Tommy Lee and Ludacris Reality Show

As Jeffree Trudeau, President of Bamboo Technologies, the company behind the project says, "Our buildings range in size from a 120 sq ft tropical bungalow, like those assembled on Battleground Earth, to an over 3000 sq ft, fully insulated, 2 story Bamboo Mansion. The smaller kits assemble in a matter of days, and in the case of Tommy Lee and Ludacris, in a matter of hours, making them particularly attractive for disaster relief." - more on this story

Fans Vs Radiohead

antiMusic reports: Somebody rained on DC Radiohead fans' parade and they are mad! Reuters has the story: British rock band Radiohead's rain-drenched show near Washington D.C. last weekend has triggered an Internet-driven firestorm, with message boards and the blogosphere lighting up amid fan frustration.

The area around the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Va., was hammered by monsoon-like conditions last Sunday, with an estimated four inches of rain and flooding forcing road closures and paralyzing traffic. Hundreds or thousands of fans -- depending on who is estimating -- were extremely late or unable to get into the show.

As such, many fans have taken to the Internet to vent their dissatisfaction, with neither the venue, the promoter nor the band being spared. One area blogger offers this headline: "Radiohead (at) Nissan: You Both Suck." - that's nothing, read more

Pearl Jamming Slow, Rihanna Tops Leona, Guns N' Rags, DMX Pleas, Shania and Mutt Split, Baby Black, Hot Chip Tour as Hate Machine Reunite

antiMusic reports: Here are some Friday quicks to put you in the mood to do very little work today as you think about the weekend. Pearl Jam has gotten a start on its next album, but it's still in "its very infant stages" according to guitarist Mike McCready. "We've had one session of writing and it has yielded ... about five ideas so far," McCready told Billboard.com during a conference call with reporters about this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival, which Pearl Jam will headline on June 14. "Some of it's kind of poppy and some of it's a little hard. We want it to grow up a little bit. We have to revisit it a few times."

Rihanna's 'Take A Bow' Has Overtaken Leona Lewis's 'Bleeing Love' At The Top Of The US Billboard Hot 100. Rihanna's Scoop Comes Thanks To First Week Digital-Download Sales In Excess Of 267,000 Copies – Which Saw Her Climb From Number 53-1. more

Guns N Roses drummer Matt Sorum officially launched his new line of clothing at a star-studded grand opening of his Sorum Noce boutique in Los Angeles last night (May 14). The famed drummer, who also plays for Velvet Revolver, has teamed up with designer Max Noce to put out a line of men's clothing with a rock 'n roll edge.

Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstar and 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son named Eja.

DMX has pleaded not guilty to felony drug possession and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. more

Hot Chip have announced plans for an upcoming fall tour. The party begins with two dates in LA and will wrap up a few weeks later in ATL. more

Brad and Angelina have nothing on pop icon Frank Black/Black Francis/Charles Thompson who welcomed his fifth child into his family. Jude Oliver Francis Thompson was born to the former Pixies vocalist and his wife Violet on May 1 at 12:11PM at the Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, OR. Jude was 20 inches long and weighed in at 6 pounds, 14 ounces. He joins big brothers and sisters Julian, Annabelle, Jack and Lucy.

Duran Duran has created an exclusive video podcast series that gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the band's latest album Red Carpet Massacre, as well as a glimpse of the creative process surrounding the video "Falling Down." In-studio footage with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland launches this week and will be featured on the front page of MSN Music. Additional podcasts are being released throughout the entire month of May with 4-5 new episodes featured each week. Exclusive backstage interview footage with Nick Rhodes captured by Zune prior to the band's first U.S. tour date in Seattle will be rolling out in weekly installments as well. Duran Duran fans can link to the band's profile in the Zune online music community through http://www.zune.net/duranduran

Hate Machine will reunite for one show this summer. The concert will take place on Friday, August 8 at the Water Street Music Hall in the group's hometown. - more

Alejandro Escovedo Opening for Dave Matthews

PR reports: With the impending release of his 9th solo album Real Animal, Alejandro Escovedo will hit the road as the opening act for the Dave Matthews Band beginning June 9th

Alejandro will perform with his full band which consists of: David Pulkingham (guitar), Josh Gravelin (bass), Hector Munoz (drums), Susan Voelz (violin) and Brian Standefer (cello).

A prolific and influential musician, Alejandro Escovedo will further kick off this much-anticipated release with two national TV performances. On Friday, June 20th, Alejandro and band will perform on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien and on day of release, Tuesday, June 24th, Escovedo and band will make a special appearance on NBC's The Today Show. - more on this story

Rush Founder Died of Heart Attack

Metal Underground reports: It has been revealed that the tragic death of original Rush drummer John Rutsey was caused by a heart attack he suffered in his sleep due to a lifelong battle with diabetes.

