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Birthdays This Week
June 8:
Alex Band (The Calling) (1981)
Nicci Gilbert (Brownstone) (1970)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) (1962)
Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) (1960)
Bonnie Tyler (1953)
Boz Scaggs (1944)
Chuck Negron (Three Dog Knight)
(1942)
Nancy Sinatra (1940)
June 9:
Dean Felber (Hootie & The
Blowfish) (1967)
Dean Dinning (Toad The Wet Sprocket)
(1967)
Jon Lord (Deep Purple) (1941)
June 10:
Faith Evans (1973)
Lemisha Grinsted (702) (1973)
Jo-Jo (K-Ci & JoJo) (1971)
Dan Lavery (Tonic) (1969)
Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing
Pumpkins) (1967)
Maxi Priest (1961)
Shirley Alston (The Shirelles)
(1941)
June 11:
Dan Lavery (Tonic) (1969)
Joey Santiago (The Pixies)
(1965)
Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders)
(1961)
Donnie Van Zandt (38 Special)
(1952)
Frank Beard (ZZ Top) (1949)
June 12:
Robyn (1979)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (1977)
Bardi Martin (Candlebox) (1969)
Grandmaster Dee (Whodini) (1962)
Michael Hausman ('til tuesday)
(1960)
John Linnell (They Might Be
Giants) (1959)
Brad Delp (Boston) (1951) Died March 9, 2007
Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick)
(1951)
June 13:
Raz B (B2K) (1985)
Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) (1970)
Soren Rasted (Aqua) (1969)
Paul DeLisle (Smash Mouth)
(1963)
Dennis Locoriere (Dr. Hook)
(1949)
June 14:
Billie Myers (1971)
Chris DeGarmo (Queensryche)
(1963)
Boy George (Culture Club) (1961)
Alan White (Yes) (1949)
Rod Argent (The Zombies) (1945)
June 15:
Dryden Mitchell (Alien Ant
Farm) (1976)
Ice Cube (1969)
Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche)
(1963)
Steve Walsh (Kansas) (1952)
Garry Roberts (Boomtown Rats)
(1954)
James Smith (The Stylistics)
(1950)
Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply)
(1949)
Ian Matthews (1946)
June 16:
Gino Vanelli (1952)
Edward Levert (The O'Jays)
(1942)
June 17:
Kevin Thornton (Color Me Badd)
(1969)
Paul Young (1956)
Barry Manilow (1946)
June 18:
Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
(1971)
Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses)
(1963)
Alison Moyet (1961)
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
(1957)
Paul McCartney (1942)
June 19:
Brian Welch (Korn) (1969)
Brian Vander Ark (The Verve
Pipe) (1964)
Paula Abdul (1962)
Ann Wilson (Heart) (1950)
June 20:
Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson)
(1972)
Murphy Karges (Sugar Ray) (1968)
John Taylor (Duran Duran) (1960)
Michael Anthony (Van Halen)
(1955)
Cyndi Lauper (1953)
Lionel Richie (1949)
Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
(1942)
Gene Simmons Accused of Sexual Assault
 May 28, 2010 – How could a meeting between a make-up artist and Kiss’ Gene Simmons go so wrong? Well according to documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday the guitarist wanted more from her than she was willing to give and it didn’t involve make-up. More
Bret Michaels Didn’t Tell His Doc About American Idol
 May 28, 2010 – Didn’t Bret Michaels look healthy on American Idol on Wednesday night? There is a chance he wasn’t. More
Don’t Let Elton Cook You Dinner
 May 27, 2010 - File this under “You can’t be good at everything.” Elton John was arguably the biggest solo musician in the world in the seventies and he was easily in the top 10 in the eighties but it seems he was too busy conquering the world to learn to cook. More
Reformed Faces Set for Vintage at Goodwood Without Stewart
 May 27, 2010 – The good news is the Faces are back together but the not-so-fine print says Rod Stewart will not be in the mix. More
Only 2% Separated Final Two On Low-Rated American Idol Finale
 May 28, 2010 – “What-eva” seems to be what many are saying about Wednesday’s American Idol finale. While 24.2 million viewers checked out Simon Cowell’s swan song it was the show’s lowest rated finale since season one which could spell trouble for winner Lee DeWyze. More
Paul McCartney’s Daughter Controls his Touring
 May 27, 2010 – It sure sounds like Paul McCartney is a responsible dad. The former Beatle say he never tours when it’s his turn to look after his daughter Beatrice – his child with ex-wife Heather Mills. More
Slash Yawns at New Rock Scene
 May 27, 2010 – Slash says he’s not holding his breath for the next big thing in Rock. In fact the former Guns N’ Roses guitarist is disappointed in the current Rock scene. More
Jones Experimenting With Summer Festivals
 May 18, 2010 – Norah Jones says she hasn’t done too many festivals in the past because her music was too “intimate and quiet.” More
Phil Collins, Huge Alamo Fan
 May 11, 2010 – The name Phil Collins reminds us of countless hits, huge arena tours and complicated drumming. How about the Alamo? More
Sting Says Legalize Marijuana
 April 5, 2010 – Sting seems to be fed up with our paradigms around pot! The singer says we, as a society, spend too much time putting marijuana users in jail when legalizing the substance could feed the hungry of the world. More
