prettyneons (Free subscription) | yesterday
EEK(can you start a sentence with ekk?Too late just did)I received the best phone call ever this morning which began with, "So would you like to join Newlook then?" Huh what-who- me? *Screams down phone with a loud sharp raw and excited, proper girly screech "Oh my god yesssss!" Those four simple words are all I could think to say. "Great hows Wednesday for you, can you begin...
Joystiq (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Each week Mark Methenitis contributes Law of the Game on Joystiq ("LGJ"), a column on legal issues as they relate to video games : CJ Sorg Well, after the incident with Courtney Love and Kurt , it looks like the whole issue of famous musicians in games is back in the press with No Doubt suing Activision over Band Hero . A one time event is an anomaly, but twice in just a few months suggests...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive Last month, Rufus Wainwright , who recently released the CD/DVD 'Live in Milwaukee,' took part in Gavin Friday 's 50th birthday celebration at Carnegie Hall. It was quite the extravagant affair and Wainwright found himself on stage at times with Scarlett Johansson (with whom he dueted), Courtney Love , U2 and more. Wainwright confesses...
Hctor.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
In the span of two months, Activision has ticked off Courtney Love and No Doubt by letting unlockable avatars sing songs from other genres.
Switched (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Filed under: Video Games , Celebrities Yesteryear's teen ska sensations No Doubt have filed suit against Activision Blizzard , Inc. over a depiction of frontwoman Gwen Stefani in the new game ' Band Hero .' Although No Doubt signed a contract allowing Activision to use the band's music and likenesses, the lawsuit maintains that the contract did not give Activision clearance to feature Stefani's avatar...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Yid. Poof. Paki. Retard. No, don't worry, I haven't lost my marbles or done away with my brake mechanism. Ian Birrell has written an interesting article in today's Independent about the modern day useage of the word 'retard'. This word seems to be acceptable in modern parlance in a way with other words are not. Ian is the father of a daughter with learning disabilities and explains how he is cut to...
A.L.C. Profile (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Death Harrison developed throat cancer, which was discovered in 1997 after a lump on his neck was analysed. [ 156 ] He attributed it to his smoking in the 1960s. Early in May 2001, it was revealed that he had undergone an operation at the Mayo Clinic to remove a cancerous growth from one of his lungs. [ 157 ] In July of that year, it was reported that Harrison was receiving radiotherapy for a brain...
Make me Heal (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Kurt Cobain’ widow Courtney Love has undergone her share of plastic surgery disasters since his death in 1994. But her days of going under the knife are over, thanks to a chance encounter with Jocelyn Wildenstein, aka Catwoman. At 45, Courtney has undergone two or three nose jobs, lip augmentations, breast implants and liposuction. But [...]
Video Game Reviews, Video Game Blog, Video Game News &... (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
tsk tsk Activision for not learning their lesson with the whole Courtney Love suing them for turning Kurt Cobain into an avatar that can play songs with many of the games playlist not written or sang by Kurt in real life. Now its No Doubt in the spot light claiming that Activision and Band hero [...] Related posts: Activision Announces DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, and Band Hero LEGO Rock Band: Queen Guitar...
GamePolitics.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Hot on the heals of the release of Activision's Band Hero , the group No Doubt has filed suit against the game publisher for turning them into a "virtual karaoke circus act." According to the Los Angeles Times , the suit alleges No Doubt's contract with Activision only allowed the band's likeness to be used in three of its own songs, but in reality the band can be made to sing up to 62 different...
HotelChatter - (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Tucked away in a strip with an independent movie theater and chain stores like Jamba Juice is an unassuming hotel with a bad-boy rock 'n' rolla past. The Days Inn Lincoln Park is nicknamed the Rock & Roll Days Inn for its musician clientele, which includes Sean Lennon, Twisted Sister, Nelly Furtado, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dave Matthews, KRS One and the Foo Fighters . It's rumored to be the place where...
MTV Newsroom (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A few months ago, there was a bit of a flap over the use of Kurt Cobain's likeness in the video game "Guitar Hero 5." Specifically, fans, former bandmates and Courtney Love were all bothered by the fact that you could manipulate the game to make the Nirvana frontman's avatar sing songs by Bon Jovi [...]
Pocket-lint (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Claims it turns them into a "virtual karaoke act" No Doubt, Gwen Stefani's band who had a hit with the song "Don't Speak", have sued the publishers of Band Hero , Activision Blizzard, over their likeness in the game. The band complained that they were breaching their contract by allowing them to be turned into a virtual karaoke act. In the game, it's possible to unlock Gwen Stefani...
TechRadar (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
American rockers No Doubt have taken offence to Activision using their likeness in the company's new Band Hero game and are suing for breach of contract. The band, fronted by Gwen Stefani, had signed on the dotted line for Activision to use its music and likeness in the game but are upset that their avatars can be used to play other songs not composed by No Doubt. One of these tracks is the rather...
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Say they didn't agree to sing others' songs. The members of pop act No Doubt are suing Activision over the use of their avatars in Guitar Hero spin-off Band Hero. Their complaint is the same as Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love's over the appearance of the Nirvana frontman as a playable character in Guitar Hero 5 - that their likenesses can be used to play other people's songs. No Doubt - i.e. Gwen...
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ineedmyfix | 08/19/2009
Rene Zellwegger and her bangin body are outside the Good Morning America studios. I didn’t watch it and I haven’t seen any video, but if I were interviewing her, I would be grilling her about Bradley Cooper . And by grilling I mean cameras off, locking her in a room and demanding to know the details of her affair with my man. Charlize Theron is on the beach in Malibu with her beloved dogs. Courtney...
ineedmyfix | 07/30/2009
Gossip Girl ’s Taylor Momsen celebrates her 16th birthday performing with her band The Pretty Reckless at the Hiro Ballroom in New York City. When I quickly glanced at these pictures (for a split second) I thought Courtney Love? Clearly Taylor is much healthier looking but I would never think these are pictures from a girl’s sweet 16th birthday party . Pics here
sonupt5@gmail.com | 05/13/2009
Hollywood madam Michelle Braun cozies up to federal agents Mickey Rourke, Charlie Sheen, Jose Canseco, Courtney Love and several Playmates are among those whose names have turned up in records provided to authorities — though none of them has been accused of any wrongdoing. Braun, aka “Nici,” is due to be arraigned Monday in federal court in Santa Ana, Calif., as part of an agreement to “cooperate
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