Female Musicians

Katy Perry Unplugged—Most Unnecessary Album Ever?

Published November 10th, 2009 by Karen

There was a time, when MTV’s series of Unplugged concerts and albums offered a unique look at bands and songwriters by taking them out of their comfort zones and stripping loud bands down to their barest elements (think of appearances by Nirvana, Alice in Chains and even Eric Clapton, for example).

However, in recent years, it seems that every two-bit pop-tart with a hit song gets this once reverential treatment, case in point: Katy Perry.

Having burst onto the pop scene in 2008 with the insufferable, and almost equally inescapable, “I Kissed a Girl,” Perry may be surpassed only by Lady Gaga in terms of vapid pop sensibilities.

These songs are hits, but hardly classics, and the idea of Continue reading »

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No Doubt Sues Band Hero Over Karaoke Act

Published November 6th, 2009 by Karen

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Although we’d much rather see No Doubt involved in a game that would find Gwen Stefani running from brain-starved zombies, the band is currenltly only slated to appear in the music themed Band Hero game—and that’s causing quite an uproar.

Much like Courtney Love, No Doubt is not happy about the video game company’s decision to allow players to use the band members’ likenesses to perform non-No Doubt songs. (Really, Gwen? We can’t imagine anything more embarrassing than singing a song like “Hollaback Girl.”)

(Read: Courtney Love to Sue Guitar Hero 5: “I Loathe it and Kurt Would, Too”)

Rolling Stone and Spinner report that Stefani and Co. are setting their lawyers loose on the makers of the videogame, alleging that Continue reading »

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Britney Spears’ New Boyfriend Probably Better than Durst, K-Fed

Published October 23rd, 2009 by Wendy

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According to report on Popeater.com, Britney Spears’s mother has given her blessing to Britney’s latest beau, agent Jason Trawick.

(Weddings: Rock Star’s Wedding Photo Leaked by Bandmate on Twitter)

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Trent Reznor Wedding Photo Leaked by Bandmate on Twitter

Published October 22nd, 2009 by Karen

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Newly unemployed/retired Nine Inch Nails leader/Twitter instigator Trent Reznor tied the knot over the weekend.

Spinner reports that Reznor and bride Mariqueen Maandig got married on Saturday, October 17.

Although Reznor committed Twitter suicide over the summer after declaring that “idiots rule” the online social network, his bandmates made no such retreat, as evidenced by NIN’s Danny Lohner’s choice to tweet a photo of Reznor and his bride dancing at the reception.

What song do you think they’re dancing to in the photo?

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Avril Lavigne’s Complicated Marriage Ends

Published October 15th, 2009 by Karen

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If, for some strange reason, you’d like to date 25-year-old pop-snot Avril Lavigne, good news: She’s getting a divorce

The singer has cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for her split from hubby/Sum 41 pop-punk Deryck Whibley. (Who? Exactly. Think Good Charlotte, but somehow more annoying.)

On the plus side, the Canadian mall-punk power couple called it off before they had a chance to have a baby with a dumber name than the spawn of Ashlee Simpson (lip-syncher) and Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy).

(READ: Ashlee Simpson Baby Name, Worst Ever?)

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Musician Suing Starbucks for Over $5 Million

Published October 14th, 2009 by Karen

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We’ve all made jokes about the price of Starbucks, but one well-known singer-songwriter is accusing the popular coffee chain of ripping her off to the tune of over $1 million dollars.

Known for hits ranging from “You’re So Vain” to “Anticipation,” singer-songwriter Continue reading »

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Multi-Millionaire Madonna Donates Shoes to Gypsy Charity

Published October 13th, 2009 by Wendy

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After putting her foot in her mouth at a recent concert and causing controversy, Madonna is letting her shoes do the talking this time.

The pop diva has offered one of her favorite pairs of Christian Dior shoes to Continue reading »

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New Tori Amos ‘Midwinter Graces’: Creepy for Christmas

Published October 7th, 2009 by Karen

These days, Tori Amos looks like the Botoxed nightmare before Christmas, but that isn’t stopping the interminably quirky, red-haired pianist from making what would have probably been the strangest and most unnecessary Christmas disc of the year had Bob Dylan not already announced plans for a Christmas album of his own.

A straggling third, Sting is throwing his hat into the ring as well, with If on a Winter’s Night…

(Read: Tori Amos Plastic Surgery Disaster)

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Madonna Getting Paid for Stolen Wedding Photos

Published October 6th, 2009 by Wendy

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Madonna has accepted damages from a British newspaper that published pictures of her off-limits to the media wedding to Guy Ritchie that were stolen from her home, according to an Associated Press report.

The amount that Madonna got was not made public, but she did sue for damages in excess of $8 million, according to the AP. According to Madonna’s lawyer, the award will be donated to Madonna’s Raising Malawi charity.

According to the AP, the pictures were swiped by an interior designer from a wedding album kept in the diva’s Beverly Hills Home and presented to the London newspaper The Mail. The newspaper published the photos without consulting or warning Madonna.

Madonna had gone to great lengths to keep her December 2000 nuptials private. She and Ritchie were divorced earlier this year.

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White Stripes Documentary: Band Eats Caribou, Performs on Bus. Really.

Published September 25th, 2009 by Karen

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The White Stripes’ tour documentary Under Great White Northern Lights has debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, according to a report on NME.com. The film, which was directed by video director Emmett Malloy, chronicles Jack and Meg White’s 2007 tour of Canada.

What makes it different from typical tour documentaries is that the film captures the White Stripes performing at nontraditional venues like bowling alleys, boats and city buses. It also features the band’s 10th anniversary show at the Savoy Theater in Nova Scotia and their famous one-note show in Newfoundland.

“The idea was there was this gigantic frontier right next to where we grew up in Detroit that is just so untouched by our band, let alone bands in general,” Jack White said. During the film the duo can be seen eating raw caribou, meeting tribal elders, walking along frozen tundra, donning traditional kilts and even firing a canon.

According to director Malloy, most of the locals didn’t even know who the White Stripes were.

A trailer for the movie released by Jack White’s Third Man productions, tags the feature “A brother and sister’s journey across the great white north.”

Early the in the band’s career, the duo had claimed to be siblings, but it was later revealed that they were in fact ex-husband and wife (White being Meg’s maiden name, which Jack adopted). Both musicians are now married: Jack to British model Karen Elson; Meg to Jackson Smith, son of MC5 guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith and poet/musician Patti Smith.

BELOW: The trailer for the new White Stripes documentary, Under Great White Northern Lights. Continue reading »