Month: August 2006 (Page 3 of 9)

More fun with Pete Doherty

August 24, 2006 / Captain Capm

Perhaps it’s time to put up an official clock for when Pete Doherty is no longer with us. In his latest news, Doherty punched a nurse and wrecked his room as he finally lost his shit in rehab.

Doherty, 27, punched the medical man, kicked the door and slammed walls with his hands during the tantrum at the Priory clinic on Sunday night.

He screamed: “I don’t f***ing want to be here. I’ve f***ing had enough.”

Staff threatened him that if he didn’t calm down he would be sedated. Now he has been assigned a security guard to keep him under control as he continues his treatment.

A friend told 3am: “Pete flipped out on Sunday night because he doesn’t want to be there and wants to get out. A nurse was trying to encourage him to get more involved in the therapy sessions when Pete suddenly went berserk.

Then again, I thought Scott Weiland was going to finally croak himself with drugs years ago, so maybe Pete won’t see the Reaper just yet.

Artists, News

Elton John: “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters”

August 23, 2006 / John Paulsen

I went through my Elton John (music) phase long before I heard this gem from his 1972 album, Honky Chateau. It’s a beautiful love song, dedicated to New York City. It features some of Elton’s best melody while lyricist Bernie Taupin adds some vivid, city-related imagery. Over the years, this has become my favorite Elton John song.

Listen to a song clip here.

Artists, Deep Cuts, Pop, Rock, Songs

When pop stars act like rock stars

August 23, 2006 / David Medsker

Keane just had to scrap their US tour because singer Tom Chaplin has entered rehab. They cancelled a few recent dates citing Chaplin’s “exhaustion,” but surely they knew that LiLo has officially, um, exhausted that word as a viable excuse.

All kidding aside, I love Under the Iron Sea, and hope that Tom gets himself sorted out. Are there any rock stars left that can party without going full-bore gonzo crazy? God, imagine if someone had shown him crystal meth…

News, Rock

Don’t hate him ’cause he’s a superstar

August 22, 2006 / Captain Capm

Well here it is, kids. The moment you’ve all been waiting for. That’s right, K-Fed made his big “debut” on the Teen Choice Awards, and the video is below for your viewing pleasure. Be ready for the best in entertainment! A preggers Britney introducing the Fed! The Fedmeister brutalizing a grand piano just to squeeze out two lousy chords! The token backup rapper shouting “Yeah!” every other goddamn second! Hate to tell ya, K, but if this is the legit shit you’ve been waiting to serve up to us, you’ll be lucky to ever entertain a crowd as big as this one again. Poor Dane Cook…hopefully he’ll turn this hosting experience into some comedy gold.

Artists, Videos

Bored to tears? Good!

August 22, 2006 / Captain Capm

You probably haven’t heard of the band Isis. If you have, congrats, because this story is about them. You see, Isis will be opening for Tool and the band members don’t give a damn if the crowd doesn’t like them. All right, so who the hell is Isis? Well, it’s a metal group! And since you probably don’t know about ’em, front dude Aaron Turner has this to say:

“There’s…a good chance a lot of [the audience members] won’t even be there and will be finding their seats as we’re finishing up our set. In one way, we’re really excited about it, but in another way, we’re realistic about it too.”

How realistic you ask? Glad you asked!

“Tool are definitely the biggest band we’ve ever toured with, but I don’t feel like it’s ultimately going to change things for us that much.”

Well, there’s some good old optimism for ya! Good luck to you, members of Isis. May you be happy with your predicted non-success!