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No New Coldplay Album in 2010
Although Coldplay hoped to release the follow-up to their Viva La Vida by the fourth quarter of 2010, Chris Martin revealed in a meet-and-greet with fans that, while the band is close to finishing songs for their fifth album, the LP won't be released until 2011. [ Coldplaying]

George Michael Sentenced to Eight Weeks in Prison
George Michael was sentenced to eight weeks in a London prison, after pleading guilty to charges that he was driving under the influence of drugs in July. [CNN]

Christina Aguilera Performs "Imagine"
Christina Aguilera performed John Lennon's "Imagine" this Sunday at a party for the release of of Montblanc's John Lennon Edition pen. [YouTube]

The Dismemberment Plan to Reunite
Washington D.C. indie band the Dismemberment Plan will reunite for a series of shows in January 2011, to celebrate the reissue of their 1999 album Emergency & I. "We're not planning a new record, but we're doing these shows and taking it day to day after that," bassist Eric Axelson said. [ Washington Post's Click Track]

Kid Rock to Face Waffle House Lawsuit
In October 2007, Kid Rock and members of his entourage were involved in a brawl at a Waffle House in Atlanta, and Rock later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge. Now, the victim has filed a lawsuit against Kid, who is due in an Atlanta courtroom today. [ Billboard ]

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Song Stories

“V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F.”

Fishbone | 1985

Quite a few musicians have utilized initials for song titles -- Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T.," Abba's "S.O.S.," Donald Fagen's "I.G.Y.," etc. But the more curiously initialed tune has to be "V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F.," short for "Voyage to the Land of the Freeze-Dried Godzilla Farts." Fishbone's original guitarist, Kendall Jones, explained to Rolling Stone, "When Norwood [Fisher] wrote it, he introduced it to the band saying, 'Man, I've been hearing about all these Nazi right-wing groups on the news saying the Holocaust was staged. So what if America said it never dropped two atom bombs on Japan, that it was actually Godzilla popping a couple off?' Only Norwood would come up with something that out." The same year "V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F." was released, the film Godzilla 1985 appeared in North America.

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