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Listen to the guy filming the cat-fight...LOL! Posted February 22, 2012 by Burnzy

VIDEO: CASINO CATFIGHT: LADIES WENT AT IT, AT THE BUFFET

A crazy brawl was caught on tape inside a casino in Michigan where a group of women went at it inside a buffet.

And, it was all posted on YouTube.

At one point, women were standing on table tops and jumping over chairs.

Security guards moved in and broke up the fight. No word on if anyone was arrested.

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I'm wearing these right now...and yes that is a mouse in my pocket. Posted February 22, 2012 by Burnzy

THE LITERAL LAPTOP: JEANS WITH BUILT-IN KEYBOARD, MOUSE AND SPEAKERS


It's in the jeans...  a pair with a a keyboard, mouse and speakers built-in

The jeans are called Beauty and the Geek.... and have a fully functional keyboard, mouse and speakers built into the upper leg of the fabric.

The jeans are of a modern style and have a back pocket that has been specially designed to cover the mouse, which uses an elastic wire to stay attached.

They stay connected to the laptop via wireless technology in a USB device and are expected to retail at around $330 if they ever make it onto the market.

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Driverless cars are on the road...that shouldn't be a problem. Posted February 22, 2012 by Burnzy

HEY! HOW 'BOUT DRIVERLESS CARS?... WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

Nevada is the first state to have self-driving car road rules.

More car manufacturers are working to develop technology that could let someone type in a destination and let the car drive there automatically. Some prototypes have already logged over 160,000 miles in test runs.

The technology is still years away, but lawmakers in Nevada couldn't wait. The regulations have been finalized and the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles will have to come up with licensing procedures for companies that want to test their vehicles in the state.

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Whitney's body isn't even cold yet? Figures... Posted February 21, 2012 by Burnzy

WHITNEY HOUSTON'S FAMILY IS SELLING FUNERAL FOOTAGE TO "BENEFIT BOBBI KRISTINA"

Whitney Houston's "home going" ceremony is being turned into a money maker for her Estate. Her family signed a deal to sell the video of her funeral.

Associated Press provided a live pool feed of the funeral to media outlets around the world but everyone had to pull the footage 24 hours later. Now, the family has "agreed to license footage to several media outlets."

The family is charging "customary fees to help maximize the estate for the benefit of Bobbi Kristina."

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Dude shops like a lady. Posted February 21, 2012 by Burnzy

 (YES, DUDE SHOPS LIKE A LADY)

(According to gossip columnist Janet Charlton)...

'American Idol" judge Steven Tyler gets his rockstar look by shopping in women's stores!

The Aerosmith singer and his fiance Erin Brady shop together, but Steven likes his privacy. He has his people call ahead to upscale women's stores and ask if Steven and Erin can have private time to shop in the store alone for HOURS. Sometimes they're still in a boutique at midnight, trying on and piling clothes on the counter.

Steven loves women's scarves, fancy shirts, extravagant jackets, jewelry. He always spends a lot of money on himself and Erin, so the stores are more than happy to give him private shopping time.

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Are you a Nomophobe? I bet you are... Posted February 21, 2012 by Burnzy

DO YOU HAVE AN INTENSE FEAR OF BEING WITHOUT YOUR CELLPHONE?

• Do you feel anxious if your cell phone isn't nearby?
• Does just the thought of losing your phone make your heart pound?
• Do you keep an extra phone on hand, just in case your primary phone breaks?
• Do you sometimes take it to bed with you?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you may be a nomophobe.

Nomophobia is the fear of being without your cell phone, and it's a phobia that's on the rise.

An online survey found that 66% of the 1,000 people surveyed say they fear losing or being without their phone. 70% of women fear losing their phones, compared with 61% of men.

18 to 24-year-olds tend to be the most nomophobic (77%).

According to allaboutcounseling.com, nomophobes can be treated by exposure therapy.

But if it's really bad, you might consider medication.

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Rihanna and Chris Brown together again. Posted February 21, 2012 by Burnzy

CHRIS BROWN, RIHANNA...TWO SONGS



Two songs featuring Chris Brown and Rihanna hit the Internet on Monday.

