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rick astley

'80s pop star plans to Rickroll England in eight arena gigs

Yes, Rick Astley, the reclusive British pop star responsible for "Never Gonna Give You Up," has himself been Rickrolled. But it's all been within the last six months, he told the Los Angeles Times. In fact, Astley didn't know about Rickrolling — the act of labeling a link to a YouTube video of his one hit song as something else — until last year. Now he's finally prepared to capitalize on the Web phenomenon with an eight-show 1980s reunion tour planned for England.

12:40 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
1,411 views, 8 comments

Latest by matto: Jason Calcanis doesn't think Rick looks enough like a bulldog yet- give him another 5 years! more »

rock star

Gene Simmons sex tape leaked on Web (NSFW)

"Watch the sex tape Gene doesn't want you to see," GenesSecret.com promises. The website purportedly hosts a NSFW sex tape of Kiss frontman Gene Simmons. Leave aside the question of whether anyone wants to see Simmons in flagrante. Does Simmons himself really object to the site? Nothing revives the Q factor of an aging rocker like a bit of scandal. Since he's no longer recording, just touring, he doesn't have a skittish label to appease. And thanks to the Internet, he doesn't have to rely on the tabloids to get his name out. Welcome to the age of DIY career makeovers. Is it really Simmons? Judge for yourself from these excerpts in which his face is most visible: More »

5:06 PM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Owen Thomas
752,171 views, 87 comments

Latest by n/a: This guy is really a cold, selfish bastard. My apologies to fans but I mean you're with Shannon Tweed and you cheat on her??? I hope it was worth it Gene...coz you've damaged your relationship with Shannon possibly, and quite more »

rock star

As Chubby Wombat, Roger McNamee fails to rock

Roger McNamee founded Elevation Partners, a tech private-equity firm with $1.9 billion in assets. He can claim Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg as friends. Bono is his coworker. He earned a 700 percent return saving Seagate Technology in the 1990s. But according to Portfolio, McNamee can't succeed in the one thing he really loves: rock and roll. More »

2:00 PM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Nicholas Carlson
934 views, 3 comments

joseph smarr

The synching man's rock band



Apparently someone told Joseph Smarr, Plaxo's chief platform architect, that he's a "rock star." Joseph, Joseph, Joseph. They were referring to your programming skills. Smarr does have the rock-and-roll look down, if not the sound. Here's a pic of him striking a hot pose. More »

6:00 PM on Tue Dec 18 2007
By Owen Thomas
1,059 views, 3 comments

rock star

Philip Kaplan releases "greatest and best song in the world"

Why did FuckedCompany creator Philip "Pud" Kaplan record a profane song, "Fuck," in August under the name "Farty McPoopants"? The pseudonym is easy enough to explain: His current venture is AdBrite, an online-advertising network. And selling ads is a business that's all about keeping up appearances. Given his past, you'd think Kaplan wouldn't be so sensitive. But even Kaplan knew he couldn't blow his cool. His company, an online-advertising network, was in the midst of a tense negotiation with porn-ads partner AVN, and trying to raise a new round of financing. More »

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5:15 PM on Sat Dec 15 2007
By Owen Thomas
1,291 views, 4 comments

Latest by SandHillSnobbery: pud is the biggest tool i've ever met. he's an attention starved loser who is fighting for last place with mark cuban. good song, douchebag. i hope it makes him brazillians. more »