Ted Nugent

Hot
Mother, Do You Think They Owe Me Cash?

The kids who sang on Pink Floyd's 1979 hit, "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" might not need no education, thought control or dark sarcasm in the classroom, but they desperately want back royalties. Members from a class at Islington Green School in London were brought into the sessions for Floyd's epic album, The Wall, by their music teacher, but, upon hearing the song, school officials forbade the students from making promotional appearances, making it initially difficult to prove their participation (the school's headmistress has since assisted in confirming the students' role in the song). The school received a small payment for the cameo, but the singers got nada. The lawyer for the students says each "kid" should expect around $478, according to reports.

Warm
Just What The Doctor Ordered?

The president couldn't be bothered to visit troops this year for Thanksgiving (photo-ops are apparently less important after you've won an election), but rocker Ted Nugent did his part. The Nuge visited injured soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas on Turkey Day. He thanked the troops for their sacrifice and then put on his loin cloth, jumped up on a hospital bed and shot a flaming arrow at a photo of Al Franken. Or maybe that last part was just one of our famous "fever dreams." Turkey makes us nuts.

P.O. No Longer P.O.'ed

It has been announced that ElectroIndie duo Postal Service have reached a settlement with the United States Postal Service, which had ordered the band (featuring Ben Gibbard, frontman for Death Cab For Cutie, which recently signed a major label deal with Atlantic) to find a new name or suffer the wrath of Mr. Zip. In an odd cross-promotional arrangement, the two parties worked out a deal that the USPS hopes will make it "cool" for kids to buy stamps and send letters. The duo -- who fittingly collaborated by sending recordings through the mail -- will have to note the USPS trademark on future albums and they have been lined up to play at a USPS conference (use of the group's songs in advertising is also a possibility). In return, Postal Service albums will be sold on the post office Web site and at some postal branches. Bands called "U.S. Department of Defense" and "Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms" are forming as you read this.

Ice Gets His Goat

Ex-Pop star Vanilla Ice had his pet wallaroo and goat returned to him after they were locked down by The Man upon escaping from his grandmother's yard in Florida. Not returned to him: his career and dignity.

Cold
Yes, You're Buggin' Us

Speaking of dignity, U2 have established themselves as the untouchable elder statesmen of Modern Rock, but even some of their biggest fans had to be slightly off-put by their crass shilling leading up to the release of their horribly titled new album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. When you are sick of a single two weeks before the album is released because its featured in a TV commercial that runs every 10 minutes, you're either watching too much television or U2 is spreading itself way too thin.