The 2008 London edition of Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp has updated its list of celebrity musicians. Pete Best is the latest celebrity participant to be confirmed, joining former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, songwriter/producer Mark Hudson, and a host of other big names in music.

FYI, the Camp will take place November 4-9 at Abbey Road Studios and The Cavern Club in Liverpool.  The mission of Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp is “to bring people’s musical fantasies to life!” No musical experience is required. Campers will participate in small group instruction from rock star counselors, master class sessions in drums, bass, songwriting, etc., record a song with bandmates and celebrity musicians at Abbey Road Studios, and perform live on stage at The Cavern Club!  Campers will live the rock star lifestyle, all for $12,999 plus hotel and airfare.  If you’ve always wanted to say, “I’m with the band”, this is your chance to make that dream a reality!

Sounds like a blast!

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Jo Wood is officially seeking legal advice on what to do with her errant husband Ronnie, according to friends. Divorce lawyers have supposedly told Jo that she is in a “terrifically strong position” to rake in a huge settlement if she decides to dump Ronnie for good.

Despite the fact that Ronnie has humiliated Jo with his dalliance with that Russian waitress, and made an ass out of himself in the process, the very classy Jo maintains that things will remain amicable between her and Ronnie, due to their “shared history”. Jo told The Daily Mail:

“We’ve been through too much together not to stay friends whatever happens next,”

“And despite everything I still really care for Ronnie.”

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Paul McCartney, in collaboration with producer/Killing Joke bassist Youth, is set to release a new album under the guise of his electronic identity, The Fireman. The album, entitled “Electronic Arguments”, will be on the shelves on November 13th, and is the first album for the duo since “Rushes” was released in 1998.

The album contains thirteen songs which were recorded in as many days. Amazingly, each song was written and recorded in one day. The debut of the album’s opening song, “Nothing Too Much Out of Sight” is scheduled for tonight on BBC Radio.

Paul sure is one busy guy, isn’t he?

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This is rather disgusting, but true.  Mick Jagger has a new friend, and she’s young enough to be his daughter.  Nothing new there, I know.

His new friend is 23 year old Molly Miller Mundy, who is an interior designer in London.  It seems her daddy,  Mark Miller Mundy, is a big shot record producer who has worked with Mick’s ex-gal pal Marianne Faithfull once upon a time.   Daddy doesn’t seem to pleased about this blossoming friendship, stating…

‘I’m thrilled it’s not Paul McCartney.’

Hell, I think that girl would be so much better off with Paul!  Anyway, Mick seems to be a trifle nervous these days since his girlfriend of 6 years, American L’Wren Scott, who at 41 years old seems almost the right age for Mick, has hinted she wants to have a child with him, but not before they marry.  This doesn’t sound like it fits in with the Mickster’s future plans.  He already has 7 kids and I don’t think he wants another one, given the fact that he is 65 years old.

A friend of Mick’s said last night that the pair were “just friends” which could be very true.

‘There’s nothing to it. It seems Molly’s father made an off-the-cuff remark which has just been misinterpreted.  Mick has only known her through her father who is a record producer and her employer Nicky Haslam, who is a contemporary of Mick’s.’

Watch this space for further developments in the continuing saga of Mick Jagger and his overblown libido.

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Oh boy..here we go.  Remember the other day when it was posted here about Led Zeppelin reuniting for a tour in 2009?  Well don’t get too excited kiddies, because Robert Plant is here to squash those rumors and put an end to all of your giddy excitement.  How do his words “frustrating and ridiculous” sound?  Pretty awful, eh?

That’s exactly what he told an unnamed British tabloid last week.  In fact, he went so far as to say he had no plans to tour with anybody for at least two years after he finishes his tour of the USA with Alison Krauss, which is due to come to an end on October 5, 2008.

A statement from Plant himself says…

“Contrary to a spate of recent reports, Robert Plant will not be touring or recording with Led Zeppelin. Anyone buying tickets online to any such event will be buying bogus tickets.”

