Family and close friends of Adam DJ AM Goldstein, who was found dead in his NYC apartment last Friday, gathered together at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary here in Los Angeles, CA to pay their respects one last time to the late DJ. After a quiet service, Goldstein was buried and laid to eternal rest:

DJ AM was laid to rest in a private ceremony Wednesday (September 2) in Los Angeles … Guests, including AM’s girlfriend Hayley Wood and friend/ collaborator Travis Barker, former fiancee Nicole Richie and Good Charlotte’s Joel and Benji Madden, gathered at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles at around 3 p.m. local time for the funeral service, according to the report. AM (real name: Adam Goldstein) was found by police in his New York apartment on Friday, dead from an apparent drug overdose, although initial autopsy results were inconclusive. The service took place in the mortuary and moved outside at approximately 4 p.m., according to the report. Barker — who had been on tour with Blink-182 but postponed three shows in the wake of AM’s death — reportedly paid his respects and threw dirt on the coffin. He and Wood reportedly hugged at one point, and walked side by side with AM’s family and friends. AM will also be remembered by family and friends in a private memorial service scheduled for Thursday at the Hollywood Palladium, the same venue where he performed with Jay-Z in October of last year, a month after he and Travis Barker survived a fiery plane crash in South Carolina. The Palladium memorial is being described as “a gathering to celebrate the life of our friend Adam Goldstein,” and will reportedly pay tribute to his struggle with addiction, with a format that will be in the style of an open 12-step meeting.

And with that … DJ AM rests in eternal slumber. It seems like everything happened so quickly … we only just learned that Goldstein had passed away and now he’s already been laid to rest … gone in an instant, it seems. I hope that the memorial planned in his memory tonight at the Hollywood Palladium will honor him well … his death is such a tragedy. Rest well, Adam … you will be missed.

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Blink-182 played a concert in Hartford, CN last night one day after their dear friend Adam DJ AM Goldstein was found dead in his NYC apartment. As most of you are well aware, Blink drummer Travis Barker survived a deadly plane crash with DJ AM last year … an event that bonded the men in a way that is unimaginable to most people. During their show last night, the band paid tribute to AM in tearful song. Here are photos from last night’s Blink-182 show and some deets on what went down:

Having expressed his sadness earlier in the day via Twitter about the loss of his friend DJ AM, Travis Barker had to face the music – and the crowd – at a Blink-182 concert Saturday night in Hartford, Conn. “This night is really hard for us on stage,” bassist Mark Hoppus said from the stage. “We lost a dear friend yesterday. His name was Adam Goldstein. You probably know him as DJ AM. He was an innovator and a genius and he loved music more than anything else. Above all he was a dear friend.” Before the show – as Barker’s son Landon, 5, stood on stage drumming against the wall with a pair of drumsticks – crewmembers tossed TRV$ DJ-AM CDs into the audience. The CD features a collaboration between Barker and Goldstein. During the concert, the trio asked the crowd for a moment of silence to honor their “dear friend Adam.” As the lights dimmed, audience members raised their lighters above their heads in a show of respect. Fans also yelled out, “I love you guys,” as members of the group began to cry. A song in Goldstein’s honor followed. “This song is called ‘Down.’ and it goes something like this,” said Hoppus. As guitarist Tom DeLonge delivered the lyric “I need you so bad,” tears rolled down the cheeks of all three members of Blink-182. “We are doing our very best to get through this show,” said Hoppus, “but right now it’s very hard.” At the song’s conclusion, Barker – who had been Goldstein’s fellow survivor in a September 2008 plane crash – rubbed his eyes and held his head in his hands. Despite jokes from his bandmates about sex, drugs and drinking, Barker remained silent and did not smile or laugh. He also did not interact with the crowd, and left the stage before DeLonge finished the song. Once the concert ended, Hoppus returned to the stage and told the crowd, “Thank you very much. Although today is one of the hardest days in our entire lives, we wouldn’t want to spend it anywhere else. Thank you for all of your support.”

I cannot even begin to imagine the toll this has to be taking on Travis Barker. The thought that the two men were the sole survivors of such a horribly traumatic experience not too long ago and now Barker has to grieve all over again for the lost of his friend is just … heartbreaking. It’s encouraging that Travis is throwing himself into his work and talking about his pain … he posted a few messages in tribute to his friend on his official Twitter account yesterday … here they are:

Don’t know how i am gonna play 2night but i am for AM. My brother is gone.i love u and miss u, i’ll never forget all the good times we had … I’ll never forget everything we’ve been thru and every time i play the drums i’ll think of you. U were an amazing friend/DJ/human being … Rest In Peace my brother, this really fucks me up.

After the jump, if you are so inclined, you can watch video from last night’s Blink-182 concert and hear the tribute to AM that was played by the band in full …

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Eminem, née Marshall Mathers, decided to venture out in public for the first time since he was humiliated on live, national TV Sunday night at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. As you may recall, Em was involved in a hilarious gag orchestrated by Sacha Baron Cohen and MTV (it remains to be seen if Eminem was in on the joke) that forced the rapper to get a faceful of Cohen’s bare ass. After storming out of the awards show, Em was nowhere to be seen … until yesterday. He met up with his BFF Travis Barker and the pair went shopping at Barker’s clothing store Famous Stars and Straps:

Perhaps Travis was trying to cheer up his friend with free swag or mebbe Em isn’t as pissed as we might’ve thought cuz he seemed just fine yesterday. I, personally, still contend that he was in on the joke to an extent … and wasn’t privy to just how far the gag would go. Then again, being the prankster that he is … Eminem is no stranger to using bare ass to get some laughs. Whatever the case may be, it looks like Eminem is over it already and can move on … but I wonder if we should be on the look-out for some retaliation.

