America's Next Top Model: The aspiring models received their makeovers this week. Given the fact that Fatima had fuzzy, orangey hairdo, she seemed to be toward the front of the line for a head shaving. However, they decided to give her a long, dramatic weave, and she did a lingerie shoot with her new long, flowing locks. But the real story was the fact that Fatima tends to write checks with her mouth that her......

America's Next Top Model: Quite a week for our locals! Alas, Massachusetts contestants seem to be following a trend. Like Mila from the last season, Kimberly, a bank teller from Worcester left in the first show. However, she volunteered to get out of the house. Some shocking information about Kimberly was revealed at the last possible minute--she thinks its silly for people to carry around a $700 handbag! And she kept talking about it. And......

--Someone found violent messages in women's bathrooms, along with the date of February 28 (tomorrow), at Bridgewater State. Given recent violent incidents on college campuses nationwide, the school boosted security. Police are offering a $500 reward to find out who did it. [Boston Globe, Boston Herald] --Meanwhile, someone left a note in a bathroom at Framingham State this afternoon, leading to an evacuation. [WBZ] --57 Boston bars have been given more time to install......

Bobby Brown, we love you, but this week marked the debut of the new "America's Next Top Model" cycle, and we must lead with that. Tyra and the J-Boys (Miss J. and Jay) put the aspiring models through a charm school of sorts, in which they wore uniforms and took class photos. Kimberly, a bank teller from Worcester, was cute in a clean-cut, ditzy cheerleader way. She made it to the next round, and Bostonist......

When Bobby Brown returns to Massachusetts, he always makes a splash. While cable-TV audiences can watch him sleeping and holding conversations with sandwiches, Brockton fans got to see him as he headed to Brockton District Court to address cocaine possession charges. Luckily for Brown, a court magistrate delayed the decision on whether or not to charge Brown for having cocaine in his SUV at a Holiday Inn parking lot. Laurel Sweet describes the scene and......

This week on "Gone Country," we found out that Bobby Brown is able to sleep and dream about himself sleeping. There's some meaning in that, but we're not sure what it is. He also had an emotional moment while visiting a children's hospital. A little songwriting happened at the end, but note that on a show in which celebrities are expected to morph into country musicians, very little performance of country music is taking place.......

On the third episode of "Gone Country," Bobby Brown started displaying the eccentric behavior for which he is known. The episode kicks off Brown drinking alcohol for breakfast instead of coffee or tea. Music producer John Rich dragged the cast to a farm, where they were scheduled to do farm-appropriate tasks with "Redneck Woman" singer Gretchen Wilson. Theoretically, the trip should have sobered Brown up, but maybe all the horse poop and chewing tobacco got......

Two episodes of CMT's "Gone Country" have already aired, and Bobby Brown is on his way to becoming a country-music star, of sorts. Bostonist wasn't sure about watching because the show is in Nashville, not Boston, but Bostonist couldn't resist seeing Boston's bad boy on another reality show. And "Gone Country" doesn't disappoint for sheer weirdness. Bobby Brown isn't the only one aiming for country music stardom. Dee Snider, Carnie Wilson, Diana DiGarmo, Maureen McCormick,......

Music After revealing his approach in last night's speech, DJ Spooky dispenses with the theory and dives into the practice. He'll be spinning for the ICA's Experiment, and the ICA lobby will turn into a dance floor. Ghostdad, Kingdon, DJ Lone Wolf, DJ Die Young, and Baltimoroder will be on hand. Learn more about this weekend's DJ Spooky marathon. ICA Boston, 8:00 pm until midnight, $20. DJ Spooky not enough for you? Thunderdome X featuring......

After what could be considered a triumphant show at this year's Boston Music Awards, Bobby Brown still can't find any love from local law enforcement. According to Laurel Sweet, the State Police want to charge Brown with cocaine possession. The state police had to deal with Brown, who caused a ruckus at a Holiday Inn in Brockton last December and allegedly had some cocaine. Brown's case will be heard in Brockton District Court on February......

Here’s a novel idea: if a music scene wants to prove its relevancy through an award show, why doesn’t that scene put in some effort? Boston’s ties to regional, up-and-coming, and national talent were on clear display Saturday evening at the Orpheum Theatre, as the 2007 Boston Music Awards honored many a bold-faced musical name. Metal poster boys Killswitch Engage took home Act of the Year accolades, while critical darlings Lori McKenna and Martin Sexton......

This rounds up the best of local blogs. Now that we're doing "Bite Size News," "Series of Tubes" will repeat those links, too. --Matt O'Malley, who has run for city councilor himself, analyzes the votes in the Boston City Council election and finds out what may have gone wrong for Felix Arroyo and right for John Connolly. [O'Malley on the Web] --Brace yourselves! Bobby Brown will perform at the Boston Music Awards on December 1.......

Bostonist came across an image of Bobby Brown going country at Perez Hilton, who got a photo of Brown in a cowboy hat: Brown was at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, which is far too glossy to be true country. It's like a My First Country Bar. The hat looks all right on Brown, but don't expect him to be wearing it if he shows up to get his Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's......

Have you played a show in Boston over within the last 18 months? Have you ever crashed on a Boston couch? Do you know someone who did? If so, check out the Boston Music Award nominations. You or they just might be nominated. Listen, we actually enjoy the fact that local musicians are honored once a year through the BMAs. Sure, it's always dominated by the usual suspects (Aerosmith, Dropkick Murphys, Dresden Dolls and, most......

