Robbie Williams’ batchelor liftstyle seems to be continuing apace, with news raging in the gossip columns this week over the Brit star stepping out with Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz’s ex. Wentz split from 21-year-old Trachtenberg last year, but remains close to his former squeeze – and thinks Williams would suit the ‘Black Christmas’ star. He says in a new interview, “I talked to her last night actually. We didn’t talk about Robbie Williams, though. I do think it’s definitely a possibility. I’ve seen Robbie making his rounds in California. He’s a good looking gentleman. So I wouldn’t see… Read more »
No big surprise, but apparently Marilyn Manson is more of a Halloween guy. At least, that’s the holiday he cited as the date on which he and estranged wife Dita Von Teese went their separate ways, disputing her claim that the glam-Goth twosome uncoupled on Christmas Eve. Manson counter-filed for divorce last Friday in an attempt to block Von Teese from being awarded spousal support, although the burlesque performer did not request it when she filed her own divorce petition Dec. 29. Her heavily made-up hubby has also stated that he wants Von Teese to pay her own attorney fees,… Read more »
Panic! at the Disco went from a group of teenagers who’d written only three songs and never played a live show to the biggest new rock band in America. Their secret: Put together a band the way you’d create a MySpace page and let the kids run wild Ryan Ross bought his C55 Mercedes three months ago, but it’s been parked in his Las Vegas garage ever since. When the Panic! at the Disco guitarist climbs behind the wheel, cues up Tom Waits’ new Orphans collection and starts pushing buttons on the navigation system, he’s still not sure how it… Read more »
EMI Group PLC said Friday two top music executives are leaving the company and said it expects revenue to fall at its music division after lower-than-expected sales over the Christmas period. EMI Music Chief Executive Alain Levy and Vice-Chairman David Munns will leave the world’s third-largest music company with immediate effect, EMI said. EMI, home to Coldplay and Robbie Williams, said in October that it expected the bulk of its full-year sales to be generated in the second half of the financial year ending March 30. However, on Friday, the company downgraded its full-year revenue forecast significantly. It expects a… Read more »
The 5-year-old child of James Brown and his partner, Tomi Rae Hynie, is not included in the will read Thursday to six of the entertainer’s children, attorneys for the late singer say. While the will provides for six children, Hynie’s son, James Jr., is not one of those listed in the document, attorney Strom Thurmond Jr. told The will was read Thursday in Aiken but has not been filed in probate court, said Buddy Dallas, another Brown attorney. Brown died Christmas morning at age 73. The gates to his home were locked soon after his death, Dallas said, until attorneys… Read more »
U.S. digital download sales hit a new all-time high the week after Christmas, with 30.1 million tracks sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The downloading frenzy capped a year in which all digital track sales totaled more than 581 million units — a 65% gain against 2005. Proving that sales of digital music closely follow the ebb and flow of physical music purchases, the biggest online sales weeks for the industry are coinciding with the holiday-selling season. And sales in that season are growing, year over year. The flurry of downloading in the final week of the year marks a 51%… Read more »
Joel Madden may be riding the romance rollercoaster, but his identical twin brother Benji is settling in for the long haul. The Good Charlotte guitarist popped the question to his girlfriend, Australian pop singer-turned-actor Sophie Monk, on Christmas Eve, Madden’s rep, Steve Feinberg, confirmed to E! News Tuesday. “They are incredibly happy,” Feinberg said about the couple, who were first spotted together in September, smooching over lunch in Los Angeles. Madden, 27, proposed to Monk, also 27, in her home country, presenting her with a Neil Lane-designed diamond ring. Monk, most recently of light film fare such as Click and… Read more »
Following are previews of albums due out within the next few months from debut acts or under-the-radar artists due for a breakthrough. PAOLO NUTINI Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini, who turns 20 January 9, was one of the most noteworthy breakout artists of 2006 for Atlantic Records in the United Kingdom. After an appearance at South by Southwest in Austin last March, his debut single, “Last Request,” reached No. 5 in July on the British charts and also became a substantial airplay hit. His debut album, “These Streets,” subsequently opened at No. 3 with out-of-the-box sales of 35,000, according to his… Read more »
Season 2, Episode 9. 1st Annual Christmas Special… Originally Aired December 21, 2006 on idobi Radio. Music from The Used, Simple Plan, Descendents, Cartel, Jimmy Eat World, Adam Sandler, 30 Seconds to Mars, Nerf Herder, Relient K, Blink 182.
When Ronald Simmons first heard James Brown’s hit “Cold Sweat,” he was blown away, especially by Brown’s command, “Give the drummer some!” “When I was a kid I would go crazy when I heard that!” said Simmons, 53. “It did something to me: I’ve been drumming for the last 35 years.” Simmons was among thousands of fans waiting Thursday outside the Apollo Theater to pay their respects to Brown, who died on Christmas Day at age 73. As they stood in the cold, many spoke passionately about Brown’s impact on their lives. “He is our royalty, our music royalty,” said… Read more »
