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One of Australia’s most successful rock exports, the Grammy-winning trio Wolfmother, has been torn apart by “longstanding frictions,” according to a statement published on the group’s Web site on Thursday. Bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett have resigned, while singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale plans to find other musicians and begin making a new Wolfmother album. “Please understand that in spite of their best efforts over a long period of time, they just could not find a harmonious way to work together,” the statement said. Wolfmother’s self-titled debut album, released in 2006, sold more than 500,000 copies in the United… Read more »

Kanye West loves the Grammys. The rapper has never hidden his lust for awards or his pleasure in the shine of a ceremonial spotlight. At the 50th annual Grammys on Sunday night, West, as usual, made his presence felt. Accepting one of his four awards, West went so far as to say: “It feels good to be home here at the Grammys.” West had a leading eight nominations going into the ceremony and took home four: best rap album for “Graduation,” best solo performance for “Stronger,” best rap song for “Good Life” and best rap performance by duo or group… Read more »

Donda West, the mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University’s English department, passed away Saturday from undisclosed causes, according to a spokesman for the family. She was 58. According to multiple sources, West was in Los Angeles and her death may have been the result of complications from a surgical procedure; more specific information was unavailable at press time. Although widely known as the mother of Kanye, Dr. West was a noted scholar and an active college professor for 31 years; she left the profession in 2004 to assist with Kanye’s career, according to her biography… Read more »

Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden has a new female admirer – his girlfriend Hilary Duff’s mother. Susan Duff is full of praise for the so yesterday rocker, as she believes he has protected her screen sensation daughter from the dark side of fame, and is giving her the support she needs in the rocky world of showbusiness. And Duff claims 25-year-old Madden, who recently conquered his increasingly destructive drinking problem, is the perfect man for her 17-year-old a cinderella story daughter. She says, “they really support each other and care deeply.”

Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson was carjacked on the street made infamous by the rapper’s movie 8 Mile on Thursday (January 22), according to police. Oak Park Police Lt. John McNeilance revealed that 49-year-old Nelson got carjacked as she was sitting in her late model Honda Accord while pumping gas at a BP gas station located at Eight Mile and Coolidge roads at around 11:30 p.m. “She relayed to us that she had stopped at the gas station to get gasoline in her car and was in the process of dispensing the gasoline when she sat down in her car because… Read more »

A.F.I. is on the road in support of its latest and most successful effort Sing The Sorrow. The band has a rare off day this Sunday (May 11) which is Mother’s Day. A.F.I. singer/songwriter Davey Havoc remembers an uncomfortable Mother’s Day on the road where the band was stranded in the middle of nowhere. “Grand Island, Nebraska. It was a Mother’s Day, it was a Sunday,” Havoc said, recalling the memorable day. “And we were stuck in the middle of the tour and our van broke and we had to turn the van in and put all of our equipment… Read more »