Stooges film US television special
The Stooges are set to appear on a special episode of The Henry Rollins Show, set to air this Friday in the US.
The show sees Rollins sit down with Iggy Pop and the rest of The Stooges to discuss the band's decision to re-unite and record new material.
On the show, Pop talks about his determination to get the Stooges off the ground in Vietnam-era Detroit, saying:
"We didn't have any money for a band house. So I went to Detroit, I borrowed a shovel from The MC5 and I took some mescaline and I went to a barn...I spent about ten hours till I came down just trying to dig soot out of this burned out house...That's sort of an attitude. You can't stop a guy like that."
In addition to talking to Rollins, the band will perform material from their new album 'The Weirdness'. |
The Game rejects plea deal
The Game rejected a Manhattan prosecutor's offer today (June 13) of a guilty plea for time already served.
The LA rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Taylor, was arrested on charges of impersonating a police officer last year.
He allegedly told a taxi driver that he was an undercover officer and convinced him to run a series of red lights.
"Why should he plead guilty to bogus charges for a non-jail sentence if he's innocent," said the rapper's attorney, Jeffrey Lichtman, outside the courtoom.
"And he is innocent. It's rare that I have a 100 percent innocent defendant, but this is one."
A guilty plea could have ended the case against The Game, reports the Associated Press.
Lichtman said that charges were harrassment and a "new low" for the police. He added, "This case will end in a dismissal or an acquittal."
The Game also faces charges stemming from a Los Angeles incident in which he allegedly punched a man on an opposing basketball team and threatened him with a gun, as previously reported. |
Oasis show DVD trailer in virtual world
Oasis have debuted an exclusive trailer for their forthcoming DVD documentary, 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down', on the online virtual world Second Life.
The DVD will be released on October 29.
Second Life users can view the trailer now, and pick up free virtual merchandise such as t-shirts and books.
See next week's NME for a very special review of the 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' DVD. |