Scott Stapp channelled his inner Bill Clinton recently by telling Spin magazine there was no "sex" on the sex tape featuring some young ladies visiting the Kid Rock tour bus. Of course, like the former President, Mr. Stapp apparently doesn't count blow jobs as sex (which may or may not be happening on the tape).

Besides putting his own spin on what (or who) really went down on the Kid Rock sex tape, Stapp revealed something new to me about Creed. He told Spin the tape was made back in 1999 down in Florida when Creed was playing with Metallica. Regardless of whether Stapp did or did not get oral sex on the tape, the real scandal to me is not the sex tape but the fact that Metallica let Creed open for them!

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By: David Schultz

In the summer of 2008, Kid Rock paired up with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Reverend Run and Peter Wolf of The J. Geils Band for a sold-out extravaganza at New York City’s Mecca, Madison Square Garden. Upon his return to Manhattan, Rock eschewed spectacle in favor of a benefit show at Terminal 5, supporting the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function. For a multitude of reasons, the modestly sized Terminal 5 was far from filled: the tickets to the benefit were higher than those typically charged to see him; New York City customarily empties during the last week of summer and Levon Helm and The Black Crowes were playing a few blocks away in Central Park. As opposed to its typical rush hour subway feel, the comfortably spaced Terminal 5 floor made for a rare opportunity to get a close up view of Rock without getting crushed but also failed to generate the hysteria that fuels many of his performances.

Coming out to the strains of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” with its emphasis on being born and raised in South Detroit, Rock burst into “Rock N Roll Jesus” that led into an hour, forty-five minute set that didn’t vary much from what he’s been doing over the past two years. Part rock and roll history lesson, part multi-genre mash up, a Kid Rock’s show tends to be a veritable jukebox of country, classic rock, metal, southern rock, hip-hop and rap. He methodically chants the verses of “Son Of Detroit” over the snarling guitar riff from Z.Z. Top’s “La Grange,” lists bands he likes over the crunch of Metallica’s “Sad But True” in “American Badass,” Devil Without A Cause’s “Wasting Time” has reemerged as a hybrid with Guns N’ Roses’ “Paradise City” and Rock’s biggest hit, “All Summer Long” boldly appropriates Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves Of London” and Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.” It’s slightly incongruous that Rock, whose albums and concerts can play out like a rock and roll encyclopedia, would score the greatest success of his career with one of his more uncreative modifications.

For a benefit supporting research into the higher functioning of the brain, Kid Rock offered a less cerebral form of entertainment. He talked sweet to the women, letting them know that he wants to “fuck you like he’s never going to see you again” (which is actually a bit more romantic than his prior proclamation that he likes “to fuck hot pussy until it’s cold”), offered his opinions on what constitutes a fine night out on the town – if you’re wondering, it includes “30 packs of Strohs” and a “30 pack of hos” and “finding West coast pussy for his Detroit playas” – and explained how he got over Pamela Anderson, again if curious, she’s half Pam’s age and twice as hot.

For all the profane lyrics and redneck imagery, Kid Rock’s shows are a rollicking good time. He plays up his blue collar roots to the hilt on songs like “Son Of Detroit” and “Lowlife” and gets everyone’s fists in the air for “Bawitaba” and “American Badass.” He also keeps his sense of humor and sense of perspective, ambling into the first stanzas of “Cowboy,” on the piano with a winking chuckle towards the overblown serious of rock and roll excess that peaked with “November Rain.”

Many flinch away from Kid Rock’s populist appeal, his attraction more primal than anything else. For women, he represents the guy who makes them lose all their inhibitions, someone who will never get parental approval; for men, he serves as a surrogate and outlet for a wide variety of repressed feelings of aggression. Then again, I may be giving the whole matter too much thought.

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By David Schultz

Over the years Kid Rock has referred to himself as the "early morning stoned pimp," an "American badass" and a "devil without a cause." He even referred to himself as "the Bullgod: the illegitimate son of man" before going in another direction and opting for the less subtle "Rock N Roll Jesus." All of these self-congratulatory appellations might give you the impression that Kid Rock doesn't spend a lot of time thinking about the world outside his own. If it does, then your perception about the man is gravely mistaken.

Tomorrow night, Kid Rock will play a benefit show at New York City's Terminal 5 in support of the Bronx-based, not-for-profit Institute for Music and Neurologic Function. The agency is founded on the idea that music has unique powers to heal, rehabilitate and inspire and that music therapy can restore and improve our physical, emotional and neurological health. The Institute, founded with the help of renowned neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, is dedicated to advancing scientific inquiry on music and the brain and to developing clinical treatments to benefit people of all ages.

