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Robert Pattinson stopped by Norman’s Rare Guitars in Tarzana, California, yesterday where he was asked by the owner to autograph the Fender guitar that he was looking at.

Robert complied and signed the Telecaster, which is now on eBay to benefit the Midnight Mission. The auction’s starting price is $3,000 and so far, has no bids. You can view the auction here.

According to the auction, Midnight Mission provides an array of life changing sevices for homeless men, women and children. They include education, job training and placement, drug and alcohol treatment and referral services. Additionally, we provide basic subsistence services and transitional housing for families.

The auction description:

Brand new Fender Telecaster signed by ultra hot Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen) from the Twilight movie series and Remember Me. Robert happened to shopping for instruments at Norm’s Rare Guitars and Norm (a great friend of The Midnight Mission), asked him if he’d sign a guitar that could be auctioned off to support the services of the charity. Robert was gracious enough to say yes and do it. This terrifically talented actor and singer/musician even consented to have his picture taken with the signed instrument. I didn’t post it here, but have it available for authentication (believe it or not this humble actor is bit camera shy when not at work). Get this now!! I have seen tons of signed pictures and posters, but not a Fender guitar. And as you real fans know, Robert is an excellent musician – he plays piano, guitar and sings! So it’s a winner – a great and unique gift for you or someone you love and you help people who don’t always feel loved.

Kudos!

Happy St. Patty’s day boys and girls! One of the perks of running your own blog-o-site intarweb thing like my girlfriend and I here at EarSucker do is that we can enjoy the drinking holidays by actually going out and listening to all that awesome Irish music in person while getting drunk to boot. We’ll share our drunken stories if you share yours…

But right now, I really need some Irish music suggestions from you guys and gals in the comments to get the pre-bar festivities going here, so if you know of any Irish punk, rap, rock, indie or whetever you can think of, post that shit in the comments! (more…)

I just love this video by Foxy Shazam!, and think they sound a lot like the ballads of Queen mashed with the more mellow Aerosmith guitar journeys with maybe a little of that Anthony Keidis funk for good measure. Take a listen for yourself after the jump. (more…)

Britney Spears conservatorship to end? – Hollywood Dame

Check out these awesome beats! – Lucky Base Productions

Shia LaBeouf lookin’ hot in GQ – Amy Grindhouse

Justin Bieber is going on tour this year – Daily Stab

Heidi Montag got herself a JOB! – I Need My Fix

American Idol plans to rape & murder the Rolling Stones – Dipped In Cream

Johnny Depp is getting serviced – Popbytes

Michael Lohan had a heart attack – Celebrity Smack

Sam Lutfi never thought Britney Spears was crazy in 2008 – Poor Britney

Corey Haim laid to rest – Celebrity Dirty Laundry

Jessica Simpson is ugly in Price Of Beauty video – Busy Bee Blogger

Tiger Woods is returning to golf – Gossips Anonymous

Michelle Branch gets inked – Celebrity Hot Sauce

Britney Spears is back on the dating market, after she and agent Jason Trawick have split up.

E News reveals that the twosome broke up in February and were last seen together hitting up a McDonald’s on Valentine’s Day.

A source said, “They were fighting a lot and have not been getting along. They both just needed to take a break from each other. It wasn’t working out.”

The snitch also reveals that they may get back together and he is still her agent. But that would explain why he was dissing her music at Paris Hilton’s birthday party.

Paula Abdul was rumored to be joining Dancing With The Stars and even Simon Cowells’s newest venture in the US, X Factor, but rumor has it that she will be hosting and/or judging a new Star Search remake.

The show ran from 1983 to 1995, with host Ed McMahon running things. In 2004, Arsenio Hall tried to take the helm, but was unsuccessful. Now Paula is said to be taking over as host/judge for the show.

According to the Ausiello Files, Paula is in the process of closing the deal for the show:

The Alphabet network had been wooing Abdul since last summer when she officially announced her departure from Idol. There was talk of her joining Dancing With the Stars in some capacity, but a deal never came to fruition. It’s not clear if Abdul’s Star Search gig would preclude her from joining former colleague Simon Cowell as a judge on the forthcoming US version of his UK monster hit, The X Factor, which is slated to debut on Fox in the fall of 2011. (Star Search is being targeted for this summer.)

Do you think this is a good career move for Paula? Or should she have waited for X Factor to make its stateside debut?

Scott Weiland fell out with Velvet Revolver and retreated back to Stone Temple Pilots to record some new material. Now, he’s coming out against the wives of the band members, saying that it’s their fault the band split up in the first place.

