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    Bobby Whitlock Talks Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Rock’s Golden Era

    Winchester
    The number one issue interviewing a rock-legend like Bobby Whitlock is where to begin. Whitlock was an important player with such noted groups and musicians as Delaney & Bonnie, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Derek & The Dominoes during the ’60s and ’70s. Whitlock is still going strong at 67. He’ll hit the road in September with wife CoCo Carmel on their “The Just Us Tour 2015,” featuring 11 all-acoustic shows....
    EXCLUSIVE
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    One Direction Drops ‘Drag Me Down’ From Upcoming Album (listen!)

    Keith Girard
    One Direction, or what’s left of the boy band, dropped a new song out of the blue called “Drag Me Down.” Is it a veiled reference to departed member Zayn Malik? Tabloids are sure to play it that way. Band members Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Thomlinson announced the news in a Twitter blitz....
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    Boy George, Culture Club Preview New Songs at NYC Show (Video!)

    Winchester
    With visions of London’s King’s Road circa 1985 in my mind, I witnessed Culture Club’s return to New York City at The Beacon Theatre. Despite some rough patches, the re-formed bunch kicked off with my personal favorite, “Church of then Poisoned Mind” and took off from there. The Club also played some new songs, destined to end up on their next album, Tribes, due out next year. The most impressive of the lot was “More Than Silence.,”...
    REVIEWSROCK
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    Will Dana Leaves Rolling Stone With Lawsuits, Scandal in His Wake

    Keith Girard
    Will Dana, the long-time managing editor of Rolling Stone magazine, is leaving the iconic music publication amid continuing fallout since he was forced to retract a story about an alleged gang rape at the prestigious University of Virginia. Although Dana technically wasn’t fired, he’ll leave next month without another job lined up. Rolling Stone was launched in the 1960s by Jann Wenner, 69. He continues to be listed on the masthead as Editor....
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    Andrew Wyeth Painting ‘Ice Storm’ Caught in Legal Tsunami Over Fraud

    Keith Girard
    Andrew Wyeth’s bucolic painting “Ice Storm” is at the center of a legal dispute evolving out of a 20-year-old New York City art scandal perpetrated by disgraced art dealer David Ramus, who swindled clients out of millions of dollars. Among his victims is Reed Galin, a former TV news anchor, who was a life-long friend of Ramus and college roommate....
    ArtCRIME
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    Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer Talks About Battle With Lyme Disease

    Keith Girard
    Amanda Palmer, lead singer of Boston duo Dresden Dolls, revealed today (July 26) why she was forced cancel her scheduled appearance at a Morrissey concert at San Jose State University. She was being treated for Lyme Disease, she said. Palmer was hospitalized at Miles Memorial Hospital, in Damariscotta, MA, on July 17. ...
    ROCK
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    Allen Klein, The Man Behind Beatles, Stones, Captured in New Book

    Winchester
    Allen Klein was the man behind the curtain when The Beatles and Rolling Stones made it big. His influence on rock and roll is incalculable for someone who is unknown outside tight industry circles But Fred Goodman is out to change all that. Klein founded ABKCO Music & Records Inc. in 1961. While managing the Rolling Stones, he bought the rights to all of the band’s music composed before 1971....
    BETWEEN THE LINES
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    Jennifer Lawrence, Hunger Games Cast Has Final Reunion at Comic Con

    Keith Girard
    Jennifer Lawrence was the center of attention at the Hunger Games panel at Comic Con in San Diego, but she had no problem sharing the spotlight with fellow cast members Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. It was their final reunion and it produced some poignant moments. “The Hunger Games’ cast has been filming together since 2011. Lawrence was picked for the role of Katniss Everdeen out of nearly 30 other actresses who auditioned for the role, including Hailee Steinfeld, Emma Roberts, Chloë Grace Moretz and Shailene Woodley....
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    Harry Styles Face Plants at First One Direction Show on U.S. Tour (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Harry Styles of boy band “One Direction” joined an elite musical club after he was captured on a fan video taking a shocking tumble on stage during the first show of the band’s U.S. tour. In fact, so many stars have fallen on stage it seems like a rite of passage. Over the past few years, Kanye West, Selena Gomez, Steven Tyler, Iggy Azalea and Lady Gaga have taken stage tumbles while performing....
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    Rihanna Pushing Envelope Too Far in “B*tch Better Have My Money” Video?

    Keith Girard
    Rihanna’s grindhouse video for “B*tch Better Have My Money” pushes every politically incorrect button, from violence to nudity to human torture. Some are calling it art, but others say it’s anti-feminist, sadistic and nihilistic. In other words, a “Mad Max” film. Rihanna shares directing credit with Leo Berne, who co-directed through his video collective Megaforce. The video is certainly no more graphic or violent than a Quentin Tarantino film....
    R & B
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    Pharrell Williams May Get Relief From $7.4M ‘Blurred Lines’ Jury Verdict

    Keith Girard
    Pharrell Williams may get half a loaf in his bid for a new trial in the “Blurred Lines” copyright case that stunned the music industry after a jury awarded $7.4 million to the family of late-singer Marvin Gaye. In a hearing on motions in the case yesterday (June 29), federal district court Judge John Kronstadt said he was leaning against Williams’ request for a new trial. But he called the $1.6 million jury award against the singer and producer “excessive.”...
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    Justin Bieber in Official Version of New ‘Where Are U Now’ Video (see!)

    Keith Girard
    Justin Bieber is a broad paint-splattered canvas in his new “Where Are U Now” video. But images containing the plea “Stop Worshipping (sic) Me” and “please go out and find some worthy idols” are disturbing some fans. One image also admonishes “read a book.” Fans reportedly made the artwork and it was superimposed on Bieber in the video. They should learn how to spell....
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