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'America's Got Talent' recap: Baltimore's Spencer Horsman and more in Week 3
"America’s Got Talent" is three weeks into their nationwide search for the next million dollar act and the show has decided to hit up St. Louis. A puppeteer named Tom Bonham is first up. His act is underwhelming to say the least. He really just...
Tags: Sharon Osbourne, Entertainment Events, Howie Mandel, Judges, Howard Stern
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All the right notes, despite the weather
Sun Pop Music CriticAbout 15 minutes before funk-pop legend Teena Marie hit Artscape's main stage Friday night, a tall, husky guy climbed into a short tree, obstructing the view of some in the crowd. Several barked out orders for him to come down, but he waved them off and...Tags: Acid Jazz (genre), Kanye West, Artscape, Music Industry
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A proving ground for Las Vegas entertainers
The place is packed when singer Mark Giovi takes the stage as emcee of the Monday night open-mike at a little roadhouse on a dusty stretch a few miles west of the Strip. Fronting a tight backup band of drums, keyboards and tenor saxophone, the veteran...
Tags: Lou Rawls, Aretha Franklin, Neil Diamond, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner
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Setback for UMG in royalties case: Judge denies motion for summary judgment in class action suits
VarietyA federal judge has denied Universal Music Group's motion for a summary judgment in a pair of class action suits over digital royalties filed by the Rick James estate, Rob Zombie and his band White Zombie, Whitesnake and Dave Mason. On April 19, U.S....Tags: Music, Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Eminem, Rob Zombie, Dave Mason
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Digital duel over royalties opens Pandora's box: Music for Screens: Spring 2012
VarietyIn the turbulent waters of digital music royalties, there's uncertainty ... and there's opportunity. With artists, labels and new platforms fighting to establish a broad precedent for what rights-holders should be paid for their tunes in the burgeoning...Tags: Lawyers, Litigation, Litigation and Regulation, U.S. Supreme Court, Kenny Rogers
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Samuel L. Jackson
KIAHIn an interview for the March Ebony Magazine, actor Samuel L. Jackson said his reason for voting for President Obama was strictly because he's black! Jackson continued, "That’s why other folks vote for people, because they look like them..." You...Tags: Samuel L. Jackson, Culture, Elections, Barack Obama, Cultural Development
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Royalty suits filed vs. labels: Frampton, Knack heir both sue over digital coin
Tribune Media ServicesThe ongoing legal battle between artists and labels over digital royalties widened late last week, as two new suits alleging gross underpayments to acts were filed. On Friday, singer-guitarist Peter Frampton sued A&M Records, a unit of Universal Music...Tags: Breach of Contract, The Knack (music group), Corporate Crime, Peter Frampton, Music
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'Dummy' is must-see improv at iO; outrageous 'Pimprov'
"Dummy/Murderers" ***
For years T.J. Jagodowski and Dave Pasquesi have reigned as Chicago's must-see two-person improv team. After catching a recent set from Colleen Doyle and Jason Shotts at iO Theater, I think it's safe to say there's room on that...Tags: Music, Music, Irving Park, Concerts, Amanda Blake
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Rock 'n' Reubens in the Kibitz Room at Canter's
Los Angeles TimesRock 'n' roll is to the Kibitz Room at Canter's what onions are to chopped liver. The two have been closely aligned since the little bar opened just off the beloved Fairfax Avenue deli's annex dining room in 1961. Only now, instead of a bunch of hippies...Tags: Music Theater, Entertainment Events, Slash (music artist), Theater, Matzoh
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Critic's Notebook: A midyear look at some of the best music of 2011 (so far)
Pop & HissIt doesn’t make sense in 2011 to try and count the number of CDs released because doing so is only one measure of the volume. Toss in mixtapes, thumb drives, vinyl, Bandcamp pages, Twitter links to Mediasphere downloads, streams, rips,...... -
Everyone Loves You When You're Dead
Everyone Loves You When You're Dead is the behind the scenes depictions of celebrities as never seen before and reveals the most exclusive and outrageous celebrity truths on record of everyone from Lady Gaga to Prince, Tom Cruise to Russell Brand, The CIA...Tags: Marilyn Manson, Lady Gaga, Led Zeppelin (music group), Cher, Hugh Hefner
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Sharon Chamberlin assumes Norfolk's acting police chief role
WTKR-TV3Sharon Chamberlin was the first woman to hold just about every rank in the Norfolk Police Department. Now, 36 years after she first pinned on a badge, she's the acting police chief. "I can't tell you how exciting, how challenging, how meaningful being...Tags: High School Sports
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