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Morrissey Asks Fans to Boycott His New DVD
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:39:09
Morrissey has issued an online statement about his forthcoming live DVD, Live at the Hollywood Bowl. According to a posting on http://true-to-you.net/, the former Smiths frontman never authorized its release. As he explains it, "The slapdash release of Morrissey Live at the Hollywood Bowl is done by Warner without any consultation to me whatsoever, ...more
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Babyface, 'L.A.' Reid Team Up For Charity Track
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:21:54
Just about every major female pop singer imaginable—okay, not everyone; Britney isn't involved—has signed on for "Just Stand Up," a charity single that benefits cancer research and coincides with September 5's "Stand Up For Cancer" special on ABC, CBS and NBC. Among the vocalists on the Babyface/Antonio "L.A." Reid-produced tune: Mariah Carey, Mary ...more
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Neil Young Taps Death Cab, Wilco For Tour
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:09:02
Neil Young has announced a fall North American tour that'll take him from St. Paul, MN, on October 14 to New York's Madison Square Garden on December 15. While Death Cab for Cutie and Everest will join the living legend until the November 5 stop in Omaha, Wilco will replace Death Cab from that point on. Except for Young's Chicago show, which will ...more
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Interview: Praveen and Benoit
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:11:32
There are times when Praveen and Benoit's breathtaking debut, Songs Spun Simla, evokes the feeling of flipping through an old photo album. Each song presents itself like a faded photograph; a shell that feels strikingly ethereal compared to the timeless luminescence of its core. In the album's case, this emotive center springs from Praveen ...more
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Figures Emerge From Britney Spears' Custody Battle
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:36:28
Court documents from the bitter custody battle of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have slipped out, showing that Spears had to pay two law firms more than $466,000 in addition to the $250,000 she owes Federline's legal team. Stacy D. Phillips filed the largest bill: close to $407,000 for four months of work, not including the $125,000 in fees ...more
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Wilco Announce New Album
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:29:32
Jeff Tweedy has pegged spring 2009 as the potential release date of Wilco's seventh full-length record. In an interview with the Albany-based radio station WAMC, he said, "[we're going to] allow ourselves a little bit more leeway in terms of sculpting the sound in the studio and doing overdubs and using the studio as another instrument. ...more
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Bloc Party Readies New Record For Thursday Release
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:24:07
Bloc Party announced the unexpected August 21 release of its new album, Intimacy (Atlantic), during a Web chat with fans yesterday. The band blamed the pre-street date leak of A Weekend in the City for their decision to sell a digital download version of their third LP three months early. It'll be available as a CD with some "different tracks" on ...more
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Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell Gift Heath Ledger's Daughter
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:29:47
Actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell have decided to donate acting fees earned taking over for Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus to the late actor's young daughter, Matilda. Ledger passed away unexpectedly in January, leaving behind an old will which pre-dated the birth of this child with actress Michelle Williams. ...more
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Mêlée Announce L.A. Show & Confirm British Tour with Counting Crows
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:26:16
Power-pop quartet Mêlée has just confirmed an arena tour of the U.K. as special guests of Counting Crows and Ben Folds. The December tour will follow a series of headlining dates across Europe this fall with Warner Bros. Records label-mates Meg & Dia. In addition, the band will headline The Roxy Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday August 23, ...more
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Ashton Kutcher To Star in and Produce "Like Father"
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:15:20
Ashton Kutcher will star in and produce a fatherhood-themed comedy titled Like Father, Like Son for Columbia Pictures. The story will center on a father and son who never got along but wind up having baby sons at the same time, forcing them to endure the fatherhood experience together, thus strengthening their bond. Kutcher will produce with ...more
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