According to Spinner, the singer said, “Everyone was a rock star. There were petty jealousies. Then the wives got involved with the business of the band, and that was the beginning of the downfall. When Velvet Revolver first got together it was great. We had all been through the same experiences, and it felt like a gang.”

That’s funny, because I heard that the band kicked him out in favor of searching for a new singer. It’s not like their wives came between all of them.

What do you think?

According to Contact Music, Gorillaz have been accused of stealing their new song, Stylo from Eddy Grant’s song, Time Warp.

Eddy said, “I am outraged that the Gorillaz have infringed the copyright of my song Time Warm claiming their song Stylo to be an original compilation. My song sits almost note to note with their release and is a blatant rip off. Time Warp is a very popular song and has been a staple of the DJ scene for many years and I feel total disrespect from Gorillaz and their management company, especially as they are an established act. I am very angrey that this was not picked up by our mutual publisher EMI’s administration division. It’s such an obvious copy that from day one the band and their management should have taken control of this situation with EMI publishing. I would like the outcome to be that the band admits that they have lifted my song, that I have a full credit for the song and an apology from the band.”

After the jump for the comparison side by side! (more…)

Howard Stern ruffled some feathers when he spoke about Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe’s weight. Now, Jessica Simpson is weighing in on the debate, because, she, too, has been the subject of public scrutiny over her weight.

Jessica said, “I’m actually surprised somebody had the cojones to say that. I just think that’s really disrespectful. It’s unfortunate because she walked the red carpet at the Oscars and she owned it. She was beautiful. There was no denying that she did not think she was the most beautiful person on that red carpet. She was just owning that moment for herself. She had such confidence and I absolutely 100 percent think she could get anything in the world that she wants.”

While Susan Boyle was away recording her part in Simon Cowell’s charity single for Haiti, Everybody Hurts, her home was being broken into. She arrived back at her West Lothian home to find the intruder.

A source said, “Susan got home to find an intruder halfway up her stairs. She was with another female, who was dropping her off, it is just as well she was.”

The teenager ran past Susan and made a break for it.

A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said, “A 16-year-old youth has been arrested and charged in connection with a theft that happened at a property in Blackburn.”

Lady Gaga has just announced her 2010 Monster Ball tour dates for the U.S. and Canada. Will you be attending?

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MTV has made their position on Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s new video for Telephone loud and clear: They don’t want any part of it.

The network that was once known for playing music videos regularly has said that Telephone is too provocative and thus, have banned it.

It’s not like the network plays much other than reality television programming anyways, so it’s really not a big loss. I guess they just wanted the publicity for saying no, even though they wouldn’t have played it anyways.

See the official video here.

According to Page Six, mother of eight, Kate Gosselin, is being a total diva on the set of Dancing With The Stars.

Reportedly, her behavior caused Johnny Weir to pull out of the show because he didn’t want to work alongside her.

A DWTS source said, “Kate doesn’t want anything to do with other contestants…While there’s a lot of camaraderie among the crew and other stars including Pamela Anderson, Kate has set herself apart…She wants to be queen bee.”

Another source said, “She’s been rehearsing in Pennsylvania to be near her kids. For the short time she was in L.A., she and the cast got along great.”

The show makes its tenth season debut on March 22, 2010. Who will you be rooting for?

Miley Cyrus recently did an interview with KIIS FM and spoke about lip syncing, acting and her haters.

She said, “I may not be the best singer in the world, but I don’t lip sync, I’m honest. I’m honest in acting, too. I’m doing what I like, people that are dogging me probably aren’t, which is why they’re down on me. I want to tell them ‘go get a hobby!’”

When speaking of boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, Miley said, “I feel like I’ve been with people before, both in the public eye and out of the public eye, that may need something from me. He’s not like that. He was already successful, he was already cast in a movie, he didn’t need me for that. He doesn’t need me to make him famous.”

That last bit sounds like a dig on her ex-boyfriend, Justin Gaston. What do you think?

If you’ve heard Dakota Fanning sing the popular Runaways hit, Cherry Bomb, then you may have assumed that the sixteen-year-old actress was planning to forge ahead with a music career.

Dakota says that she has rejected offers to launch a singing career after her portrayal of Cherie Currie, saying that she would faint if she had to perform her own music.

She said, “I never thought of myself as a singer. I’ve always been kind of self-conscious about singing but I’ve realized if I’m playing a character I can do it because I kind of get to hide behind her a little bit. But just as Dakota Fanning, I would pass out.”

I thought she sounded great! What did you think?

Lady Gaga performed to a packed house in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday night. The singer looked like she was about to pass out and laid down on the stage as she sang Bad Romance.

According to the video poster, Gaga was exhausted and several people had already passed out from dehydration due to the heat.

Check out the video for yourself: (more…)