room as these two guys - when I sit down and play the drums, I could care less about the other 6000 people there,'' Grohl says. "The people I am playing for are those two guys. I want to put a smile on their faces and I want them to turn around and look at me with their jaws dropped, like 'How the f... did you just do that?'

My Heroes

Naval officers aboard the USS Bataan have been blaring "My Hero" by the Foo Fighters to get pumped up for their arrival in Haiti. Marines and midshipmen plan to deliver supplies starting today.

Chosen to Drive

Lexus is coming out with a new $350,000 car called the LFA. Only 500 are being produced. Buyers must get permission to buy the car. Lexus will choose buyers based on the other cars they own, where they live, and how often and where they drive. The LFA will be able to accelerate from zero to 60 in 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 202 mph.

No Excitment

Once Tiger Woods leaves his sex rehab clinic, he will be banned from having sex for 18 weeks. A former patient says, "You can't have sex and can't get excited. That continues for 90 days after you are discharged." Tiger will also have to sign a "celibacy contract" and write an "empathy letter" to his wife Elin.

Sports Stars Step Up

Sports stars Dwyane Wade, Alonzo Mourning, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Gilbert Arenas, Michael Beasley, Terrell Owens, Randy Moss and Michael Vick have donated $1 million to Haiti's relief efforts. The American Red Cross says the Haiti relief ads that ran during last weekend's NFL games generated $500,000 an hour in donations.

South Dakota State basketball coach Scott Nagy plans to coach barefoot this weekend to raise money and awareness for Haiti's relief effort. His adopted daughter is from Petionville, near the quake's epicenter. Nagy hasn't been able to contact the girl's mother since the quake last Tuesday. Samaritan's Feet, a charitable organization based in Charlotte, will help distribute the shoes. Nagy's goal is to help collect $30,000 and 2,000 pairs of shoes.
Contact: Scott at Scott.Nagy@sdstate.edu

Hustler + Avatar

Hustler Films is making an adult film based on Avatar. "This Ain’t Avatar XXX" will be released in late 2010

Mayhem 2010

CLICK TO VISIT OFFICIAL SITE

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL featuring KORN and ROB ZOMBIE will kick off Saturday, July 10 in San Bernardino, CA and will roll through 24 cities in the U.S. and Canada between early July and late August.

Main Stage:

• KORN
• ROB ZOMBIE
• LAMB OF GOD
• FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH.

JAGERMEISTER Stage:

• HATEBREED
• CHIMAIRA
• SHADOWS FALL
• WINDS OF PLAGUE

Mayhem Fest 2nd Stage

• ATREYU
• NORMA JEAN
• IN THIS MOMENT
• 3 INCHES OF BLOOD.

Brit-Britney

The Sun claims Britney Spears is acting bizarre again. A source says she's been imitating Stewie from Family Guy while staying at the Hotel Mondrian. "Britney has developed a real fascination for Family Guy. She's been staying in the hotel's penthouse suite and has been watching box sets. She really likes Stewie and has been trying to copy his British accent. It's a bit weird, especially when she's in the gym speaking like a camp Brit."

Haiti Update

John Travolta has arranged for a private plane to fly supplies to Haiti. He says, “I have arranged for a plane to take down some volunteer ministers and some supplies and some medics. I hope that inspires others as well. It’s needed.”

Looters used Bill Clinton's appearance in Haiti to steal toothpaste and rum from local stores. While the press and locals were busy trying to catch a glimpse of the former President the thieves were carting off valuable supplies.

3,000 inmates are now running free in Haiti. They're enjoying their freedom because last week's quake destroyed the country's largest prison.

George Clooney's Hope for Haiti benefit for will include performances from Bono, Sting, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Alicia Keys. The Fugees are planning to reunite and perform. A source says, "They buried the hatchet on all their prior beefs. Now they’re going to come together to help raise money for Haiti."

Nurses are using cardboard splints to reset broken bones.

Starbucks has donated $1 million to Haiti's relief efforts.

U.S. soldiers have been authorized to use "deadly force" if they see anyone's life in danger

Rick Santos, the president and CEO of IMA World Health, says he and his colleagues survived 50 hours beneath the rubble of a hotel. "We had one Tootsie Pop and we did share that."

The Royal Caribbean cruise line says they have no plans to abandon Haiti. Ocean liners continue to dock at a private vacation resort 85 miles from Port-au-Prince. Sun-drenched tourists are flocking to Labadee, a beach haven that features a roller coaster and pier. Royal Caribbean has donated $1 million to Haiti's relief efforts and has told Bill Clinton they wil ferry supplies to the island.

Meryl Streep, Gerard Butler, Josh Brolin, Amy Poehler and House's Olivia Wilde are auctioning off the outfits they wore to the Golden Globes. Proceeds will benefit Artists for Peace and Justice, which is raising funds for Haiti's earthquake victims. The auction will start next week on eBay.com

Helping Haiti

Linkin Park, Slash, Dave Matthews Band and some other
musicians have offered up some of their songs to help the
country of Haiti.

I like guns

My dad loves this video! He showed it to me and it's done pretty darn well! For all of those who like guns.... check it out!!

False Alarm

System of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian says the band is not reuniting even though he hinted they would be in a Tweet. "About my 'are u guys ready for System?'... I'm not sayin we are back but, if so, U guys ready? Sorry for gettin u guys amped. I'm just seeing."

New Tunes

Disturbed plans to record their new CD next month. Guitarist Dan Donegan says, . "We're ready to hit the studio next month," he said. "I think at this point we're probably somewhere between 15 to 18 songs, with the exception of David (Draiman, singer) having to finalize, you know, a few more lyrics to some of the songs."

Giving Back

Chickenfoot's Sammy Hagar is playing a benefit concert for Tessa Ulvestad, a 3-year-old Mill Valley girl who is recovering from a life-saving kidney transplant.