The following message was published in the National Post on May 15: "Rutsey, John Howard - It is with deep sadness that John's family announces his untimely passing due to complications from his lifelong affliction with diabetes, at age 55.

Donations may be made in John's memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 7100 Woodbine Avenue, Suite 311, Markham, ON, L3R 5J2 (online: www.jdrf.ca, by phone: 905-944-4631). Online Condolences: newbiggingfh@rogers.com." - more metal news

Top 50 Nude Music Stars

antiMusic reports: Gigwise continues their tradition of musical photo galleries but this time they do it in he buff. Here you go: Robbie Williams, Britney Spears and Tommy Lee have all got naked to a certain extent in their time. As a result, they're amongst the 50 acts who have made it into Gigwise's new Naked Ambition gallery.

Ever wondered what some of the biggest names in music look like without any clothes on or wondered just what possessed them to do such a thing? Well this is your chance to find out.

Here Gigwise looks at 50 musicians that have either got naked, semi-naked or expose so much flesh that they leave very little to the imagination. - Click here if you have the stomach for it.

Stone Temple Pilots Add More Dates

antiMusic reports: Stone Temple Pilots have added more than a dozen new dates as they get ready to kick off their reunion tour this weekend. Here is the PR: One of this summer's most highly-anticipated music events has arrived.

Stone Temple Pilots' long-awaited reunion tour, their first trek together in 8 years, is set to kick off this Saturday, May 17th in Columbus, OH. The 60-city tour will bring the iconic band's brand of charismatic musicianship and exhilarating live shows to amphitheatres all across North America.

On the eve of the tour's kick-off, the band is excited to announce newly added dates for their reunion tour, which will keep Stone Temple Pilots on the road through October. - all of the dates

Race An Issue in R. Kelly Trial

AP reports: Jury selection was completed at R. Kelly's child pornography trial Thursday amid contentious exchanges between prosecutors and defense attorneys, who accused each other of trying to stack the panel along racial lines.

Of the 12 jurors who will open the case, eight are white and four are black. The four alternates include two blacks, one Hispanic and one white.

Defense attorneys objected several times as prosecutors used challenges to have several blacks dismissed from the jury pool. - more on this story

Courtney Love Recording More Non Hits?

idolator reports: Courtney Love's been working with Linda Perry on Nobody's Daughter, her second solo album, for almost three years.

But word is starting to filter out that she's scrapped everything and will start fresh with her band's guitarist Micko Larrikin, formerly of the British group Larrikin Love (no relation), at the helm.

Wasn't Courtney's album supposed to come out on Perry's label, though? - more on this story

Gnarls Barkley Secret Show

PR reports: MySpace today announced its 150th installment of the hugely popular Secret Show franchise, an original concert series that fuses the online and offline music experience and further connects fans and bands through intimate, "friends only" performances.

This landmark 150th Secret Show will feature Grammy award winning artist and fan favorite, Gnarls Barkley, who launched their US career two years ago with a MySpace Secret Show, their first live concert in the states.

The 150th Secret Show will take place in New York City on June 8th. The exact location is still a "secret" but fans can visit http://myspace.com/secretshows to learn more about the upcoming show. - more on this story

3 Doors Down, Staind and Hinder Tour Details

PR reports: 3 Doors Down announced today their plans for a full headline summer tour in celebration of the upcoming self-titled Universal Republic Records release, 3 Doors Down, to be made available everywhere on May 20th. 3 Doors Down promises the shows will be one of the summer concert season's more rocking bills, tearing it up live across the US with two of the most invincible road warrior bands, Boston-based Staind and notorious Oklahoma fivesome Hinder.

In a show of their heartfelt affection for their fans, 3 Doors Down is also taking on the hard-hit economy, creating flexible, fan-friendly ticket prices that will vary in price, starting at $25 at all venues. Front man Brad Arnold affirms he recalls a thing or two as a huge music fan himself about saving a penny in order to see your favorite rock band.

"Being from Mississippi, I remember how great it was to head out to a rock concert as soon as the weather broke," says Brad. "We're so grateful to our fans for being there through thick and thin and supporting our new single "It's Not My Time," the idea of keeping ticket prices down is just one way we plan to return the favor. Of course, the upside to this is we will be accepting no excuses when it comes to having a great time at one of our shows." - dates

Ashlee and Wentz Have a Price

antiMusic reports: The celebutardity has to stop. Imagine a "magazine" paying over a million bucks for wedding photos of a celeb couple. It's happening. TMZ has the story: At least someone cares enough to pay cold hard cash for pregnant bride Ashlee Simpson's wedding pics!

Sources tell us People mag is shelling out "well over" one milllll-ion dollars (yes, as in seven figures) for pictures of Ash and guylinered Pete Wentz. That's probably more than she's made -- total -- from her "singing."

For their part the mag says "We're thrilled that celebrities continue to choose PEOPLE as the place to share their most intimate photos. We do not comment on specifics of any deals." - more on this story

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