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Trace Adkins Rides Redneck Humor Back to Town (video)

Keith GirardAugust 17, 2010

Trace Adkins changed more than record labels while preparing his new album, Cowboy's Back In Town. The one-time finalist on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" cranks up the redneck humor and outlandish fun....

COUNTRY

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Erykah Badu Fined $500 For Nude JFK Video Romp (watch)

Keith GirardAugust 17, 2010

Erykah Badu has paid a $500 fine and will serve six months probation for stripping during a music video shoot at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, where President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot in 1963....

R & B

Ray LaMontagne Handles Hardship, Heart on New Album

Keith GirardAugust 16, 2010

It's rare that a musician comes along as poignant as Ray LaMontagne. He is America's own troubled troubadour and his latest album, God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise, is nothing less than a gem....

REVIEWS

No Emotion Spared on Sarah Blasko's Third Album (video)

Keith GirardAugust 16, 2010

Sarah Blasko's smoky vocals have garnered her praise from her native Australia, and she's using them to enchant U.S. audiences with her third album, As Day Follows Night....

POPREVIEWS

Micky Dolenz 'King for a Day' a Moving Carol King Tribute

WinchesterAugust 15, 2010

It’s been said by persons better schooled than me in all things music that Micky Dolenz possesses one of the best voices in rock and roll. Now comes, Gigatone Records with “King For A Day,” Dolenz’s album tribute to the songs of Carole King....

BETWEEN THE LINESPOP

Jazz Great, Civil Rights Activist Abbey Lincoln Dies

Keith GirardAugust 15, 2010

Abbey Lincoln, a jazz singer and songwriter known for her phrasing, emotion and uncompromising style, died Saturday in New York at age 80. ...

JAZZMusic

UK Sensation Charlotte Church Eyes Comeback at 24! (video)

Keith GirardAugust 14, 2010

UK singing sensation Charlotte Church is trying to launch a comeback with a new album and a hot new body -- and she’s only 24! Church was spoiled by early success and went through a bout of teen rebellion that sidetracked her budding career....

POP

George Clooney and John Malkovich shill Nespresso in Europe. (Photo: ScreenCap)

George Clooney on the Down Low Hawks Nestle Esspresso Coffee in Europe (Watch!)

Keith GirardAugust 13, 2010

George Clooney and John Malkovich shill Nespresso in Europe. (Photo: ScreenCap) Heavenly actor George Clooney is not above doing a commercial, if it gets hi...

ENTERTAINMENT

Little Feat Founder Richie Hayward Dies of Cancer

Keith GirardAugust 13, 2010

Richie Hayward, co-founder of the Little Feat, an eclectic jamband that maintained a strong cult following throughout the decades, has died. He was 64....

BLUESMusicROCK

Author Mark Bego Eyes Himself in 'Paperback Writer'

WinchesterAugust 11, 2010

Woody Allen once said he wanted to come back to life as “Warren Beatty’s fingers?” Well, I want to come back as celebrity biographer Mark Bego. His exploits, chronicled in his new memoir "Paperback Writer" (Publish America), are nothing short of memorable....

BETWEEN THE LINES

Jackie Evanch-Oh! Preteen Stuns America's Got Talent (videos)

Keith GirardAugust 11, 2010

Jackie Evancho, a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who was chosen by YouTube viewers to compete on NBC's "America's Got Talent" stunned the judges and audience Tuesday (Aug. 10) night with her big voice and even bigger heart....

POP

Displaced Persons: A Tale of Survival Set Against the Holocaust

Keith GirardAugust 11, 2010

In "Displaced Persons" (William Morrow, $25.99), author Ghita Schwarz, a child of Holocaust survivors, hypnotically spins the tale of a Polish Jew named Pavel who bravely rebuilds his shattered life in the aftermath of World War II....

ArtBOOKS

Goo Goo Dolls’ Robby Takac Shares Something for Rest of Us

Iris WienerAugust 6, 2010

The Goo Goo Dolls are still making the insightful rock that won over the world back in 1986. Their new album Something for the Rest of Us features the band’s new single, “Home,” which is now available through TheImproper....

ROCK

Amy Winehouse Bender Ends in Near Car Accident

Keith GirardAugust 4, 2010

UK singer Amy Winehouse is off the wagon... and literally in the street, where she was almost hit by a car. Guess who her drinking buddy was?...

CELEBRITIES

Taylor Momsen Raunchy With Jesus in New Video (watch!)

Keith GirardJuly 22, 2010

Taylor Momsen has come out with her own shock sacrilegious music video with in a game of one-upmanship with Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera. For some reason, Momsen, who is 16, doesn't draw the same heat for her actions as contemporary Miley Cyrus....

ROCK