Strip Club DJ Won't Play Dude's Request, So He Insists with an AK-47

It was a fairly normal night at the Purple Orchid Gentleman's Club in Philadelphia.  Or it was until the DJ refused to play a request by one Henry Pettigrew.  Annoyed at the snub, Pettigrew returned with an AK-47 and began shooting up the place.

Fortunately, no one was hurt.  Pettigrew remains on the run and Philly cops are requesting the public's help. And no, it hasn't been reported which song he requested.

(Via TheMusic.com.au)

Top Ten Musicians Who Aren't Dead (but probably should be)

By Brent Chittenden

There are many rock stars who have gone by the way side over the years.  It's a job that can lead to a life style that isn't incredibly good on the body. But for all of those who pass on, there are a few that don't... who probably should have. You know who I'm talking about. Rockers who have been shot, stabbed, bled out from the inside and done a lot of drugs. And it's these guys that I'm focusing on today. Top Ten Musicians Who Aren't Dead (but probably should be)!

10) Anthony Kiedis

Anthony's Dad was a drug dealer and user so it's not surprising that the frontman for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, dabbled in heroin. A lot.  Read his book Scar Tissue for the full details but Kiedis has relapsed several times and through the grace of God, Anthony is clean and hasn't died. Speaking of RHCP...

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Bon Jovi Really Should Have Invested in the NFL

The Atlanta Falcons (may not be exactly as illustrated)Jon Bon Jovi is a big football fan.  He event sunk some cash into an arena football team.  But when it came time to take a piece of the Atlanta Falcons, he passed.  What a mistake.  From Forbes:

In February, 2011 the rocker was going to invest $150 million for a 15% stake in the Atlanta Falcons. A month later, the NFL lockout hit and Bon Jovi changed his mind because he felt the work stoppage would reduce the $1 billion valuation his investment placed on the Falcons, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Jeezus. There's that much money in singing "Livin' on a Prayer" over and over?  But with a ten years of labour peace ahead and a new stadium coming online, the value of the Falcons is shooting up.  

The present value of the future payment valued the team at $987 million.  Atlanta is  much bigger market than Cleveland and will have a state-0f-the art stadium, so it is hard to see how the Falcons could be worth less than $1.1 billion once the stadium is a done deal.

But Bon Jovi will likely only profit from the new stadium by performing during halftime of a Super Bowl.

More here. Thanks to John for the link.

Could This 8 Year-Old Be Sum 41's New Drummer?

Well, they do need a replacement for Steve-O, right?  From The Huffington Post.

U2 Fans Worried That Upcoming New Album Will be Crap

We're definitely going to get a U2 album later this year.  I'm tentatively predicting a single for September and an album release for mid-to-late October.  Maybe early November.

Naturally, expectations by U2 fans are running high.  But they might be running high in the wrong direction. Larry points out this article in the Irish Examiner:

U2 will have to work hard to impress even their most loyal fans with their next album release — as many followers think the long delay with the album does not augur well for its contents.

And the bad news comes from, of all places, one of the veteran band’s main fan sites. 

In a recent survey on the @U2 website, which is run by avid followers of the Dublin band, 22% said they felt it would be “okay,” “bad”, or “terrible.” 

Around 33% figure it will be “good,” while only 45% expect it to be “terrific”. 

Even hardcore fans have reportedly begun to lose patience with the fastidious four-piece because of the long delay in following up their last release — 2009’s No Line On The Horizon. 

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