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Where's My Teeth?: Paula Abdul Is Finally Leaving Idol? It’s Not a Done Deal Yet
 August 13, 2009 – I wonder if Paula Abdul is really leaving American Idol. Since the beginning I have continually turned down the volume on Paul Abdul’s spaghetti-stringed gobble-dee-goop on American Idol. Whether fans were in denial of her obvious inebriated state or enjoying it, the whole thing got too crazy for me. I’m still waiting for the poor girl to run down Hollywood Boulevard naked holding a bible. I know it’s a guilty pleasure for us to watch craziness on the tube, why else would Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have become household names, but really how long can we watch something burn? Hugh Grant lived on the tracks in 1995, so did Rob Lowe in 1988 but their craziness, it seems, was temporary, Paula has continually rewired the English language and maybe her network, Fox, was dog tired of her false sense of positivity. Poor Paula took the old saying, “If you can’t say anything good, don’t say nothing at all” drove it, drunk, way past Dr. Sanity’s house in search hillbilly wisdom. Really, at least half of the time this woman sounded like Scooby-Doo reciting Shakespeare. Paula once said, “Constructive criticism is about finding something good and positive to soften the blow to the real critique of what really went on.” Well, that sounded mental and is it really a positive review when you’re too drunk or lost to recognize bad?
Even though TV is filled with idiotic behaviour usually followed by apologies and/or denials, we continue to accept it or simply enjoy the squirming and sweating. Because celebrities gain as many headlines as real news we are as conditioned to believe or detest it, either way we watch it and each week we waited for Miss Abdul to eat crayons on live TV. This woman has been left to her own devices just because she tried to be the “positive one” so we ignored her true calling as the next guest on Intervention. How long can we ignore that there is either a substance abuse problem here or mental illness or the most bizarre case of eccentricity. Maybe she’s a decoy for Joaquin Phoenix.
Now, comes word that Victoria Beckham, Posh Spice, has replaced Paula as a temporary judge. That’s gotta be salt in poor Paula’s wound, replace her with the worst singer in the Spice Girls. I can’t believe I used the words “singer” and “Spice Girl” in the same sentence.
There is only one person whose absence would spell the demise of American Idol and that’s Simon. Love him or hate him, he’s the most poignant person on the show. Cowell is finalizing a deal with Fox to continue for three more seasons.
Within the week we’ll all find out if this mess is just another publicity ploy by Fox. God, I hope not. – by John Beaudin
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Paula Abdul is Nuttier Than first Suspected, Says Drug Story is False
 May 8, 2009 – I doubt that Paula Abdul can remember where her bathroom is, let alone what she said yesterday. The craziest of American Idol judges is now saying the Ladies Home Journal is lying about her admission to being addicted to pain killers. Paula called the radio station WKQI's Mojo in Detroit Thursday morning to clear the air! "It was very stressful for me to hear that and to be quoted saying something. I never said," Abdul told the morning show. "I've never checked into a rehab clinic. I've never been addicted or abused drugs, and I've never abused alcohol. I've never even been drunk in my life," she said.
Ladies Home Journal, meanwhile are sticking to their story, "We definitely stand by out reporting. We're happy that she shared her journey with us," said Mariella Azcuy, a publicist for the magazine.
The issue is set to hit stands on Tuesday. So, Paula what are you on then because you act like you’re addicted to a whole bunch of something? – By John Beaudin |
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Where's My Teeth?: Can We Please Vote Paula Abdul Off American Idol?
 May 7, 2009 – Paula Abdul waited seven seasons on American Idol to remind the world that even though she judges a singing competition it’s always better to lip-synch your way through a tune. Many Idol fans on-line are calling Abdul a hypocrite today after her obvious lip-synched performance last night on the show. I’m not sure why she even wore a microphone.
It was almost anti-climatic when Abdul admitted to Ladies’ Home Journal to being hooked on pain killers for 12 years (update: she now denies ever saying that). Girl, you’ve been quacking like that duck since the beginning of the show. Like a true addict, especially a high functioning one, the singer thought she was fooling everyone but we knew she was on something, either drunk or high and no one is surprised that she came out. Abdul did admit that she used medication a few years ago but this is the first time she admitted to having a problem.
