The Bloodhound Gang are making plans to collaborate with teen pop sensations 'N Sync on the follow up to this year's Hooray For Boobies.

Speaking backstage at Britain's V2000 festival, guitarist Lupus said the rock & roll pranksters met the Florida based quintet recently and the two groups were hoping to combine their talents when the Bloodhound Gang return to the studio early next year.

"We've talked to 'N Sync about doing a song together for fun," he said. "We met them [when] we played a show in Orlando -- their hometown -- and Joey and Lance came out to the show to see us . . . They were so into the show and so friendly and we're like, 'You guys are huge right now and you wanna hang out with us?' So we went out drinking and had an after party and they're like 'You guys gotta come see us' and were like 'Fair enough.' So we flew out to see them."

"We'll be recording sometime in March so we're hoping they have some time . . . even if they just stop in the studio at some point, record their tracks and send them to us," he added. According to Lupus, the band is also looking to work with the Venga Boys, Queens of the Stone Age and Scott Ian of Anthrax, who they are in talks with to guest on the project.

Meanwhile, Lupus confirmed that the Bloodhound's DJ Q Ball is enlisting some superstar talent of his own for his solo project, including Eminem. "He's been drawing a bunch of people for guest appearances," Lupus said. "He's asked Eminem to do it and he said he was going to, but they haven't done it yet."

JOLIE LASH
(August 23, 2000)