That’s right. It’s business as usual in the rap world. 26-year-old Remy Ma was arrested yesterday on charges of attempted murder. She was also nailed with charges of assault and criminal possession of a weapon. hHer victim was one Makeda Barnes-Joseph, a 23-year-old female who apparently had an altercation with Ma outside a bar in the Meatpacking District of NYC.
Category: News (Page 47 of 136)
The Arctic Monkeys don’t think they have much to say in regards to global warming. Other musicians are feeling the same way in regards to the Live Earth show. But I’d just like to pull one quote from the piece that I find important here:
And the singer from 80s pop sensations The Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant, attacked the arrogance of pop stars who put themselves forward as role-models.
“I’ve always been against the idea of rock stars lecturing people as if they know something the rest of us don’t,” he was reported as saying by British music magazine NME.
To that, I can only happily say, “Take that, Bono.”
Attaboy, Louie! We always knew you were slimy underneath it all. Former boy band Svengali Lou Pearlman has been indicted on three counts of bank fraud, and one count each of mail and wire fraud. Allegedly Pearlman defrauded 1000 or so investors out of $315 million. Not only that, but various banks are claiming he owes them around $120 million. It’s a great day for Lou, and an even greater day for those of us who never liked the boy band schlock he was seducing the media with for way too long.
Do they need money? Or is just attention? Who knows? But The Spice Girls have announced that they’ll be making another announcement next week, leading some to speculate that they will be getting back together. Now I’m not here to bash; I actually enjoyed many of the tunes on the Girls’ first two albums (didn’t come along for the ride after Geri split for that third one). Besides, this is something commercially and artistically viable, unlike, say, The Who’s “comeback” which was about as exciting as watching cheese age.
…but even I can’t get excited about the announcement that Foreigner has recently been in the studio, recording a new album.
It’s not that I’m not a Foreigner fan; I mean, in the ’70s and ’80s, they were masters of AOR, and “Cold As Ice” and “Jukebox Hero” remain some of my favorite songs to this day…but, to paraphrase Obi-Wan Kenobi, this isn’t the Foreigner you’re looking for.
In a recent report, Melodic.net indicated that the band’s line-up now consists of only one longtime member – founder Mick Jones – being flanked by “new guys” like Jeff Pilson (Dokken) on bass, Jason Bonham (yes, that Jason Bonham) on drums, and, on vocals, one Kelly Hansen.
Now, I’m not really trying to bash Hansen – if you check out this YouTube clip, he actually sounds pretty good when belting out the old stuff – but when you think Foreigner, you really think Lou Gramm. Of course, Gramm hasn’t been in the band since 2003, so this isn’t exactly a new development; still, this is the first time the band’s decided to re-enter the studio since Hansen took over vocal duties, and it’s hard to be but so optimistic when the band’s recent recording sessions involved the re-recording of old hits, including “Say You Will.” Yes, Jones says they have new material as well, and that’s all fine and well, but, again I say, they’re re-recording old hits.
This bodes ill, methinks.
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