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Uncle Kracker, also known as Matthew Shafer, was arrested today at 4:45am for a second degree forcible sex offense:

Raleigh police arrested Kracker (real name: Matthew Shafer), 33, at an Embassy Suites hotel at around 4:45 a.m., says the site.

TMZ reports that he is being held in North Carolina’s Wake County Jail on $5 million bond and will appear before a judge later on Friday.

I wouldn’t want to “follow” him where he’s at. And, so far no one is calling this second degree forcible sex thing rape, just yet. That’s probably because he’s a celebrity.

Britney’s former assistant, Shannon Funk, has denied claims of any lesbian trysts with Britney Spears:

OK! magazine this week published photos of Spears, 25, and Funk, 21, seemingly naked together in a swimming pool, with Funk cuddling and kissing the pop star on the cheek.

Who cares if they are kissing, etc? Not I, that’s their business….

I should’ve filed this under “Non-event”.

I still love love love me some Def Leppard, so you know that since I missed yesterday’s Regis & Kelly, I had to post this video.

Joe Elliott’s voice is a little different than normal, but he can sing Love Bites to me anytime. To boot, they are absolutely phenomenal in concert!

From an artist that I really don’t care for, comes this gem, “Big girls don’t cry” by the dutchess, Fergie.

I was never really a fan of the Black Eyed Peas, either. But, for some odd reason, I can listen to this song over and over and it wouldn’t bother me one bit.

P.S. Her lips look so fake in this video…

This is an audio only youtube clip, but you can hear the awesome song, “Umbrella” made famous by Rihanna, covered here by Mandy Moore:

I’m still not sure what version I like better. Mandy is showing the world that the umbrella is big enough for two to stand under.

Speed metal icons Slayer may be calling it quits after the next album. According to Starpulse, Tom Araya thinks he is too old to headbang:

He says, “Well, there have been remarks made about seeing an old man headbang, and I have to agree. It’s actually pretty strenuous. That’s why I don’t see it going any further than a certain point in time.

“We have one more record to do, which is our deal with Rick Rubin, and we’ll have to sit down and discuss the future. But I can’t really see myself doing this at a later age.”

I disagree. I think if you can still put out butt kickin’ music, then you definitely should keep doing it. It’s not an age issue, it’s a talent issue. Unfortunately, a lot of bands out there lack talent. In this case, where the talent drips like raining blood, they should keep going!

According to Blabbermouth, Cleveland is paying tribute to Dimebag Darrell Abbott, formerly of Pantera. We’re having a birthday bash in his honor at Peabody’s on Saturday, August 18th, with the doors opening at 7pm.

Dimebag’s real birthday is August 20th, but who wants to have a show on a Monday?

Bands playing include GIRTH, BLACK TOOTH SIN, K PHIT, MORALITY CHECK, VOLUME DEALER, MODF, CHEMICAL MARRIAGE, DEVOLUTION and HATECORE INC. Admission: $6.

Rest in peace, Dimebag!

Good Lord, how long are we really going to let this drag out?!?? It’s sickeningly sad that Kevin Federline doesn’t really care about the safety of his children, but instead, just wants the cash.

Is he broke already? Come on, now!!

Via TMZ:

Alli Sims, Britney’s cousin, was served over the weekend. Kevin’s lawyer wants to take her deposition. Now here’s what’s telling. Federline’s lawyer also wants to take Britney’s depo, but a source connected with Alli says the deposition notice Britney received is all financial — in other words, the references are all about money, not the kids.

Cha-ching! Throw some cash at this clown so we don’t have to keep hearing about him!!b Go away already!!!

Van Halen fans will be happy to know that they are doing their first tour in 22 years with original vocalist, David Lee Roth:

The on-again, off-again Van Halen reunion tour with singer David Lee Roth is once again a go. The quartet announced a 25-date North American tour Monday, including Oct. 16 at the Allstate Arena and Oct. 18 at the United Center.

Tickets ($149.50, $79.50 and $59.50) for the Chicago shows go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday through Ticketmaster.

Personally, I prefer the band with Roth, as opposed to Sammy Hagar. It’s not Van Hagar anymore, folks! Now aren’t you glad that Roth’s stint with the radio station didn’t work out?!?

Now JUMP!

Britney Spears’ cousin and former assistant, Alli Sims, has been served by Kevin Federline’s people. He is trying hard now to win custody or at least more custody of his two infant children, Sean Preston and Jayden James.

She still goes out and parties and hangs out with half naked men in jacuzzis, etc. What is this girl thinking? I think she must need to hit rock bottom before she’s able to climb back up. Rehab for her was just a way to sate the people around her, I don’t think she was going it for herself.

It’s crazy to think this, but maybe the leech would do a better job. He’s gotta be suited to something, cuz it sure aint singing.

And Alli is just sitting back reaping the rewards of nepotism in the music industry.

Take one part old-skool violinist… add on a dash of DJ and phat bassline beats, and you get the duo are Paul Dateh and Inka One:

Britney Spears recently hit someone else’s car & walked away after checking the damage to her own car. The victim, Kim Robard-Rifkin, even allowed Britney three days to be a good person:

But Kim Robard-Rifkin, owner of the damaged silver Mercedes-Benz, filed a police report Thursday after seeing the incident on TV. Robard-Rifkin, 59, even waited three days to give Spears a break, but on Wednesday told the entertainment website CelebTV.com that nobody from Spear’s camp had contacted her about the damaged car.

