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Ron Wood goes into rehab

It about time, too. Wood’s entered rehab for his boozing. He was on the wagon for a while – no really, he was – and just decided to fall off it again, it seems. part of his decision has been pointed at worrying about Keith Richards, who as you may recall was recently hospitalized for falling out of a tree, which required some pressure splitting from his skull. No word yet if any of this kind of fun shit will make good fodder for Mick Jagger’s forthcoming sitcom.

He’s got a blood disorder, kids

Oh that kooky Korn. They recently canceled a leg on their current tour thanks to Jonathan Davis having a blood disorder. Hey, the less Korn I have to hear, the better. Why is this band even still around? Haven’t all their fans completely grown up and moved on to actual rock and roll by now? Mmm, maybe when you groove to a band such as Korn you never really get to the actual rock and roll at any point in your life. Ah well, if thatisn’t the best display of SATANIC hand gestures in the article, I dunno what is. Thanks for mustering up the energy for that one, Davis.

In my heart of hearts, I know it would only be a disappointment…

…but, man, did I get just a little bit excited when I read that the surviving original members of the Beach Boys reunited for the first time in public since 1996 and Brian Wilson said there was a chance they might play together again.

The reason for the reunion was to celebrate the band’s 2003 collection, “Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys,” going double-platinum, but, really, who cares why they came together? It’s just awesome seeing Brian W ilson, Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Bruce Johnston (not an original member, but certainly a name instantly associated with the band, given that he’s been with them since the ’60s) standing side by side again. David Marks, who filled in for Jardine for awhile during the ’60s, was also on hand, which was pretty cool for longtime fans.

Wilson’s been known to offer optimistic statements like this that have ended up going nowhere (anyone remember his talk about how he and Paul McCartney were doing an album together?), but, man, I sure would like to be able to say that I saw a Brian Wilson-led version of the Beach Boys before I die…or before they do, which is the more likely occurence, statistically speaking.

Super Furry Animals: “The Horn”

Granted, after eight albums, I’m a little late to jump on the Super Furry Animals’ tiny bandwagon, but their new(est) disc, Love Kraft, is pretty damn good, and “The Horn” is the most accessible single of the bunch. “Psyclone!” and “Zoom” are the other big highlights, but the whole album, consisting of less SFA psychedelia and more pop, is pretty solid.

Check out some song clips here.

David Lee Roth gets southern on our asses

After seeing this bit on VH1’s Best Week Ever, I had to seek it out myself and share it with you all. Diamond Dave recently visited “The Tonight Show” to promote his new album Strummin’ With The Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen (And why didn’t we get review copies of this?) and cranked out a redneck version of “Jump,” the video of which you can watch here. Thrill as Dave’s voice breaks! What won’t this guy do to earn a buck anymore? Are the royalties from the couple of hit albums he had and the VH days not paying enough anymore? Ah well. At least we can see that he sucks as much as the rest of the Van Hagar boys these days.

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