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    Koo Koo Kanga Roo’s Dance Music Happily Confuses Everybody (video)

    Keith Girard
    Koo Koo Kanga Roo ought to appeal to anyone who wants both escapism and energy in their music. Described as both “the Beastie Boys meets Sesame Street” and an “interactive dance party duo,” Bryan and Neil create musical performance art for fans of artists like Canned Hamm, JP Incorporated and Neil Hamburger. It can be debated whether Koo Koo Kanga Roo makes non-offensive kids music that adults can get behind (a la “Yo Gabba Gabba”)....
    DANCE
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    Ellie Goulding Dazzles in Revealing See-Through Top in Cosmo (photos!)

    Keith Girard
    Ellie Goulding exudes supermodel sensuality in a new photo spread for the May issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, wearing an ultra-revealing see-through sheer top and sexy Gucci dresses. The multi-talented UK singer has an eye for fashion and a body for sex. She’s gaining a following in the United States after chart-topping performances in Great Britain. Ellie has a feminine side in Gucci, Blumarine and Elizabeth and James....
    ROCK
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    Howi Spangler of Ballyhoo: Fun and Chill Like Going to the Beach (video)

    Keith Girard
    Ballyhoo!, the Maryland-based quartet, plays upbeat yet laid-back rock, which ought to appeal to fans of Sublime, Pepper and Jimmy Buffett. Absolutely not the kind of music I tend to gravitate towards. But after checking out their latest album, 2013’s Pineapple Grenade on Spotify, I was very drawn to the one-two punch of “She Wants To Destroy Me” and “Battle Cry.” They were listed on MTV’s “Top 100 Bands to Watch.” ...
    ROCK
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    Lana Del Rey’s Languid Beach Day in New ‘West Coast’ Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Lana Del Rey has been keeping a low profile lately, but she emerged at the Coachella Music Festival for a set that included her new single “West Coast” and followed up with the release of a music video. The song is the first official single off her upcoming album Ultraviolence. Del Rey is collaborating with The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach...
    POP
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    Miley Cyrus Finds a New Reason to Drop Her Top… a Haircut! (photos)

    Keith Girard
    Miley Cyrus shows no lack of imagination when it comes to finding reasons to take her clothes off. The end result usually ends up on social media sites and she’s back at it again, with new topless photos. Miley, 21, posted the photos on Instagram today (Apr. 11). She’s getting a haircut covered only in a white towel. Well, you know how it goes, the towel just happens to slip off...
    CELEBRITIES
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    Beyonce Shows What She’s Got Up Top in Out Magazine (photos!)

    Keith Girard
    Beyonce is all about the power in the new issue of Out magazine and that includes sexual power. She’s like a hydroelectric power plant when it comes to the sexual energy she generates in topless photos. “There is unbelievable power in ownership, and women should own their sexuality,,” she tells the magazine. Needless to say, women face significant hurdles even today....
    CELEBRITIES
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    Kate Bosworth Cheers on Kevin Spacey at Moving Image Museum

    Keith Girard
    Kate Bosworth led a parade of admirers who attended the Museum of the Moving Image 28th Annual Salute, honoring Kevin Spacey last night in New York City. Spacey was lauded for his film work. Also spotted in the crowd were “Sex and the City’s” Kim Cattrall, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth. Presenters at the event included Samuel L. Jackson (The Negotiator), Beau Willimon (House of Cards), Denis Leary (The Ref, Recount), Dana Brunetti (Beyond the Sea), Penn Badgley (Margin Call) and Chazz Palminteri (The Usual Suspects) and Kate....
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    Zucchero Sojourn to Cuba Yields New Latin, Cuban, Tex-Mex Album

    Winchester
    When I heard that one of my favorite artists, Grammy-nominated Italian blues-rock singer Zucchero, had released a new album called La Sesion Cubana, produced by Don Was no less, I knew it was going to be a terrific project. Turns out the album had been a long-time dream. “My music comes from blues, from soul and from gospel,” Zucchero says. "This project is a trip from New Orleans to Cuba via Mexicali. Latin, Cuban and Tex-Mex sounds and rhythms melt together dancing. Hasta l’asta siempre."...
    BETWEEN THE LINESBLUES
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    Katy Perry D-Cups Not Real But Still Spectacular… in Wax (photos!)

    Keith Girard
    Katy Perry is forever locked in a beaming grin wearing a cotton-candy skirt and a revealing red sequined body suit at Madame Tussauds in London. Her wax was officially unveiled today (Apr. 2) and attention appears to have been paid to details. Katy’s figure pays homage to her candy-colored Teenage Dream years, although she’s moved away from that image recently. She's now enshrined in six cities. ...
    CELEBRITIES
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    Katy Perry, Celebrities Burnish LA’s Contemporary Art Museum Gala

    Keith Girard
    Katy Perry and Glee’s Dianna Agron were among celebrities who attended the Museum of Contemporary Art’s 35th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles, burnishing the troubled museum’s reputation and bottom line. The event, sponsored by fashion brand Louis Vuitton, also honored Philippe Vergne, the museum’s new director. Owen Wilson, singer Pharrell, television host Ryan Seacrest, burlesque star Dita Von Teese and actress Jane Fonda were also spotted in the crowd that came out Saturday (Mar. 30)...
    ArtMUSEUMS
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    Chris Brown Enlists Lil Wayne, Tyga for New ‘Loyal’ Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Chris Brown may be cooling his heels in jail, but his feet are red hot in his new video for “Loyal.” Lil Wayne and Tyga get things going before Brown steps in to rap about his problems with disloyal “bitches” and “hoes.” The song was produced by Nic Nac and will appear on Brown’s long-awaited sixth studio album X from RCA Records and Sony Music Entertainment....
    HIP-HOPMusic
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    Paul Simon, New Wave’s Sting Find Harmony in Diverse Styles

    Winchester
    Folk-rocker Paul Simon and Sting from ’70s new wave rock band The Police seemed like an odd couple if there ever was one. But the legendary wordsmith and king of pain were positively intriguing on their recent tour. I caught their second show at Madison Square Garden in New York City earlier this month as part of a 21-date tour that just wrapped in Florida....
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