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Since the Inauguration the S.S. has been scrambling around, interviewing the musicians who were down in D.C. for the speech and the surrounding parties.

Holy shitballs! Coachella has a sick line-up this year!

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Billboard is reporting that Bob Dylan and will.i.am will be featured on a commercial during the Superbowl this weekend, and the two will be singing together!

The commercial is for Pepsi, and the song is said to have been written exclusively for the ad. Pepsi executives are apparently toying with the idea of selling the song on iTunes after it airs during this weekend's big game. No other details are available.

In other Superbowl news, the Smashing Pumpkins will be debuting a new tune during a commercial for Hyundai's Genesis Coupe, and Yo Yo Ma will also appear in a Hyundai ad. Lil Wayne is expected to appear in a few ads, too.

It would be easy scoff at the idea of Dylan and will writing together, but you must remember, Dylan has never released a bad song in his whole life. In fact, all of his songs are amazing!

Well, except for "The Ugliest Girl In the World."

What's your vote for Worst Dylan Song?

UPDATE: HERE'S A LINK TO THE DYLAN/WILL.I.AM VIDEO. IT'S JUST A MASH-UP OF "FOREVER YOUNG." DYLAN'S VOCALS ARE TAKEN FROM PLANET WAVES.

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Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's the night!

In just a few hours the Kings of Leon will headline a totally sold-out gig at the world's most famous arena, Madison Square Garden.

Yesterday, three of the Kings -- Jared, Nathan and Caleb -- got a whiff of the Garden when they watched the Knicks outlast the Hawks, 112-104, from their courtside seats. 

We happened to be at the game, too, and afterwards we met the boys at the bar of their Midtown hotel, where we drank into the wee hours.

We wouldn't mention it, though, unless Nathan hadn't told us two very interesting bits of news:

One, he says to look out for an album of remixes of Kings tunes.

Two, he told us about the Kings next studio record, which they hope to start in November. "It's a straight gospel album," he said.

Interesting! 

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We haven't spoken to actress Evan Rachel Wood in nearly two years, but we spoke with her this morning.

Here's the story:

We've been friends with Marilyn Manson for a long time, and every now and then, when we're in the Los Angeles area, we’ll stop by Manson’s home in Chatsworth for some tea and crumpets.

In March of 2007, we dropped by his pad to talk about his album Eat Me, Drink Me. After we took care of business, he introduced us to Evan, his girlfriend and the star of his video for "Heart Shaped Glasses." Evan was very sweet and, despite what anyone may have read into the situation, they seemed to be like any couple in love. That said, we spent a fair portion of the night with pellet guns in our hands, hunting for trespassers on Manson’s property.

We haven’t seen Evan Rachel Wood since that night, but we still consider her our buddy. (We'd take a pellet for her anytime!) Well, we did see her in The Wrestler, and her performance was truly fantastic. 

Recently, Manson and Wood parted ways, and Wood has been single ever since.

There have been inaccurate reports in the press recently that link Evan to her co-star in The Wrestler, actor Mickey Rourke. The latest rumor is that they locked lips at the SAG awards ceremony a few nights ago.

With no other friend in the press to turn to, we heard from Evan this morning. She has been so distraught by these rumors, and the attention they have taken away from the brilliant movie, that she asked us to pass along this message. And we obliged.

"I’m upset because I feel disrespected by the press and by Mr. Rourke," she told us. "Just because I’m single doesn’t mean that you can take advantage of me. It’s unfair that the performances might suffer because of all of these distractions."

And regarding her alleged affair with Mr. Rourke, Wood says, "I'm not attracted to him, he's too old for me. Nothing ever happened and nothing ever will."

There you have it.

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Paul McCartney made an appearance on last night's Colbert Report to plug his awesome new Fireman album, and we have to admit, that Stephen Colbert has got some balls! 

The two trade shots back and forth. McCartney saying he's never watched Colbert's show, Colbert retorts by admitting he's never heard any of Paul's music. Somehow Colbert manages to get McCartney to admit Ringo is his favorite Beatle, and that the Dalai Lama may turn to cannibalism in an emergency.

Pretty funny.

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The Streets' Mike Skinner was beat up while attempting to crowd-surf his way back to the stage during a gig at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, UK. Skinner was attempting a stage stunt where he runs to the back of the crowd and then has them carry him to the stage (He calls it the Moses). During the Moses, he was pummeled. At a hospital, he had to undergo an ECG, blood pressure work, blood sugar testing and was temporarily unconsciousness.

Here's what Skinner had to say about the abuse via his MySpace blog:

"People punch me, scratch me and tonight someone held onto my belt so hard that my hernia scar from many years ago opened up to a bright red colr. Seriously never known pain like it and I broke both my arms when I was younger, hardly noticing it. Some kind of tendonitis, cramping and general bodily bashing."

Skinner is taking it all in stride though. At the end of his blog post he actually thanks Cambridge fans, though he made it clear that last night's show was the last of the Moses.

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We just wasted the last twenty minutes of our life playing "Assteroidz: The Diamond Dave Edition."