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Soon after Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes died in a car accident last April in Honduras, the surviving members of TLC said they had no plans to replace her. And both Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas insist that more than a year after losing Left Eye, nothing has changed. “No one can replace Lisa, myself or T-Boz,” Chilli tells AP Radio. “It doesn’t go down like that.” They say they don’t ever plan to find a new third member for the best-selling female group of all time. Chilli says it’s like losing a part of your body – there’s… Read more »

Dave Grohl has called his Probot side project album a death metal Supernatural, but don’t look for it to dominate the Grammys or the Billboard albums chart. “It’s not unlike the Santana record in that it really kicks ass, but it’s not the kind of thing that you’d expect,” Grohl said backstage at Saturday’s KROQ Weenie Roast. “There’s a certain kind of person that will like the Probot record, and there aren’t that many of those people…. I mean, it’s not meant to, like, make money.” Probot’s album – which features Grohl, Zwan guitarist Matt Sweeney and Foo Fighters producer… Read more »

Eminem, the headliner of Summer Jam 10, took time on stage to show his anger toward the Source magazine. During a break in his performance on Tuesday (June 3) at Giants Stadium, Eminem hurled his 2000 Source Award for Lyricist Of The Year to the ground. The rapper has been involved in an ongoing feud with Source magazine co-owner Ray Benzino, who has accused Eminem of taking advantage of and destroying the hip-hop culture to further his personal gain. Eminem and his mentor, Dr. Dre, subsequently pulled all of their ads from the magazine. Eminem ended his set with a… Read more »

When he belted out “Somewhere I Belong,” we’re guessing Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington didn’t mean that somewhere to be a hospital bed. But the alternametal band’s frontman has been confined to a Los Angeles-area hospital since Friday battling a mystery malady, the group’s label has announced. Bennington was admitted to an undisclosed hospital “after an attack of severe back and abdominal pains,” according to a statement from Warner Bros. Records released Tuesday on Linkin Park’s Website (www.linkinpark.com). “Bennington remains hospitalized as doctors are still trying to determine the cause of these ailments.” With Bennington idled in sick bay… Read more »

Texas-based punk rockers Bowling For Soup’s latest single to be released to radio is “Punk Rock 101.” The track is one of three that the band went back into the studio to record earlier this year with producer Butch Walker. In addition to “Punk Rock 101,” the band recorded “Smile,” and a cover of the ’80s A Flock of Seagulls hit “I Ran.” The band said that it is planning to re-release their album, Drunk Enough To Dance, with the new tracks included on it. Vocalist Jaret Von Erich and Christopher Van Malmsteen explained that in addition to making fun… Read more »

The San Diego rock group Switchfoot are continuing to make an extraordinary impact with their Columbia/RED Ink debut “The Beautiful Letdown.” The album debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #85 the first week of its release and is still currently on the chart at #187, with sales nearing the 100,000 mark. Switchfoot have embarked on a U.S. headlining tour over the last three months, selling out nearly every show well in advance, in top markets including New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Chicago, Nashville and recently in Los Angeles at both The House of Blues on June 13th as well… Read more »

Pop singer Avril Lavigne performed a free concert for students at a high school that won a radio contest. Teens flocked to the Dunkirk High School gymnasium Monday to hear the 18-year-old Canadian, who wore an oversized red T-shirt, baggy pants and a pair of vintage sunglasses. “I think it’s the fact she’s our age and being herself,” said junior Katie Abramowicz. “Her fame is not based on her looks. She’s original in her music and the way she dresses.” The students won the regional High School Spirit Contest sponsored by Buffalo’s Kiss 98.5 by collecting about 950,000 index cards… Read more »

FACELESS, the third album from Republic/Universal stars, GODSMACK, has just been certified platinum by the RIAA, signifying sales of more than 1,000,000 units. The band has reached this benchmark a mere 5 weeks after the album’s release in April. The album debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. The amazing sales story is due in no small part to the success of the album’s first single, “Straight Out Of Line,” at radio. The song immediately ascended to no. 1 at Active, Mainstream & Heritage Rock radio & top 10 at the Modern Rock format. No stranger to… Read more »

Norah Jones fans who couldn’t quite make it down to lower Manhattan to see the Grammy-winner perform during the Tribeca Film Festival can catch her in concert on MTV and VH1. “100 Percent NYC: A Concert Celebrating the Tribeca Film Festival” is scheduled to air simultaneously on both cable music channels at 8 p.m. EDT Saturday. The show took place in Battery Park during the second annual festival, which ran May 3-11. The Roots, Sean Paul, Robbie Williams and Jewel also performed, along with comedians Wanda Sykes, Denis Leary and Jimmy Fallon. The hour-long broadcast will include behind-the-scenes footage from… Read more »

P. Diddy has Sean John, Jay-Z has Roc-A-Wear and Nelly has Vokal… and now hip-hop’s other megastar, Eminem, is making his way onto the backs and caps of young fans everywhere. The rapper will be debuting his Shady Limited clothing line this weekend with a collection of T-shirts and hats, followed by a more extensive line of jogging suits, pants and jackets later this summer. According to the line’s spokesmodels and Em’s “8 Mile” co-stars, Omar “Big O” Miller (Sol George) and Evan Jones (Cheddar Bob), all of the Shady Limited clothes had to pass the rapper’s comfort requirement before… Read more »