I hope she is made to step up and do the right thing. Somehow I still got to wonder, if you can’t drive, why not hire someone to do it for you? Jeez, is it that hard to have an ounce of common courtesy? People are all around you, taking pictures and video, dummy!

There is going to be an open casting call for actors and non-actors alike to get their shot at fifteen minutes of fame. If you look like Biggie or know someone who does, then haul your butt on over to BiggieCasting and have your say. That site goes live on August 12th, so you have to wait a few, but if you want your shot at stardom, then it’s worth the wait.

Here’s what the producers had to say about the talent they’re looking for:

”As it relates to the individual Christopher Wallace – his looks, his stature, what he represented, the swagger, the sensibility of the man – all those elements are very difficult to find, no matter where you go,” Barrow said Thursday. ”In the typical Hollywood world, no one came to mind outside of Forest Whitaker who could capture that essence genuinely.”

Can’t ask Forest Whitaker, though, because he’s too old for the part. Even though I’m sure he would’ve nailed it had he been 20 years younger.

What are you waiting for?

I love these little short interviews. And ya gotta love Jeff Hanneman, he’s awesome:

For the rest of the band’s take on the tour with Marilyn Manson, head on over to Blabbermouth and have a listen.

Reports have been flying around recently that British pop star Lily Allen had her U.S. Visa revoked and is not allowed in the country due to attacking a photographer.

At least that’s what we assume. Lily Allen’s US work visa was canceled after she flew into Los Angeles airport to help launch this year’s MTV music awards. It’s thought that Lily’s American ban stems from the assault arrest she received in June, although it could just be that the immigration employee working at LAX upon Lily Allen’s arrival was a super-huge fan of Cheryl Cole out of Girls Aloud and decided to chuck Lily out of the country for calling her a bitch once.

Other reports are saying that she has called this “rubbish”:

Her manager Neale Easterby also confirms Allen’s September gigs in America will go ahead as planned. He adds, “She’s in Las Vegas right now. She will be there until Thursday shooting a video with Common and Kanye West for Common’s track ‘Drivin’ Me Wild.’”

Well, here’s hoping that she’s allowed to stick around. Now, I must go listen to “Smile” again….sheesh…

Britney Spears has not been batting 1,000 lately. Just recently, she was spotted hitting someone else’s car. She actually got out to check the damage–to her own car! This dimwit didn’t even think to check out what she did to the poor victim’s station wagon:

As the Britster was pulling into a Studio City vitamin store on Monday, she banged her Mercedes into a parked station wagon in a botched attempt at parking. After scraping up her wheels in the crash, Brit screamed, “I’m a brainiac!” Well, there’s no denying it now!

No one ever claimed she was the sharpest tool in the shed.

It’s that time again, folks. American Idol has recently started their new search for the next Idol.

In Dallas, Texas, wannabe singers and really crappy crooners are already gathering for their 15 seconds of fame:

Many people from all over Texas headed over to Tax Stadium Saturday to have the opportunity to audition for the biggest singing competition in the world and the most popular show on television.

There were no sign of Simon, Paula, or Randy anywhere to be found and it is expected that they will not be at the first wave of auditions, they have to go through the really bad ones first.

I’d love to be a fly on the wall for that one. Can you imagine all of the people there that think they can really sing?!? And, of course, the people who actually have talent and get overlooked in lieu of someone more entertaining, ala Sanjaya?

Ha! I kinda figured this would happen. Apparently, Slayer should’ve chosen a better act to tour with….maybe a band like, say, Megadeth, for instance?

I didn’t think Marilyn Manson would bring it to a show with speed metal icons, Slayer.

Opening with a piano/violin opera-style introduction, Manson kicked off his 14-song set with “If I Was Your Vampire.”

The song was plagued with sound issues three quarters of the way through, as Manson’s microphone was inaudible for the much of the last verse and the last rendition of the chorus.

Manson spent a good chunk of the 90-minute set putting jackets and top hats on, while finishing virtually every other song by slamming his microphone on stage as he walked off to add things to his stage attire.

Per Starpulse, I’ve been reading that Amy Winehouse is going to be on the next issue of Vogue Magazine.

Apparently, she was hand selected by evil editor Anna Wintour due to her album Back to Black:

Winehouse took part in a photo shoot with renowned snapper Bruce Weber in Miami, Florida last month. A source tells British newspaper The Mirror, “An order from Anna Wintour is like a royal command and the order was ‘Get me Amy’. Anna loved Amy’s album so much that she just had to have her.”

Personally, I don’t think Amy Winehouse has any class due to her spitting on fans. She is gross and disgusting and shouldn’t be coveted as a fashion role model, or any kind of role model for that matter.

Def Leppard frontman, Joe Elliott, turned 48 on August 1st! I think he still looks great for his age.

Keep rockin’ Joe & we’ll keep listening!

Disclaimer: You know this was just another reason to post a picture of his mug :D

I’m just happy to hear that Ozzy is out of the hospital…The Ozman must go on!

Rock star Ozzy Osbourne has been treated in a US hospital for a “knotted vein” in his leg, according to a spokeswoman from his management team.
In a statement released over the weekend, they said he had a “minor outpatient procedure” at Denver’s Rose Medical Center and was “doing well”.

What’s next? First Paul Stanley, now Ozzy?