The Red Hot Chilli Peppers are reportedly suing Showtime over the unauthorized use of the made-up word "Californication" for an upcoming new show. Says lead singer, Anthony Kiedis, "Californication is the signature CD, video and song of the band's career, and for some TV show to come along and steal our identity is not right." (Weird!! We always thought that was "Under The Bridge.")
Meanwhile, an unconvinced Showtime exec angrily shot back, "Whatever happened to 'Give it away, give it away, give it away, now?'" Or, for that matter, "Hump de Bump?" [CNN]
• Attention groupies: As thrilling as the prospect of demeaning drug-induced sex with a washed-up rock star is, you may want to watch out for those musicians who warn, "I remember spending most of my days off in and out of a variety of VD clinics."
• Awww…Kim Kardashian's younger sis wants to grow up to be just like her!
• Remember when ads used to cut through all the bullshit and say exactly what we meant? Like this vintage Coca Cola ad, that reminds us (and Dina Lohan) that it's never too early to start your child on a heavy coke regimen.
• Ali Landry's dress would be a whole lot prettier if she hadn't accidentally sat on the lacy black tablecloth.
• Eva Mendes gets "tastefully" topless for Maxim magazine.
• When people talk about gun control, they're not talking abstractly about an individual's right to bear arms. They're talking about psychos like T.I.
• It really took this long for the Red Hot Chili Peppers to score a number one album? Freakin' Philistines. [Billboard]
• In the latest battle of British bands with strange names, Razorlight calls out the Arctic Monkeys. Stay tuned for clips of next week's battle of Pokemon. [NME]
• If Britney Spears is such a hick, then why does Janice Dickinson want her to dump K-Fed? Old people mining for attention is so sad. [MSNBC]
• Sheryl Crow performs onstage after undergoing surgery for her cancer. It was no Tour de France, but still pretty impressive. [MSNBC]
• The world's most expensive violin ever sold at an auction fetched $3.4 million. And if they make a movie about it staring Samuel L. Jackson, that could fetch $10 million. [NYDN]
• Since Gary Glitter wasn't able to pay off all the families of the girls he allegedly molested, he's been formally charged. The washed up rock stars are seriously becoming worse than the priests. [Billboard]
• The Daily News gives us a rundown of how celeb rock star parents have abetted in their children's drug-booze-houndy youth, as well as making some predictions for future disaster. Here's looking at you, baby Spears-Federline. [NYDN]
• We would prefer Jessica Simpson to release an album unlike any she's done before (cuz they all sucked). But the The Red Hot Chili Peppers? Can't we just leave good enough alone? [Stereoboard]
• Joel Madden and Hilary Duff would like, once and for all, to remind the public that they are just a normal, obnoxious, super loaded, teen couple. [MTV]
• Remembering Lou Rawls, even though we don't really remember who he is, cuz we never really heard of him before today. [MSNBC]
