TOM MORELLO IS WORKING ON THE "IRON MAN 2" SCORE: 
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE bassist TOM MORELLO is scoring "Iron Man 2", which hits theatres on May 7th.  He's working with a composer named John Debney, and the music is being described as "metal-driven."
Tom also contributed to the score of the first "Iron Man" and had a cameo in the movie, playing a terrorist.  It's unknown if he'll appear in "Iron Man 2".
The movie's soundtrack will also feature a bunch of AC/DC classics.

The last U2 album may not have shifted many copies, and the tour undertaken to support it was certainly controversial. But none of this stopped people from shelling out cash to experience the band’s music, as Bono and the boys were the highest earning act in the U.S. in 2009.

U2 made $109 million from record sales and touring, which is almost double what the second placed artist, Bruce Springsteen, earned (the Boss has a meager $57.6 million to his name). The Billboard chart also includes Madonna ($47.2 million), AC/DC ($43.6 million) and Britney Spears ($38.8 million).

Outside the top five, a few other interesting facts and figures crop up. The Michael Jackson industry that whirred into action following his death managed to pull in $27.3 million, and the biggest selling hip-hop artist was Lil Wayne, who came in at No. 30 with earnings of $12.8 million.

So I was roaming Youtube as I do every... well 14 minutes, but dont tell my boss. Here are 2 video I thought you would find entertaining.

I don't remember that class in High School, do you?

I say they get a Bronze.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, choking kills more than 100 kids every year.  And roughly HALF those deaths are food-related.
Now the group is asking the federal government to make changes in the way food is designed to reduce children's chances of choking.  And they're also asking for warning labels on certain "high-risk" foods, including:

Hot dogs

Marshmallows

Peanuts

Popcorn

Gum

And other candy

A spokesman for the Food and Drug Administration says the agency will review the group's analysis and recommendations.
(Yahoo News) 

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If you're under the impression that sexually pleasuring yourself is somehow bad for you, a group of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign want you to know that's not true.
In fact, according to a new study, going to town on your junk is actually GOOD for your mental, physical and social health for several reasons.  Check it out:

#1.)  It provides a healthy sexual outlet for people who are abstaining from sex.


#2.)  It allows those who aren't ready for sex to experience sexual pleasure.


#3.)  It promotes safe sex by guarding against pregnancy and the spread of STDs.


#4.)  It can help alleviate premenstrual tension for women.


#5.)  It can help women learn how to climax.


#6.)  It can help men learn how to control their "evacuation."


#7.)  And it increases blood flow to the genitals, which improves overall sexual functioning.


You can get more information about the study here . . .


http://www.mckinley.illinois.edu/Handouts/masturbation.html


(ABS - CBN News)

Lago arrived back in the States on Saturday, but he didn't seem too torn up by the controversy.  He wrote a post on Twitter saying, quote, "Keeping my medal in a safe spot for now haha."  (TMZ and The Washington Post)

After hearing this story I thought of Kissing and (well after the pictures many other things but mostly) metal and what song could tie this together and the Gods of Youtube pointed me to this gem....

In a recent interview with Spin, Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Robert DeLeo says the band's long awaited new album is in the final mixing stages.

"We just finished the last two songs at my home studio, and we're going through the editing process and getting everything sounding tasty," DeLeo said in January. "A gentleman by the name of Chris Lord-Alge, who actually mixed a song of ours back in early 2000 called 'All in the Suit That You Wear', will mix the new album."

A release date for the new album is expected to be announced soon, with a full tour expected this summer.  As for the sound of the new album, DeLeo says fans can look for the same signature sound that made STP one of the biggest bands of the 90's, but this album will have a heavy influence from 60's rock.

"We know what STP sounds like -- we have a sonic blueprint," says DeLeo of the album's overall sound.  "There's a song called "Between the Lines," which musically is like Paul Revere and the Raiders, with that '60s sound that I've always been a fan of."

Your first chance to hear STP's new album might be later this spring when the band plays their first show of 2010 on May 23rd in Camden, New Jersey.  The show is part of an early summer bash held by local station WMMR and will also feature Alice In Chains, Re-Fueled, Three Days Grace, and Skillet.