"Putting sinners in their place"

Just for the record, I can't stand Madonna. I don't like her music, new or old so you can keep your "Like a Virgin," and "Material Girl" to yourselves. No thanks. Besides the countless reasons I could list explaining why I don't like old Madge, with an emphasis on the 'old', she has started taking career tips from Kanye West and Scott Stapp. I am not religious in the least but seriously, why do people insist on fabricating a fauz crucifiction with themselves as the martyr?

Forget Madonna's leotards. I'm sure Jesus was probably waaaay hotter in whatever it was people worn in biblical times. Robes? Loin clothes? Whatever...at least it wasn't purple spandex.

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"I don't believe in your sanctity; your privacy"

Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese are quite the fodder for the paparazzi these days. If you ask me, I think he looks better with his makeup on. In these shots he looks like the programmer from Grandma's Boy.

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Jacoby Shaddix thinks no one cares about his band, Papa Roach. Well no shit Sherlock.

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David Lee Roth is still delusional.

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Avril Lavigne may have taken a shower, but I still think she sucks. Over the Hedge? Are you kidding me?

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"Don't try to judge or take shots at me"

Avenged Sevenfold have been named as the owners of the coveted "Main Stage" position for this year's Ozzfest.

This is a pretty bold move for both Avenged Sevenfold and the Ozzfest crew. Since people who go to Ozzfest tend to be serious metal fans and these same people don't consider Avenged Sevenfold metal, this could be a problem. Avenged hopes to prove them all wrong.

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I found this picture of 4 of the 5 A7X boys in their swimsuits. Hahaha

I knew "tough-guy" musicians went on vacation, I just didn't figure it would be to a Sandals all-inclusive resort. I hope that girl with them isn't related and just someone who bombarded them in their bathing suits for a picture. Hilarious.

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Steven Tyler to work with Rob Thomas

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Korn frontman visits Wrigley Field to throw first pitch at a Cubs game.

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Miss Ozzfest - what will they think of next? I guess those Betty Page wannabe's need a pageant too.

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Sevendust cancels tour after label pulls support.

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Special guests join Alice In Chains during opening date of tour.

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Kerrang 25th Anniversary CD

The cd for Kerrang's 25th Anniversary is called "High Voltage" and features a pretty good line up. I am all over this one. The band to the right will be performing my favorite song on the album, My Own Summer by Deftones.

01. FALL OUT BOY - "Start Today" (originally by GORILLA BISCUITS)
02. AIDEN - "Die, Die My Darling" (originally by THE MISFITS)
03. AVENGED SEVENFOLD - "Walk" (originally by PANTERA)
04. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - "Holy Diver" (originally by DIO)
05. BIFFY CLYRO - "Buddy Holly" (originally by WEEZER)
06. FIGHTSTAR - "My Own Summer (Shove It)" (originally by DEFTONES)
07. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN - "Jesus Christ Pose" (originally by SOUNDGARDEN)
08. STILL REMAINS - "Head Like A Hole" (originally by NINE INCH NAILS)
09. DEFTONES - "Simple Man" (originally by LYNYRD SKYNYRD)
10. THE ANSWER - "Sweet Emotion" (originally by AEROSMITH)
11. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE - "Crazy Train" (originally by OZZY OSBOURNE)
12. 36 CRAZYFISTS - "Digging The Grave" (originally by FAITH NO MORE)
13. ARCH ENEMY - "Symphony Of Destruction" (originally by MEGADETH)
14. ATREYU - "You Give Love A Bad Name" (originally by BON JOVI)
15. NOFX - "Straight Edge" (originally by MINOR THREAT)

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"Even though he's the one who did this to you"

Tool is on the cover of Revolver this month

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In related news, A Perfect Circle is "done for now."

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Eeeeeee! - as in what you would say in the fifth grade when someone told you they liked the booger-picker in class.

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Foo Fighters are going on an acoustic tour *yawn*

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Alice Cooper receives the keys to some po-dunk town in North Dakota. I thought his Longhorn Steakhouse commercial was bad...

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"But I won't leave her alone"

Ville Valo was on Loveline a few nights ago with Nicole Alvarez. If you don't know who she is, she's some chick from KROQ. She completely ruined the interview with her constant ramblings about how fantastic Ville is and she may be losing her vision. She erroneously claimed Ville and Bam Margera look alike. Dr. Drew had some sense and was quick to put an end to that nonsense. She really did make an ass of herself.

Ville offers some decent advice but you're really not listening for his advice now are you. Ville does his goofy laugh. He speaks spanish. He talks about "squirting" in english and in finnish. He talks about his Mesopotamian tattoo. At least he thinks that's what it is.

Of course there are several calls to tell Ville how much they love him and HIM all of which Ville feeds by selectively using his raspy-love song voice. One caller even lets Ville know that her obsession with Bam ended her marriage. Classy. Another woman called and admitted to having a HIM-themed wedding. Are you kidding me? These people are psycho. I don't ever want to hear my name and "obsessed with HIM" in the same sentence ever again.

