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Fans of Cameron Crowe’s Oscar-winning Almost Famous were left with quite a few questions about the real people that inspired the film’s fictional characters. But none left admirers of the movie more curious than super-groupie Pennie Lane (played by Kate Hudson, who received an Academy Award nomination). Yes, there is a real Pennie Lane, and, yes, she is back. And after a quarter of a century away from music, the real Pennie Lane (not her true surname, but the one she is choosing to use for her music business venture, as well as to protect her privacy) has returned to… Read more »

First there was the computer virus. Now scientists have found a fungus that eats compact discs. Victor Cardenes, of Spain’s leading scientific research body, stumbled across the microscopic creature two years ago, while visiting Belize. Friends complained that in the hot and sticky Central American climate, a CD had stopped working and had developed an odd discoloration that left parts of it virtually transparent. Dr. Cardenes and colleagues at the Superior Council for Scientific Research in Madrid discovered a fungus was steadily eating through the supposedly indestructible disc. The fungus had burrowed into the CD from the outer edge, then… Read more »

Static-X bassist Tony Campos sustained a broken collarbone in a motorcycle accident Monday near his Los Angeles home. The accident will sideline him for the first few dates of the band’s stint alongside monumental metallers Pantera and Slayer on the Extreme Steel Tour. Singer Wayne Static, drummer Ken Jay and new guitarist Tripp Eisen will hit the road Wednesday with their bassist providing only backing vocals, according to the group’s manager. Methods of Mayhem’s Marty O’Brien, whom the band met during last year’s Ozzfest, will assume instrumental duties for the next few weeks until the doctor gives Campos the go-ahead.… Read more »

Legendary artists from different worlds will cross paths to set off a Black Star Power explosion at the First Annual BET Awards on June 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Amazing vocalist Whitney Houston will receive the first-ever BET Lifetime Achievement Award, hand-crafted by revered graffiti artist Carlos “MARE 139” Rodriguez. The two will meet at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel as part of BET’s live star-studded telecast recognizing la creme in music, film and sports. “I am extremely honored to be recognized by Black Entertainment Television in this way,” said Houston about the honor. “BET is the preeminent television network… Read more »

For the second consecutive year, FMiTV Networks, Inc. brings the world’s best pop concert to broadband with a free, live and uncensored webcast of WANGO TANGO. The two-day event takes place on Saturday, June 16th and Sunday, June 17th from 2:45 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. PDT each day from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Britney Spears is a special guest host on Saturday. Artists performing this year include Ricky Martin, Backstreet Boys, Jessica Simpson, Shaggy, Nelly Furtado, Aerosmith, American Hi-Fi, 3LW, Vertical Horizon, Dream, Tyrese, Eden’s Crush, the Blue Man Group, the Bee Gees and more. Plus, Christina Aguilera, Pink,… Read more »

When Weezer said they wanted to get back into the studio as soon as possible after the release of their new album, they weren’t kidding. The band, who put out Weezer two weeks ago, spent Sunday in a Washington, D.C., recording studio laying down demos for 12 new songs, band assistant Karl Koch wrote on the official Weezer Web site. “A local D.C. studio was booked, and the session lasted from 2 p.m. [until] about midnight,” Koch wrote. “The guys worked at an extremely fast pace, but not due to rushing. They had practiced these songs a lot in the… Read more »

Having spent the last few months on the road offering glimpses of their new album, Break the Cycle, “It’s Been Awhile” since Staind returned to their hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. Which helps explain why the estimated crowd of more than 4,000 fans waiting hours in line for an autograph session Thursday at the Westfield Shoppingtown Mall in nearby Enfield, Connecticut, gave the subdued quartet a hero’s welcome. According to industry buzz, Staind’s second major-label album is perched to outsell last week’s Billboard 200 albums chart-topper, Tool’s Lateralus, by approximately 50,000 copies (see). A member of the band’s camp claimed to… Read more »

Clear Channel Radio President and Chief Operating Officer Kenneth O’Keefe is retiring from the company, effective June 30. No successor has yet been named, and Clear Channel Radio Chief Executive Officer Randy Michaels will assume Mr. O’Keefe’s duties on an interim basis. O’Keefe served as the President of Clear Channel Radio since its merger with AMFM in August 2000, and had previously been COO of AMFM which, at the time, was the nation’s largest radio broadcasting company with over 400 stations. O’Keefe’s primary role since the merger has been to integrate the operations of the Clear Channel Radio and AMFM… Read more »

Creed have begun molding the follow-up to 1999’s Human Clay. Frontman Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti have written several songs for the band’s third album and will begin recording tracks in late June or July, according to Creed’s publicist. Though the group has yet to settle on a title, the name Weathered is being considered. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” seems to be Creed’s creed for the new album, as John Kurzweg, who produced both Human Clay and its predecessor, 1997’s My Own Prison, will be at the helm. Proper studios will once again be forgone in… Read more »

Starting May 10, the hottest music ticket in town will be accessible at www.warnerbros.com when Linkin Park raises the cyber roof with their eclectic mix of hard rock, hip-hop and rap as part of Warner Bros. Online’s Live Concert Series. Fans can catch an exclusive Linkin Park concert captured at the Sixth Annual Boarding for Breast Cancer Extreme Sports and Music Festival from Lake Tahoe, Calif., where the band plays selections from their certified platinum debut album “Hybrid Theory,” including the hit singles, “One Step Closer” and “Crawling.” Warner Bros. Online’s seven-camera shoot of the L.A. rap-metal crew, as captured… Read more »