Friday, August 6, 2010

Singer Palmer charts course outside label system (Reuters)

Singer Palmer charts course outside label system (Reuters)

Singer Palmer charts course outside label system (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:27 PM PDT

Reuters - Her highest-selling album, a self-titled 2004 release with her punk-cabaret band Dresden Dolls, has sold 149,000 copies; none of her subsequent albums (two more Dresden Dolls records, a solo release and an album by a project called Evelyn Evelyn) crossed the 100,000 mark, according to Nielsen SoundScan. She was dropped from her label, Roadrunner. Her tours do well in midsize clubs but rarely break out into bigger venues.


Night owl creates recording studio in L.A. hotel (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:47 PM PDT

Reuters - What do Eminem, Drake, Enrique Iglesias, Ke$ha, Carrie Underwood and Mike Posner have in common? They and other artists in the upper reaches of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart are clients of one of Los Angeles' best-kept secrets: Nightbird Recording Studios.


Concert listing sites help acts reach fans (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:46 PM PDT

Reuters - This year's decline in touring business revenue has caused the music industry to take a hard look at how it approaches concert promotion, pricing and scheduling.


Barcelona's Sonar fest eyes stateside expansion (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Barcelona, Spain-based electronica/dance music and arts festival Sonar is out to prove that Chicago is its kind of town.


'Friday Night Lights': What a kick!

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Ken Tucker on finale to a terrific season 4, which tied up story lines and left us upbeat for next semester


Barcelona's Sonar fest eyes stateside expansion (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Barcelona, Spain-based electronica/dance music and arts festival Sonar is out to prove that Chicago is its kind of town.


Math Problems: 'Exposed!'

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:01 PM PDT

"Wonder Years" star Danica McKellar's latest book asks girls to embrace algebra.


'Jersey Shore' introduces new cast member

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:59 PM PDT

AP - Snooki has a new roommate.


Fellow Fugee Pras won't support Wyclef

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:35 PM PDT

Pras, former member of 'The Fugees' with Wyclef Jean, explains why he won't support his friend's presidential bid in Haiti. (Aug. 6)


Flashback: Celebrity Yearbook Photos

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:00 PM PDT

Even stars had awkward yearbook photos. See if you can recognize these celebs before they were famous -- then check out their dramatic transformations.


Jersey Shore Cast Adds Deena; Sounds Off on Authenticity, Obama and the Art of "Snookin'"

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:49 PM PDT

The Jersey Shore cast — including new addition Deena Nicole Cortese — were welcomed with applause and techno music Friday at the Television Critics Association summer session. After showing a choice clip from an upcoming episode where somebody's fake breast implant is found in the Jacuzzi (Uh-oh!), the cast on command fist-pumped, hair-poofed and....

Former Fugee Pras not backing Wyclef for president (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:33 PM PDT

AP - Wyclef Jean's presidential bid in Haiti is receiving criticism from his childhood friend and fellow Fugees bandmate, Pras.


Marty Stuart revisits traditional country on "Train" (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:38 PM PDT

Reuters - After four decades in country music, Marty Stuart has every right to just kick back. Instead, he's striking more deals than ever, making sure his new recording, "Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions," is everywhere from TV to bookstores to museums.


Emma Thompson gets Hollywood sidewalk star

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:02 PM PDT

AP - British star Emma Thompson has been enshrined in concrete outside the historic Pig 'n Whistle pub on Hollywood Boulevard.


Who Has a Near-Death Experience on Drop Dead Diva?

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:48 PM PDT

Drop Dead Diva may have another dead diva on their hands.

"Something traumatic happens in the last moment of the season, somebody might have...

Bodyguard: Anna Nicole's boyfriend supplied drugs

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:43 PM PDT

AP - Anna Nicole Smith was "obsessed" with pills and was assisted in taking drugs by her lawyer-boyfriend in the weeks before her death, the celebrity model's bodyguard testified Friday.


Some of Lost's Final Mysteries, Solved

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:39 PM PDT

Lost fans were whipped into a frenzy Friday, when a juicy 12-minute epilogue of what happens on The Island under Hurley's reign leaked online.

Disney and ABC were quick to pull the video from YouTube — but, alas for them, not quick enough. The footage will be available on both the final season and full series Lost DVDs, out Aug. 24.

Where do the Lost Dharma food drops come from?

But for the impatient, five spoilers to whet your appetite:

Happy Birthday to...

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

See which stars blow out candles during the week of August 7-14.


"American Idol" judge job poses opportunities, risks (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Goodbye, Simon Cowell. Goodbye, Ellen DeGeneres. Hello, Judge to Be Named Later.


Emma Thompson gets Hollywood sidewalk star (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:02 PM PDT

British actress Emma Thompson, right, hugs friend Maggie Gyllenhaal, as she is honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Pig 'n Whistle pub on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. Gyllenhaal stars alongside Thompson in 'Nanny MacPhee and the Big Bang,' titled 'Nanny MacPhee Returns' in the U.S. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - British star Emma Thompson has been enshrined in concrete outside the historic Pig 'n Whistle pub on Hollywood Boulevard.
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