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SXSW: Mr. Heavenly (and Michael Cera) ascend to end SXSW Interactive
Brand XSouth By Southwest Interactive, the annual tech conference that left one Austin shuttle driver complaining about having to chauffeur "dorks" playing "Dungeons & Dragons" all week, ended on Tuesday -- and not with a whimper. Instead, as bands and attendees... -
'American Idol': Finalists salute Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songs that 'shaped' music
Pop & HissRock 'n' roll remains one of those tent-pole theme nights on “American Idol,” one that that aging competition would never get rid of -- and for good reason. Birthed out of a combination of blues, country, jazz, soul, folk and...... -
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame launches first iPhone app
Pop & HissBased on the "Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" permanent exhibit at the museum, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's first app -- which debuted Wednesday -- offers a virtual exploration of the more than 600 tracks selected by Rock hall curatorial staff... -
Don Van Vliet dies at 69; avant-garde rock musician known as Captain Beefheart
Don Van Vliet, a maverick musician who emerged from the Southern California desert with the name Captain Beefheart and a singular and influential form of avant-garde rock in the 1960s, died Friday. He was 69.
Van Vliet, who retreated to a reclusive...Tags: Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band (music group), Entertainment, Diseases and Illnesses, Career and Workplace, Human Interest
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Jeff Bridges signs record deal; T Bone Burnett to produce major-label debut
Pop & HissJeff Bridges signs recording deal, debut album will be produced by his friend, T Bone Burnett... -
Personal Playlist: David Lynch
Pop & HissThe director, who has a pair of singles out, talks about his music picks. The experimental auteur David Lynch has long dabbled in music, efforts of which have been taking a more serious turn of late. The filmmaker released a...... -
Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper among 2011 Rock Hall inductees
Pop & HissTom Waits, Neil Diamond, the Alice Cooper Band, Dr. John and Darlene Love will be welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next spring, the organization will announce Wednesday. All five had been long eligible for induction under...... -
Tom Waits issues statement regarding his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Pop & HissTom Waits, who this morning was officially confirmed as an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, released a statement regarding the news. The singer, 61, spent his formative musical years in early '70s Los Angeles; he lived...... -
Don Van Vliet, a.k.a. Captain Beefheart, dies [Updated]
Pop & HissSad news from Northern California: Avant blues/rock/free jazz iconoclast Don Van Vliet, best known as Captain Beefheart, has died. The singer, who hadn't released a record since 1982's "Ice Cream for Crow," was also an acclaimed visual artist whose work..... -
Critic's Notebook: Rock Hall's dark horses
Pop & HissThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions are all about musical history, but the producers of March's fete at the Waldorf Astoria might want to consider playing a current hit to greet the latest batch of inductees. âRaise your...... -
Our 12 favorite non-book literary oddities on EBay
Jacket CopyInspired by Salinger's toilet -- which was listed for sale on EBay for $1 million -- Jacket Copy decided to see what other literary-ish items are currently for sale on the site. What we discovered? The doozy dozen. The first...... -
The Actress: Sherie Rene Scott on truth and artifice in 'Everyday Rapture'
NEW YORK — Just before Sherie Rene Scott debuted in "Everyday Rapture" at off-Broadway's Second Stage last spring, she panicked.
"I thought to myself, 'Oh, God, this could go really, really badly,' " the 43-year-old actress recalls about a...Tags: Celebrities, HIV, Music Theater, Entertainment, Broadway Theater
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