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p.s. I don't think these people know that he and Jonna are separated. Yeah, they definately sound like the biggest HIM fans ever. Also, be sure to listen to second to last call where a woman asks about where Adam Corolla is and then says, "So, Dr. Drew, are you like a psychologist or something?" LMAO

"I don't know why I didn't come"

What the hell is this? Why do singers think they can successfully create alter egos and nobody will think they're crazy. Nora Jones has a punk band called El Madmo.

First off, the outfit is so strange. The obligatory fishnets hose, the pink thigh band, and some sort of odd, gray, zippered vest to match her odd, black, zippered shorts. We won't even get into the Frederick's of Hollywood wig.

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One more thing, Gerard Way called; he wants his stage make-up back.

"His naked skin fries, fries in the sun"

This is some nasty shit. God chick, put on some wider panties or something. Damn.

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I am seriously traumatized. Don't look if you have a weak stomach. I mean it.

E3 blasphemy

This isn't music news, but this is amazing to me.

Paris Hilton was at E3 to promote her new video game, "Paris Hilton's Jewel Jam." I know, I know, this is asinine enough in itself but it gets much worse. While peomoting her new game to the press she not only arrived late but annouced that the name of her game was "Paris Hilton's DiamondQuest." In case you missed it at the top, it's called "Paris Hilton's Jewel Jam."

Just a suggestion; if anyone is planning on presenting a new video game with their name plastered on it. Particularly if you are someone who shouldn't have a video game in the first place, make sure you know what it's called. If not, you risk me getting called a "dumb bitch" by me.

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Funny thing though, chronic Paris Hilton ass-kisser Perez Hilton failed to mention that she said the wrong name. Geez, and people actually thought he was objective. Yeah right.

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Bam Margera is an idiot. Everytime I see his copycat tattoos I just want to smack him across the face. Ville better be careful or Bam will completely steal his identity.

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Outkast film in August.

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Tommy Lee is starting a clothing line. Aren't people who start clothing lines supposed to be clothing icons? I can't remember one thing he's ever worn other than his Birthday Suit.

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Fuel asks idol failure Chris Daughtry to be their lead singer. One would think a future Arby's worker such as Chris would jump at the chance. Instead, he says, "I'm flattered. You know, I don't want to say yes, and I don't want to say no right now." HAHAHA Don't look a gift horse in the mouth moron.

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"I want to be a macho man"

30 Seconds to Mars has a new video out. I guess Jared Leto got over the whole thing about people not knowing who he is. He finally realized that if letting drooling girls know you're the singer means actually moving from MTV2 to MTV, then so be it.

In the words of the random girl who posted a comment on YouTube, "Two Jared Leto's? Yes please."

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I'm still not sure why he didn't want anyone to know he was the singer. I mean, this picture I found really supports the image he is trying to portray now. The only difference is that now he's a badass with black eyeliner and a growling voice and then he was the "cut-off denim shirt" kind of badass, you know, the kind that "the homosexuals" really go after.

"Stick shifts and safety belts"

Does anyone else think that it's kind of strange that Dita Von Teese is modeling for Audi? I guess Audi is going for a more niche market. Something a little more, shall we say...seductive.

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Tool is smart. They make great packaging so that you are compelled to buy the album instead of stealing it. That may be why they were at the top of the Billboard sales charts last week with over 500,000 copies sold.

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Courtney Love and Billy Corgan are doing what? Where? Together? Weird.

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Gene Simmons has made yet another tacky product. I think I may just make this shit it's own segment. It could be weekly. That's about as frequently as Gene Simmons crap comes out isn't it?

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Sinister Minister: the horse, not the "founder of Satanism"

In case you guys didn't know I am a Kentucky girl and today is pretty much a religious holiday for me. Every year on the first Saturday in May, Kentucky becomes less about hicks not wearing shoes and fried chicken and more about letting the world experience "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports."

The Kentucky Derby ran today in perfect conditions. I wagered $2 to win on "Sinister Minister" who trainer, Bob Baffert described as "wild and uncontrollable". While I was completely aware that he probably wouldn't win, having a Derby ticket that said "Sinister Minister" on it was well worth the $2.

Either way, here is some information about the Derby for those of you that care to share in my joy for thoroughbred racing.

Churchill Downs - Home of the Kentucky Derby

Official Kentucky Derby page

Derby Eve Barnstable Brown Gala 2006

Millionaire's Row

Sinister Minister forewarned - this is pretty funny

"Learn to swim"

Despite the fact that I will not be attending this tour, I would like to live vicariously through others. Here is a review of the Oakland, CA Tool show.

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This picture is seriously old but he looks like a Kabuki transvestite.

He's so f**king weird. I love it.

