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Loretta Lynn Story Shaken Up by Age Revelation
A dramatic element of Loretta Lynn's autobiography has been called into question following a discovery by the Associated Press that the country legend is actually three years older than she had claimed Lynn's birth certificate which the AP found on file at the state Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort Kentucky...
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Protests Greet Lady Gaga's Arrival in the Philippines
Hundreds of young Christians took to the streets Friday and Saturday in protest as Lady Gaga arrived in Manila for the latest leg of her Asian tour the Associated Press reports The protesters members of a group called Biblemode Youth Philippines are calling for the cancellation of the pop star's concerts...
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String Cheese Incident Stage Ticketing Coup at the Greek
Earlier this year the String Cheese Incident announced that they would offer an allotment of tickets to their summer shows directly through their official website without any kind of service charge In a generous gesture to their fans the band even agreed to eat the credit card processing fees themselves...
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Dave Grohl Makes His 11th Appearance on 'Saturday Night Live' Tonight
Dave Grohl will make his 11th appearance as a performer on Saturday Night Live tonight when he and the Foo Fighters join Mick Jagger for a performance of well who knows? This puts Grohl in a firm lead over nine-time performer Paul Simon as the most frequent...
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Tom Morello Gets Fired Up at Chicago Nurses Rally
"I'd like to make a suggestion to President Obama " Tom Morello bellowed to the capacity crowd gathered for the National Nurses United rally at Chicago's Daley Plaza on Friday afternoon "If he doesn't have the courage to close Guantanamo Bay how about he takes some of those Wall Street...
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St. Lucia Perform 'Closer Than This' at Spotify House
Brooklyn-based electro-pop group St Lucia recently performed a sunny version of their catchy track "Closer Than This" at the Spotify House in Austin They recall of the show "We've done a couple of acoustic recordings but not in front of an audience so this was quite nerve-wracking" The smaller more...
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'Mad Men' Star Jessica Pare on Stealing Don Draper's Heart
Who is Don Draper? That's the eternal question on Mad Men but could the answer be as simple as "Zou Bisou Bisou"? As Don's sultry new French-Canadian bride Megan Jessica Paré has been knocking everybody's socks off all season In the premiere episode alone she throws Don a surprise birthday...
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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Disco Song of All Time?
Donna Summer the singer known to her fans as the Queen of Disco died on Thursday at the age of 63 Summer along with the producer Giorgio Moroder was at the forefront of the disco movement in the Seventies expanding and transforming dance music by mutating strains of R&B funk...
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John Mellencamp: 'I Write About the Human Condition, I Paint About the Human Condition'
John Mellencamp may have made his name cutting heartland hits like "Jack and Diane" and "Pink Houses" but he also turns to painting to express himself "It's my hobby" Mellencamp tells Rolling Stone on Thursday at a gallery reception in Nashville where Nothing Like I Planned The Art of John...
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Ridley Scott Planning 'Blade Runner' Sequel
Director Ridley Scott revealed that a Blade Runner sequel is in the works during an interview with the Daily Beast "Funny enough I started my first meetings on the Blade Runner sequel last week" said Scott of the followup to his 1982 classic "We have a very good take on it And we’ll definitely be...
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Premiere: Amon Tobin, 'Lost and Found'
Producer Amon Tobin is bringing back his wildly successful ISAM Live show an immense audio and visual performance this year with some slightly new looks Along with more tour dates the avant-garde producer is also set to release a box set with seven CDs and two DVDs filled with rare...
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New Order: Life After Death
This story is from the September 15th 1983 issue of Rolling Stone May 19th 1980 was no ordinary Monday for the members of Joy Division Bags were packed and goodbyes had been said They were ready to leave for America on their first rock & roll tour abroad They had finished...
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Exclusive Stream: Sara Bareilles, 'Once Upon Another Time'
Click to listen to Sara Bareilles' 'Once Upon Another Time' Sara Bareilles plans to spend most of 2012 writing and recording her next album but before she goes into studio seclusion the singer-songwriter has a treat for her fans – the Ben Folds-produced EP Once Upon Another Time in stores Tuesday...
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Jennifer Lopez: I'm Not Leaving 'Idol'
Jennifer Lopez took to Twitter last night to refute reports circulating yesterday claiming she would be leaving American Idol "There is no truth to reports that say I am definitely leaving Idol" the pop singer said "All I said was I haven't decided what I am doing next year" She added "When...
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Kanye West Announces New Short Film for Cannes
Kanye West has announced that he will premiere a new short film Cruel Summer on May 23rd at the Cannes Film Festival Inspired by the new GOOD Music record of the same name and created by West's design company DONDA Cruel Summer is part film part art installation described as a "seven-screen experience"...
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Bono's Investment Firm May Make $1.5 Billion in Facebook IPO
Bono's investment group Elevation Partners stands to make more than $15 billion in the initial public offering of Facebook stock Nasdaq reports Elevation Partners bought 23 percent of the social network company for $90 million in 2009 Facebook is expected to raise $16 billion in its IPO which would be the...
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Rise Against Announce Arizona Shows After Boycott Lifted
Chicago punks Rise Against have announced a pair of gigs in Arizona in the wake of Sound Strike lifting an artist boycott on concerts in the state The boycott was announced in protest of an anti-immigration law called SB1070 and other legislature targeting migrant workers The boycott – which extended...
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'American Idol' Recap: Man's World?
Tonight we find out who is going to be in the finals but who cares about that because Lisa Marie Presley is performing! I can't even type that with a straight face Who is going to the finals and who is going to suffer a fate worse than death aka sitting...
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Bono, Dr. John Help Raise Money for Destitute Musicians
It certainly was a great night in Harlem on Thursday as producer Quincy Jones and a cast of blues jazz and R&B greats gathered to raise funds and awareness for artists who have fallen into financial despair "We don't just dedicate this song to the ones who've passed on" Bono...
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Song Premiere: The Afghan Whigs, 'See and Don't See'
Click to listen to the Afghan Whigs' 'See and Don't See' The recently reunited Afghan Whigs have returned with their first new recording in over five years a cover of "See and Don't See" originally recorded in 1970 by Marie "Queenie" Lyons The track gets a haunting rework by the Ohio...
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