Wicked WHAT???

When I head that Jada Pinkett Smith was coming out with a metal band, I laughed... really hard. When I heard that Fishbone founder Philip Fisher was gonna be playing drums, I thought, "Well, maybe it won't be so bad?"

So, enter Wicked Wisdom... I'm sure they're going to catch some flack... well... a lot of flack just because she's the wife of "good boy" rapper Will Smith (hey, I liked her in Boyz N the Hood, but couldn't stomach the Matrix movies enough to give her a chance) - she's credited as "Jada Koren" on the album, apparently. The song "Something Inside of Me" - well, the music itself is not horrible, or anything... I mean, there are some pretty good musicians involved... but it's been done before by some girl named... oh, crap... what is it? Oh, yeah... Otep (complete with abused little girl lyrics). The only other song I've heard thus far is "Cruel Intentions." It's pretty okay... again, with some Otep trappings. But her voice isn't nearly as bad as reviewers are trying to make it out to be and her "(non) sense of rhythm" is obviously deliberate. I've heard much worse in the way of new music. Will I go out and spend money on it? Eh, I dunno, yet.

Oh, well... Good luck to Wicked Wisdom. They'll be needing some along the way, I have a feeling. Metal fans are whiny bitches, sometimes... and someone like Jada Pinkett Smith trying to crossover into Ice-T territory... I dunno if they're gonna buy it, or not... they might...

Listening to: Crowbar

Awwwww

From the "Somebody Actually Wanted to Marry That Guy?" department:

After being engaged for only a month, Us Weekly reports that Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst and Leyla Bearman have ended their relationship. "She got sick of the way he treated her," a source explained. Bearman already has moved out and sold her engagement ring.

I looked, but couldn't find a picture of this Bearman person... No matter how pretty she is, she scores some intelligence points with me for not taking the plunge with my favorite mook.

This frees up Fred to finally come out of the closet and marry former Creed frontman/addict and his one true love Scott Stapp.

Listening to: Olympic Women's Biathlon (chicks on skis with guns... awesome)

Oh, Well

David Gilmour has announced that there will be NO further Pink Floyd reunions...

"The band? It's over. Reunited because of the good cause, to get over the bad relationship, and not to have regrets.

"I think I've had enough. I am 60. I don't want to work much anymore. It's an important part of my life, I have had enormous satisfactions, but now it's enough. It's much more comfortable to work on my own."

Oh, well... it's probably for the best. I imagine that it would be incredibly hard for them to live up to the pressure and hype... I mean, we're talking about Pink Floyd - anything less than a masterpiece would be a complete disappointment. Gilmour and Waters mended their fences, they got together and played a great set at Live 8... they went out with grace and style. I'm glad that I had a chance to see them at all.

Listening to: The Cult - "Electric"