Mosman puppies learn new tricks in LA Nov 7, 2009
As they argued about who should get it, they discovered they shared musical tastes - Silverchair, naturally, but also Limp Bizkit and Green Day - and so decided to rehearse together. After finding a drummer (the son of a taxi driver Moore met one night), they took their name from the Carl Hiaasen book. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Beverly Hills Royalty Monster Halloween Bash in Hollywood October 29th Hosted by Mickey Avalon Oct 28, 2009
Party like a rockstar with celebrity clientele guests -- Korn, Dead by Sunshine, Slash, Black Eyed Peas, Limp Bizkit, POD, Crazytown, George Clinton, Vanilla Ice, Carmen Electra, Paris Hilton, Jessica Alba, Gwen Stefani, Travis Barker, Nick Canon, Ray J, Pitbull, Lil Kim, Lil Jon, Perez Hilton, Brody Jenner, Zachary Levi, David Spade, Tom Green, Dennis Rodman, Chuck Liddell, Aubrey O'Day, Laura Prepon, Tila Tequila, Wilmer Valderrama, Damon Elliott, Scott Caan and Simon Rex, just to name a few.... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
WWE Wrestlemania 19 Oct 23, 2009
Going into Wrestlemania XIX Taker was boasting a 10-0 record at and was sung to the ring by Limp Bizkit. The phenom was set to team with partner Nathan Jones but he had been attacked by A-Train and Big Show earlier. (Suite101.com)
This day in history Sep 2, 2009
Rock musician Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit) is 32. NFL player Brian Westbrook is 30. (Boston Globe)
On Aug. 20, 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared the Civil War over Aug 30, 2009
Rock singer Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) is 39. Rock musician Brad Avery is 38. (FOX61, CT)
Celebrity birthdays for Aug. 30-Sept. 5 Aug 27, 2009
Bassist Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit is 32. Drummer Spencer Smith of Panic at the Disco is 22. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Celebrity Studded Red Carpet Event Aug 26, 2009
Expected celebrities to attend include: No Doubt , Limp Bizkit, Cypress Hill, DJ AM, Buckcherry, Fleetwood Mac, Martin Landau, Michael Madsen, Tara Mannin, Gary Busey, Judd Nelson, Kato Kaelin, Marty Kove, Penny Marshall, Lenna Bauerly, Prince Soloman, Prince Ali, Tila Tequila, Imperial Countess Madeleine Walderdorff, Steven Bauer, Catherine Andres, Celeste Fianna, Kristos Cali, Daisy De La Hoya, Dennis Rodman, Heidi Fleiss, Colleen Shannon. Chaz Bautzer founded Beverly Hills Pimps and Ho's... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Perfect match Aug 23, 2009
When the sound of Limp Bizkit is no longer a top choice for dorm life, the CD can be used for wall dcor or coasters on the coffee table. Because rooms are small, beds tend overwhelm the limited space, which means it s a perfect opportunity to pick up something that s not only comfortable, but stylish. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
In the age of Obama, will heavy metal suck again? Aug 21, 2009
This does not appear to have happened yet, but the fact that Limp Bizkit and Primer 55 appear poised to release new albums seems to confirm this intuition. Had I recognized this trend a year ago, maybe I would have voted for McCain. (The American Conservative)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 16-22 Aug 13, 2009
Singer Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit is 39. Guitarist Brad Avery of Third Day is 38. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
5 nuggets of knowledge about fakes Aug 12, 2009
Nu-metal band Limp Bizkit released their first single, Counterfeit in 1997 off their Three Dollar Bill, Yall album. While the lyrics are about as deep as a mud puddle in the sun, the song s popularity was quite real and helped launch the band to fame, and Limp Bizkit went multi-platinum on following albums. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
In Jakarta, After Bombings, the Ritz Reopens Aug 4, 2009
That's a big change from 2002, when acts like Missy Elliott, Limp Bizkit and the Red Hot Chili Peppers got cold feet and cancelled shows after the terrorist attacks killed 202 people in club bombings in Bali. Catching Noordin M. Top, the Malaysian believed responsible for July's attacks and the country's most wanted fugitive, would go a long way to fully restoring confidence in Indonesia's safety. (Time.com)
K’Naan tells stories from mean streets of Somalia Jul 17, 2009
