Tattooed love boy Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit seems to think he has something going on with Britney Spears, according to an enigmatic post on the band’s website dated 1/11: and all this stuff about britney and me is everywhere. its like WHOA!! anybody out there who has a serious …

This will do it: Baseball owners unanimously approved commissioner Bud Selig’s proposal to have the league that wins the All-Star game get home-field advantage in the World Series. Selig came up with the plan following last year’s All-Star game, which ended in a 7-7, 11-inning tie when both leagues ran …

MTV’s TRL has been featuring punkish rock bands performing live all week under the banner of “Spankin’ New Bands Week.” They’ve already run through the Donnas (if ten years is “spankin’ new”), The Used, Simple Plan, New Found Glory, and tomorrow Good Charlotte storms the stage. I don’t know Simple …

That is the motto of the Power Line Communications Association. What is power line communication? The new generation of Powerline Communication utilizes the latest in modem and chipset technology to deliver high speed data transmission and broadband communications across an electric utility’s medium and low voltage distribution systems. The services …

This is a particularly ripe day for Jacksonalia. In addition to the baby game, we learn that the Pasty Flake is house-hunting in south Florida: Michael Jackson is house shopping in south Florida, and recently toured a 17,000-square-foot mansion on the market for $45 million, his real estate broker said …

Stevie Wonder-India.Arie version of “The Christmas Song” first Grammy nominee to be recorded as a commercial: Executives at Target Corp. thought they were nailing a few firsts when they hired Stevie Wonder to record “The Christmas Song” for the retailer’s seasonal TV ads. But the notion that a Grammy nomination …

Amidst reports of very good sales news for musical instruments and products, the 101st NAMM Show opened today: the 101st NAMM Show opened today, bringing together a record 1,309 exhibiting companies, a record number of international attendees and thousands of retail buyers for the music products industry’s largest annual event …

Though her brilliant, timeless-sounding Come Away With Me was released ELEVEN MONTHS AGO, it hit number one last week. This is quite remarkable on several levels: the long slow climb to the top of the charts, the commercial clout of a jazz vocal album, Jones’ youth in a genre that …

I haven’t come to any conclusions about the Pete Townshend debacle, but taking Pete at his word, when does “autobiography research” cross the line into criminality? Dave Marsh, who is admittedly biased, spoke to USA Today: ”Yes, Tommy reflects an interest in this issue, and other things Pete has written …

Is there anything to the search for instant love behind the reality mating shows on TV? Um, maybe: On The Bachelorette (Wednesday, ABC) a reverse of the network’s dating show The Bachelor, attractive young adults profess an ability to fall in love virtually within the time it takes to make …