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Tuesday Trivia: What’s in a name

Some people say names aren’t really important – well, they probably don’t share a name with a future Sony gadget (like me) and have normal names. But what if you’re in a metal nu metal rock euro dance band and you’re called Chester Bennington. It doesn’t sound tough now, does it?

Make the jump to read a few stories regarding the issue of having a name (not) fitting to the genre you’ve found yourself in.

Jon Bon Jovi was robbed

Of talent, the day he was born, but what’s worse (for him) is that he was also robbed of $100.000 — in jewelry. Yes, this guy has $100.000 worth of jewelry in his home, so he must have cheated treated his wife good, or he simply loves to play in gold and silver as much as he loves to play in his cash.

The burglar was eventually caught (and his bail was set at symbolic… $100.000), and Jovi’s probably making a new hit single called “It’s my bling.”

Soundgarden reunion was a mistake

…says the band right now. Okay, they’re not really saying that, but misleading is my thing (something my math teacher learned the hard way). No, they’re not re-breaking apart, they’re just saying that the entire reunion thing happened as an accident, after Chris Cornell’s tweet was misunderstood.

“The 12 year break is over and school is back in session.”

Apparently, the tweet in question was about their online fan club and website getting a refresh, but people understood it as the band reuniting, and they’ve been so overwhelmed by the reactions they decided to do it fo’ real.

Okay, I’m not buying any of this, but for the naive folks out there, isn’t this just cute? I suggest you also check out this book called Bible, and a website called Facebook, which totally doesn’t sell your private information to spam advertising companies. Dose of Metal, to protect and serve metal.

Velvet Whateverolver

Something new in the land of “Who gives a flying fuck” — Slash has commented on Velvet Revolver’s auditioning process and working with Corey Taylor. According to / (man, I’m full of shit puns today), it “didn’t seem to fit right” with him. Aaaw, poor Corey must be heartbroken.

You can read an excerpt from the interview he gave to someone after the jump, if you really feel like it. Or you can just read our Brad Delson facts collection, because they’re funny and they tell the tale of a real guitar god.

Start the day with some fresh new music

Now that’s some Lifehacker-like post title [right]? God, I can’t stand Gawker. But my nerd shit aside, there’s some fresh new music you should (or should not) check out.

Well, if you can’t get up, I recommend hitting Korn’s official website, and downloading their new track “Get Up” we’ve covered previously. If you go back to bed and keep the track on, you’ll have to get up and turn it off, so it’s a win-win after all.

Blindside have made a stream available for their new track “Monester on the Radio.” Listen to it right here.

Texas in July, the band that has almost the same name as Scottish rock band Texas, only in July, have a track available for stream as well. You can listen to that one here.

The band Menstruation 3 Inches of Blood also have something new, a tampon video. You can watch that one after the jump.