Entertainment Ill Ill The fascinating lives of celebrities BY RENEE SCHAEFER * A recent episode of MTV's The * Grunge singer Layne Staley of Alice in Osbournes drew 7.8 million viewers, a Chains fame was found dead in Seattle's record for the largest audience watching a University District last month. Heroin para­ I cable series, almost equaling the numbers phernalia was found near the body, police ofMTV's music award shows. reported. As it had been lying there for two weeks, the body was so decomposed it took a full day to identify. The courts ruled that wild child ~; * Courtney Love does not have to undergo , ··· . Supermodel Elizabeth Hurley has been a psychiatric e~am as requ~sted b)'. Dave .·. :",.·.,.: * Grohl and Knst Novosehc of Nirvana ., 1 ,·; taken to court to determine the paternity of her month old baby boy. Steve Bing, fame. Yes, they are still fighting over ·~" ·· ; the rights to the band's music. former boyfriend of Hurley, is anxious to clear his name. He's gone as far as to declare that he and Hurley were never * Celebrity Boxing champ and shamed figure skater Tonya Harding pleaded inno­ in an "exclusive relationship." What's cent to drunk driving charges two days af­ the point in all this? ter putting her pickup in a ditch in Wash­ D * R&B star R. Kelly has already been in ington. Already serving a two-year proba­ tion for assaulting a former boyfriend, she the news for the surfacing of a tape of now faces a probation-violation charge that "lewd" acts between him and an under­ age girl. Now, Sparkle, a protege ofKelly, could put her in the slammer. This • girl has issues. has told an LA radio station that the girl in : the video is her niece who was fourteen I years old at the time of filming. R. Kelly Source: www.eonline.com . denies that the tape is real. Imagine that. Sum 41: Definitely NOT a casualty of society BY MEAGAN BROWN Punk rock is mak­ their album Half Hour of year for the group. Tour­ They don't put their videos ing its way through the mu­ Power wasn't given the at- ing can be very stressful on the show themselves. sic world with a powerful tention it deserved, their along with the boom of The fans do that. And that mosh-pit-like shove. Bands second try, All Killer No fame hitting them. Some just means that their music like Blink 182, Unwritten Filler is what they owe their hardcore fans are turning is pulling in the pop, rap, Law, Green Day, Sugarcult, fame to. This album has their backs on the group, rock, hip-hop and of course Jimmy Eat World, and New produced their most widely calling them frauds and sell­ the punk fans. So everyone Found Glory are starting to known singles, including outs. Why? Well, that's should be happy for them gain more attention than "Fat Lip," "In Too Deep," because ofa little TV show that their popularity is ris­ before. Blue hair, tattoos, and "Motivation." The known as TRL. The ing and yes, that IS a good and piercings are slowly guys of the band all played group's videos have been in thing! Be happy for them! taking over and proving in different bands in high heavy rotation on the count­ Ifyou happened to miss the people wrong about punk school but decided to join down recently and some show on April 24111, then I'm music. Way back in the forces in 1996. Canadians fans find that offending be­ afraid you might have to Green Day Dookie days, Deryck Whibley (Bizzy D) cause of all of the other wait awhile to see them punk got a kick-start for the handles vocals and guitar, groups that appear on TRL again. But keep you eyes 90's. Now, it's making an­ Dave Baksh (Brown like 'N Sync, Backstreet open and I'm sure they'll other appearance and hope­ Sound) also handles vocals Boys, Britney Spears and come around again. Until fully it will pick up a little and guitar, Steve Jocz others. And maybe they're· then, check out Sugarcult's more. (Stevo 32) on the drums and right. Sum 41 doesn't ex­ Bouncing Off The Walls Sum 41 didn't ex­ Cone McCaslin (Cone) on actly fit into the same cat­ and Autopilot Off's new actly burst onto the scene in the bass make up Sum 41. egory as the above artists. music for some good punk 2000, but their single They are currently on tour They've come a long way rock that you '11 like if you "Makes No Difference" with Goldfinger and Auto- to get where they are. But love Sum 41. helped get them noticed in pilot Off. you have to realize that Sum the punk scene. Although It's been a busy 41 isn't in control ofTRL. Page 12 The Quaker May2002 .