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Who's Getting a Star?

 The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced the names of the celebrities who will be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013. At a press conference on Friday, actress and recent Walk of Fame star recipient Marg Helgenberger revealed that Javier Bardem, Viola Davis, James Franco, Helen Mirren and Ron Howard will all receive their stars next year. Also from the world of movies, makeup artist Rick Baker is set to be honored. Others chosen from among hundreds of nominees in the running to have a permanent place on the Walk of Fame are television stars Simon Baker, Bryan Cranston, Ellen DeGeneres, Katey Sagal, Jane Lynch and Matthew Perry. Honorees from the live stage include actress Olympia Dukakis and magicians Penn & Teller. David Green, chairman of the Walk of Fame selection committee, said in a statement, “The Walk of Fame will bring everlasting memories of star power, talent and popularity to the millions who visit Hollywood each year and which will shine even more light on the entertainment capital of the world.”

Mark Wahlberg hits the (online) books

He's got a successful film career as an actor and producer that includes two Oscar nominations, but Mark Wahlberg doesn't have a high school diploma. That, however, is about to change. After reading that 41-year-old Wahlberg regretted dropping out of high school his freshman year, Kerry Tondorf, the headmaster of Boston's Snowden International High School in Copley Square, wrote to Wahlberg, telling him of a program the school offers to allow students to complete their high school educations online. Says Tondorf, "He called me the next day, and he seemed very excited and serious about the opportunity," reports the Boston Globe. Snowden International High School in Copley Square was known as Copley Square High School when Wahlberg dropped out to give showbiz a try. Over 25 years later, he's already enrolled in the online program to complete his high school education and has even signed up for his first class. The program allows students to study and complete classes at their own pace, just as long as they log in at least once a week.

Black Keys sue Pizza Hut & Home Depot

 The Black Keys have sued Home Depot, Pizza Hut and Pizza Hut's ad agency, claiming that the companies used the band's songs without permission, Bloomberg.com reports. The band alleges that Home Depot used parts of their hit "Lonely Boy" in a power tools commercial, while Pizza Hut used parts of another hit, "Gold on the Ceiling," in a commercial for its Cheesy Bites Pizza. Both songs appear on the band's 2011 album El Camino, and the songs' co-producer and co-writer Danger Mouse is also suing. “We haven’t seen the complaint but we take intellectual property very seriously,” a spokesman for Home Depot told Bloomberg. Spokespersons for Pizza Hut and its ad agency did not respond to Bloomberg's request for comment. According to the suits, which were filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, the band last month requested that the companies stop running the ads with their songs in them.

Orion Music + More

Over the weekend, Metallica launched their new annual music, arts and lifestyle festival called Orion Music + More. While the event featured the band performing their signature albums Metallica, a.k.a. the Black Album, and Ride the Lightning in their entirety, it also included more than 35 bands from a wide variety of musical genres. During a press conference with reporters on Friday, frontman James Hetfield said that one of the main reasons they created the event was to offer metal fans the opportunity to expand their musical horizons. “People come to a festival for the music, to hang with their friends, and soak up, hopefully, a different style of music,” explained the singer. “We’ve got the best of different kinds of music. There’s quite a few bands on the bill that I’m not a big fan of but I respect the fact that they’re good at what they do and opening the door for someone who might enjoy that is part of it as well.” Hetfield added that the festival was also created to help to promote emerging talent in the world of heavy metal music. “There’s a lot of…metal bands that need the exposure,” noted Hetfield. “We think they’re good and they need the exposure and we’re kind of doing our best to get them out in front of people. We’ve been blessed over the 30 years to have built up an amazing family and we’d like to share some of our family with some of these other bands.”

LP Live Stream

 Here's your chance to check out Linkin Park live -- and you don't even need to buy a ticket. The band has just announced that they'll be beaming a special live concert from Los Angeles straight to your computer for free next week. The concert is part of Rio+Social, a global conversation organized by the United Nations Foundation which focuses on the intersection of social media, technology and the development of sustainable energy. "We believe today's youth are global citizens and are better connected and informed than any previous generation," said bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell in a statement. "Rio+Social is an historic opportunity allowing youth to participate in the global discussion about critical issues like sustainability in a way that has not been possible before." In addition to LP’s performance, the band will participate in a discussion about how the power of music, gaming and social media can be used to address some of the world's sustainable energy challenges. You’ll be able to watch LP’s concert on June 19 at YouTube.com/TheWarnerSound at 6:30 p.m. ET. Visit RioPlusSocial.com for more info. In other LP news, a new song from the band's upcoming album, Living Things, will be featured in the soundtrack for the film Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, which opens in theaters on June 22. According to Billboard.com, the last song on the album, "Powerless," will be playing during the movie's end credits.

Papa Roach REVEAL...

 Papa Roach has something very special to tell us. The band has just announced that they will be making a “major announcement” during a live interactive event where they will give fans the chance to chat with the band. The announcement and Q&A session will take place on Thursday at 3 p.m. PT. To take part in the webcast, fans will need to visit Papa Roach’s Facebook page shortly before the session begins in order to find out where to tune in. In other Papa Roach news, the band is gearing up to hit the road with Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind and P.O.D. for the third annual Rockstar Uproar Festival. That outing kicks off on August 17 at Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone in Kansas City, MO.

Happy Birthday 6/13

 

Rivers Cuomo 42/guitar-vocals-songwriter, Weezer
Siegfried Fischbacher 73/magician, one-half of Siegfried and Roy
Malcolm McDowell 69/actor, A Clockwork Orange
Tim Allen 59/actor-comedian, TV's Home Improvement, Last Man Standing
Ally Sheedy 50/actress, The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire
Steve-O 38/stunt performer, Jackass
Ethan Embry 34/actor, Empire Records
Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen 26/actresses, TV's Full House

Charlize goes BALD?!

