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  • Macaulay Culkin Is Not Dead: Death Ruled A Hoax

    Macaulay Culkin is not dead. In fact, he is very much alive and is on tour with his band The Pizza Underground.

    According to Britain’s The Mirror, a fake report started circulating on Thursday, November 6, stating that the Home Alone star had passed away.

    “At about 11 a.m. ET on Thursday (November 06, 2014), our beloved actor Macaulay Culkin passed away,” the initial report read. “Macaulay Culkin was born on August 26, 1980 in New York. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”

    The Facebook page responsible for the hoax, titled “RIP Macaulay Culkin,” has since been removed. However, at one point it had hundreds of thousands of “likes.”

    This is the second time this year that Culkin has fallen victim of a celebrity death hoax. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Macaulay was rumored to have died back in April, but his reps cleared up the rumors by explaining that the rumors were completely false.

    To prove that he is alive and well, Culkin posted a photo to his band’s Twitter account of him holding a beverage. “We’re on tour you silly people / @anchovywarhol’s,” Culkin captioned the photo.

    The Pizza Underground’s next stop on their tour is scheduled for Saturday, November 15 at the Belmont in Austin, Texas.

  • Macaulay Culkin Not Dead, Death Hoax

    Macaulay Culkin isn’t dead. Rumors of the Home Alone star’s death circulated the internet starting on Thursday, but aside from being the victim of a death hoax, the 34-year-old former child actor is just fine.

    The Hollywood Reporter says this is the second time in under a year that Culkin has been the victim of a death hoax. It was in April of 2014 that a similar rumor made its rounds, inciting both fear and sadness in the hearts of his fans. His rep confirmed to the publication that he is alive and well.

    Word of Macaulay Culkin’s alleged passing quickly made its way through social media streams, with Twitter users assuming the rumor was true and posting numerous messages of condolence.

    Since pretty much giving up acting, Macaulay Culkin has turned his sights to music instead. His band, Pizza Underground, didn’t get off to a great start. They were booed off the stage during a set at the Dot to Dot Festival in Nottingham, England just this past May. The band, which does comic renditions of the classic Velvet Underground’s tunes, is known for its shtick, but apparently that didn’t go over too well at the festival. They are scheduled to perform Saturday night, November 9th, at the Belmont in Austin Texas as part of the Fun Fun Fun Fest.

    Fortunately for all, Macaulay Culkin is alive and completely able to carry out his musical responsibilities. Hopefully in light of surviving this latest death hoax, he survives on stage long enough to garner a few rounds of applause.

  • Macaulay Culkin’s Band Booed Off Stage

    Macaulay Culkin is a pretty odd guy, but that’s part of what makes him interesting. He found success as a child and starred in many films during the 90’s including Home Alone, Home Alone 2 and Richie Rich. As he got older, he got less work and eventually disappeared from Hollywood.

    When he reappeared as a young adult, he looked sickly and many people wondered if he had a drug problem. He has recently cleaned up his act and formed a band called Pizza Underground.

    The band sings weird pizza-themed songs, such as Take A Bite of the Wild Slice and I’m Waiting for the Delivery Man.

    Earlier this year the band released a video promoting themselves. The video was just as weird as the band’s song lyrics and showed Culkin eating a piece of pizza.

    The band recently attempted to perform at the Dot to Dot festival but was booed offstage two different times and were unable to finish all of their songs. At one point Culkin was playing a kazoo and was hit by drinks and trash that were being thrown at the band by the crowd.

    One crowd member described the band’s performance saying, “It was the weirdest thing I’ve ever watched. It was just bizarre.”

    Culkin didn’t take kindly to the crowd’s reaction and stormed off the stage after being hit with a beer bomb. Before exiting he said, “Why are you throwing those? I’d rather drink them.”

    While most crowd members agreed that the performance was bad, most were not happy with the way the band was treated and how disrespectful some people were being towards them. Some people actually liked the performance.

    Have you heard any of Pizza Underground’s songs? What do you think of the band?

    Image via YouTube

  • Macaulay Culkin: Not Dead And Still Making Music

    According to a Facebook post spreading like wildfire, Home Alone and Richie Rich star Macaulay Culkin has died.

    However, Culkin, 33, is just another victim of a celebrity death hoax. Other stars who have also been victims of a similar hoax include Eminem, Jon Heder, Britney Spears, and Kanye West, among others.

    The news of the actor’s “death” was posted on a Facebook page that said Culkin passed away at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday. The post also asked for sympathy and condolences through likes and comments. The post garnered over a million likes.

    Due to the attention the post acquired, Culkin’s representative cleared the issue and released a statement saying that Culkin is very much alive. The source of the fake news is still unknown.

    News about the actor’s death may have been ignited when Culkin’s health was made public. Several sources said that the actor’s health is declining due to the abuse of various substances. Some sources have even said that Culkin spends about $6,000 monthly on painkillers. His reps, however, denied the allegations.

    Culkin has also been rumored to be addicted to Vicodin, Percocet, oxycodone, and heroin. A source claims to have witnessed Culkin taking drugs and said that “he needs serious help.”

