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Music for a Coke Binge

Wednesday
Jul 16,2008

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Talk about BAD timing!

Alleged coke user Steven Page and his band, the Barenaked Ladies are on the Disney Block Party tour this summer.

They're playing for families in the US July-August.

So…do Disney acts rock and roll just as hard as other bands?!

According to the band's bio on the tour's website, the Ladies released a kids album in May 2008.

Was it the proceeds earned entertaining the kiddies that funded Page's alleged coke binge?

Interesting!

No word on whether or not Disney will cut Barenaked from the tour in light of Steven's drug arrest.

Do U think they should???

Rehab and Roll

Wednesday
Jul 16,2008

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It's never too late to get help!

Rolling Stones
guitar man Ronnie Wood has entered rehab for a drinking problem, it was revealed today.

His mouthpiece says, "Following Ronnie's continued battle with alcohol he has entered a period of rehab. His close family and friends say he is seeking help and look forward to his recovery."

Wood has had a history of substance abuse.

He told news agency Reuters in an interview last year that his wife and Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger had persuaded him to enter rehab before the band's 2002 tour.

This most recent trip to rehab might have been prompted by British media reports that ran last week claiming Woods' marriage was on the rocks because he had decamped to his Irish retreat with an 18-year old Russian COCKtail waitress.

Boozin' makes you do stupid things!

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Cole’s Confession

Wednesday
Jul 16,2008

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Drugs can hurt and kill you.

Just ask Natalie Cole!

The singer has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, a liver disease which is spread through contact with infected blood.

Her diagnosis was made during a routine doctor visit.

Cole's publicist has also confirmed the news via a public statement, adding that she probably contacted the disease due to her drug use many years ago.

Natalie says, "I've been so fortunate to have learned so much from my past experiences. I am embraced by the love and support of my family and friends."

She adds, "I am committed to my belief in myself and in my abiding faith to meet this challenge with a heartfelt optimism and determination. This is how I intend to deal with this current challenge in my life."

Dr. Graham Woolf, Cole's main physician, has said that she has had a "terrific response to her medication and is now virus negative. This gives her an increased chance of cure."

"Coincidentally" - Cole is coming out with a new album in September.

Was this all just a desperate revelation to get attention????

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Calling All Brain Experts

Wednesday
Jul 16,2008

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Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus has revealed to the British media that he's been suffering from long term memory loss.

Ulvaeus says he simply cannot remember chunks of his life. "It is like I was not even there," he says.

Bjorn has even turned to hypnosis in an attempt to find a cure.

Scary stuff!

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Tuesday
Jul 15,2008

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There's a bad boy in Menudo 3.0.

For those of you who don't know, Ricky Martin's old band has been revived and stocked with new pretty young things.

One of the new boys, an 18-year old named Carlos Olivero, was escorted off a Delta flight in Atlanta earlier this month after refusing to put away his iPod, according to reports.

Diva!

A band insider says, "A flight attendant accused Carlos of having an attitude after she asked him to turn off his iPod in preparation for takeoff. Carlos complied and turned his iPod off, but the flight attendant then demanded he stow it. Carlos showed her again that the iPod was turned off, but he refused to stow it."

When you're on a plane, the flight crew has control.

You don't eff with them!

Plus…18-years old, in a boy band…we can picture the kind of 'tude he was throwing!

How long until he gets replaced????

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Tuesday
Jul 15,2008

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Remember that 90's band Barenaked Ladies?

Their singer, Steven J. Page, was arrested in central New York on Friday and was charged with fourth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony.

The controlled substance is reportedly cocaine.

Cops supposedly saw Page and a 25-year old woman through a glass door sitting in front of a mound of coke on a table and busted them.

Officers were patrolling the neighborhood of 311 East Genesee Street when they spotted a car that was parked across a driveway with the door open. Police stopped and checked the vehicle, which was unoccupied. The officers then checked the house and surrounding neighborhood to find the owner and if see there was any problem. Police checking the apartment building at 311 Genesee Street saw a man and a woman through a glass door sitting at a kitchen table. The officers noticed something suspicious looking on the table, and the people inside quickly covered the table with a towel when they saw police at the door.

The Barenaked Ladies' manager said, "We’re confident Steven will be exonerated of the charges. In the meantime it’s business as usual.”

Stay away from drugs and you'll stay away from jail, kids!

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