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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/09/list_of_the_51st_grammy_awards_winners_ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:07:07 EST Entertainment News 110156@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant and his new performance partner Alison Krauss were the toast of the 51st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after claiming a fistful of honors.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/19/examining_the_music_biopic Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:07:37 EST Entertainment News 98316@http://www.starpulse.com/news The biopic is a longstanding Hollywood tradition. There are the big budget epics like the now infamous Elizabeth Taylor vehicle "Cleopatra," David Lean's masterpiece,

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/20/collection_of_hits_from_multi_million_se Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:02:23 EST Entertainment News 78643@http://www.starpulse.com/news "All The Best" is an affectionate compilation of 15 tracks from Italian singer/songwriter Zucchero, whose original releases span from 1986 to the present, including four new tracks recorded specifically for this release.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/21/stylish_stars_make_gq_list Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:07:35 EST Entertainment News 60873@http://www.starpulse.com/news Italian movie star Marcello Mastroianni, David Bowie, Steve McQueen, Bob Dylan and George Clooney have been named among the 50 Most Stylish Men in the Past 50 Years by men's magazine GQ.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/09/mink_here_to_stay_and_ready_to_play_for_ Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:30:00 EST Entertainment News 55310@http://www.starpulse.com/news The band has clearly hit the ground running. Formed just a blink ago in Spring 2006, Mink has already written more than 60 songs (30 of them in one intense three week stretch), recorded their debut album in just four weeks (with noted producer Sylvia Massy of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tool fame)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/02/fascinating_facts_70 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 49804@http://www.starpulse.com/news Canadian crooner Michael Buble is still haunted by a childhood experience which saw him search dark waters for a missing fisherman. The singer spent time as a youngster working on his father's fishing boat and admits the hunt for a missing man whose boat had overturned while heading to see his waiting family scarred him for life. He says, "It really affected me. I couldn't stop thinking about his wife and kids."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/30/don_cheadle_struggles_to_seperate_fact_f Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:54:30 EST Entertainment News 49611@http://www.starpulse.com/news Don Cheadle received no help from Miles Davis' family while researching his role as the jazz man - because no one had any recollections about the music icon's secret life.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/26/celebrity_birthdays_may_53 Sat, 26 May 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 41914@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to WWE Diva Ashley Massaro (1979), South Park co-creator Matt Stone (1971), "The Corpse Bride" actress Helena Bonham Carter (1966), rock star Lenny Kravitz (1964), "General Hospital" actress Genie Francis (1962), comedian Bobcat Goldthwait (1962), film and TV actress Margaret Colin (1957), "Jackie Brown" star Pam Grier (1949), country superstar Hank Williams Jr. (1949), "Miami Vice" actor Philip Michael Thomas (1949), Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks (1948), British guitarist Mick Ronson (1946; d. 1993), The Band drummer Levon Helm (1942), jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926; d. 1991), Gunsmoke star James Arness (1923), singer Peggy Lee (1920; d. 2002), "Little House On The Prairie" actor Sam Edwards (1915; d. 2004), "Star Wars" actor Peter Cushing (1913; d. 1994), "The Lone Ranger" 'Tonto' portrayer Jay Silverheels (1912; d. 1980), "Dragnet" actor Ben Alexander (1911; d. 1969), British actor Robert Morley (1908; d. 1992), Western legend John Wayne (1907; d. 1979), Great Depression photographer Dorothea Lange (1895; d. 1965), and jazz singer Al Jolson (1886; d. 1950).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/15/tennessee_s_bonnaroo_festival_will_add_j Tue, 15 May 2007 08:41:41 EST Entertainment News 42546@http://www.starpulse.com/news MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - The Bonnaroo Music Festival is adding a jazz tent to its sprawling festival, sponsored by the renowned Blue Note label. Among the performers slated to perform at the festival, scheduled June 14-17 on a 700-acre farm 60 miles southeast of Nashville, are Stefon Harris, Ravi Coltrane, Robert Glapser, and Jacky Terrasson, according to a statement released Monday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/11/xzibit_i_hate_rap_right_now Fri, 11 May 2007 13:28:40 EST Entertainment News 42169@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hip-hop star Xzibit is so disillusioned with the current state of the rap scene, he's turned to British soul star Amy Winehouse for inspiration. The star only had the chance to listen to Winehouse's latest album, Back To Black, in full this week, but he is amazed at what he heard.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/03/at_76_jazz_giant_sonny_rollins_still_per Thu, 03 May 2007 15:02:39 EST Entertainment News 40797@http://www.starpulse.com/news GERMANTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - The photos of Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and other musicians lining the walls of Sonny Rollins' cottage studio resemble a jazz hall of fame. But for the tenor saxophonist the pictures are reminders of departed friends and mentors with whom he once shared a bandstand.

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