All those who labor under the belief that Kid Rock is part of the problem will have to reconcile their wayward opinion with the fact that tomorrow night, he is part of the cure. Tickets for the benefit are still available.

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With Rock And Roll Jesus set to hit stores on October 9th, Kid Rock, who reportedly scuffled with Tommy Lee in a battle of Pamela's exes at last night's MTV Video Awards, has scheduled, according to the promotional blitz, "a series of intimate concerts, packing the arena-sized Kid Rock extravaganza into small venues that will give die-hard fans a chance to see the larger-than-life rocker up close."

Hopefully, the die-hard fans have a better way than getting tickets than Ticketmaster. Tickets for his gig at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza went on sale this past Saturday at 10:00 a.m. At 10:00.01 a.m., they were sold out. Given the proliferation of tickets that were immediately available on such helpful "ticket broker" sites, one can only wonder what happened to the tickets earmarked for Kid Rock's fans.

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By now we've all heard the claim that Kid Rock, with the help of some bodyguards, went to a hotel room to confront Tommy Lee. Gee, I really hope it wasn't over Pam Anderson. Can you think of a worse chick to fight over? Anyway...the reports had Kid knocking on the wrong door and looking like an idiot waking up a family in the middle of the nght. Turns out he "may" have been set up.

Star Magazine "reports" (not the quotes):

Pam was spotted cuddling with tough guy actor and long time friend Chuck Zito at Tao, but left in a limo with Tommy shortly after 1am. And, a source tells Star, the former Motley Crue drummer made sure Kid knew about it. "I heard he sent one of his roadies over to Jet to taunt Kid," says a source. The roadie told the Detroit-born rocker that if was "looking for [his] wife she's with Tommy. Happy New Year!" says the source. "He gave Kid a suite number. Kid had steam coming out of his ears. He said, 'That mother is long overdue for an a**-kicking!'"

But when Kid stormed into the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, he got a big surprise – as did the startled family whose door he hammered on! He had the wrong suite number – the focus of his anger was actually a floor below!" Star's source thinks it was no accident: "I think Tommy totally set him up to look like a fool!"

Those zany rockers...sounds like these boys are angling for slots on the Surreal Life.

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Yesterday, in the "aftermath" of the "shocking" news that another Hollywood couple was filing for divorce before the ink was dry on the marriage certificate, TMZ and others reported that Pam Anderson's role in Borat's smash movie was a catalyst for some growing unrest in the Ritchie household.

Apparently, Mr. Rock exploded when he sam Pammy flitting around with Borat on the big screen. According to a source in Page Six, the couple went to a screening of "Borat" at a Beverly Hills home two weeks ago, and Rock didn't like the movie one bit, screaming at Pam in front of onlookers, "You're nothing but a whore! You're a slut!"

But, isn't that a rock star marries a girl like Pam in the first place? Usually its the girl who thinks she can tame the wild guy, but seems like it may have been the other way around on this on. Not sure what Bob was thinking...

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Well kids, sometimes love ain't enough. Not quite 4 months after officially hitching their respective wagons to each other Kid Rock and Pam Anderson both filed for divorce today, as reported by TMZ. Both cited "irreconcilable differences" in their respective filings and Pam confirmed the divorce on her website.

I'm still thinking we may see a "honeymoon" tape surface from these two given both of their past performances. Either way, both will no doubt continue to provide significant tabloid fodder as they head back out onto the Hollywood singles scene.

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Kid Rock and Pam Anderson have enough in common that they decided to wed. When Pam first announced the decision to marry Kid Rock she wrote:

"I feel like I'm finally free....I'm in love. I'm happy....I see the light...sounds dramatic but it's true..."

Posting a new message from France where the couple tied the knot, with Pam forgoing a wedding dress for a white string bikini, in St. Tropez, the bliss continues:

"Now I'm definitely rocking the most...MRS ROCK...From Vegas to New York to St. Tropez. I was so happy to finally get here. But now I can't wait to get away from these paparazzi - I swear they just wait for the ugliest pictures to take. The best most romantic wedding of all time. Rock n roll wedding. Pics will be out soon - from inside the boat that we took. - All love!"

My question is, of course, when will we see the honeymoon video?

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Unlike most thing Guns N Roses, Axl Rose's four New York shows failed to disappoint those looking for some proper GnR nostalgia. While Friday's opening night show started a bit later than expected, the sold-out crowd that waited exceptionally long to be let into the show got their money's worth as Axl and the world's most anticipated cover band ripped through most of Appetite For Destruction, "November Rain" as well as some new tunes from the probably never-to-be-released Chinese Democracy.

