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January 22nd, 2010
Original Article from US Magazine
The Mardi Gras city drives a wedge between the couple; a pal says “they fight because of it”
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December 15th, 2009
Original Article from Rolling Stone
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- RS readers voted Buckcherry’s Josh Todd the best replacement for Steven Tyler, but Todd tells us he doesn’t want the Aerosmith gig. “He’s been a huge inspiration for me and Buckcherry. I truly believe that no one can take his place and hopefully they patch things up. I am the singer of Buckcherry and we are currently hard at work on the next record. Hopefully we will see an Aerosmith/Buckcherry tour in the future.”
- Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer are booked to share the same stage for the first time at European Sonisphere shows in Poland and the Czech Republic. The big gigs go down June 16th and 19th, according to Metallica’s Website.
- Pearl Jam, Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin have been confirmed as headliners for 2010’s New Orleans Jazz Fest. The AP reports the festival is scheduled for the weekends of April 23rd-25th and April 29th-May 2nd.
- David Byrne and Fatboy Slim have teamed for Here Lies Love, due in February on Nonesuch. The album features guest singers including Santigold, Sia, St. Vincent and more.
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October 5th, 2009
Original Article from US Magazine
It’s the second time she’s flown to see her on-again beau in two weeks
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August 18th, 2009
Original Article from US Magazine
Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush might not be over just yet.
Look back at Kim and Reggie’s most romantic moments.
Three weeks after their split, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star was spotted with her ex in New Orleans, a source tells Usmagazine.com.
She was in Louisiana for an appearance at a Dress for Success charity fashion show on Saturday.
See who else is single this summer.
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August 13th, 2009
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May 14th, 2009
The Circus is traveling abroad – and so are Sean Preston and Jayden James!
Kevin Federline’s longtime attorney tells E! News that K-Fed and his ex-wife Britney Spears will be extending their current custody arrangement when her blockbuster striptease show new album tour crosses the Atlantic.
What that means is Federline will also be making the trek to Europe so that Spears can continue to be close to their sons Sean and Jayden, 3 and 2. No word on how much he will get paid for his time – but dude needs the cash!
“They worked out an arrangement to facilitate her being able to go on tour without having to sacrifice her ability to see the kids,” Mark Vincent Kaplan says.
“She’ll go on tour, she’ll go to the venues, but Kevin will be there with the kids. There won’t be any change in custody in Europe or anywhere she’s on tour.”
The once-estranged exes first hammered out a modified joint custody deal when Britney Spears embarked on her Circus tour in March 3 in New Orleans.
“Kevin is happy with how the kids are doing, and he’s happy that he’s been able to work out an arrangement where Britney is pursuing her professional goals, and Kevin is rooting for her every step of the way,” Kaplan says.
He was also rumored to have nailed Britney backstage at one of the shows, to the dismay of current girlfriend Victoria Prince, but we’ll chalk that one up as a rumor.
As for how Sean Preston and Jayden James Federline are handling the whole situation, “The kids are great, they’re really happy,” Kaplan stated. “They are both very well-adjusted kids, as well-adjusted as you can expect.”
“They will always push the envelope, but I think that they have the absolute privilege of having two parents who absolutely love them. Everyone has worked for making sure that they’re not a product of all of the attention and commotion.”
As for Victoria Prince, Kaplan wouldn’t confirm whether she’d be a member of the overseas entourage, but he says she, Sean and Jayden “have a good relationship.”
The Circus Starring Britney Spears is off to London for eight gigs at O2 Arena, after which it’s off to Dublin, Paris, Stockholm, etc., before ending July 26 in Berlin.
May 11th, 2009
Sugar Ray is trying to make a comeback!
Mark McGrath is attempting to revive the music that he made so popular in the nineties. The band is preparing a comeback and is set out to support their new album, “Music For Cougars”, which is due out on July 21st.
The band’s rep says, “It’s a very summer-y sound. Very Sugar Ray.”
An insider says, “It’s being released by Pulse – an indie label – because all the majors passed. The sound is too dated. Very pop/disco.”
To refute those rumors, the rep retorts, “We never shopped it to the majors.”
Here are the Sugar Ray tour dates:
July 24: Hankinson, ND (Dakota Magic Casino)
July 25: Lac Du Flambea, WI (Taste of the Torches Resort)
July 26: Chicago, IL (Taste of Lincoln Ave.)
July 28: Detroit, MI (Hall)
July 29: Cleveland, OH (House of Blues)
July 30: Dewey Beach, DE (Bottle & Cork)
July 31: Baltimore, MD (Sonar)
Aug 1: Binghampton, NY (Spiediefest)
Aug 3: Albany, NY (Northern Lights)
Aug 4: Boston, MA (Paradise)
Aug 6: Stamford, CT (Columbus Park)
Aug 7: New York, NY (Fillmore)
Aug 8: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
Aug 10: Norfolk, VA (Norva)
Aug 11: Charlotte, NC (Amos’ South End)
Aug 12: Atlanta, GA (The Loft)
Aug 14: Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Culture Room)
Aug 15: Orlando, FL (Downtown Orlando/Orange Ave.)
