MUSIC NEWS YOU CAN USE FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27TH

Apparently COURTNEY LOVE needs to pay for more plastic surgery...
Four songs from NIRVANA'S back catalogue will be used in a November episode of "CSI: Miami." The iconic song "Come As You Are" will be the lynchpin of the episode; three other songs, which have not yet been named, are tentatively set to fill out the episode, which will make the Nirvana tunes a strong thematic element....
Whatever...I guess you have to spice up bad television shows with good music sometimes...

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AUDIOSLAVE frontman CHRIS CORNELL was involved in a motorcycle accident yesterday...CORNELL was rear-ended by a truck in L.A.'s Studio City while riding his hog. He was catapulted 20 feet into the air and suffered severe cuts and bruises...but was able to walk away from the accident...
Somewhere, I wonder if Kim Thayill is snickering to himself between bong rips.

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The CURE have a new concert DVD in the works. It's called, simply, "Festival 2005," and it spotlights the groups nine-date tour throughout European festivals last year. It's gonna contain 30 tracks, plus footage shot by fans, crew members, and the group themselves.

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And....New York rock quintet the BRAVERY announced it will release its second album, "The Sun and the Moon," early next year via Island.
I suppose there's somebody out there who cares...

FINALLY TODAY...
Some of you have probably heard about this thing VH1 is doing on Monday, counting down the top songs of the 1980s. Well, I'm here to save you some time and simply cut to the chase. The top 5 songs of the 1980s as voted by VH1 viewers:
5. "When Doves Cry" – Prince
4. "Billie Jean" – Michael Jackson
3. "Hungry Like The Wolf" – Duran Duran
2. "Pour Some Sugar On Me" – Def Leppard
And you number one song of the 1980s???
Drum roll, please....
"Livin' On A Prayer" – Bon Jovi
A helluva karaoke song, to be sure...but the best song of my formative years?
Well, the masses have spoken.