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Dylan's Little Buddy

May 20, 2009 11:01 AM

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A sad poem written by Bob Dylan is up for auction at Christie's and is expected to fetch between ten to fifteen grand.

"Little Buddy" is about a boy losing his dog after a drunken man beats it to death. Originally published in the Herzl Herald -- Dylan's camp newspaper -- in 1958, the handwritten copy of "Little Buddy" was written in blue ink and is signed Bobby Zimmerman. Read the poem after the jump.

The editor of the newspaper, Lisa Heilicher, has kept the original submission for over fifty years. "I kept it with all of my stuff that I collected from camp," Heilicher said. "When I realized how famous he had become, I put it in a piece of plastic and stuck it in an encyclopedia."

All proceeds from the winning bidder will be donated to Herzl Camp, which sits on the shores of Devils Lake, in Minnesota. 

There's a ton of other Dylan memorabilia up for auction at Christie's. Check it out.

UPDATE: Holy plagiarism! Turns out "Little Buddy" was actually written by Hank Snow and was featured on Snow's 1958 album When Tragedy Struck. Seems like young Zimmerman changed a few lyrics and submitted the poem as his own work. Ah, to be 16 again. 

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Chris Martin Lookalike on Jeopardy!

May 18, 2009 12:35 PM

Photo: SONY

Last week was the conclusion to the Jeopardy! College Championship.

Patrick Tucker (above), a senior at Notre Dame and a political science major, took home the $100K top prize and the utmost respect from the S.S.

During one of his interview segments, Tucker revealed that everyone on campus thinks he's the spitting image of Chris Martin!

Do you see the resemblance?

We do!


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Rockers On 30 Rock

May 15, 2009 12:46 PM

 

Check out this clip from last night's 30 Rock finale. 

Cameos by Elvis Costello, Cyndi Lauper, two Beasties, Sheryl Crow, Rachel Yamagata, Michael McDonald, and many more...



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Classical Killers

May 11, 2009 2:51 PM

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Tune into the Late Show with Letterman tonight to see the Killers perform their new single, "A Dustland Fairytale."

The kicker is that the band will be backed by a full orchestra!


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Nickelback Singer Sued!

May 5, 2009 12:27 PM

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Back in 2007, Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger allegedly busted the face of furniture sales representative Noah Morse outside of a Vancouver bar. Morse is now suing Kroeger for loss of income and medical expenses.

Apparently Kroeger packs a punch. Morse claims he got a concussion, was knocked out cold and suffered "one deadened front tooth, dislodged upper front teeth and permanent discoloration of more front teeth."

(If we got beat up by a member of Nickelback we'd probably keep it to ourselves.) 

In other news, the Kings of Leon ought to sue Nickelback for their shit-laden cover, "Use Somebody."

Just try to watch the clip below of guitarist Ryan Peake butchering the tune! We dare you!

It's so awful. Do they even rehearse?


Billy Corgan Further Defiles the Pumpkins

April 23, 2009 11:44 AM

Check out Billy Corgan in this commercial for the recent TNA pay-per-view wrestling event, Lockdown.

Warning: fans of the Pumpkins' '95 hit "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" may want to avoid watching this clip, as Corgan defiles the spirit of the song to promote a steel-cage match.

Is anything sacred?

Does Billy Corgan have the worst instincts of any musician on the planet?

What is the matter with him?  


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The World Gets Another Grohl

April 21, 2009 10:33 AM

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The S.S. is stoked to report that Dave Grohl and wife Jordyn have just welcomed their second daughter, Ms. Harper Willow Grohl! Born on April 17th, Harper is named after her father's great uncle Harper Bonebreak. According to our pal Dave, Harper is "7 lbs 8 oz, 20 inches long and loud as hell!"

Like father, like daughter!

The more Grohls the merrier.


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Fogerty's Ready To Play

April 16, 2009 11:14 AM

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Yankees fans heading up to the new stadium today for the home opener will receive a special treat.

John Fogerty will be on hand to sing his baseball classic, "Centerfield."

We've got no love for the overpaid, over-hyped Yankees. We prefer the overpaid, over-hyped Mets.

But we can admit that we're jealous that the Yanks scored the CCR mastermind to christen their new park.


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Kid Rock Field, Home of the Tigers

April 1, 2009 10:12 AM

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This season, the Detroit Tigers will not be playing their home games at Comerica Field, they'll be playing at Kid Rock Field.

"This has been a dream of mine for a long time," says Rock. "And with the banks in trouble it seemed like the right time for me to reach out to the fine people at Comerica Bank. Since they relocated to Dallas after opening the stadium here, they were very open to making this deal. I've never been more excited for opening day, and I'm proud to be able to add my name to the legacy of my favorite baseball team."

Also, the new beer that Kid Rock is developing with the Michigan Brewing Company will be the official beer of the Tigers.

Their home opener is April 10th.

Can you believe it? 

April Fools!


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We're Back From Oz!

March 25, 2009 11:36 AM

Hope you haven't forgotten about our little ol' Smoking Section!

We've been going nuts in Australia for the last two weeks, working on that huge Kings of Leon story that will be featured very soon in an upcoming issue of Rolling Stone.

Oh my god did we have fun. We were poolside with Pete Townshend, we took a field trip with Coldplay, we DJ'ed a party with Kylie Minogue and, of course, we partied with the Kings for nine long days in Sydney.

The only thing that we didn't do is scale the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Why? Because you have to pass a breathalyzer test to gain access. And, as Caleb Followill pointed out, echoing all of our sentiments, "I don't think there's a single point in the day where I could pass a breathalyzer."

We just wanted to let you know that we're back. Stay tuned for more from the S.S.!


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