Feds to audiophiles: You're all pirates now!

Way back in the day when students still got suspended for coming to school with purple hair and black fingernails, I was this weird esoteric kid into the Who, David Bowie, Nina Hagen and Alice Cooper. I didn't have many friends.

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Elton John Sick of American Bands' Style

Attention, rock 'n' rollers. Elton John is sick of your tattoos and piercings. John, who will perform at the third Fashion Rocks concert Sept. 7 at Radio City Music Hall, says he'd like American bands to adopt the cutting-edge, glam-rock style made popular by his peers.

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Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Jean Schmidt (R-OH) are long-time foes of gay rights, scoring 0 from the Human Rights Campaign in the 110th Congress. However, both will be holding fundraisers at the upcoming July 11 Billy Joel/Elton John concert in Washington, DC.

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The country's biggest Rockabilly festival comes to Las Vegas this weekend, while Perry Farrell plays with Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros; Elton John's back at Caesars; two big boxers punch each other up; and concerts feature the Hold Steady, Robert Cray, Travis, Debbie Reyn …

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He staged a spectacular one-off multi-million pound show at The O2, packed with giant inflatables, spell-binding David La Chapelle video walls and the rocket man at a red grand piano.

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Last week, we were introduced to thallium. This is a heavy metal and when eaten on a slice of sushi, imbibed in a tincture of green tea or smeared on a rice cracker will cause the Russian diner about town to fall ill.

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