Flo Rida Tears Up The Roxy
Flo Rida hit the stage at the Roxy on Sunday night with the help of some special guests, including Flavor Flav, Pleasure P and 7-year-old B-Boy prodigy, Jalen.
Flo Rida teamed up with MySpace Music to bring an unforgettable free show to the legendary west coast venue, in support of his new album R.O.O.T.S. which dropped on March 31.
The first single off of his sophomore album, “Right Round,” has broken all previous digital download records, having locked in the #1 spot for 12 weeks, until last week when it was pushed to #2 by Lady GaGa’s “Poker Face.” Now Flo Rida is bringing that same success it to the stage, with an upcoming show in London on April 13, and more Stateside dates scheduled for later this year …
Johnny Marr From The Smiths: Why I Was So Pumped To Meet Him …
By April Richardson
I moved to Los Angeles from Atlanta a little over three years ago, and in that time some pretty awesome stuff has happened — but nothing as awesome as what happened Sunday, when I ran into legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr on the street. (The Smiths were Morrissey’s band during the 1980s, for anyone who doesn’t know!)
I was just walking out of my neighborhood pizza place on an average Sunday afternoon when I looked over and thought to myself, “Weird, that guy looks a lot like Johnny Marr. … Uh, wait a minute, that IS Johnny Marr!” Being a HUGE Smiths fan (that’s the understatement of the century, by the way), I just had to go up and talk to him — and, lucky for me, he was charming and incredibly nice. We chatted for a while and he revealed that he was in L.A. for a bit because he was recording an album with the Cribs, and after photos and handshakes I left him to continue on with his shopping.
Now, look — sure, the Smiths are one of the greatest bands of all time, but Johnny Marr is responsible for so much more than the sweet riffs dancing under Morrissey’s genius lyrics. Many of you may know him as being a part of Modest Mouse’s latest album, but he was also one-half of Electronic (with New Order’s Bernard Sumner) and has worked with and written songs for or with Billy Bragg, the Pet Shop Boys, The The, the Pretenders and Talking Heads, just to name a few.
To put it simply, if one man could be held responsible for a large percentage of my all-time favorite songs, it would be Johnny Marr — and chances are the guitarists in many of your favorite bands were influenced by him too.
WrestleMania XXV A Triumph Despite Kid Rock, Mickey Rourke
There were moments during WrestleMania 25 that I loved and that will forever have a place in my heart (I’m a wrestling fanatic) and in sports entertainment history. But none of them involved the celebrities who participated in last night’s show.
For months, there was back-and-forth about whether Mickey Rourke would wrestle Chris Jericho at Mania. Ultimately, the acclaimed actor showed up and sat ringside. After disposing of legends Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, the brash gladiator invited Rourke in the ring. Jericho had been calling Mick out for several weeks during airings of “WWE Raw.”
Rourke finally got in the ring for a confrontation. A couple of missed left jabs and a phantom left hook — and down went Jericho. Former boxer Rourke got the last laugh. Personally, I would have done without Rourke or the three legends. I would have loved to see Jericho face Ric Flair or my fave, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.
Same thing with Kid Rock. He briefly turned Mania into a mini concert. I like Bob and all, all, but I’d much rather that the WWE showed the tag-team unification match as promised instead of relegating it to “dark match” status. Damn.
Nicole of the Pussycat Dolls performed “America the Beautiful” to open the show. I was cool with that, but I really would have loved to see her mix it up with some WWE Divas in a bikini, evening gown or pudding match. LOL! I’m only serious.
OK, you wanna hear about the matches? Money in the Bank tore the house down and Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels was one of the best bouts ever! Ever!
Did You See This?! Chris Brown, T.I., Run-DMC And More
By Jenna Talavera and Kathleen Newman-Bremang
Chris Brown is scheduled to appear in court today for his arraignment on felony charges of assault and making criminal threats. The singer could face more than four years in prison for his alleged altercation with girlfriend Rihanna. Will his attorneys enter a plea or ask for another extension?
With T.I. facing a prison sentence of one year and one day, Mixtape Monday has put together a track list of some of the MC’s hottest tracks. Check out the behind-the-scenes info that Tip and top Atlanta DJs gave us about making the songs. And this is only part one!
Run-DMC officially became Kings of Rock when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday. Read our recap of the historic night and catch what Eminem had to say about the iconic group. Then read some heartfelt words about the induction from Eric “Shake” James, a close friend of the late Jam Master Jay.
MTV caught up with Zac Efron at ShoWest, and the former Disney heartthrob talked about everything from girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens to bonding with his “17 Again” co-star Matthew Perry.
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: JMJ’s Friend Reports From The Show
Minutes after Run-DMC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight, we got an e-mail from Eric “Shake” James, one of the late Jam Master Jay’s closest friends, who was at the ceremony in Cleveland:
To me this is the greatest night in hip-hop!!! Run-DMC in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, wow! Remember the “King of Rock” video? “You don’t belong here; this is for rock stars only.” Now we’re here, and we do belong!!!
Even though my best friend in the world, Jason Mizell, couldn’t be here, I look up in the sky and feel him smiling and watchin’ down!!! 1st to go gold, 1st on MTV and still making moves!! I see his boys, and I know he’d be (and is) so proud of them and his wife, Terri!!!! What an honor this is!!! We love and miss you, Jason!!!
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MTV News Intern Insider: Bow Wow, Whitney Port And Rick Ross
By MTV News interns
Hey everyone, we’re back with our update on what we’ve been up to this week! Like last week, it was filled with excitement and the opportunity to meet several celebrities.
On Tuesday, we were invited to attend a CD release party for Bow Wow, so a couple of us went to check it out and had a blast. We also got to go along to a shoot at the London Hotel for The City star Whitney Port. And, one of us was lucky enough to tag along to an interview with rapper Rick Ross at New York’s Philippe restaurant — we’ll have more on that next week!
When we weren’t involved with the more glamorous side of the job, we were busy writing blogs, brainstorming story ideas and helping the staff in any way we can. Next week we have a whole lot to look forward to (sorry, it’s confidential information!), so be sure to check out next week’s edition!
Meet the Interns
» Talia Manzo – Seton Hall University (South Orange, New Jersey)
» Kathleen Newman-Bremang – Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario)
» Angelique Smith – Marymount Manhattan College (New York)
» Nicole Tahan – Kean University (Union, New Jersey)
» Jenna Talavera – St. John’s University (Queens, New York)
» Lindsay Wallace – Pace University (New York)
» Matt Wenzel – Queens College (Flushing, New York)
» Melanie Wolfson – Rutgers University (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
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