Backstage Pass: The Year in Gossip
We're sorry, pop stars. We never meant to hurt you. We never meant
to make you cry. But tonight, we're cleaning out our gossip...and
making room for 2003. The following made us laugh, cringe, and turn
to Linda Perry for guidance this year. In October 2001,
guitarist Wes Borland, after worrying publicly that he'd
become a "sellout," announced that he was leaving Limp
Bizkit. He is currently auditioning singers for his new band,
Eat the Day. Bizkit returned to the studio with producer
Rick Rubin. After failing to replace Borland, Fred
Durst is now playing guitar himself and promises a more
sensitive approach to misogynist frat-rap metal.... We were proud
to be one of the first to write about would-be rock savior
Andrew W.K. in March. We can now boast that we were also the
first to be proven absolutely daft, as we predicted W.K. would
explode like a blood vessel smashed with a brick. While he didn't
set the charts aflame, W.K. did gain some perspective on
life. We think. He tells us, "The highest high of 2002 was, is, and
always will be Mount Everest after a catapult down deep.
By Marc Spitz; Spin Staff 06.19.03 3:00 AM
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9 Million Words With Dave Grohl
The (very nearly) unexpurgated Dave Grohl transcript from
November's Foo Fighters cover story. Everything you ever wanted to
know about the 'Foo but were afraid to ask
By Alex Pappademas; Spin Staff 06.19.03 3:00 AM
The (very nearly) unexpurgated Dave Grohl transcript from November's Foo Fighters cover story. Everything you ever wanted to know about the 'Foo but were afraid to ask
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Pop Trend of the Year: Anti-Britneys
Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, and Vanessa Carlton want to
teach their generation that there's more to rock 'n' roll than
singing Joan Jett songs on karaoke night
By Alex Pappademas; Spin Staff 06.19.03 3:00 AM
Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, and Vanessa Carlton want to teach their generation that there's more to rock 'n' roll than singing Joan Jett songs on karaoke night
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The Eminem Lists
Eminem's best: one-liners, intoxicants, dis songs, and more
By Charles Aaron, and Chris Norris; Spin Staff 06.13.03 3:00 AM
Eminem's best: one-liners, intoxicants, dis songs, and more
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Zwan: The End is the Beginning
Smashing Pumpkins were one of the biggest modern-rock bands of
the '90s, but leader Billy Corgan never seemed too happy,
constantly battling the media, grunge fans, even his own bandmates.
Now, at 36, he's got an amazing new band, Zwan, and a bright new
outlook on life. The most revealing Corgan interview ever
By JT LeRoy; Spin Staff 06.13.03 3:00 AM
Smashing Pumpkins were one of the biggest modern-rock bands of
the '90s, but leader Billy Corgan never seemed too happy,
constantly battling the media, grunge fans, even his own bandmates.
Now, at 36, he's got an amazing new band, Zwan, and a bright new
outlook on life. The most revealing Corgan interview ever
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I Saw Britney Naked!
Fred Durst did not have sex with Britney Spears. I know he's lying,
because I had sex with Britney Spears--and she's got a Brazilian
bikini wax, not a savage garden as Durst described to Howard Stern
(as well as millions of radio listeners) this past winter. And
Spears is not into doing it doggie-style as Stern hoped. She's down
with fur-lined handcuffs and a fancy lubricant she bought at Fred
Segal. Now, you don't know what to believe, do you?
By Marc Spitz; Spin Staff 06.13.03 3:00 AM
Fred Durst did not have sex with Britney Spears. I know he's lying,
because I had sex with Britney Spears--and she's got a Brazilian
bikini wax, not a savage garden as Durst described to Howard Stern
(as well as millions of radio listeners) this past winter. And
Spears is not into doing it doggie-style as Stern hoped. She's down
with fur-lined handcuffs and a fancy lubricant she bought at Fred
Segal. Now, you don't know what to believe, do you?
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