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'American Idol' recap: Top 7 try to rock out
It was "rock week" on "American Idol" as the top 7 took on rock 'n' roll classics, with varying results. It also happened to be injury week, with top talents Kree Harrison and Candice Glover singing through their pain. Harrison had a pinched nerve...
Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Entertainment, Nicki Minaj
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Chris Erskine's take on 'Janis Joplin' show in Pasadena
Into the decadent world of Pasadena we go. . . . More and more I am drawn to that little triangle of treasures near Vroman's Bookstore: the Laemmle theaters, of course, where the audiences are either amazingly reverential or fully asleep, and the little...
Tags: Porgy and Bess (movie), Aretha Franklin, Entertainment, Music
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2012 National Recording Registry selections unveiled
This post has been updated. See note below for details. Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” is no longer just the rock album that has logged more weeks than any other on Billboard’s national album chart nor merely the one acid...
Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Library of Congress, Ornette Coleman, Big Brother and the Holding Company (music group), The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)
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Paulina Rubio will help coach Telemundo's 'La Voz Kids'
Mexican pop star Paulina Rubio has been named as one of three vocal coaches for "La Voz Kids," the kids-and-teens singing competition and Spanish-language spinoff of "The Voice," which will air this spring on the Telemundo network. Rubio has prior...
Tags: Mexico, Telemundo (tv network), Nicki Minaj
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'Motown: The Musical' earns $1 million its first week on Broadway
Motown founder Berry Gordy has another hit on his hands: "Motown: The Musical" cracked the million-dollar mark after its first week of previews on Broadway. The show grossed $1.03 million after seven performances starting March 11 at the Lunt-Fontanne...
Tags: Maura Tierney, Music Theater, The Lion King (movie), Cinderella (movie), Entertainment
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Love Never Dies' to return to London stage
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "Love Never Dies," the sequel to his megahit "The Phantom of the Opera," will return to the London stage. Producers David Ian and Michael Harrison, who helmed the West End production of “The Bodyguard,” plan to...
Tags: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton, Arts and Culture, Coney Island, David Ian
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Review: 'One Night With Janis Joplin' will rock your world
The legend that was and is Janis Joplin has influenced countless female rockers, many of them epic talents in their own right. And few if any theater events have done full justice to this trailblazing force of nature’s vocal impact and unflagging...
Tags: Radio City Music Hall, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Entertainment, Patsy Cline
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Clive Davis in Southland on 'Soundtrack of My Life' book tour
Clive Davis will make a promotional swing through Southern California over the next several days in conjunction with the publication of his new book, “The Soundtrack of My Life,” written with veteran Rolling Stone writer Anthony DeCurtis....
Tags: Mala (music artist), Patti Smith, Grammy Awards, Clive Davis, Entertainment
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In new book, Clive Davis talks bisexuality, Dylan, Whitney and more
This post has been updated. See below for details. Among the dozens of musical luminaries referenced in record man Clive Davis’ new autobiography, "The Soundtrack of My Life," are a number of wild cards and surprises. Yes, Davis devotes pages to...
Tags: Madison Square Garden, Patti Smith, Aretha Franklin, Clive Davis, Bob Dylan
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New Clive Davis book sees music mogul through eyes of apprentice
Want to learn something new about music mogul Clive Davis? Well, as of Feb. 19, there’s Davis’ new book written with veteran Rolling Stone writer Anthony deCurtis, “The Soundtrack of My Life,” which offers 608 pages of...
Tags: Barry Manilow, Music Industry, Whitney Houston, Clive Davis, Entertainment
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Nothing to be cross about: 'SNL' serves up Catholic jokes for Lent
After playing an SS officer and a bounty hunter in Quentin Tarantino’s films, words like “charming”, “impish” and even “cute” may not be the first terms that spring to mind to describe Christoph Waltz, but that...
Tags: Benedict XVI, Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Hart, Lent, Music Theater
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Shakespeare and the Alabama Shakes: Grammy glory for the Bard?
“What’s in a name,” quoth the Bard of Avon in “Romeo and Juliet.” In the offices of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, one of the deep South’s flagship theater companies, marketing director Meg Lewis has been trying to...
Tags: Ray Davies, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, John Cale, John Lennon, Grammy Awards
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