More from the secret history of rock'n'roll:

There's absolutely no truth to the rumor that Javier Bardem -- deserving of his Oscar nomination for playing one of the most bloodless screen villains in a long while -- was turned down for '60s rockers The Blues Magoos because he wasn't ugly enough.

Actually, there was no rumor -- it's just a cheap excuse to run a great "separated at birth" -- although which one he's separated from is debatable ...