Chris is singing on the (NSFW) remix of Rihanna's track "Birthday Cake," and she's on the remix of his upbeat tune "Turn Up the Music."

ENJOY Chris Brown's first verse on "Birthday Cake":  "Girl, I wanna f**k you right now/Been a long time, I've been missing your body."

Subtle.

(Chris admitted assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna at a pre-Grammy Awards party in 2009. He's serving five years of probation for the felony attack.)

Once and for all David Lee Roth clears the air on the M&M's! Posted February 21, 2012 by Burnzy

DAVID LEE ROTH CLEARS UP VAN HALEN'S 'NO BROWN M&MS' CONCERT RIDER STORY

Did Van Halen really have a demand on their concert rider in the early 80s that said concert promoters had to pick through all the M&Ms in their dressing rooms and remove all the brown ones?

Yes. And no.

Lead singer David Lee Roth explains that at the time when the demand was made to concert promoters Van Halen was one of the biggest acts in the country and had one of the most sophisticated stage setups to work with and the M&M's clause was worked into their contract for safety reasons.

The band and their management wanted to make sure that those in charge at each venue and the crews brought in to build their sets actually read through the tour rider - which gave all the specifications on what was needed to ensure everyone's safety.

Roth explains that a lot of the arenas at the time had been decades old and not up to code to handle their "super forward-thinking, gigantor, epic-sized Van Halen production."

Diamond Dave also explains that the stories of him trashing a dressing room and doing nearly a half-million dollars worth of damage after finding brown M&Ms were blown greatly out of proportion.

Check out the video of Dave explaining below!

Brown M&Ms from Van Halen on Vimeo.


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All new music Tuesday! Posted February 21, 2012 by Burnzy

NEW MUSIC TUESDAY-- BIGGEST NEW CD RELEASES (ALL FORMATS)

Bright Moments (Kelly Pratt, multi-instrumentalist for Beirut, Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem)     "Natives" 
Buckethead     "Electric Sea" 
The Chieftains,     "Voice of Ages [CD/DVD]" (Irish band celebrating its 50th anniversary; guests: Bon Iver, The Decemberists, The Low Anthem, Civil Wars, Pistol Annies, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Punch Brothers)
Chelsea Crowell (daughter of Rosanne Cash and Rodney Crowell)     "Crystal City" 
Field Music     "Plumb"  
fun. (New York indie-pop band)     "Some Nights" 
Galactic     "Carnivale Electricos" (guests: Cyril and Ivan Neville, Mystikal, Mannie Fresh, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Moyseis Marques)
Angelique Kidjo     "Spirit Rising" (live album, featuring Josh Groban, Dianne Reeves, Ezra Koenig and Branford Marsalis)
Lambchop     "Mr. M"  
The Menzingers, (punk-rock group from Scranton, Pa.)     "On the Impossible Past" 
My Best Fiend (Brooklyn quintet)     "In Ghostlike Fading"  
Sinéad O'Connor     "How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?"  
Perfume Genius (Seattle singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas)     "Put Your Back N 2 It"  
Fionn Regan     "100 Acres of Sycamore"
Gemma Rey     "Gemma Ray Sings Sparks with Sparks"
Josh Ritter     "Bringing in the Darlings" (six-song EP)
Sleigh Bells     "Reign of Terror"
Tindersticks     "The Something Rain"  
Tyga (rapper is Travie McCoy's cousin)     "Careless World: Rise of the Last King" (guests: Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brow, Robin Thicke, Nas)
Various artists     "Act of Valor [Film soundtrack]" (movie starring real-life Navy SEALs opens Feb. 24; first single: Keith Urban's "For You")
Various artists     "Radio Rebel" (Disney Channel original movie premieres Feb. 17, featuring Disney Channel star Debby Ryan, pop singer Kari Kimmel)
Jim White     "Where It Hits You"  

ALSO:

Blood, Sweat & Tears featuring David Clayton-Thomas     "Blood, Sweat & Tears in Concert" (1976 album; remastered)  
Eric Burdon     "At His Best" (18 tracks)      
André Cymone (former Prince bassist)     "André Cymone (Expanded Edition)" (1982 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks), "Survivin' in the 80's (Expanded Edition)" (1983 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) 
Phil Everly     "Star Spangled Springer" (unreleased 1973 album)  
Gilbert O'Sullivan     "Back to Front" (1972 album, featuring "Clair" and "Out of the Question"; remastered, with three bonus tracks, including "Alone Again [Naturally]")
Diana Ross     "Diana Ross: Special Edition" (1976 album; remastered, with a second CD of 15 single-only mixes, non-LP singles, the promo single "Coming Home" and new alternate mixes)
Simple Minds     "X5 [Box set]" (six-CD collection contains the band's first five albums, plus bonus B-sides, alternative and live tracks)
Various artists     "The Art of the 12", Volume Two" (two-CD, 27-song collection of rare and unheard remixes from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, OMD, Paul McCartney, Scritti Politti, Art of Noise)
Various artists     "Complete Pop Instrumental Hits of the Sixties, Vol. 2: 1961" (3 CDs, 86 songs)      
Various artists     "Glam Rock Anthology" (three CDs, 42 songs, feat. T. Rex, Sweet, Mick Ronson, Alice Cooper, Roxy Music, Lou Reed, New York Dolls, Ian Hunter, Iggy Pop, Suzi Quatro)
 
MUSIC ON DVD:

Carpenters     "In Performance 1972: The Broadcast Archives [DVD]"  
Carole King     "In Performance 1971 [DVD]"      
Lady Gaga     "The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]"  
Santana     "Live at Montreux 2011 [DVD]" (two discs; Blu-ray)      
Scorpions     "Get Your Sting & Blackout Live in 3D [Blu-ray]"     

 

Facebook you and then the REAL you. Posted February 20, 2012 by Burnzy

Hair rental? Why didn't I think of that? Posted February 20, 2012 by Burnzy

Sad day in the history of rock. Posted February 20, 2012 by Burnzy

On this day in 2003, 100 people died after pyrotechnics ignited a club during a gig by Great White in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Great White singer Ty Longley was also killed in the accident. Two brothers who owned the club, along with the former tour manager, were charged with involuntary manslaughter. Foam soundproofing material at the edge of the stage set alight and the blaze spread quickly in the one-story wooden building as fans all tried to escape through the same exit. Great White began a tour in July 2003 to raise money for the survivors and families of victims.

It was one of the worst nights on rock and roll history. A reunited '80s rock band, eager to make a mark, played to a room of hundreds of excited rock fans. The gig started like most rock gigs – loud, raw and powerful – but the pyrotechnics that accompanied the show would prove deadly.

Great White had started out in Los Angeles in the early '80s, achieved decent early success and plenty of MTV airplay and scored a successful album, Twice Shy, in 1989. But in the wake of grunge, the '90s were tough on Great White and by 2001, two founding members (Mark Kendall and lead singer Jack Russell) had quit. But life in the solo lane was even tougher and a reunion was set for the early part of 2003.

On February 20, Great White were booked to play The Station nightclub in Rhode Island. The small club was jam-packed when the band took the stage around 11 p.m. that night. As the band launched into their opening song "Desert Moon," the pyrotechnics behind them unexpectedly caught the soundproofing foam on fire. "Wow... that's not good," said Jack Russell. In less than a minute, the whole stage was alight.

Russell later told CNN, "All of sudden, I felt a lot of heat, and I turned around, and I see the foam is on fire… So, I started trying to douse it with a water bottle thinking I'm going to put it out. And the next thing you know, the whole place is in flames. All of the lights went out, no security lights. And I'm trying to get back in to pull people out, and people are grabbing me, and I'm yelling, 'Anybody in there, anybody in there?' And they wouldn't let me get back in. I'm hearing voices, but I couldn't [get] back in because it was so dark."

Brian Butler, TV station WPRI photographer, was there that night, ironically filming a piece on safety in music venues. "It was that fast. As soon as the pyrotechnics stopped, the flame had started on the egg crate backing behind the stage, and it just went up the ceiling," he said. "And people stood and watched it, and some people backed off." more on this story