Liam Gallagher has announced that he has named his post-Oasis band Beady Eye. As well as the frontman, the band features his ex-Oasis bandmates Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock. They are recording their debut album with producer Steve Lillywhite (Peter Gabriel, The Rolling Stones, U2).

 

 

U2's The Edge has said that frontman Bono's recent back injury could have resulted in permanent damage if it had not been treated when it was. On May 21 the singer underwent back surgery in Munich, canceling 16 US shows and their Glastonbury headline slot – with Gorillaz now stepping in to take their place on June 25. 

After a Croatian basketball player hit the go-ahead shot with 0.6 seconds left in Europe's NLB Championship game, his entire team, including the coaches, started celebrating. But then the other team hit a 75-foot shot to win the game.

 

Despite COURTNEY LOVE'S quotes in "NME" magazine, she is NOT changing her name to COURTNEY MICHELLE.  (--She was born Courtney Michelle Harrison.)
Her spokesperson tells MTV News, quote, "[It was taken] 100% out of context.  She's not changing her name, unless it's to 'Courtney Love Mellencamp' or 'Big Baby Jesus'.  The 'NME' took it out of context."

(--FYI:  "Big Baby Jesus" was one of the many names that the late, insanely-great Ol' Dirty Bastard from the Wu-Tang Clan called himself.)

"NME" quoted her saying:  "Courtney Love is dead.  We've all decided we don't like her anymore.  We love her when she goes onstage, but I don't need her in the rest of my life.
"The name Courtney Love, it feels like I've outgrown it.  It was really, really fun to be Courtney Love for a long time.  And then it became an ass-pain.  [Call me] Courtney Michelle.  The name Courtney Love is a way to oppress me."

Here is a Hole's lastes song called "Skinny Little Bitch" ... I think its abotu me!

 

Now it's time to recognize our Hero of the Day . . . 48-year-old Robert Smith of Allentown, Pennsylvania (--about 50 miles north of Philadelphia).

Robert's an attendant at a place called Mount Trexler Manor.  It's a home for people with emotional and behavioral disorders.  And last Monday, a 20-year-old female patient there climbed onto the roof of the three-story building, and threatened to jump off.  

To make sure that didn't happen, Robert raced up to the roof and tried to talk her down.  But things didn't exactly go according to plan . . .

While they were talking, the patient turned to jump, Robert lunged to stop her, she grabbed Robert's shirt, and they BOTH went over the edge.  And THAT'S not even the craziest part.

While they were falling, Robert maneuvered his body in mid-air so the woman would land on top of him.  The idea was to break her fall.  According to Robert's uncle, quote, "That's the nature of the type of person he is."
Robert hit the ground first, shattering bones in both his arms, while the woman walked away with just a few minor injuries.

And according to his doctors, Robert's going to need multiple surgeries and months of rehab before he can use his arms again.  And there's no guarantee he'll regain full use.  (Philadelphia Inquirer) 

 

 

Now it's time for something we like to call "The Worst Easter Egg Hunt Ever."  We don't have a lot of information about what went down, but if you know of an Easter egg hunt that sucked worse, let us know.
It happened on Saturday morning at Beaverdale Park in Des Moines, Iowa.  That's where the Beaverdale Neighborhood Association was holding its annual egg hunt for about 100 kids.

Two unidentified teenagers took their younger siblings to the egg hunt, but they wandered off into the woods a few hundred yards from where the egg hunt was going down . . . and found a dead body.
The man's name hasn't been released, and so far the police don't expect foul play.  That is all.
(Associated Press)

 

 

IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO THINK YOU'RE CLASSY, YOU SHOULD NAME YOUR DAUGHTER CHARLOTTE AND YOUR SON HENRY:

Pamela Redmond Satran is a self-proclaimed baby-name expert.  Recently, she compiled a list of the 50 most "elite" baby names.  They aren't the 50 most popular baby names . . . they're the 50 CLASSIEST baby names.  Check it out:
The five classiest names you can give your baby GIRL are:

#1.)  Charlotte
#2.)  Seraphina
#3.)  Olivia
#4.)  Elizabeth
#5.)  Lucy
And the five classiest names you can give your baby BOY are:

#1.)  Henry
#2.)  Finn
#3.)  Oliver
#4.)  James
#5.)  Asher  (San Francisco Chronicle)

 

 

 

You know how there's that musical  based on the 2004 GREEN DAY album, "American Idiot"?  Well, there's talk that it could now be made into a movie.

TOM HANKS' production company, Playtone, is supposedly interested.  Playtone is the same company that adapted the ABBA musical, "Mamma Mia!" in 2008.
When asked about it, Green Day drummer TRE COOL joked, quote, "Oh, we start filming tomorrow morning.  We've got George Lucas and [STEVEN] Spielberg interested."

Singer BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG added, quote, "I don't know.  It's just talk right now, and it's really exciting talk.  So we'll see what happens."  ( The musical will have its Broadway premiere on April 20th., 4/20... duuuuuude)