More sad news in the entertainment world - Sky Saxon, the founder and lead singer of the Seeds reportedly died Thursday morning, June 25, 2009, in Austin Texas, according to the L.A. Times.

The 1960s band from Los Angeles best known for their hits, such as: “Can’t Seem to Make You Mine” and “(You’re) Pushin’ Too Hard.”

Below is a video of The Seeds hit son “Pushin’ Too Hard.”

Saxon was hospitalized on Monday due to an infection which caused heart and kidney failure. Saxon’s wife, Sabrina Saxon, announced his death on Facebook as she was keeping fans updated on his health status.

This has been a terrible week with losing Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, the King of Pop Michael Jackson, and Sky Saxon. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to Sky Saxon’s wife.

May all of those who’ve left us this week R.I.P.

Former Beatle Ringo Starr will be one of 28 entertainers who’ll be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010, according to Contact Music. Other celebrities who’ll be receiving the honor are: Roy Orbison, Alan Jackson, Bryan Adams, Motown’s Funk Brothers, Chaka Khan, Van Morrison and ZZ Top.

Next year, the Hollywood Walk of Fame is celebrating its 50th anniversary too.

Ringo will be the third Beatle to get a star of his own, as former bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison already have one. Surprisingly enough, Sir Paul McCartney doesn’t have one yet, even though he has been approved for one, according to BBC News. Congrats to Ringo!

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“I thought I’d died and gone to Oz… I’m looking up and there’s Liza Minnelli handing me a towel… I see Shrek… I thought how ironic that all the money I spent on substances in the 80s and 90s and all I had to do was hit my head on something - it was that simple and I could have this trip.”

~Bret Michaels told Ryan Seacrest about his accident at the Tony Awards.

Source, Photo Source: Bret Michael’s MySpace page

Iggy Pop has slammed current rockers like Smashing Pumpkins, Limp Bizkit for putting out crappy music, according to FemaleFirst. She described the modern bands as “idiot thugs with guitars making crappy music” on his website.

In a video announcement promoting his new album, he explained he was talking about Fred Durst’s recently formed group and the Smashing Pumpkins. He said:

“Anyone from Smashing Pumpkins to - what’s the one with Fred Durst?.. There are a million billion of them. And people think they’re gods, man.”

He also makes a dig at other rockers who think they’re smart:

“I took great pains not to think first because the thing I can’t stand is a rock star who thinks he’s got brains. They’re always so damned dull!”

Gotta love Iggy Pop. He’s a little out there, but he’s actually right this time.

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As mentioned before, Bret Michaels was injured at the Tony Awards. The reality TV star of Rock of Love posted pictures of his injured self on MySpace, showing cuts down to his nose and a busted lip. Ouch!

However, even though he got his head banged up pretty badly, the Poison rocker is still touring, according to Star magazine. Apparently, the show in Myrle Beach, South Carolina was canceled on Wednesday, but he’s still set to perform in Gadsden, Alabama, on Friday.

What a trooper! He definitely took a beating at the Tony’s.

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Pete Doherty has reportedly been arrested in an airport in Switzerland after suspicion of doing drugs in the bathroom of an airplane. The Babyshambles singer was on his way from London to Geneva, Switzerland on Friday to do a gig, however, the British Airways flight crew became concerned when they found the musician slumped in the airplane’s bathroom.

Doherty is said to have been intoxicated and brought to his seat, but staff reported to police when they found a hypodermic needle on the plane.

The troubled rocker has been known for his addiction to heroine and crack cocaine, but he was arrested and questioned by police when the plane landed at the airport.

A rep for the Geneva police said:

“We were contacted by the captain of a BA flight and a passenger was controlled by the police. He was charged but I cannot say what with. He paid a fine and was allowed to go.”

Wow, how sad. The guy is just going to kill himself off with the drugs. Someone needs to intervene as soon as possible! I feel bad for him.

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Bob Geldof was once homeless when he was unemployed and couldn’t find a job after leaving school, according to Contact Music. Sir Bob revealed that he was so desperate to find somewhere safe to sleep, he often turned to the floor at London’s Gatwick Airport. He said:

“At one point, I was living on the streets of London. It didn’t bother me because I was young and I could get a sleeping bag and a sponge mattress in the crypt at High Holborn, or I slept at Gatwick Airport for a while. But all the time, I was alert and watching people.”

It’s amazing how people can rise from those types of experiences. Maybe his past brought him to wanting to help the unfortunate.

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