Ashlee Simpson took to her myspace blog today to address rumors that she was drunk during a morning appearance on Washington DC radio station Hot 99.5. During the brief interview with Kane in the Morning, it seemed as if Simpson was slurring her words and giggling, some would say excessively. "It was very upsetting to hear that people saying that I was intoxicated," she writes, before explaining the circumstances of Monday night, which involved getting a new tattoo but no alcohol. Read on for Simpson's full defense...
It's not often that you see a successful band actually acknowledge the backroom dealings that go on between radio stations and record companies. You know, the whole "your band better show us the love or see your spins go bye-bye" tactic that many mainstream formats employ. Well, Matchbox Twenty claim they're being played like that, and they are mad as hell and they're not gonna take it anymore!
After having to cancel an in-studio appearance on Charlotte, NC, radio station WLNK due to illness (singer Rob Thomas suffered a violent bout of food poisoning) and then hearing the afternoon jocks rant about how the band dissed them by not showing, Thomas went on the offensive, penning an open letter to The Matt and Ramona Show, calling them out for "blackmail," disrespecting their audience, and wrongly assuming that a liner notes thank you to Matt Serletic, the band's longtime producer, and his wife Ramona was intended for them. (Snap!)
In an open letter of their own, Matt and Ramona claim that they were well aware that the thank you was intended for Serletic and say that Thomas misinterpreted their "rant," which was meant in jest. "No ill will here, even though we've been accused of blackmail (we still find his use of that word a bit humorous)," Matt and Ramona told Hollywood Insider via email. Not surprisingly, the station has decided to make the most of the "controversy" by touting a "Matchbox 20 vs. Matt & Ramona" page on its website and posting the audio clips.
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