 Blonde-haired, Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron is looking a bit different these days, according to E! Online. The Snow White and the Huntsman star has shaved her head for her role as Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road, a reboot of the 1979 action film that originally starred Mel Gibson. Theron was photographed in Beverly Hills on Monday wearing a grey felt hat over her chrome dome as she carried her six-month-old son Jackson. The movie, which also stars Tom Hardy, is set to start shooting in Africa next month -- a continent that holds a special place in Theron's heart. Theron was born in Benoni, South Africa, in 1975, and even though she became a U.S. citizen in 2007, she still retains her South African citizenship.

Corgan: Slams and Streams

It seems that Billy Corgan isn’t a fan of Radiohead. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman says that he’s upset that some people consider Radiohead’s contribution to rock music to be more important than that of Deep Purple/Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. “I'll piss on f**king Radiohead, because of all this pomposity,” Corgan tells Antiquiet.com. “This value system that says [guitarist] Jonny Greenwood is more valuable than Ritchie Blackmore. Not in the world I grew up in." Corgan added that that the very idea of putting one artist’s contribution to music above another bothers him as well. “Have we all made contributions?” asks Corgan. “Yes. I'm not attacking that. I'm attacking the pomposity that says this is more valuable than that. I'm so f**king sick of it, and nobody seems to tire of it." If you’d like to hear The Pumpkins’ latest contribution to rock music, Oceania, then you’re in luck. The band has just announced that they’ve posted a stream of every song from the new album on iTunes where it'll remain from now until the album's release date on June 19.

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Stone Sour's newest

For the last few months, Stone Sour has been in the studio working on their fourth studio album. Frontman Corey Taylor took to his Twitter account on Monday to reveal the name and the release date for their upcoming double album. The singer tweeted, “The new Stone Sour album is a 2-part double concept album called House of Gold and Bones (HoGaB), parts 1 and 2. Part 1 will drop in Oct '12.” The singer added that the second part will be released sometime in 2013, tweeting, “Part 2 will drop next year. 24 songs, 12 on each disc. Each disc will include one half of the story.” Taylor also listed a number of song titles that are expected to be a part of the upcoming album’s track list, including “Absolute Zero,” “RU486,” “A Rumor of Skin” and “Taciturn.” In addition, Taylor tweeted that he will be working on creating a comic book to go along with the album as soon as he can “lock in the company who will help me put it together.” Taylor only has a couple of weeks to finish the new album before donning his Slipknot mask and heading out on this year's Rockstar Mayhem Festival with Slayer and Motörhead. That outing kicks off June 30 at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA.

Slash gets a star

 Slash is getting ready to celebrate another milestone. The guitarist, who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with Guns N’ Roses, will get his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of recording. Slash will receive the 2,473rd star on the Walk of Fame during a ceremony taking place in front of the Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Boulevard on July 10 at 11:30 a.m. PT. Legendary film producer Robert Evans and actor Charlie Sheen will speak at the event. “Slash is widely considered one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time,” said producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremonies Ana Martinez in a statement. “We are proud to place his name among the stars on our fabled Hollywood Walk of Fame.” Last month, Slash released his second solo album, Apocalyptic Love, featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators.

NOT Zombie Apocalypse??

Florida investigators say the Miami man whose vicious face-eating attack left his victim with his eyes, nose and mouth chewed off may not have been a cannibal after all. An autopsy of Rudy Eugene's body found there was no human flesh in his stomach, just a few undigested pills that will take several weeks to be identified through toxicology tests. Authorities suspect Eugene may have been high on a street drug known as "bath salts" during the recent attack, in which he was naked and had to be shot to death by a police officer as he chewed on the face of Ronald Poppo. The grisly assault on Poppo, a homeless man, lasted for 18 minutes and was captured on nearby surveillance cameras. Poppo, 65, remains in critical condition after police say 75 percent of his face was devoured by Eugene. The bizarre attack was one of the first in a string of unrelated cannibalistic incidents that has been dubbed the "zombie apocalypse."

Happy Birthday 6/11

Gene Wilder 79/actor, Blazing Saddles, Willy Wonka
Joe Montana 56/football great
Hugh Laurie 53/actor, TV's House
Joshua Jackson 34/actor, TV's Fringe, Dawson's Creek
Shia LaBeouf 26/actor, Transformers movies
And the late...
Jacques Cousteau--1910-1997/famous ocean explorer
Vince Lombardi--1913-1970/legendary Green Bay Packers coach

Snooki Exposed

Snooki has a reason to be stressed, and not just because she's pregnant. Nude pictures of Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi have leaked onto the Internet and have been published in censored form by Britain's Daily Mail. The photos, reportedly taken before she became pregnant, feature her wearing an opened robe that exposes her body. Snooki's rep tells E! News, "Clearly these are old and personal photos that were not meant for the public."

Linkin Park MTV World Series

Linkin Park is the next artist to participate in the MTV World Stage series, which features exclusive concerts performed in unique locations around the world. The band has announced they'll hit the stage at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico for the series on September 12, with the concert to be broadcast on MTV Latin America on October 8. In addition, the event will also be seen on more than 63 MTV channels around the world, with exact dates to be announced in the coming weeks. "It's been so long since the last time we performed in Mexico,” says multi-instrumentalist Mike Shinoda in a statement. “We cannot wait to celebrate the launch of our new album with our fabulous Mexican fans." Previous bands who have participated in the MTV World Stage series include Gorillaz, Coldplay, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Green Day, MGMT, The Smashing Pumpkins and Muse, among others.