One Offs

The "content monitor" for an AT&T-sponsored simulcast of Lollapalooza got in some hot water with rock fans and censorship critics for bleeping out Eddie Vedder’s improvised lyrics, "George Bush leave this world alone / George Bush find another home" during Pearl Jam’s August 5th set …

Rock cruises ain’t just for reggae and jam-band fans – Lynyrd Skynyrd heads out for its second "Simple Man" cruise January 10th with the Marshall Tucker Band, Cowboy Mouth, Georgia Satellites and others …

EMI has released a debut single by Lil Maaz, a Turkish immigrant who sells kebabs in Paris, after his Ali G-style song "Eat Kebab" was videotaped by EMI employees and became an Internet sensation …

The Pittsburgh Penquins say their new arena will open in 2010, not during the 2009 campaign as initially planned …

Wherever the Seattle SuperSonics play in the future, it isn’t going to be at KeyArena after owner Clayton Bennett rules it out as an alternative to a new venue …

World Wrestling Entertainment reported a 52 percent drop in profits in the second quarter but better revenue than the second quarter of last year …

The band Black Tide won’t be on the Jagermeister stage at Ozzfest because the band was told by the sponsor that the band members aren’t of drinking age and therefore too young to play on the stage, according to a statement by the band …

Gwen Stefani will not wear revealing costumes at her August 21st concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, after Muslim students protested her sexy outfits and steamy performances.