Boy George Admits Chaining, Springsteen Releases New Track, more

A tape played at the Boy George trial in London has George admitting that he chained a male escort to the wall of his apartment but that he had no intention of hurting the man and did not hit him with a chain. George says that he originally asked the escort to come to his apartment, the escorts second such visit, to ask him if he had tampered with the singer's computer.

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Lita Ford and Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister join forces on the band's new video of I'll Be Home For Christmas. The track is an addition to the A Twisted Christmas album that was originally released in 2006. Look for the video on Ford's MySpace site.

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Bruce Springsteen has released a second song from his upcoming album, Working on a Dream. My Lucky Day is available exclusively for one week on iTunes and Amazon. The track Working on a Dream is already available through iTunes while bonus track A Night with the Jersey Devil was available on Halloween only as a download off of Springsteen's site.

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Bobby Bare (also known as Bill Parsons of The All American Boy fame) and his son Bobby Bare, Jr. are working on a tribute album to Shel Silverstein, set for sometime next year. Joining them on the album will be George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Price, My Morning Jacket, Dr. Dre, Andrew Bird, Band of Horses and others.