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Billy Joe Armstrong Gets Kicks Off A Plane Because Of … Pants?

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We can’t help but feel incredulous at this story. Green Day‘s Billy Joe Armstrong got booted off a plane because of his droopy pants. No seriously guys — his saggy pants cost him a seat on his Southwest Airlines flight because it was an apparent dress code violation! Billy tweeted late last week, “Just got [...]

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We Want A Pitcher, Not A Belly Itcher!

While most of us would agree that it’s a stretch to still describe baseball as being Our National Pastimeā„¢, there’s little sense denying that every playoff baseball game played during the month of October is laden with the kind of dramatic tension that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand at attention. [...]

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Iggy And Abba Storm The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame got a whole more rockin’ this year…and a whole lot less. While punk godfathers and long-time shut-outs Iggy Pop & The Stooges finally gained entry at last night’s induction ceremony (“Roll over, Woodstock. We won.” If you say so, naked guy), so did ABBA—undeniably a pop monolith, but [...]

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MTV VMAs Live Blog

The FABlife is teaming up with our BFF’s Best Week Ever and PopEater to live-blog the 2009 Video Music Awards starting with the pre-show at 8PM EST. MTV has lined up some goodies for this year’s show, including what will surely be a touching Michael Jackson tribute by sister Janet. Other highlights include performances by [...]

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Grammy Album Of The Year Nominees: Can Anyone Break The Fogey’s Curse?

Wow! Coldplay, Ne-Yo, Lil’ Wayne and Radiohead: what fresh, hip nominees for the Album Of The Year Grammy award! Sure, old-timey faves Robert Plant & Alison Krauss are up too, but there’s a four out of a five chance something enjoyed by young people will win, right? Not if the Fogey’s Curse has anything to [...]

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Rick Astley: King of the World!

Has the Rickrolling craze just gone way too far or is this the best, funniest news ever? We can’t decide but on hearing that Rick Astley is up for Best Act Ever at the forthcoming MTV Europe Music Awards, we’re stunned, either way! The British pop star, who experienced a second wave of fame this [...]