Woodstock Nation Should Open Their Minds and Listen to Today's Rock Music...
"All the best songs have already been written." That's the tune that I constantly hear from my 45- to 70-year-old friends. They lament that there is no good rock music today, and they miss the golden...
View ArticlePaul Ryan Takes On Stubborn GOP Orthodoxy
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress hurtled toward a government shutdown in the fall of 2013, Rep. Paul Ryan looked around at fellow Republicans who were agitating to shutter national parks, federal agencies...
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Don Pardo Dead: Voice Of 'Saturday Night Live,' Dies At 96
Don Pardo, television and radio announcer best known as the voice of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," died on Monday, August 18 in Tucson, Ariz., his daughter and an NBC representative confirmed. Cause of...
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Dream Team Realized: Dr. John's 'Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch' Honors...
I first interviewed Dr. John (aka Mac Rebennack) about "Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch" a year ago when he described the album in progress as being inspired by a dream in which Louis Armstrong...
View ArticleJaycee Chan, Jackie Chan's Son, Detained In Beijing Drug Bust
BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan's actor-son Jaycee Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China's...
View ArticleThese Beyonce And Jay Z Rumors Are Getting Really, Really, Ridiculously Out...
These days, it seems like everyone's got something to say about Bey and Jay (Z). Questions are plentiful: Are they getting a divorce? Is Beyonce on the market for a new bachelorette pad?? Is there an...
View ArticleKevin Hart Engaged To Eniko Parrish, Proposed To Girlfriend Of Five Years On...
Congratulations go out to Kevin Hart, who is now engaged to his girlfriend of five years, Eniko Parrish. The comedian popped the question Monday night, August 18, at Parrish's 30th birthday...
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No Cameras Allowed: How Sneaking Into Coachella Led to Career as One of the...
In just a few years time, photographer James Marcus Haney went from never having been to a concert, to befriending and working with many of today's biggest artists. His story began at Coachella 2010,...
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60-Year-Old Given Chance To Live Out His Dreams Completely Owns The Stage
The new music video for London-based producer Alex Metric's "Heart Weighs A Ton" starts out quietly, but it sure doesn't stay that way for long. "The love of my life Robin passed away five years ago,"...
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R&B Star Estelle on Industry Pressure: 'I'm No More Grace Jones Than I Am...
From fan expectations to pressure to conform, pop/R&B singer Estelle says it isn't always easy to stay true to oneself in the music industry. The Grammy-winning "American Boy" singer, however,...
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Long-Shot Letter to Rock Star Pays Off for Aspiring Artist
Comic-book artist Chelle Dey knew that when it came to putting together a video trailer to promote her new series Shenanigans, the only song that would make sense as its soundtrack was Van Halen's...
View ArticleZoe Saldana Officially Confirms Her Pregnancy In Ice Bucket Challenge Video
It's finally official: Zoe Saldana is, in fact, pregnant. Rumors of Saldana's pregnancy first started circulating in July. Multiple outlets, such as E! News and The Hollywood Reporter, reported that...
View ArticleJon Hamm And Daniel Radcliffe Return In A Delightfully Weird 'Young Doctor'...
We live in an era of artisanal TV: The ongoing explosion of platforms, networks and outlets means we are blessed to have an enormous array of small-batch perfectionists creating something for almost...
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This 'Rocket Power' Quiz Is The Perfect Cure For Your '90s Kid Nostalgia
Listen up, shoobies! "Rocket Power" is turning 15 this year! Nickelodeon is celebrating by airing episodes throughout August, and you can keep the party going by taking the "Rocket Power" personality...
View ArticleMistakes Downton Abbey Did Not Make
Downton Abbey's photo snafu has been quite the buzz on social media. If you haven't seen it, there is a plastic water bottle in the background of one of the promo pictures. The social buzz got me...
View ArticleMental Illness on TV
There are three TV shows (that I know of) dealing with mental illness: United States of Tara deals with multiple personality disorder and Black Box and Homeland both deal with bipolar disorder. I've...
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The Special Way DWTS' Tony Dovolani Embraces Fatherhood and Raising His...
Tony Dovolani of ABC's Dancing With the Stars puts his family above all else: "Love your family more than anything else in the world. If you treat your family the way they should be treated, then your...
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CMA Songwriting: Chats with Bob DiPiero, Carrie Underwood, Easton Corbin, Kix...
Chats with Bob DiPiero, Billy Currington, Carrie Underwood, Kix Brooks, Easton Borbin, Ronnie Milsap, Chris Young & Little Big Town's Kimberley Schlapman About The CMA Songwriting Series Mike...
View ArticleNicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' Video Has All The Butts You Could Ever Want In A...
After much teasing, Nicki Minaj dropped her video for "Anaconda" late Tuesday night. Some first glance observations include Nicki Minaj's butt in an Amazonian forest, Nicki Minaj's butt in teeny tiny...
View ArticleParamount Pictures Asks Twitter For Most Epic 'Transformers' Moment,...
Michael Bay's "Transformers: Age of Extinction" hasn't had the easiest time with critics, despite finding ginormous success at the box office. So it probably wasn't the best idea for the U.K. branch of...
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