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Bo Diddley suffers heart attack
by: Marco Gandolfi
Rock legend Bo Diddley suffered a heart attack last week following a medical check up at a Florida medical center. He is reported to be in stable condition in a cardiac care center at a Florida hospital following surgery.
Diddley, 78, suffered a stroke [...]
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Dre sues Death Row
by: Marco Gandolfi
Rapper Dr Dre is suing his former record label Death Row over the rights to his groundbreaking 1992 album The Chronic reportd Launch.
Dre – real name Andre Young – filed the lawsuit last Wednesday at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los [...]
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Stones will roll ‘until they drop’
by: Marco Gandolfi
Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood has laughed off reports the legendary band are planning to quit touring – insisting they will carry on performing until they drop.
It was recently claimed the band’s current A Bigger Bang Tour would be their last, because bandmembers Sir [...]
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Daft Punk release live CD
by: Marco Gandolfi
Daft Punk have set the release date for their new live album, Daft Punk Alive 2007. The effort will hit stores on November 2nd and commemorates the group’s homecoming show from this past June. A special edition is also set for release.
The concert was taped at [...]
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Justin joins comedy film cast
by: Marco Gandolfi
US singer Justin Timberlake will join the cast of Mike Myers’ new comedy flick The Love Guru.
Although Timberlake has made his name as a pop star, he has already delved into the world of acting, recently starring in gritty drama Alpha Dog.
It will [...]
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Morrissey rejects Smiths reunion
by: Marco Gandolfi
Most people have a price but it looks like $75 million isn’t enough to convince Morrissey to reunite with Johnny Marr for a Smiths reunion.
Morrissey’s publicist told Billboard that Moz turned down a cool $75 million for a Smiths reunion that required guitarist Johnny [...]
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Spice Girls $2,000,000 cover
by: Marco Gandolfi
The Spice Girls new album features artwork valued at £1 million (approximately $2,000,000) it has been claimed.
The reformed pop icons are expected to release a new greatest hits compilation later this year to coincide with their comeback tour.
It is currently unclear what will be on the [...]
