odds & ends

Dave Chappelle says he's just on a spiritual retreat.. the press say he's admitted himself into a mental institution.. Comedy Central remain tightlipped.. well, whatever it is, i gotta say that the most outspoken man on TV today certainly has to get his act together.. and soon! the first two seasons of Chappelle's Show are such big hits that his bosses at Comedy Central threw together a $50 million package to keep him for the third season.. and now this..

Kylie Minogue diagnosed with early stage breast cancer?! i tell you there is no justice in this world sometimes! one of the finest pair of boobies around, and they might have to go under the knife! aargh!! she will probably undergo surgery some time this week in fact. does anyone remember that Agent Provocateur lingerie commercial?! ohhh mama!!

so JP Morgan Chase have come up with some new technology for their credit cards.. well, it's about time too.. cos my Chase credit card is the least used and yet has the most wonky magnetic strip i've ever seen.. refusing to swipe in zillions of places! strange how they say that the non-contact system sounds like a good idea, but i wonder why it took them so long to come up with this - just implanting a supermarket-product-type barcode in the strip would have had the same result!!

quite a few bands have new albums forthcoming this summer.. some singles are already out, and by all indications, we're in for another hard rocking summer ahead!
- Audioslave - 'Out Of Exile' (out on May 24th)
- Coldplay - 'X&Y' (out on June 7th)
- Foo Fighters - 'In Your Honor' (out on June 14th)
- Limp Bizkit - 'The Unquestionable Truth Pt.1' (out already)
- Pearl Jam - ~ (still untitled, out end of Summer '05)
- Tool - ~ (still untitled, out end of Summer '05)
- System Of A Down - 'Mezmerize' (first half of a double album out, part 2 'Hypnotize' out in Fall '05)
- Seether - 'Karma & Effect' (out on May 24th)