"You must be playin' with your own ding-a-ling"

Cargo holding personal items being sent to the U.S. National Guard were raided by thieves and who was there to help them out? Well, no other than Tommy Lee himself. Tommy along with Operation AC decided to send the troops "a shipment of copies of Tommy Lee's new album, "Tommyland: The Ride,"...to Task Force 50th Personnel Services Battalion, stationed at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. With it are other CDs, Playstation games, Gameboys, portable DVD players, and other items collected and organized by the nonprofit organization Operation AC."

I would like to think that Tommy Lee did this just because it would be a nice thing to do. The cynical side of me thinks that it had something to do with his album sales being slow and promotion of his new show, "Rockstar: Supernova."

I am well aware that he is the "Hepatitis King," but I think he's kind of cute. Not in the played out, "man-meat" way you Filthy McNasties were thinking of, but because he was trying so hard to be good at the drumline in Tommy Lee Goes To College. He was like a lost little kid.

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Brett Scallions, former frontman of Fuel, will be playing bass for Circus Diablo.

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Bon Scott memorial unveiled in Kirriemuir.

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New Buckcherry video, Next 2 You.

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VH1: Top 10 Metal Songs

Here is Vh1's list of the top 10 greatest metal songs of all time:
01. BLACK SABBATH - "Iron Man" (1971)
02. GUNS N' ROSES - "Welcome to the Jungle" (1987)
03. METALLICA - "Master of Puppets" (1986)
04. AC/DC - "Back in Black" (1980)
05. JUDAS PRIEST - "You've Got Another Thing Coming" (1982)
06. KISS - 'Detroit Rock City" (1976)
07. IRON MAIDEN - "The Number of the Beast" (1982)
08. SLAYER - 'Raining Blood" (1986)
09. OZZY OSBOURNE - "Crazy Train" (1980)
10. MOTORHEAD - "Ace Of Spades" (1980)

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The new Red Hot Chili Peppers album, Stadium Arcadium, was leaked and now Flea says the entire band will be very sad if you download it for free. You know what I say? Damn straight. You people who are out there downloading free music need to get over yourself. You are no better than someone who steals Twinkies at the gas station.* It's art people, whether it can be perfectly replicated or not. It's the burden of the medium, not an opportunity for exploitation of the technology.

The whole point is, if I like a band enough to listen to their music more than once then they deserve my $9.99. And don't act like you can't get it for 10 bones. First release week at Best Buy.

Now since people will never stop stealing, RHCP needs to realize what new bands did a few years ago...merch, merch, merch. I actually own a HIM pocket watch. Necessary? No. Excessive marketing? Probably. Wear it any chance I get? Absolutely. $47.99 and totally un-replicatible.

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*This type of thief may also be prone to stealing things off of people's desks. But that's a story for another time.

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So much news, so little time:

Lacuna Coil song on X-Men III trailer.

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Brittany Murphy is singing on a new Paul Oakenfold song. If you don't know who Paul Oakenfold is, you should feel less embarrassed than I do. If you don't know who Brittany Murphy is, you should get off of the computer, step out of the cave you live in, and go rent Clueless.

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Swedish metal band Grave covered Alice In Chains song, Them Bones.

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Tarja of Nightwish to release a Christmas album. Ten bucks says this flops and starts a group like Celtic Woman, except for Finnish chicks.

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Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese showed up at The Costume Institue Gala. He looks a mess.

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Courtney Love showed up for the "1st Annual Sober Day." WTF? That's like Paris Hilton showing up for "1st Annual Sober Day." Oh...wait...

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She also showed up at the Gay and Lesbian Community Centre.

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New HIM video

Him has released the new video for their single, "Killing Loneliness." Personally, I think the first one was better but apparently the U.S. market didn't respond well to it. Probably because non-Him fans were too stupid to figure out that it was a peep show. The new one is pretty much a performance video with some shots of Kat Von D, Ville's tattoo artist and member of the Miami Ink cast. The video makes it look like they are looking to "kill loneliness" with each other (if you know what I mean) but she just ends up tattooing him while he listens to HIM on his MP3 player - lame.

Watch the new video here
Watch the cooler original video here

I would totally be the blonde girl at a Him peep show - and just so we're clear I'm not talking about the one who looks like a tranny.

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"I always thought I'd be a mom, sometimes I wish for a mistake"

I love Gwen Stefani and it's not nice to make fun of pregnant people, but this is too funny.


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"I had no idea Gwen Stefani was up for the role of The Penguin in the next Batman movie. And that they combined The Penguin and The Joker into a single character. And then made it a girl. And a hippie. Batman's really gonna have his hands full with this one."

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Christina Scabbia and Andrea gassow talk about being chicks on the metal scene.

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Wayne Static's feelings may be hurt, and with good reason.

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Maynard tells everyone to relax and gives the finger to scalpers.

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