Appetite for induction

If music is the soundtrack of our lives, the upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is a compilation of life's better moments.

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Its three headline additions have collectively sold more than 200 million albums worldwide, share nearly 90 years of musical excellence between them, and have gone through more members than the Collingwood Football Club.

Guns N' Roses, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Beastie Boys are all heading to Cleveland in 2012, and to check out who else will be joining them, click here.


Meanwhile, more than 100,000 adult websites have adopted the new .xxx domain names after a ten-year campaign that cost up to $20 million.

And in slightly cross-promotional news, the crew from "Mythbusters" has been left red-faced after its latest experiment went horribly wrong.

Thankfully no-one was hurt, but the details and the aftermath must be seen to be believed.


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By Manny Tsigas

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