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If 'crazy' could be bottled up and sold Ms. Courtney Love would be the Evian source, spouting seemingly endless amounts of pure, undiluted insanity every hour of every day. When she's not Tweeting sociopathic (yet utterly hilarious) rants at ex-lover Billy Corgan or soon-to-be-hugely-famous ex-daughter Frances Bean, Courtney can be found yelling at the very crowds that pay her bills. This time, she focused her vitriol at a young Brazilian fan who waved a Kurt Cobain poster at her gig, refusing to play and then storming off the stage. Because that's what a sane person would do. 

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Congratulations to Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, who went viral today after tearing into an aggro fan in the middle of his band's set at the iTunes Festival in London. After Grohl spotted someone fighting in the crowd (in England, they call them hooligans), he came to the victim's rescue by booting the offender from the show in a profanity-laced tirade. The crowd, of course, loved it. But Grohl isn't the first performer to snap at a misbehaving fan. After the jump, indulge in some the best onstage freakouts ever recorded—and by "best" we mean the only ones we could find on YouTube.

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The full Lollapalooza lineup was announced this morning, and despite our befuddlement as to why Muse keeps headlining festivals next to generation-defining acts like Eminem, Coldplay, and Foo Fighters, the rest of the bill looks exactly like every other major summer festival. Which is to say, awesome.

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● Catherine Zeta-Jones is joining the Rock of Ages movie as a villain, one that wasn't included in the Broadway production. And no, I'm not cruel enough to insert a Bipolar joke here. [Hollywood Reporter] ● Now this is impressive: 15 years into a hall-of-fame career, the Foo Fighters finally have their first number-one album, with Wasting Light moving 235,000 units in its first week. [Billboard] ● Status update! Mark Zuckerberg wanted to fuck the Winklevoss twins. In the ear. [TMZ]

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Holy Ghost!, Holy Ghost! (DFA) The self-titled debut from Holy Ghost! arrives dutifully crafted, four years after their breakout track, 2007’s “Hold On.” In that time, New York natives and childhood friends Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser have toured with Chromeo and LCD Soundsystem, and have released a buzzworthy foursong EP entitled Static on the Wire. The album’s lead single, “Do It Again,” jump-starts the 10-track full-length with thumping bass lines, warped disco beats, and the hum of ’80s synthesizers, while songs like “Say My Name” incorporate a darker layer of post-punk edge. Although we’ve tried to kill the word, the new Holy Ghost! album is heavenly and at times, yes, ethereal. —Nadeska Alexis

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Pitchfork not the review you can come to expect from Pitchfork, it still falls short of where it should be; Dave Grohl and Co. deserve more from Pitchfork, and yes, they deserve some rest. The Foo Fighters aren't a band I listen to often. They're not innovative, they're not groundbreaking, and they've been pretty much doing the same thing for the last four albums. But the Foo Fighters are a great band, a great band for right now, and a great band to embrace as great. Here's why.

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