• Nothing puts the little ones to bed quite like a little “Rape Me.” [NME]
• Seriously, can the Madonna nonsense just stop already. Plus, we have a feeling that if Jesus were alive today, he wouldn’t like her biting his style. [Y!]
• Ok, we know the song is catchy and all, but how long can people really listen to “Sexy Back” for? [Billboard]
• Despite not having returned home in over a decade, the residents of Gainesville are thankful to Tom Petty for being the only famous person to ever come from the city. [NYDN]
The 1,000 anniversary issue of Rolling Stone is set to be revealed this May. Yet, it seems that Jann Wenner is more psyched by the party being thrown for the occasion (we’re sure our invite is in the mail) than the issue itself.
He’s trying to get The Strokes and Tom Petty to play at the May 4 party at Hammerstein Ballroom (not outside at Rockefeller as previously planned) and, of course, his planning is making everyone bananas.
“Wenner is driving everyone crazy,” said one insider. “He keeps changing his mind.”
Supposedly the reason behind Steve DeLuca’s recent exit (not to mention the romp with an intern), this indecision is also pushing sponsors out the door.
And right on the heels of DeLuca and L’Oreal, Jann is next to go … well, only on a two-week trip to Bhutan, which means these May details need to be ironed out by Monday. RS staffers will then have two weeks free of desk inspections, party planning, and baby proofing.
We suggest resting up — plans for baby Wenner’s first birthday begin next month.
GATHERING NO MOSS [Keith Kelly, New York Post]
• Getting 50 Cent, Tom Petty, and Aerosmith (among others) to play at your bat mitzvah: $10 million. Being forever embarrassed by your father alternating between a black leather metal-studded suit and a pink velour number at your bat mitzvah: Priceless. [Lowdown]
• Would you like to lose the next 3 hours of your day? Well, here is a picture with 75 band references in it. Enjoy. [DoubleViking]
• Blondie is said to be making a documentary about their most recent tour, centering around Debbie Harry’s relationship with guitarist Chris Stein. Our suggestion for a title is “Once We Had Love, It Was A Gas, And Then You Developed That Nasty Rash” in reference to Stein’s rare skin disease. [NME]
• Though Vietnam is said to be considering allowing Gary Glitter out on probation, he may have to stay in jail awaiting trial for up to a month. Glitter still insists that he was teaching the 12-year-old girls English. [Billboard]
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