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Master P threatens Bow Wow, who doesn’t give a shit

April 24, 2006 / Captain Capm

Oh that naughty Master P. The man’s apparently been trying to start a feud between his son, Lil’ Romeo and Bow Wow. According to the story, P has told Wow to stop dissing other stars or face the consequences. Mm-hmm. To which Mr. Wow replied, “I can’t understand all this, but I guess that’s how it is when you ain’t getting no attention. You can hear me on the radio all day, every day. (Lil’ Romeo) can’t sell no records, and your daddy is on Dancing With The Stars.”

God I love teenmusic.com. It’s such a haven for the hottest current news out there, in nice bite-size nuggets for dudes like me to offer back to you in nicer sarcastic-sized chunks.

Artists, News, Rap

Extreme says, “Screw ‘Bands Reunited’! We’ll get back together when WE say!”

April 24, 2006 / Will Harris

And they say, “June 30th and July 2nd.” (Well, actually, that’s what guitarist Nuno Bettencourt’s site says.

So why did they decide to reunite now…? Couldn’t say. And no-one’s offered any specific explanation. But the best bet is that it’s for the cash. Still, it’d be nice to see a new Extreme album show up…even if only a handful of people would care nowadays. “Pornograffitti” was and is one of the best albums of the ’90s…

…even if it gets less respect than Rodney Dangerfield, thanks to “More than Words.” (Everyone knows that “Hole Hearted” was the better song, anyway.) The band could knock out some harmonies that’d make your head spin. It’ll be interesting to hear if they can still pull them off live…

Artists, News, Rock

This week’s Next Big Thing from the UK: Bell X1

April 23, 2006 / Will Harris

As with so many UK bands, Bell X1 – who hail from Ireland – haven’t managed to properly release an album here in the States yet…but they did, at least, score inclusion on the 4th volume of The O.C. Mix, which came out in mid-2005. (Their song, if it rings any bells, is “Eve, the Apple of My Eye.”) It’s a shame no-one’s latched on to their disc, Flock, for domestic release; you’d think the buzz of its premiering atop the Irish album charts would be enough to raise eyebrows over here…

…but, then, that’s what you’d get for thinking. Also, it could have something to do with the fact that, when the band came to the States to play the release party for the “O.C.” disc, they met members of the cast…and had absolutely no idea who they were. Oops. There’s a nice faux pas for you.

Fortunately, you can at least check out their previous album, Music in Mouth, via iTunes, where you can download it for a pittance – the current defintion of “a pittance,” by the way, is $9.99 – and find out what other songs surround the aforementioned “Eve.”

Check out their MySpace page here, where you can hear four of their songs, or investigate their official site here.

Alternative, Artists, Rock

Turn me on, dead man…

April 22, 2006 / Will Harris

…but, first, fork over $9.95.

That’s how much it’s gonna cost you to watch the pay-per-view special where a seance is held and the spirit of John Lennon speaks from beyond the grave.

Predicted first revelation: Paul not actually dead.

Producer Paul Sharratt, who heads Starcast Productions – the company producing the show – and who calls himself a skeptic, said hearing the voice has made him a believer. Reportedly, he then added, “You know, like the Beatles song?” When informed it was actually a Monkees song that he was referencing, he said, nervously, “No, I’m pretty sure it’s a Beatles song,” then yelled, “Look, over there, it’s the ghost of George Harrison!” But when we turned to look, we saw nothing…and when we turned back, Sharratt had run off.

Artists, News, Pop

Because “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” just wasn’t enough…

April 22, 2006 / Will Harris

…Rhino Handmade now provides you with that ukelele standard, plus 106 more songs by Tiny Tim, courtesy of their new, limited-edition (only 3,000 copies) release, God Bless Tiny Tim.

And if you don’t know who Tiny Tim is, well, that’s not so surprising. He’s definitely the textbook definition of Andy Warhol’s oft-quoted “15 minutes of fame” comment, having earned a novelty hit with “Tulips,” then being such a – let’s not mince words here – freak that his marriage of Miss Vicki on “The Tonight Show” scored Johnny Carson some of the highest ratings of his career:

In all seriousness, I may well buy this set from Rhino.

Scoff if you will, but mark my words: this will sell out sooner than later…so if you want a sure-fire investment, buy it now and sell it in a year or so on eBay. I did it with Handmade’s Josie and the Pussycats CD, and I doubled my money…