When bands tour, they send a ‘rider’, or list of backstage requests, to each venue they play. The Foo Fighters got pretty creative with theirs, asking for Gatorade in “wacky colors”, Diet Coke (”no silly varient cokes, please”), and DVD movies (”No Jamie Kennedy or Martin Lawrence titles”).

Click here to read the whole thing.

Welsh cutie Duffy sang Madonna’s “Borderline” on the BBC and really made it her own. Click here to watch. Duffy’s CD Rockferry is out now and I’m kind of obsessed with it.

3 Doors Down have their own NASCAR!  Their new self-titled album comes out on the 20th…(’Citizen/Soldier’ is the name of a song off their new album) But here’s a pic of their fine hunk of machinery.  VAROOM!

We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things isn’t out ’til next Tuesday, but it’s streaming on Jason’s MySpace right now. Click here to listen!

This is NOT gossip! It’s straight from her official website, madonna.com: 

MADONNA’S YUMMY “STICKY & SWEET” TOUR ITINERARY UNWRAPPED FOR FANS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME

LOS ANGELES May 8, 2008 Madonna, the world’s tastiest sweetheart, has announced more non-stop treats for her legions of legendary and devoted fans.

MADONNA STICKY & SWEET TOUR ITINERARY 2008

Showdate - City - Venue - On sale Date:

23-Aug - Cardiff Millennium Stadium - Fri. May 16
26-Aug - Nice Stade Charles Ehrmann - Fri. May 16
28-Aug - Berlin Olympic Stadium - Wed. May 21
02-Sept - Amsterdam Arena - Sat. May 17
04-Sept - Dusseldorf LTU Arena - Wed. May 21
06-Sept - Rome Olympic Stadium - Fri. May 23
09-Sept - Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena - Wed. May 21
11-Sept - London Wembley Stadium - Fri. May 16
20-Sept - Paris Stade de France - Fri. May 16
03-Oct - E. Rutherford Izod Center - Mon. May 19
06-Oct - New York City Madison Square Garden - Mon. May 19
07-Oct - New York City Madison Square Garden - Mon. May 19
15-Oct - Boston TD BankNorth Garden - Sat. May 17
18-Oct - Toronto Air Canada Centre - Sat. May 24
22-Oct - Montreal Bell Centre - Sat. May 24
26-Oct - Chicago United Center - Sat. May 17
30-Oct - Vancouver BC Place Stadium - Sat. May 24
01-Nov - Oakland Oracle Arena - Sun. June 1
04-Nov - San Diego Petco Park - Sun. June 1
06-Nov - Los Angeles Dodger Stadium - Sun. June 1
08-Nov - Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena - Sat. May 31
11-Nov - Denver Pepsi Center - Sat. May 31
16-Nov - Houston Minute Maid Park - Sat. May 31
19-Nov - Philadelphia Wachovia Center - Mon. June 2
22-Nov - Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall - Mon. June 2
24-Nov - Atlanta Philips Arena - Sat. May 31
26-Nov - Miami Dolphin Stadium - Sat. May 31

Click here for details on John Mayer’s upcoming tour, straight from John himself. He also posted a clip of a new song he’s working on, plus lots of pictures from his “office”.

BONUS: No pics of or news about ”John-n-Jen”. I’m so jealous.

Yeah, I used to carry a blue comb in the back pocket of my O.P. corduroy, way-too-short-shorts.  Nothing felt finer than running that comb through my feathered bangs a dozen times or so.  Then I’d slip on my black Ray-Bans and zip up my Members Only jacket. 

That dude from Miami Vice had nothing on me…or John Mayer!!!

So anyway, John Mayer is trying to bring back feathered bangs!!  Click HERE to read his blog, and click the feathered bangs in the pic to the left for a closer look at the “new do” he’s harvesting just above his forehead.

TGIF!!  :)  Tony    tony@sophie1037.com

Click here to watch Natasha Bedingfield blow everyone away on Idol…and maybe get a prom date, too! She’s a cradle robber!