Ouch, that hurts!  Well one good thing that comes out of this, just think you can all save the money you would have shelled out for Led Zeppelin and put it towards the next U2 tour,  which I predict will be near the end of 2009.  Just a hunch, mind you.

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have raised more than $85,000 for victims of the devastating June 2008 floods in the Midwest. Premium seats for the band’s summer tour shows were auctioned off, with all proceeds headed for Habitat for Humanity groups in affected areas.  Ticketmaster reportedly waived its fees for the auctioned tickets and helped put the auction together for the band.

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Ronnie Wood has been spotted living his life as usual since his release from rehab. Just the other day he was seen having dinner in a London restaurant with his Russian girlfriend, Ekaterina Ivanova, who was cited as a “player” in the break-up of his marriage to wife Jo.

The couple spent over two hours at the restaurant, and seemed very much “into” each other. A source said:

“They looked like a couple deeply in love. Ronnie couldn’t take his eyes off her.

“They were very touchy feely. It all looked very sweet but Ronnie does look like her granddad.

Enough said.

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The former manager of Pink Floyd, Bryan Morrison, passed away yesterday September 27, 2008 at the age of 65.  He succumbed to injuries received in a polo accident in 2006.  He had been in a coma since the accident and never woke up since sustaining a head injury at Windor, England’s Royal Berkshire Club of which he was a founding member.

Not only was Bryan the manager of Pink Floyd, but he was also responsible for managing and publishing for big name bands The Jam, The Bee Gees and Wham!  He also helped in putting Elton John on the road to fame.

Bryan Morrison’s death comes less than two weeks after Pink Floyd’s founding member Richard Wright lost his battle with cancer, also at the age of 65.

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I hope Ronnie Wood feels it was all worth it.  When his impending divorce comes to court, and with the looks of things it seems like it’s imminent, he is gonna have to shell out BIG TIME to his wife Jo Wood.

Lately, Jo has been seeking advice of divorce lawyers since she became wrangled over recent pics of her hubby Ronnie dining out with his girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova at a posh London restaurant last week.  Jo is said to be

“humiliated, spurned and furious that her best friend has treated her like that.”

Her legal team has informed Jo that she’s in a great position to take Ronnie to the cleaners, so to speak.   She has been an integral part of Ronnie’s career, acting in various position throughout the years to assist him as he rose to fame.  Among her many duties, she acted as Ronnie’s executive assistant,  she acted as his personal management assistant on some might profitable business deals, she’s company secretary for his painting business Scream Art and she also was joint director of his musical empire Rockyarch.    Phheeww!!

I’d say that without Jo, Ronnie might never have been as lucky in the business as he was.  That woman deserves every penny she’s entitled to, and then some.  If this marriage does end up in divorce,  it looks like Jo will receive more of a payout from Ronnie than Heather Mills received from Paul McCartney.  Right now,  Paul’s $50 million payout seems like small potatoes compared to the $129.5 million payout that Jo is entitled to receive.   She could also get 20 percent of Ronnie’s earnings, due to the fact that she was his employee for all those years.  What a smart woman!  You go, girl!

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Sir Paul McCartney would certainly be someone you’d like to know if you were a singer trying to break into the music biz.  It just so happens that Macca’s former personal assistant is trying to do just that.  Holly Dearden has just signed on for her firt album and has a gig lined up at a London club.

When Sir Paul found out that Holly was a singer, he committed to helping her get her career off the ground.  Holly said,

“He didn’t know I was a singer for a long time, I told him right near the end and he was very supportive. I didn’t tell him earlier because I wanted to do it myself. I’ve hooked up with some good people via him.”

She went on to say,

“Paul gave me his blessing to use everyone around him to help me out. It’s nice having him to back me up.I have invited him to come and watch me at Ronnie Scott’s. I’m not sure if he is going to make it yet, but I hope he does.”

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