In What s Hardcore, in which he describes the violence of Somalia, he flows: I make 50 Cent look like Limp Bizkit adding his former country is harder than Harlem and Compton combined. What makes K Naan s music so compelling is not only his lyrical agility and social conscience but his ability to draw on so many musical resources - from his African roots and reggae stylings to hip-hop, pop, and rock ( If Rap Gets Jealous from Troubadour features Kirk Hammett of Metallica). (Boston Globe)
When ’BCN rocked Jul 17, 2009
It soldiered through the moment when Limp Bizkit replaced the Lemonheads as the dominant ideology and the David Lee Roth morning show debacle. While that detritus made it less musically appealing, most of its jocks ensured that 104. (Boston Globe)
Heading to the county fair? Jul 9, 2009
let book some good band like chris brown, emenim, snoop dogg, 50 cent, limp bizkit you know stuff like dat. A Grandmother Jul 8, 2009 7:50 PM Last year I had the joy of taking my grandson from Lincoln to the Platte County Fair. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Limp Bizkit Kicks Off First U.S. Show in 8 Years by Playing Free in Vegas! Jul 7, 2009
Limp Bizkit Kicks Off First U.S. Show in 8 Years by Playing Free in Vegas ... Limp Bizkit Kicks Off First U.S. Show in 8 Years by Playing Free in Vegas ... Hard-hitting hell-raising heroes Limp Bizkit return to wreak havoc in the U.S. with their first stateside show in eight years. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Linkin Park: Pretty Boring, Pretty Huge Jul 5, 2009
") } Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Will Korn, Papa Roach And Limp Bizkit Evolve Or Die? Browse Bands by Name Or enter a band name below to search: Find a Band A-Z -- by Jon Wiederhorn, with additional reporting by Over the past year, the whole rap-rock thing has pretty much been run into the ground. The formulaic shuffle between pugilistic hip-hop verses and melodic choruses has grown staler than year-old Lucky Charms, and the roar of percussive down-tuned guitars has gotten so played out that all the... (VHI.com -- MTV.com Music News)
Will Korn, Papa Roach And Limp Bizkit Evolve Or Die? Jul 5, 2009
" Limp Bizkit's DJ Lethal The lukewarm reception of new albums by Papa Roach and Korn, coupled with the partial evaporation of rap-rock and n?-metal from radio playlists, may be an early sign that these strains of rock one marked by raps and beats blended with conventional rock, the other by a merging of melodic death metal, traditional metal and chomping beats are about to die. "It's just time [for a change]," Limp Bizkit's DJ Lethal said. "Some bands out there I'm not going to say who they... (VHI.com -- MTV.com Music News)
All Up In Limp Bizkit's Bizness Jul 5, 2009
" Perhaps he spoke too soon, or maybe Durst is quite the optimist, but at that time the future looked anything but easy. A few months earlier, guitarist Wes Borland quit. Borland had been instrumental in crafting the band's music, look and even artwork, and his departure left a sizable hole in Limp Bizkit's creative core. For fans, the loss of the group's most respected player left them skeptical about whether Bizkit should even continue. On top of that, in the wake of September 11, all signs... (VHI.com -- MTV.com Music News)
Dj Hero Turntables Could Be Used... Jun 17, 2009
Imagine all the Limp Bizkit DLC we could see. - June 15th, 2009 Activision might allow players to scratch on tour. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Album Review: TV On the Radio's "De... Jun 6, 2009
It is for this reason one might be skeptical about TV On the Radio s move from independent Touch and Go Records to Interscope, home to such artistic luminaries as Soulja Boy and Limp Bizkit, after only one full-length release. As it turns out, such skepticism was unfounded: the band s Return to Cookie Mountain (2006), while accessible, was incredibly experimental and sounded nothing like the modern popular music propagated by the label it was released on. (Suite101.com)
Listen Up: Marilyn Manson's latest is Goth gone familiar May 27, 2009
In an era of real frights rising unemployment, recession and the Limp Bizkit reunion Manson's shock tactics are little more than comic relief and tame escapism. His drearily familiar targets and tantrums suggest rock's creepiest bogeyman is running low on ideas and recycling his greatest fits. (USA Today -- Life)