The six night, four show stand at Hammerstein Ballroom did not lack for guests. Sebastian Bach of Skid Row joined Axl for "My Michelle" on Friday and Sunday night and the finale saw Izzy Stradlin rejoin Axl for "Think About You," "Patience" and "Night Train." Kid Rock also made an appearance on Wednesday night's show, joining in on vocals on "Night Train."

Barring unannounced performances, the Hammerstein shows mark the only currently scheduled U.S. appearances of Axl Rose's reconstructed and reinvented Guns N Roses. They head overseas for a series of festival shows and opening slots for The Rolling Stones.

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Jenna Jameson made a surprise appearance on stage over the weekend before a crowd of over 25,000 during the final two shows of Kid Rock's Winter Tour in Auburn Hills, just outside Detroit.

According to a report in The Flint Journal, "Porn star Jameson bumped, grinded and almost popped out of her tiny, two-piece black outfit in a performance Rock called 'the first rock 'n' roll pole solo' during a rowdier-than-usual version of the '70s Bad Company hit 'Feel Like Makin' Love.' Jameson, whose image routinely is splashed across the large video screen during the song, spiced up a show that started with an adrenaline rush. You didn't see that on a Fleetwood Mac DVD, I tell ya,' Rock joked after Jameson sashayed off the stage in her red platform boots."

"This was one of the highlights of my career!" said Jenna. "The crowd's response was overwhelming and made me want to maybe start dancing again. Kid Rock rocked the house beyond... I can't wait to see how the DVD of the show comes out. The post show activities were insane!"

Seventeen cameras recorded the show for a DVD that is expected to be released this fall. Knowing Kid Rock's exploits maybe the DVD of the "post show activities" will surface too!

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By: David Schultz

With populist anthems of defiant individualism, witty and subtly grandiloquent lyrics and a fun-loving, boisterous, down-to-earth demeanor, Kid Rock has struck a chord with people that transcends age, race and class. The self proclaimed Native Son of Detroit has outlasted his harshest critics, survived an embarrassing association with Scott Stapp and surprisingly remained humble amidst the egotistic excesses of success. You couldn't name one other rock star of Kid Rock's magnitude that would likely hang out with you for a beer and a shot if he had the time. The same qualification goes for anyone who has ever had sex with Pamela Anderson, except for Scott Baio, he might not have anything better to do. But I digress. For all the braggadocio in his music, Kid Rock still exudes a sense of humility in all other facets of his public persona. He would give himself high marks for generosity and honesty but only give himself a 5 in the looks department. "Dude, I'm not stupid," Kid told Blender magazine. "I know I'm not getting girls off my looks. . . .When I'd sold 50,000 records I was fucking fat chicks in Virginia."

This past Friday, Kid Rock came to New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom in support of his latest live album, Live Trucker. An amalgam of different genres and classic arena rock theatrics, Kid Rock's show makes evident that Detroit's favorite son is a serious student of the music he professes to love. The show began old school style with DJ Mime introducing each member of the Twisted Brown Trucker Band to the opening strains of Kid Rock's breakthrough hit "Bawitaba." Once the TBT Band had the audience warmed up, Kid Rock, with "Liberace flair," emerged from underneath the stage clad in a garish red, white and blue boxing robe. Rock immersed himself in the adulation of the sold-out crowd before launching into "Devil Without A Cause."

Kid Rock wears his influences on his sleeve, brashly proclaiming his love of classic rock, southern rock, punk rock, rap and hip-hop. In fact, "American Badass" and "Forever" consist of little more than name checks of Kid Rock's favorite bands. In the lead to "Forever," Kid Rock accentuated his explanation of style from Cocky by interjecting riffs from The Ramones, Grand Master Flash & The Funky Five and a couple verses from "Sweet Home Alabama." Over the course of the evening, Rock would ease from one genre to the next, often within the context of the same song.

The concert consisted primarily of material from Devil Without A Cause, Cocky and his most recent studio effort Kid Rock. With multiple best-selling albums, Kid Rock has grown into the boastful bombast of Devil Without A Cause, an album written and released while he toiled in obscurity. His prediction on "Devil Without A Cause" that "I'm going platinum," his belief that "everybody knows my name, say it way out loud" from "Only God Knows Why" and his derision of his record company's belief that people "don't want to hear me cuss, don't want to hear me brag" from "I Got One For Ya" resound with the startling prescience of the success Rock foresaw.