    Reports indicate that Culkin has since recovered from his drug problems and has turned to music by forming a pizza-themed Velvet Underground tribute band called “Pizza Underground.” Culkin is the vocalist of the band, and he also plays the kazoo and percussion.

    Macaulay Culkin and The Pizza Underground

    The band released a demo tape on December 2013 containing tracks such as “All the Pizza Parties,” and “I’m Waiting for the Delivery Man” – a play on Velvet Underground’s famous songs. The band has played gigs for a Lou Reed tribute show and at the Comic Arts Brooklyn as well. News of an album release have not yet been confirmed.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Macaulay Culkin’s The Pizza Underground Still Exists, Is Still Awesome

    Macaulay Culkin will always remain in my heart as the goofy Kevin McAllister from the Home Alone films. He’s not quite so adorable these days, but he is still entertaining. In fact, his latest project might have been the most entertaining yet.

    The Guardian reported last December that Culkin and a number of his friends had formed a The Velvet Underground tribute band going by the name of The Pizza Underground. As you can guess, the band performs The Velvet Underground songs, but replaces the lyrics with allusions to pizza. For instance, one of the songs on the album is Take a Bite of the Wild Slice – a reimagining of Walk on the Wild Side.

    If you want to take a listen for yourself, the band has released a demo on bandcamp. The demo only lasts 8 minutes, but contains samples from the following songs:

    Papa John Says
    I’m Beginning to Eat the Slice
    Pizza
    I’m Waiting for Delivery Man
    Cheese Days
    Pizza Day
    All the Pizza Parties
    Pizza Gal
    Take a Bite of the Wild Slice

    You can listen to it here or in the embed below. The band is also selling the demo, but is letting fans set their own price.

    After taking a listen, were you able to identify Culkin among all the noise. If not, take another listen, but pay attention to the percussion and kazoo. That’s what Culkin has been credited with alongside the vocals.

    The Pizza Underground may still be performing live shows at dives and bars, but they may never come near your town anytime soon. Don’t give up hope though. The Pizza Underground has a short film up on YouTube with footage from their first concert. It’s definitely worth checking out:

    As an added bonus, here’s Culkin showing off his impressive piano skills:

    You know what? Maybe Culkin is still adorable in his own unique way.

    Image via tobygoodshank/YouTube

  • Macaulay Culkin Back In The Spot Light- For Eating Pizza?

    Macaulay Culkin was a great child star who was best known for his character Kevin in the Home Alone films. As Culkin got older, he disappeared from the spotlight. Rumors about his health and well-being began to spread and in 2004 he was arrested for possession of marijuana and two controlled substances, Alprazolam and Clonazepam.

    Culkin pleaded guilty to the charges and received three one-year suspended prison terms, and was ordered to pay $540 in fees. Rumors of his addiction continued and when Culkin was seen out in public or photographed by paparazzi, he appeared shaggy and at times unhealthy.

    Culkin still manages to hide pretty well from the paparazzi but he was recently spotted in Paris looking healthy and clean. He also made an appearance at Comic-Con 2013 with a new style and confident attitude. He is currently dating Jordan Price who resembles his most recent ex, Mila Kunis and appears to be happier than ever. Culkin is also a member of the band Pizza Underground.

    Pizza Underground has put Culkin back in the spotlight, whether he wants to be there or not. Although Pizza Underground is not necessarily a famous band, a recent video of Culkin eating a piece of pizza as a way of promoting his band has gotten over 700,000 views in just a short time.

    In the video Culkin eats the pizza, says his name and says that he ate the pizza. It is very strange but apparently very popular. Whether Culkin and his band intended on the video to be such a success or were simply messing around is unknown, but the video’s popularity is likely to inspire similar videos from the band and YouTube copycats.

    What do you think of the video and the band Pizza Underground?

    Image via Twitter.

  • Macaulay Culkin Has A Video Of Himself Eating Pizza

    You’ve all surely heard by now about Macaulay Culkin’s Velvet Underground tribute band, “Pizza Underground.” Strange, huh? To make things even weirder, there’s now a four minute video on the Internet of Culkin sitting down at a table and eating a slice of pizza. That’s it. There’s occasional eye contact with the camera, but mostly it’s Macaulay looking somber and eating large bites of a cheese slice (sans crust).

    Confused? Many have speculated that it’s a gag just to promote his Pizza tribute band, which it partially is, but it turns out it’s also an homage to a 1981 video of Andy Warhol sitting at a table and eating a Burger King hamburger. Culkin sits similarly to Warhol, picking at his food and looking off into the distance in the same way. And – the spookiest similarity of all – both videos clock in at exactly 4 minutes and 28 seconds, with both Warhol and Culkin beginning to eat right at 40 seconds.

    It all seems to make sense, as most of the band’s artwork is inspired by Warhol, which you can view on their official tumblr page. Which is appropriate, given that The Velvet Underground was also largely influenced by the late artist.

    The New York City-based band obviously isn’t very concerned with taking themselves seriously, even now that the band has gained notoriety by inviting Culkin. “He’s amused by it, as we all are,” lead vocalist Pheobe Kreutz told Vulture earlier this month. “I don’t think it was anything any of us were looking for, and none of us know how long it will last or when we’ll feel like it’s over. I think we’re sort of waiting for the universe to let us know what to do.”
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