In 2005 People magazine asked her point blank about drugs and she said, "Drugs? I'm not addicted to pills of any kind," I wonder if she was slurring her words when she said it?
Abdul claims this all started with a cheerleading accident when she was 17, then there was a stage accident in 1991, two years later a car crash and a plane crash in 1993.
Well, as they say, “like attracts like” because the pain she inflicted on me last night brought back flashbacks of Ashlee Simpson’s hillbilly moonwalk on SNL and if she’s in so much pain why is she dancing and how can she do that without pain killers now? For a person with so many injuries she’s easily the most animated character on the panel, always dancing and clapping behind her judge’s desk. Oh, wait, that was the drugs even though she claims never to have been high during any taping of the show. There’s more lunacy here than the Casey Anthony case.
Here’s the deal, I doubt if Paula has ever sung live and her computer generated ‘auto-tuning’ vocals were never that real. The girl has a paper thin voice. She is a dancer who has been riding the wave of one good tune, the catchy ‘Straight Up’ since 1989. Oh, she had other hits, six number one singles in the U.S. but none of the others have really stood the test of time. The problem with her new single, “I’m Just Here for the Music” is it reminds us of the latter.
As for live singing, Gwen Stefani of No Doubt showed the results of non-stop prancing as she huffed and puffed her way through “I’m Just a Girl' last night. At least she was being real, let’s hope Beyonce was watching.
Paula was obviously pushing her luck last night trying to legitimize her singing career. I just want to know what Simon thought of the whole mess! Now that would be good TV. – by John Beaudin |
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Simon and Paula Leaving American Idol? Like That's Going To Happen
 April 27, 2009 – The two most talked about American Idol judges could be leaving the show. Even though Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell talked about their possible exits from the singing competition last week it seems unlikely that the Fox network would let that happen, at least not in Simon’s case.
Abdul, whose long diluted rants are often surrounded with buzz that she’s addicted to some substance, talked to ABC’s ‘Nightline’ and pointed out that her contract ends this season. Cowell has until next year to make up his mind.
Time magazine television critic James Poniewozik said, "You take out one person like Paula or Simon, (and) you're affecting every other player in this grid, they’re a family, a dysfunctional family, and it's tough to mess with that."
Cowell told the New York Times that he felt that he might quit after next season and told the Hollywood Reporter that if the show dipped passed the No.1 spot, he would quit.
Cowell has not talked turkey with the Fox Network yet, "I have not even sat down with them yet. Maybe I'm being premature. Maybe they don't want me!" he said.
Though Idol ratings have dipped about 8% this year it is still No.1.
Bottom line? The show could easily flourish without Abdul but not without Simon, he’s easily the most respected person on the panel.
The other two judges are Randy Jackson and new judge Kara DioGuardi. – by John Beaudin |
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Tragedy Outside Paula Abdul's House
 Nov. 13, 2008 – A woman who auditioned for American Idol and became obsessed with Paula Abdul was found dead in her car Tuesday. Paula Goodspeed, 30, from Thousand Oaks was parked outside of Abdul’s house 3800 block of Beverly Ridge Drive. Police are saying the death, was possible a suicide. Goodspeed was familiar to officials with the Los Angeles Police Department's threat management unit, which investigates stalking cases.
Goodspeed’s audition was shown on national TV during season 5 in 2006. It did not go well. Simon bugged her about her braces and her singing was not even close to the quality that’s expected on the show.
Her parents reported her missing to police at 3 PM on Tuesday describing their daughter as having "an unnatural obsession" with Abdul and even suggested that police check the singer's home. More |
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Simon Cowell & Paula Abdul Send Love to Jennifer Hudson
Oct. 29, 2008 – Not only are fans, friends and family sending support and love to Jennifer Hudson but the American Idol clan are also reaching out. Yesterday Idol judges Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul have expressed their sympathy for Jennifer Hudson. Both were horrified at the news that Hudson’s Mother, brother and nephew were killed on Friday.
Simon said: "I was horrified when I heard the news. This is an appalling tragedy. My thoughts right now are with Jennifer, and her family."
Paula added: "This is a horrific tragedy and my thoughts and prayers go out to Jennifer and her entire family. The time I had to get to know Jennifer and forge a wonderful friendship with her while she was on 'American Idol' was very special to me, and I personally can't imagine a greater loss for any family." More |
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Retro Review: Linda Ronstadt - The Very Best of -Sept. 24, 2002 - In high school my best buddy John Scott could never understand how I, a rocker, preferred Barbra Streisand over Linda Ronstadt. |
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Retro Review: Bruce Hornsby - Spirit Trail- Oct. 16, 1998 - No one could ever accuse Hornsby of not paying attention. Every lyric on 'Spirit Trail,' his sixth album, describes his unquenchable thirst to understand what were all doing here. |
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