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POP UNCULTURED: A roundup of weird happenings in music for the week ending October 14

by Anne T. Donahue

October 14, 2011

Since it’s impossible to address the total madness of the music industry in only five days, Pop Uncultured saves some of the week’s strangest stories for Friday afternoon. Enjoy?

Billy Corgan has his own wrestling promotion now [FULL STORY]

Billy Corgan is urging you all to “JOIN THE RESISTANCE!” now that he’s the face of RESISTANCE Pro, a wrestling promotion company that was almost the best news I ever heard until I learned that Fred Durst is going to have a sitcom called Douchebag.

Fred Durst is going to have a sitcom called Douchebag [FULL STORY]

And who doesn’t want to watch a show about a “rock legend” trying to juggle his “rock star lifestyle with his family”? I’m just confused as to why they cast Fred Durst to play Caleb Followill.

Whitney Houston freaked out on a plane about having to wear a seatbelt

After being asked to buckle her seat belt on a flight this week, Whitney Houston snapped at a Delta flight attendant and almost got herself kicked off the plane. Citing the tantrum as a result of “exhaustion,” a source also claims that the diva was not drunk or on drugs. Oh really? Then how do you explain this:

[via E!]

Susan Boyle has now added “Unchained Melody” to her covers repertoire [FULL STORY]

And it was for Dancing With the Stars, and the true star was the shirtless man’s necklace.

P Diddy launches a book about female derrieres

The artist-formerly-known-as-just-Diddy has released a book called Culo which details his appreciation for the female backside. And while his official statement reads that “fashion needs fewer girls who look like boys and more women with some ‘Boom Boom Pow,’ I feel another statement would’ve worked much better:

Not to dismiss his promotional video, mind you:

ART. [via NME]

You can be The Dream‘s girlfriend if you’d like [FULL STORY]

And girlfriends will not be required to use capital letters consistently.

Major Lazer seems to like Mad Men or Jon Hamm

In case you weren’t sure if Major Lazer’s “Original Don” was a shout-out to Dick Whitman, the gang just released some official artwork that gives us a bit of a hint:

I really liked Bridesmaids, too. [via Vulture]

Deadmau5 and Snooki had a Twitter fight [FULL STORY]

Contrary to popular belief or Jersey Shore, Snooki hates “digital drama and abuse,” which is exactly why she engaged in a junior-sized Twitter fight with Deadmau5 when he called her out on being herself.

Because love means never having to defend getting punched in the head.

Lance Bass is overseeing a new boy band called Heart2Heart [FULL STORY]

And they have a new song, and it’s called “Facebook Official.” As in: Lance Bass is in a relationship with his past and needs to get out before it’s too late.

Kanye West did Occupy Wall Street wrong

While I’m sure his heart was in the right place by showing up and supporting the 99% who are unemployed, in debt, and ultimately suffering, Kanye West’s gold chain and gold grill were in the wrong place by being visible in the slightest.