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The reunification of Blink 182 is now officially, officially underway. As you may recall, Blink-182 stunned the world by making a surprise appearance on stage together at the Grammy Awards here in LA back in February, unofficially announcing to the world that the group was getting back together. A couple of weeks later, we got our first look at new promo images of the band together … but there was no word on what, if any, work the band has been doing in the studio together — until now. Mark Hoppus posted a new photo of the trio on his official Twitter profile that shows the Blink boys together again … in the studio:

Finally. It’s so nice to see the guys back together again … glad to see that they can let bygones be bygones and can move forward together as a solid unit again. Mark posted another photo on his Twitter profile, once that showed him looking very much like someone else we know and love — check it out after the jump …

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After enduring a nasty break-up divorce that was finalized back in early 2008, Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler reunited and rekindled their romance in the weeks and months after Barker miraculously survived a small plane crash that killed everyone on board save for him and his friend DJ AM last September. Despite reports (and photos) that Shanna was fraternizing with actor Gerard Butler last October, the couple appeared to be on track to share a happy future together. In fact, early last month we learned that the couple were planning to renew their vows and get married again … but, it turns out, that ain’t happening anymore. After the couple reportedly got into a “nasty fight” last night where police had to be called to the scene, Travis and Shanna are once again on the outs. They’re dunzo again, y’all!

Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler have split again, their reps confirm to Usmagazine.com. The couple — who divorced in 2008 but reconciled last September after Barker’s near-fatal plane crash — called it quits “after a nasty fight broke out at his house last night and cops were called…[when] Shanna started freaking out and acting irrational,” a source tells Us. No charges were filed. “Travis confronted Shanna about her having an affair with Gerard Butler while he was in the hospital recovering,” the source says. Butler and Moakler were spotted getting cozy at the Hollywood opening of Shin Korean BBQ last October. A source close to Butler insists to Us, “They were always just friends. Nothing more.” Barker “just wants to focus on his music and his children right now. He is done with her drama,” the source says. In February, Barker told Us he “couldn’t be happier” after reuniting with Moakler, who was spotted wearing her wedding band at a Grammys party. Barker’s rep tells Us: “After surviving the plane crash his driving force in life is the love he has for his kids. He is tired of all other drama and is ready to move on.” A rep for Moakler tells Us: “They did break up but Shanna never cheated on Travis while he was in the hospital. Furthermore, Shanna is tired of playing out their personal relationship in the press.”

These two appear to have the most volatile and the most unhealthy relationship ever! When they’re together, everything is fine … and then some drama or other comes along and a very large, very public bust-up ensues. To be honest, it’s prolly best that the couple remain apart this time (and it would seem that Shanna herself agrees). I’m not aware of any physical violence between these two but why tempt fate? I love how they both claim to be over the “drama” but, yet, they keep whipping up new drama again and again. While I think it would be in their best interests to stay away from one another, the fact that they share children means that that will never happen. As a result, there will always remain the possibility that the couple will end up together again. Heaven help them both.

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After a pretty nasty divorce a little over a year ago, it would seem that ex-couple Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker are lookin’ to get hitched once again. As you may recall, Travis and Shanna started getting closer again after the party she threw for herself in celebration of her divorce from Travis the first time around:

Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler are planning to wed for a second time just one year after finalizing their divorce. The reunited couple, who ended their two-year marriage in 2006, became close again after the Blink-182 drummer almost died in a plane crash in South Carolina last September. Travis and pal Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein were the only survivors of the inferno, which left four people dead. “We would like to renew our vows and have another wedding,” former Miss USA Moakler told Us Magazine this week. “It’s not so much about the wedding but about having a celebration of each other and getting through all the crazy things we’ve been through.” “When you almost lose a loved one, it makes you appreciate things you took for granted,” Shanna added. Travis and Shanna have two children together, Landon, 5, and Alabama, who is 3.

Funny, I seem to recall that Shanna was more interested in getting into Gerard Butler’s pants in the weeks after Travis’s almost deadly accident … but I suppose true love wins out in the end. I guess we’ll see if these crazy kids really can make it work this time. My money says they will not. What do y’all think?

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Last week, at the Grammy Awards to be exact, punk popsters Blink-182 announced that they would be reuniting again in order to record a new album and possibly hit the road. It would seem that all the bad blood between the band members — Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker — that caused the break-up in the first place is all water under the bridge. This week, the band released new promo photos of the newly reunited Blink-182 (the first since their break-up a few years ago) shot by photographer Michael Muller that prove the band means bizznazz. Here is one of the new promo photos along with the official statement released by the band on the state of their reunification:

Hi. We’re blink-182. This past week there’ve been a lot of questions about the current status of the band, and we wanted you to hear it straight from us.

Thanks and get ready…

I may not be a huge Blink-182 fan but I can appreciate that there are a lot of folks out there who are very excited by this news. The guys tend to make some pretty fun music so I’m looking forward to hearing what they’ve got up their collective sleeves. After the jump, check out one more promo photo of the Blink boys, one that is much better lit and shows their pretty faces better …

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