Off The
Record...
Limp Bizkit
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One of the most unique bands
working today, Limp Bizkit throws together a lethal barrage of cutting edge
sounds that work quite well together. Not content to play to stereotypes, this
mixture of hard and heavy songwriters show a lighter side of themselves in their
hit cover of George Michaels Faith, which just happens to be one of the best
remakes ever recorded. Take a chance on this one.
At The
Movies...
8 MM
Nicolas Cage stars as Welles, a
private investigator whose life takes a dangerous turn after a wealthy widow
hires him to look into a can of 8-millimeter film left in her husband's safe
that eventually leads the unsuspecting P.I. into the seedy underworld of
hardcore pornography. Cage handles this brooding, disturbing character
brilliantly as he tries not to succumb to darker forces. Not for all audiences.
On Video...
The Waterboy
This goofball comedy has Adam Sandler as a misfit 31-year-old Cajun football waterboy who's been tormented all
his life by everyone around him, until he joins a losing college football team
and learns to transform his anger into awesome tackles. Sparkling slapstick
mixed with some bathroom humor, not everyone will appreciate this film, but for
the fans that love Sandlers work (and there are millions of them) this is the
perfect hit.
The Buzz...
ZZ Top
has slapped the Chrysler Corporation with a $15 million lawsuit, alleging that
the auto manufacturer used one of its songs without permission in a video to
promote the Plymouth Prowler at the 1996 Detroit Auto Show
John L. Goldwater, the man
credited with creating Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge and
Betty Cooper, has died at age 83.
Scream 3 will be in
theatres this December, with stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and
David Arquette expected to reprise their roles.
After ten years and over 200
episodes, Mystery Science Theater 3000 will conclude its run after its
next season on the Sci-Fi Channel, which has declined to order any more
episodes.
The BBC's classic Dr. Who
character, who faded from the airwaves in 1989, will return in the guise of
Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean), for a comedy special. Atkinson will be the ninth
actor to portray the time-traveling doctor.
R.E.M. will score
the upcoming Andy Kaufman biopic, Man on the Moon. They'll also
write a new song for the film, which stars Jim Carrey and Courtney
Love.
IEG, the company that distributed
the Tommy Lee-Pamela Anderson sex video, has posted online nude photos of
Luciana Gimenez, the model who claims she's pregnant by Mick Jagger.
The pics were taken before her pregnancy.
David Foster
is trying to convince Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, and Celine
Dion to go on tour with opera star Andrea Bocelli for Three Divas
and a Tenor. Each performance would reportedly be broadcast on
pay-per-view, with the requisite CD and other marketing ventures to follow.
Bruce Springsteen
will perform with the E Street Band when he's inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame March 15. Only Springsteen, not the
band, will be inducted.
Aerosmith will
headline the Toxic Twin Towers Ball June 26 at London's Wembley Stadium.
The Black Crowes, Lenny Kravitz and the Goo Goo Dolls are also on
the all-day show's bill.
The Artist formerly known as
Prince has filed a copyright- and trademark-infringement lawsuit against
nine Web sites, with allegations that include selling bootlegged recordings and
offering unauthorized song downloads.
Heavy metal hair bands Poison,
Ratt, Cinderella and Great White are expected to hit the road with a
package tour that will start Memorial Day. The tour is jokingly titled Exile
From Mainstream.
With her #1's disc topping the 3
million-unit plateau, Mariah Carey is the first female artist to have
eight consecutive albums to reach that threshold. |