Singer and Boston native Bobby Brown, who never met a reality show he didn't like, is going to star on Country Music Television's "Gone Country," in which he joins fellow semi-celebs in the pursuit of country music stardom. Given Brown's gift for generating shocking television, the country-music element isn't the big news. What's important is that Brown will be training for Grand Old Opry greatness alongside Twisted Sister's Dee Snider, Sisqo, Carnie Wilson, Diana DeGarmo,......

Drama, drama, drama. Massachusetts' favorite exile, singer/reality-TV star Bobby Brown, had a "mild heart attack" on Wednesday. At least, that's what his attorney said. Now, Brown is saying no such thing happened and that he was in the hospital for a checkup, not for treatment. Whatever his reason for being in the hospital, Brown didn't miss out on the publicity opportunity. The UK Sun has photos of Brown acting up in a hospital bed: "He......

Boston native Bobby Brown is known for many things. New Edition. A rather successful solo career. A tumultuous marriage with songbird Whitney Houston. A reality show in which Brown and Houston discussed highly inappropriate subjects on national television. Not paying child support. These days, Brown is probably best known for the child support issue. Every time he sets foot in Massachusetts to see his children from a previous relationship, he winds up in the cooler......

Okay, okay. The masses, or at least one person in the tips section, have spoken. You want celebrity sightings, you got 'em! A tipster has announced that soccer star, husband of Posh, friend of Cruise David Beckham was spotted in a local Cheesecake Factory. Beckham was in the area with the LA Galaxy to play a game with the New England Revolution. He didn't actually play, though, so he had spare time to enjoy New......

We missed it last week when BostonNOW published a story about a city ordinance proposed by City Councilor Chuck Turner to outlaw the sale of crack pipes in convenience stores. Yeah, that's right, prohibit the sale of crack pipes. Massachusetts already has pretty strong laws against the sale of drug paraphernalia. The restrictions force prices up in those Boston area stores that do stock those odd looking tobacco delivery devices, and local college students to......

The Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston split has gotten uglier. It was pretty plain that he had little money to spare since Houston cut him off and he couldn't pay his child support. But now he's announced it for all the world that he is broke and is "for all intents and purposes, homeless." Houston also has custody of her daughter with Brown, and he would like to reverse that. But his recent behavior isn't......

Well, Bobby Brown doesn't have a clock, but he could use the money, and he's single. So it makes sense that he's pitching a dating show starring himself. Throw in some bikini-clad hoodrats, and you have something special! Or will you? Such a concept (faded musician, hoey babes) has already been done – and done right if you've seen Flavor of Love, in which rapper Flavor Flav selects one woman from a veritable buffet of......

--More news emerged about West End Pizza, which served up cocaine, guns, and pizza. Police held a news conference showing everything they discovered inside the pizza shack and the owner's home in Revere, including machine guns with silencers. Did they deliver? Those are delivery guys you do not want to mess with! Police also discovered cocaine hidden in a tomato sauce can. The Globe described West End Pizza, which is near TD Banknorth: "The tiny......

--Boston revealed yet again that it is quick on the draw - maybe too quick - when it comes to terror threats. After disposing of a pedestrian counter downtown, the law investigated some funny-tasting white powder found in a water cooler in a South Boston high school Wednesday afternoon. The hazmat system around here is impressive. They had the people who drank the water tested, then they tested the water itself - only to find......

There's been blood spilled in one of the local malls. A multiple stabbing took place at the CambridgeSide Galleria last night. Three people were stabbed outside and then ran inside for help They are now recovering. The Herald mentioned that two of the victims ran up an escalator, which makes us wonder where they were trying to get to. One of them only made it as far as the first floor. Besides the public, dramatic......

It was only a matter of time. Our favorite local celebrity in trouble, Bobby Brown, got picked up today on an arrest warrant in Attleboro. He was nabbed for not paying child support - yet again. His own attorney said he's having trouble making the child support payments. Couldn't he just call up Bravo and sign on for another season? Or is the umpteenth season of VH1's the Surreal Life hiring? He must really not......

Last time Bostonist heard of former teen idol, reality-show trainwreck, and ex-Mr. Whitney Houston Bobby Brown, a judge told him he'd better not enter Massachusetts unless he paid another ex child support. Well, if there's anyone out there who isn't afraid of the law, it's Bobby Brown. And the Track Girls reported yesterday that he's back in Brockton with another new girlfriend. Mr. Brown did in fact take care of that child-support business. Brown moves......

Given that VH1 is kicking off a new season of "Celebreality," featuring ex-child star Danny Bonaduce running amok all over LA, we at Bostonist would like to check up on our own city's most famous boybanders to see if they have matured into responsible citizens. Alas, Donnie Wahlberg, one of the few boybanders to mature somewhat gracefully, just took a knock this week. The former member of New Kids on the Block has transformed......

Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week's collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the roof, make yourself an umbrella drink or ten, and enjoy this week's choice posts from across the Gothamist network. Torontoist (where it's 75 degrees F as of this writing)......

Today we continue on our video theme for the week, bringing videos out of the YouTube vault as our way of saying happy birthday to the new quarter-centenarian on the block, MTV. Yesterday was New Kids, today is New Edition. Choosing between a solo Bobby Brown and the entire Boston-bred crew of New Edition was actually more difficult than we thought. Bobby's got a certain presence we find hard to turn away from – since......

We tired of celebrity sightings that involve Matt Damon and Ben Affleck – their celebrity news has been decidedly boring as of late. So we’ve turned our attention to another Boston native, the wonderfully colorful character known as “King of R&B Bobby Brown” (thank Tyra Banks for bringing his monarchy to our attention). Last summer we were a bit skeptical as Being Bobby Brown was set to come on the air, but it’s been a......