Kid Rock has retained a lot of the stage tricks he's accumulated over the years. This night at the Hammerstein, as on most others, he broke into an impromptu "Free Bird" in the middle of "You Never Met A Motherfucker Quite Like Me," darkened the hall for his departed friend Joe C's voice-over during "Devil Without A Cause" and concluded the set with a jam that featured Rock taking solos on everyone's instruments, including the turntable. Oh, and to no one's surprise, he's kept the bikini-clad dancing girls, providing each a pole to assist them while they lazily dance and writhe. Not all of the gimmicks succeed. During a sedate cover of Dobie Gray's "Drift Away," Rock projected photos of departed rock stars like Janis Joplin, Bob Marley, Kurt Cobain and John Lennon to varying degrees of cheers for their memories. Rather than evoke the spirit of the late musicians, it came across like the Oscar montage where they show everyone who died and you try to figure out which deceased actor received the most cheers. (For those who will wonder, it was Lennon, duh!).

While Kid Rock remains a consummate performer, much credit goes to the Twisted Brown Trucker band, who bring Rock's music to a different level. The TBT Band features Jason Krause and Kenny Tudrick on guitars, Jimmy Bones on keyboards, Aaron Julison on bass and the inimitable Stefanie Eulinberg on drums. While Kid Rock has the vision to switch musical styles on a moment's notice, it's the TBT Band that actually shifts gear. On slower songs like "Picture" (with Eulinberg on vocals), "Only God Knows Why" and the Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See," the TBT Band show that they can do much more than play fast and loud.

Rock's set only lasted a scant seventy-five minutes, but his two encores featuring "Only God Knows Why," "Bawitaba," "Picture" and "Cowboy," arguably his greatest hits, brought the show in at exactly two hours and had everyone's adrenalin pumping by the end of the show. On stage, Kid Rock has never managed to capture the feel of the studio version of "Cowboy." While he gave an admirable night-closing rendition of the song this night, possibly one of his best, it still sounded a tad flat.

Kid Rock's populist appeal has become the elephant standing in the corner of rock and roll's rumpus room. No one seems to want to talk about how Kid Rock, through his own musical skills and respect for his musical elders, has slowly worked his way into the Bono-like stratosphere of rock and roll custodian and historian. His appearances with artists as varied as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Phish and Tim McGraw have ceased to become anomalies and he could now show up on stage with anyone and pop the crowd. Anyone perplexed by Kid Rock's astounding success could do well to learn from "Bawitaba's" wisdom. "You could look for answers, but that ain't fun, now get in the pit and try to love someone."

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California adult films distributor Red Light District announced today that it intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit brought in Detroit federal court regarding distribution of the 1999 Kid Rock "sex video" that it purchased from the filmmaker.

According to Red Light's attorney, Peter M. Falkenstein, "Red Light District has not yet presented its case. We intend to fully contest this matter at the next hearing, and for as long as it takes to vindicate my client's First Amendment rights."

"This tape was not stolen, as has been wrongly suggested," Falkenstein continued. "My client was informed that from the moment it was filmed the tape was always in the possession of the videographer, a non-participant who owns the rights to the video. Nor was it a private event. It was filmed with Kid Rock's knowledge and with the knowledge of all involved; in the presence of several non-participants; and with no restrictions as to how it might be used," Falkenstein concluded.

Further proceedings in the case are scheduled for late March.

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A new celebrity sex tape is set to hit the market featuring Kid Rock and the recently incarcerated/married Scott Stapp. The boys are shown in a clip - found on kidrocksextape.com and scottstappsextape.com - demonstrating why most guys learn to play guitar and join bands. The young ladies who made their way onto the tour bus do some things that cause Stapp to say: "Its good to be the king." Indeed.

The tape is set to be distributed by Red Light District, which is the same company that distributed the "One Night in Paris" tape featuring the infamous Paris Hilton.

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The strip club disc jockey who claimed Kid Rock assaulted him in February has filed a civil lawsuit seeking money damages from the "Detroit bad boy." Rock was arrested in February after an incident in a Nashville strip club. At the time, the DJ, named Jerry Campos, said Rock hit him in the face a couple of times. Police released Rock after he posted bail.

Earlier this week, Kid Rock pleaded no contest to "criminal assault" and the Court gave him a suspended sentence of 11 months and 29 days in jail. The Court also ordered Rock to complete anger management classes and to Campos $180 to replace his eyeglasses. Not satisfied with the punishment the criminal justice system doled out, the DJ now will seek a payday in court and is looking for over a half-million dollars.

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Rumors have been swirling around D.C. that Kid Rock would perform at an inauguration bash hosted by the Bush twins, Barbara and Jenna. Now, World Net Daily is "reporting" that the Presidential Inauguration Committee backed off from having the Detroit bad boy on the bill after complaints from conservative activits, including the "Campaign for Children and Families (CCF)." The CCF is taking credit for getting Kid Rock booted from the show on the organization's website.

Hillary Duff is now reported as the headliner for the event.

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