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6/18/07, 8:48 am EST

Rod Stewart Marries Penny Lancaster In Italy, Ornette Coleman Suffers Heat Stroke, Lou Pearlman Locked Up In Guam

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  • Rod Stewart got married to his girlfriend Penny Lancaster this weekend. The small ceremony took place in a 17th Century villa at Santa Margherita Ligura in the Italian Riviera. Congrats you crazy kids.
  • Sonic Youth are busy recording a new track to appear on an album for Starbucks. According to Thurston Moore, everyone from Jeff Tweedy to Beck to Marc Jacobs to Portia de Rossi to Michelle Williams were asked to choose their favorite Sonic Youth song to be included on this special compilation you can buy mindlessly when paying for your four-dollar latte on your credit card.
  • Jazz great Ornette Coleman collapsed from heat stroke on stage at Bonnaroo yesterday (June 17th). The legendary saxophonist is currently recovering in a local hospital.
  • Those Radiohead dudes really know how to tease. Nigel (Godrich, we’re assuming) posted the following cryptic statement by way of introduction to an intriguing bit of video on the band’s site: “I keep bits of tape which have been chopped out of the mixes when they were edited .. stick em on a reel.. when you play it back it sounds like.. this.”
  • Kelly Clarkson may be having problems managing the release of her new album My December (she’s recently fired her manager and had to postpone her entire summer tour) but that hasn’t stopped her from thinking about a new, country-influenced album. Clarkson said she’s already started working on the record, which she describes as “country meets blues meets rock.”
  • Lou Pearlman, the boy band svengali who was recently found hiding from authorities in Bali — is in federal lockup in Guam, pending his transfer to Florida, where he will face fraud charges.

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-- Rolling Stone

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6/17/07, 4:44 pm EST

Bonnaroo, Day Three: In the Pit with Police Fans

Saturday was another extraordinary day for the temporary residents of Planet Bonnaroo, thanks to standout performances by The Flaming Lips, Ween, Gogol Bordello, Franz Ferdinand and so many more. But one show towered above the rest: Hundreds of fans waited in line all day at the main stage or, “What Stage,” in ‘Roo parlance (as opposed to the Which Stage, That Tent, and This Tent), hoping to gain admission to the area closest to the feet of The Police. Finally, the gate was opened for these dedicated festival goers about 40 minutes before the legendary trio commenced their set. Rolling Stone talked with a few of these fans as the excitement was mounting… and mounting… and mounting. And, of course, we stuck around for the show as well.

Check back Monday for a full festival roundup.

-- Austin Scaggs

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6/16/07, 4:50 pm EST

Bonnaroo, Day Two: Ben Harper, Roots, Led Zeppelin SuperJam! Plus: Lily Allen on Xanax

What a crazy day at Bonnaroo. Though Friday was Day Two at the Tennessee festival, it marked the moment when Bonnaroo officially went off the hook. Lily Allen popped a Xanax (before her set) and drank half a bottle of Jagermeister (during her set) but neither pharmaceuticals nor excess quantity of alcohol could deter her from delivering one of the days hottest performances. (We caught up with her back at her bus, where Allen celebrated by plowing into a bag of Nacho Cheesier Doritos.) Elsewhere, Cold War Kids frontman Nathan Willett described to us how the kids at the ‘Roo lose their minds, and The Roots covered “Roxanne” in anticipation of The Police’s Saturday gig at Bonnaroo. Tool closed the main stage, unveiling an insane laser show, but the highlight of the day (in fact, it was the wee hours of Saturday morning) was the annual SuperJam, which this year featured Ben Harper, Led Zep bassist John Paul Jones and Roots drummer ?uestlove, who smoked out snippets of Zep classics like “Immigrant Song,” “When the Levee Breaks” and “Good Times, Bad Times.” Check out the highlights, and stay tuned to RollingStone.com for updates all weekend.

-- Austin Scaggs

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6/15/07, 6:45 pm EST

Led Zeppelin Bassist Goes Bluegrass at Bonnaroo

Yesterday Rolling Stone sent a crack squad down to a massive cow pasture in Tennessee to soak up the sixth annual Bonnaroo Festival, which kicked off yesterday, but is just beginning to heat up. So far, The National and the Cold War Kids, and Kings of Leon have delivered intense sets to throngs of sweaty fans.

The highlight so far: This morning we sat down with Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, who kicked off Friday by joining the Nashville all-lady bluegrass group Uncle Earl and will play later tonight in the annual Super Jam alongside Ben Harper and Roots drummer ?uestlove. In true Bonnaroo fashion the trio has yet to rehearse. Said JPJ “I haven’t even met them yet.” Check back here every day for up-to-date Bonnaroo coverage.

-- Austin Scaggs

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6/15/07, 4:24 pm EST

Weekend Rock List: Best Sports Anthems of All Time

QueenNothing says summer like an overpriced ballpark beer, accompanying hot dog, and a little “We Will Rock You” played to incite the crowd at certain key moments. We started a list. Here are five of our picks for the most resoundingly awesome stadium anthems ever. What would you add?


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