Aug 16: St. Petersburg, FL (Jannus Landing)
Aug 18: Nashville, TN (Cannery Ballroom)
Aug 19: New Orleans, LA (House of Blues)
Aug 21: Austin, TX (La Zona Rosa)
Aug 22: Houston, TX (House of Blues)
Aug 23: Dallas, TX (House of Blues)
Sept 11: Seattle, WA (Showbox)
Sept 12: Portland, OR (tba)
Sept 14: Sacramento, CA (Empire)
Sept 15: San Francisco, CA (Grand Ballroom)
Sept 16: Santa Cruz, CA (The Catalyst)
Sept 18: Newport Beach, CA (Taste of Newport)
Sept 19: Santa Margarita, CA (Pozo Saloon)
Sept 20: Ventura, CA (Ventura Theater)
Sept 22: Tucson, AZ (Rialto Theater)
Sept 23: Phoenix, AZ (The Marquee)
Sept 25: Las Vegas, NV (House of Blues)
Sept 26: San Diego, CA (Hard Rock)
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Post from: Rumors in Music
May 11th, 2009
The first trailer for Disney’s "The Princess and the Frog" aired during Friday’s episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place." The animated fairy tale centers on a young princess named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose – love her in HBO’s "The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency") who lives in the French Quarters of New Orleans during the Jazz Age.
Directed by Ron Clements, the Disney romance features the voices of Terrence Howard, John Goodman, Keith David, and Oprah Winfrey. It’ll hit theaters just in time for Christmas, on Dec. 11, 2009.
Tags: anika noni rose, animated movies, disney movies, Family-Movies, Film, john goodman, keith david, Movies, oprah winfrey, ron clements, terrence howard, the princess and the frog, the princess and the frog trailer
Post from: Film Gecko
April 9th, 2009
Photo: Oskin/WireImage
Aerosmith and ZZ Top announce their first three dates of their joint tour (Joe Perry talks about hitting the road with ZZ Top here), John Legend maps out the start of a summer jaunt and Ani DiFranco books slots at both Bonnaroo and Rothbury Festivals. The schedules as they stand now, after the jump.
Aerosmith & ZZ Top
August 23 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 1 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
September 8 – St Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
John Legend
July 3 – New Orleans, LA @ Essence Music Festival
July 5 – Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre
July 25 – Windsor, ON @ Caesars Windsor
July 31 – Cincinnati, OH @ Paul Brown Stadium
September 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
Ani DiFranco
April 14 – Portsmouth, NH @ Music Hall
April 15 – Keene, NH @ Colonial Theatre
April 17 – Portland, ME @ Merrill Auditorium
April 18 – Skowhegan, ME @ Opera House
April 19 – Burlington, VT @ Flynn Center
April 21 – Pittsfield, MA @ Colonial Theatre
April 22 – Morristown, NJ @ Mayo Center
April 23 – Tarrytown, NY @ Tarrytown Music Hall
April 25 – Geneva, NY @ Smith Opera House
April 26 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
April 27 – Traverse City, MI @ Traverse City Opera House
April 29 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Egyptian Room
April 30 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theatre
May 3 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
June 12 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
June 28 – San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
June 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
July 1 – Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery
July 2 – Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Pavilion
July 3 – Quincy, CA @ Plumas County Fairgrounds
July 5 – Rothbury, MI @ Double JJ Resort
July 9 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
July 11 – Lowell, MA @ Boarding House Park
July 18 – Commerce City, CO @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
July 19 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
January 15th, 2009
Rapper attributes success to hard work: ‘I work every single hour.’
By Steven Roberts
Lil Wayne accepting a Moonman for “Best Hip-Hop Video” alongside T-Pain at the 2008 VMAs
Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
There’s no denying that 2008 was a huge year for Lil Wayne. And the New Orleans rapper told Devin Friedman of GQ magazine that the 2008 VMAs served as the highlight.
“Of course it was the biggest year of my life. Obviously. The VMAs were the biggest moment,” said Wayne, who took home the Moonman for Best Hip-Hop Video for “Lollipop” and also performed alongside Leona Lewis and T-Pain at the show.
He said the accolades were unexpected and that he hadn’t anticipated taking home any awards. And he attributed his success to hard work. “The payoff was sweet, of course, but the whole year has been mostly consumed with hard work,” Wayne said. “I work every single day. I work every single hour. That’s what my year has been like. Work.”
The rapper’s unrelenting work ethic has paid off. In the past year, he earned the highest first-week sales for his album Tha Carter III, starred in a documentary, “The Carter,” which premieres at this year’s Sundance, and received eight Grammy nominations, more than any other act this year.
He also found time to star alongside Forest Whitaker, Taraji P. Henson and Bow Wow in the upcoming sports drama “Hurricane Season.” The movie, directed by Tim Story, is about a high school basketball team assembled in post-Katrina Louisiana and led to the state championship by Whitaker’s character.
Wayne said that working with Whitaker was an intense experience. “If I ever thought I was slipping on what I’m doing around here, I would remember those experiences of being around him,” he said. “He looks at you once, speaks to you once, he’s not ever going to make eye contact with you again.”
Despite his already overbooked schedule, Wayne said that he’s trying to write a movie of his own. He’s a big fan of horror movies and would love to script one, but he has to get over himself first.
“I always think I be trippin’,” he said. “Like, you think you’re too good. Shut your stupid ass up, you can’t write no movie. I always sit down and be like, ‘I’m gonna write me a movie.’ Then about five minutes later I be like, ‘You really think you’re a little genius, don’t you.’ “
While Wayne said that he gets up every morning and enjoys a normal breakfast like anyone else (although his is prepared by his chef), he explained to GQ that he was unique, to say the least. He said he doesn’t like to do, think or say anything that people expect. And it’s not a hard decision, either. He’s just being himself.
“I’m a Martian,” he said. “I like to be different. And what’s more different than a Martian?”
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