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Blues Legend's Soul for Sale

Like most business owners, Satan occasionally has to take stock of his inventory and make room for newer models -- and with elections taking place in every nook and cranny of this fair land, he's certainly bought up plenty of souls in recent weeks. As such, the Man Downstairs looks to be unloading some of his older purchases -- like the soul of ...

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Patients 'Stayin' Alive' Thanks to Bee Gees

While we're certainly familiar with the many ways in which the Bee Gees can cause physical harm to listeners -- like the groin injuries that invariably occur when the average Joe (Sixpack, not the plumber) tries to reach one of those high notes -- we were intrigued to hear of a new study that credits the brothers with a health benefit. Researchers ...

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Contest Offers Country Makeover

We've pretty much grown accustomed to the metrosexual phenomenon, but can't really say we've been anxiously awaiting the equal and opposite rural-sexual reaction. Scarily enough, that phenomenon seems to be looming on the horizon -- as borne out by the announcement of a contest in which one lucky lady will be able to have the man in her life given ...

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Cobain's Daughter Throws 'Suicide-Themed' Sweet 16

Every once in a while, real life turns out to be in such bad taste that even the folks at Fox might not try to imitate it -- as evidenced by word that Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of the late Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, threw herself a "suicide-themed" Sweet 16 party earlier this month. The little scamp pulled out all the stops ...

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'Rotten' Rocker Turns Butter Spokesperson

We're not certain we see the wisdom in a dairy company going out of its way to associate the word "rotten" with one of its products, but that's exactly the tack being taken by Country Life -- a British firm that's decided to hire Sex Pistols' John Lydon as the new spokesman for its line of butter. Although he's certainly been known to utter the ...

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Indie Rock Fans Have Low Self-Esteem

If you're saddled with a bunch of friends who are still pining for that Pavement reunion, you probably think they're all total losers. Well, a new British study says that chances are pretty good that they agree with you. Researchers at the Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh asked over 36,000 music fans to describe their musical tastes and their ...

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Fans Fight Fake Foos

While we've never been terribly fond of the skulking impersonators that occasionally surface in the realm of rock 'n' roll -- you know, the guys who try to win friends and scam free meals at the Cheesesteak Factory by claiming to be the bassist in Foghat -- we have plenty of sympathy for innocent victims of mistaken identity. Take the members of ...

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