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Monkee Davy Jones’ Daydream: Monkees Reunion Tour

Keith GirardOctober 8, 2010

Former "Monkees" lead singer Davy Jones is a believer. He is working on plans for a reunion of the 1960s band that began as a comedy television show and went on to sell millions of records. But sources say he's more like a day dreamer....

POP

Lon Van Eaton: Life With The Beatles at Apple Records

WinchesterOctober 2, 2010

Back in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, The Beatles had such a wealth of money and influence that they decided to launch their own record label, Apple Records. Some 40 years later this month, a new album, Come and Get It: The Best of Apple Records, will be released, including a lot of material that has never been available on CD, or digital download....

ROCK

Brandon Flowers' Killer Solo Album Flamingo

WinchesterOctober 2, 2010

When Brandon Flowers, lead singer of The Killers, said he was about the release his first solo album, I wondered how much better this kid would get....

BETWEEN THE LINES

Shakira’s Back in Crazy, Sexy Video for Loca (watch!)

Keith GirardSeptember 30, 2010

Shakira, Shakira! The Colombian singer turns a gold bikini top into gold as she frolics in sequined trousers, and shakes her trademark hips in a new video for her song "Loca" with British rapper Dizzee Rascal....

POP

Seal, Heidi Klum Naked, in Love in New Video (watch)

Keith GirardSeptember 29, 2010

UK recording artist Seal is about to unveil his latest album with a little help from his hotter than hot wife, supermodel Heidi Klum, who does what she does best -- roll around naked in a searing new video....

POP

Poison's Bret Michaels, More Danger Ahead

Keith GirardSeptember 24, 2010

Rocker Bret Michaels has a hole in his heart and must undergo heart surgery to get if fixed, only months after suffering a near fatal brain hemorrhage....

ROCK

Eddie Fisher, '50s Teen Idol, American Icon, Dies at 82

Keith GirardSeptember 24, 2010

Singer Eddie Fisher, a 1950s teen heartthrob who had a storybook career and marriage to actress Debbie Reynolds, until both hit the rocks over an affair with Elizabeth Taylor, has died at 82, his family reported....

CELEBRITIES

Gwen Stefani Never Looked So Stiff; What's Up? (photos)

Keith GirardSeptember 23, 2010

Nobody has ever accused singer Gwen Stefani of looking stiff, but that appeared to be the case until the real Gwen showed up as loosely goosey as ever to meet her Madame Tussaud wax figure....

CELEBRITIES

My Father's Place: '70s Music Mecca Back in New Book

WinchesterSeptember 19, 2010

A long time ago, a musical Mecca existed in Roslyn on Long Island, called My Father’s Place. The club had everyone from Hall & Oates and Dave Mason to Andrew Gold and Hot Tuna. It quickly became the place to play on the East Coast....

BETWEEN THE LINES

French to Carla Bruni-Sarkozy: We Hardly Know Ye (photos)

Keith GirardSeptember 14, 2010

Carla Bruni Sarkozy, the Italian-born heiress and ex-supermodel long considered among the world's most desirable women, has allegedly let power and privilege go to her head. She's viewed as distant and aloof to the French people and a liability for her husband French President Nicolas Sarkozy....

ArtBOOKS

Kid Rock Faces a Jury in 2007 Fan Beatdown Suit

Keith GirardSeptember 14, 2010

Hick Hop musician Kid Rock is going to court today (Sept. 14) to face a jury over charges stemming from a fight at a Waffle House restaurant near Atlanta....

ROCK

Taylor Swift Has MTV VMA Surprise in Store for Kanye

Keith GirardSeptember 11, 2010

Be warned, Kanye West: Taylor Swift has written a song about you, and she's singing it at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. ...

Music

Preview MTV VMAs: No Kanye West Outbursts? Then What?

Keith GirardSeptember 10, 2010

Kanye West and Taylor Swift may be at the MTV Video Music Awards this year, but the music network is making plans to keep the pair as far apart as possible after last year's embarrassing debacle. That's when West crashed Swift's best female video award speech....

Music

Move Over Dad, Willow Smith Debuts Song (Hear It)

Keith GirardSeptember 10, 2010

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's 9-year-old daughter, Willow Smith, is making her debut as a recording artist. So, call her the Fresh Princess....

HIP-HOP

Lehman Bros. Extravagant Art Works Face Auction

Keith GirardSeptember 6, 2010

Art works that once adorned the British and European offices of former banking powerhouse Lehman Brothers are to be auctioned off this month, and the proceeds will go toward paying off creditors....

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