Limp Bizkit is Back! Band Blows Roof Off First Show in Eight Years in Latvia Last Night! May 22, 2009
LIMP BIZKIT ROLLING THROUGH THE BALTICS, RUSSIA, EUROPE, AND JAPAN ALL SUMMER-LONG ON 2009 'UNICORNS N' RAINBOWS' TOUR: SET TO FILM 'MTV WORLD STAGE' AS HEADLINER OF GERMANY'S ROCK AM RING FESTIVAL, CO-HEADLINE JAPAN'S SUMMERSONIC FESTIVAL WITH JAY-Z, AND BELGIUM'S WERCHTER FESTIVAL WITH METALLICA ... NEW LIMP BIZKIT ALBUM COMING ... LOS ANGELES, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Just months after announcing that the original members were back after eight long years, hard-rock heroes Limp Bizkit kicked off... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Eminem's Top Five Feuds, From Mom To Moby May 21, 2009
" Em, of course, didn't take too kindly (huge understatement!) to the vegan artist's comments. The rapper hilariously in which Eminem dresses up as the electronic musician, in full-on Adidas warm-ups and doing yoga, as Obie Trice scoops him up and slams him down. Nobody listens to techno! 3. Christina Aguilera As Em recalls it, the "Genie in a Bottle" singer dismissed him for being "cute, but married" during an MTV special, and for some reason he took offense. The rapper retaliated on his single... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Eminem Kept It Serious In His First MTV News Interview May 13, 2009
" At the time, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst was fusing rock and rap, the Beastie Boys were leaning more toward punk, and Everlast left House of Pain to do his Whitey Ford thing.Former MTV News producer Darin Byrne went around asking LL Cool J and Mos Def, among others, about the state of white rappers, and a few folks told him about this new kid Dr. Dre was working with. "No one knew how he was spelling his name at the time," Byrne recalled. "The assumption was 'Mke the candy. " Byrne set up... (VHI.com -- Music News)
* Metal mania Apr 20, 2009
E Nu metal: Bands such as Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach and Linkin Park combined their metal with grunge, funk and what is known in musicologist circles as terrible, terrible rapping. What not to say: Limp Bizkits Fred Durst really summed up the anxieties and fears of a lost generation. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
The Education of Charlie Banks Apr 17, 2009
The directorial debut of Fred Durst, loudmouth front man for the rap-metal band Limp Bizkit, the film is an improbably mellow affair, rich in autumnal colours and long camera takes. Durst, accused of inciting vandalism and violence at Woodstock '99 with his song Break Stuff, is here in an unexpectedly contemplative mood, though there is a suggestion of menace. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Was Limp Bizkit Really That Bad? Apr 14, 2009
Limp Bizkit deserves another listen ... Was Limp Bizkit Really That Bad ... Testing the limits of '90s nostalgia and the adage that time forgives all sins, Limp Bizkit has announced that it will be reuniting this summer. (Slate)
* Night trippers Apr 10, 2009
Influenced by Red Hot Chili Peppers and Limp Bizkit, its no surprise that Spring Scream organizer Jimi Moe described the outfit as performing really fun, poppy rap like Blink 182. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Hollywood Undead Say They're A 'Girl Band,' Not Rap-Rock Apr 7, 2009
" The guys think the people making those comparisons aren't really listening. "It's a lot easier for people to put us in the category, like the rap-rock thing," Da Kurlzz said. "But, you know, you take one song and it's completely different than the other, and somewhere along the line and no disrespect to, like, Limp Bizkit but you kind of see the same thing in every song ... " They may not find co 00004000 mparisons to Limp Bizkit easy to swallow, but they don't seem to mind comparing... (VHI.com -- Music News)
City Lights, other music stores wary of future Apr 1, 2009
"We had crap shoved down our throats with bands like Limp Bizkit," Ruegg said. "The industry was shoving it down 14-, 15-, 16-year-old throats, the impressionable youth who aren't discerning music listeners yet. People are fed up with being told to buy crap, and I think this led to the decline of the album as a whole.". (Daily Collegian, PA)
"The Education of Charlie Banks" Mar 27, 2009
