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- Kris Valentine, CBS Radio Minneapolis

He recently spoke out against the British version of the show, which features judges Jesse J, Will.i.am, Tom Jones and Danny O’Donoghue.

May wrote on his own website, “Sorry, hate to be negative but The Voice is the dullest, dumbest, most depressing show on TV.” Adding, “It’s the ultimate insult to music and to performers.”

Though we are not sure May seems to understand the concept about the show and the blind audition rounds. “Every time I catch a glimpse of young singers busting their guts trying to win somebody’s attention, who is rudely sitting with their back to them… I feel sick. I hope this vile show dies a natural death very soon,” May wrote.

Apparently May doesn’t hate everything about the show. He does seem to be a fan of Tom Jones, though he wishes that Jones would decide to walk away from The Voice. And of course, May isn’t totally against music-based competition shows: May and Queen drummer Roger Taylor have performed on American Idol.

What do you think, is The Voice an insult to music, or is Brian May just a grumpy?

– Cole Henson KLUV, Dallas

Here’s the new official video from 3rdEyeGirl and Prince for ‘FIXURLIFEUP.’ Watch:

Keep your eyes peeled for a review of Prince Comes Home when he closes out his ‘Live Out Loud’ tour in Minnesota with two shows this Saturday (May 25).

Bonus clip! Listen to the Blues Rock Remake of ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ below:

- Adam Greenwald, 104.1 Jack FM Minneapolis

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Everyone loves bacon, including dogs. From the taste to the aroma, there is something that lures us to the source of that bacon-y deliciousness. That lure is what recently reunited a foster family with a wayward pitbull.

Misty had been abused by her previous owners, and she had been staying with a foster family in Morris County, NJ when she disappeared last Friday. Huffington Post reports that Erin Earley-Hamilton, Misty’s adoptive mom, and volunteers from New York’s Second Chance Rescue searched the woods for Misty, but no one could locate the 9-month old puppy.

As it turns out, Misty loves bacon. Armed with this knowledge, one volunteer suggested cooking bacon in the backyard. The wafting smell of the delicious meat lured Misty back home to her waiting family.

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- Adam Greenwald, 104.1 Jack FM Minneapolis

Damon, who announced his strike in February, stated that those in the effort “won’t go to the bathroom until everyone in the world has access to clean water and sanitation.”

The strike that is led by the Damon and the advocacy group he co-founded, Water.org, are seeking to end the water crisis that is leaving millions without accesses to clean water and sanitation that can lead to illness and even death.

While the idea of the strike is a serious one, Damon and the other celebrities involved have turned to humor in order to get more awareness. In a video posted to YouTube on May 22nd, Wilde, Bono and Branson joke about how Damon crashed their not-so-secret secret meeting.

“I remember when Matt first brought up the idea, it was at a meeting of the Illuminati,” said the U2 frontman.

Wilde joked and added, “Bono was so mad. I only got in because I am an android from the future.”

Branson also added some humor to the video adding, “Bono started beating Matt with a two-by-four.”

However, alongside the jokes, the celebrities cited facts about the water crisis and what people could do to help.

“Millions of people each day spend hours just fetching clean water,” Bono says in the new public service announcement. “780,000,000 people – that’s one in nine – lacks access to safe water.”

Damon appears at the end of the video to encourage others to “join the millions of famous people who’ve already joined my strike. And remember, if you don’t use the toilet, you’re a celebrity.”

For other information about how you can help the “toliet strike” cause or make a donation, visit water.org or strikewithme.org.

- Devon Marti / WNCX

This is the second time McCartney has expressed support for the three band members who were originally arrested in March of 2012. Three members of the Russian feminist punk-rock collective, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alyokhina, were arrested and charged with hooliganism after protesting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral, Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in February 2012.

The band members were convicted of the charges in August of 2012 and were sentenced to two years in prison. However, after less than two months, Samutsevich was released on an appeal. The spark for recent interest from McCartney came after Alyokhina was denied access to her own parole hearing. As of May 22, Alyokhina has declared she will be on a hunger strike in protest of being denied the right to attend her hearing. Tolokonnikova, also still in prison, was denied parole on April 26.

The former Beatle stressed the Russian administration should consider parole for Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova.

In the letter regarding the case of Alyokhina, McCartney wrote and shared on his website, “My personal belief is that further incarceration for Maria will be harmful for her and the situation as a whole, which, of course, is being watched by people all over the world.”

McCartney continues in the letter, “In the great tradition of fair-mindedness which the Russian people (many of whom are my friends) are famous for, I believe that you granting this request would send a very positive message to all the people who have followed this case.”

In a separate hand-written letter, McCartney stressed concern for Tolokonnikova as well. He writes, “I have had a long relationship with the Russian people, and, with this in mind, I am making the following request in a spirit of friendship for my many Russian acquaintances who, like me, believe in treating people – all people, with compassion and kindness.”

McCartney is not the only musician that has voiced support for Pussy Riot band members. Madonna, Sting, and Yoko Ono, have publicly supported the group.

- Devon Marti / WNCX

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It’s a good thing Prince decided to go back to using his name…typing out “The Artist Formerly…Blah Blah BLAH” is such a waste of valuable time that could be used writing about how I hope he does “Darling Nikki” at Myth. Oh, wait…guess I got ‘em both in. He’d be proud.

Check out the new FIXURLIFEUP music video from Prince and 3rdEyeGirl here!

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The concert film is blended with a surreal narrative story, which features actor Dane DeHaan as a Metallica roadie who gets caught up in a life-changing mission while attempting to deliver a mysterious item to the band for the show.

Metallica’s concert footage was shot over three separate concerts last year in Vancouver, Canada. Through the Never is scheduled for release on every North American IMAX screen on September 27, expanding to additional theaters the following week on October 4.

While the band is currently preparing for their second annual Orion Music + More Festival, set this year for Detroit’s Belle Isle on June 8-9, Metallica members recently revealed that the band has already amassed enough new material for a studio album.

“I want it done yesterday,” singer James Hetfield told Billboard about what will be the band’s first studio album since Death Magnetic in 2008 (they released the collaborative effort Lulu with Lou Reed in 2011). “(Orion) and this movie is keeping us pretty busy at this point and it’s taking a lot of our time and effort. We’ve been touring some obscure places; I guess basically what we’re trying to do is pay for this movie, so the touring is keeping us from getting in there and finishing the record. Right now the focus is on the movie.”

“I can tell you this; the grooves and the riffs that are already on the radar are really, really awesome,” added bassist Robert Trujillo. “We’ve still got more riffs to go through and jam out and throw into the process, but we’re getting there, and we’ll have something great, hopefully, in the next year.”