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst makes his directorial debut with this surprisingly quiet, introspective film about a sheltered Ivy League student visited by a bully from his past ... This is the directorial debut of Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, and it's a surprisingly quiet, introspective picture ... Why Limp Bizkit's idiotic rap-metal represents a cresting wave of alt-rock conservatism. (Salon)
'90s bands hope for a replay Mar 27, 2009
Limp Bizkit is reuniting, but does anyone care ... A few days later, knuckleheaded "Nookie" enthusiasts Limp Bizkit announced that they were getting the nu-metal gang back together, too ... They represented the commercial heights - and in Limp Bizkit's case, creative lows - of their respective movements. (Boston Globe)
Education of Charlie Banks gets passing grade Mar 25, 2009
Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst directs this so-so teen indie flick ... LOS ANGELES - The Education of Charlie Banks marks the surprisingly sensitive directing debut of Fred Durst, the lead singer of Limp Bizkit, whose hits include the oh-so-catchy Break Stuff. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Fred Durst says fling with Britney was taboo Mar 21, 2009
Limp Bizkit frontman labels much-debated relationship fiasco of madness ... Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst and Britney Spears, who was 21 at the time, reportedly became an item at the 2003 American Music Awards in L.A. ... The Limp Bizkit singer and Spears, who was 21 at the time, reportedly became an item at the 2003 American Music Awards in L.A. To express his feelings, he wrote on his band's Web site at the time that he had "never felt this way," but Spears never acknowledged the... (MSNBC -- News)
Fred Durst Looks Back At His Relationship With Britney Spears Mar 20, 2009
Limp Bizkit frontman says of Spears, 'I always stay true to my heart and true to everything I did, and my intentions. . (VHI.com -- Music News)
Hollywood Undead: The New 'Nookie' Monsters Of Rock Mar 12, 2009
NEWS : STOR 00003CDB IES. Is it time for a nu-metal/ rap-rock revival. (VHI.com -- Music News)
From rock band to concert grand Mar 11, 2009
Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter made a CD with Elvis Costello a few years ago, the Kronos String Quartet plays the occasional Jimi Hendrix cover as an encore, and the Vitamin Records label has produced literally hundreds of string-quartet tributes to bands such as Led Zeppelin, Arcade Fire, Limp Bizkit and (their most recent issue) AC/DC.. Your response to these efforts probably depends on how well you know the original material, and how open you are to radical departures in sound and... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Bizkit Returns Mar 3, 2009
Not only is he bringing back the original Limp Bizkit with Wes Borland, but "The Education of Charlie Banks," which he directed, is coming to screens on March 27. Durst and Borland told us they have a new album and a tour starting this summer: "We decided we were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other. Regardless of where our separate paths have taken us, we recognize there is a powerful and unique energy with this particular group of people... (New York Post -- Gossip)
Manson, ZZ Top for Download festival Feb 21, 2009
Bands already confirmed for the rock festival include Korn, Motley Crue, The Prodigy, Whitesnake and newly reformed Limp Bizkit. Slipknot and Def Leppard will headline. (Digital Spy)
T In The Park, Download reveal more acts Feb 14, 2009
Trivium and Limp Bizkit will also visit Donington Park this summer, reports Kerrang. Download takes place from July 12 to July 14. (Digital Spy)
Limp Bizkit back for world tour Feb 13, 2009
Limp Bizkit have sold more than 33 million record worldwide. Limp Bizkit have announced that all five original members are reuniting for a world tour in the spring ... Limp Bizkit were pioneers of "nu-metal", fusing hard rock music and hip-hop style drums and lyrics. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Limp Bizkit back together after 8-year break Feb 13, 2009
Limp Bizkit will tour in the spring and is planning a new studio album ... NEW YORK - The original members of Limp Bizkit Fred Durst, Wes Borland, Sam Rivers, John Otto, and DJ Lethal have reunited after an 8-year hiatus ... This is why Limp Bizkit is back. (MSNBC -- News)
