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"The Wrestler" actress Evan Rachel Wood (1987)

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Heart attacks. Plane crashes. Car crashes. Drug overdoses. Murder. Over the years, these have become some of the most common causes of the often shocking deaths in the music industry. On a lighter note, some might argue that even ham sandwiches have been involved.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/30/writers_viewpoint_disputing_an_iconic_so Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:14:04 EST Entertainment News 109262@http://www.starpulse.com/news It takes a cataclysmic event to derail Overrated/Underrated from its usual Friday spot. Currently the Oscars have been serving as that disruptive force, but this week interruption comes from the most unlikely source

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/28/top_ten_80s_movie_soundtracks Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:27:00 EST Entertainment News 79312@http://www.starpulse.com/news Starpulse recently ran a 'Top Ten 80s Albums' list, in which the inclusion of the Top Gun soundtrack inspired me to come up with a list of the "Top Ten 80s Movie Soundtracks." After doing a little 'freshening up,' both through my own personal collection, growing-up-80's memories and, oh, some website that has info about movies & music and the like, I've narrowed my list down to the top ten.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/12/buddy_holly_s_widow_threatens_to_sue_wom Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:31:27 EST Entertainment News 74136@http://www.starpulse.com/news LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Buddy Holly's widow is trying to keep the woman whose name was made famous by the 1950s hit song ''Peggy Sue'' from selling a book about her friendship with the rocker.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/20/walk_hard_hilariously_nails_the_cliches_ Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:49:01 EST Entertainment News 72010@http://www.starpulse.com/news Judd Apatow can do no wrong, apparently. Even in taking on a genre parody, an endeavor that would seem painfully hackneyed by now following ''Scary Movie,'' ''Epic Movie'' and the like, the comic mastermind behind ''Knocked Up'' and ''Superbad'' manages to find fresh laughs again and again.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/12/soundtrack_to_the_quirky_new_film_juno_o_15 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:38:07 EST Entertainment News 71098@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rhino will release the soundtrack for Juno, a comedy from Fox Searchlight Pictures directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking) and written by Diablo Cody.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/24/celebrity_birthdays_october_55 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 64329@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney (1985), singer Monica (1980), supermodel Caprice Bourret (1974), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actor B.D. Wong (1962), comedic and dramatic actor Kevin Kline (1947), Amadeus actor F. Murray Abraham (1939), '50s teen hearthrob David Nelson (1936),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/07/celebrity_birthdays_september_42 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 58223@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Thirteen" actress Evan Rachel Wood (1987), "Final Destination" actor Devon Sawa (1978), "American Pie" actress Shannon Elizabeth (1976), rapper Eazy-E (1963; d. 1995), songwriter Diane Warren (1956), actor Corbin Bernsen (1954), actress Susan Blakely (1952), Pretenders singer/guitarist Chrissie Hynde (1951), "The Simpsons" voice actress Julie Kavner (1951), disco singer Gloria Gaynor (1949), singer Buddy Holly (1936; d. 1959), jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins (1930), English actor Peter Lawford (1923; d. 1984), actor Anthony Quayle (1913; d. 1989), and Hungarian film director Elia Kazan (1909; d. 2003).

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/25/the_city_of_lubbock_scraps_buddy_holly_s Fri, 25 May 2007 11:33:41 EST Entertainment News 44234@http://www.starpulse.com/news LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Don't plan on strolling down the Buddy Holly Walk of Fame the next time you're in his West Texas birthplace. The City Council has rescinded a 1995 resolution that created the name.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/12/actor_drake_bell_crosses_over_will_relea_5 Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:00:00 EST Entertainment News 21178@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Live how you want to live/If you wanna be free." "Do What You Want" For a 20-year-old, Drake Bell is an old soul when it comes to the music he listens to and plays on his Universal Motown Records debut It's Only Time.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/24/celebrity_birthdays_october_24 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:00:26 EST Entertainment News 18867@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney (1985), singer Monica (1980), supermodel Caprice Bourret (1974), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actor B.D. Wong (1962), comedic and dramatic actor Kevin Kline (1947), Amadeus actor F. Murray Abraham (1939), '50s teen hearthrob David Nelson (1936),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/07/celebrity_birthdays_september_7 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 15107@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Thirteen" actress Evan Rachel Wood (1987), "Final Destination" actor Devon Sawa (1978), "American Pie" actress Shannon Elizabeth (1976), rapper Eazy-E (1963; d. 1995), songwriter Diane Warren (1956), actor Corbin Bernsen (1954), actress Susan Blakely (1952), Pretenders singer/guitarist Chrissie Hynde (1951), "The Simpsons" voice actress Julie Kavner (1951), disco singer Gloria Gaynor (1949), singer Buddy Holly (1936; d. 1959), jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins (1930), English actor Peter Lawford (1923; d. 1984), actor Anthony Quayle (1913; d. 1989), and Hungarian film director Elia Kazan (1909; d. 2003).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/17/buddy_holly_fan_spends_big_bucks_on_musi Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:06:45 EST Entertainment News 5716@http://www.starpulse.com/news The watch Buddy Holly was wearing when he died has been sold at auction in Dallas, Texas, for $155,350. Holly, who was given the diamond-and-white gold Omega watch as an early Christmas present from wife Maria Elena Holly, died in a plane crash in 1959.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/14/albums_by_jimi_hendrix_sonic_youth_aamp_ Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:06:23 EST Entertainment News 5642@http://www.starpulse.com/news Iconic rockers Sonic Youth's "Daydream Nation" and "Are You Experienced?" by Jimi Hendrix are among the albums set to become official national treasures in America. The two albums feature among the 50-plus recordings to be added to the National Recording Registry, ensuring their preservation.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/27/widow_to_auction_off_buddy_holly_memorab Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:43:12 EST Entertainment News 4812@http://www.starpulse.com/news Buddy Holly's widow has decided to auction off some of the legendary star's possessions, nearly 50 years after his tragic death in a plane crash. Maria Elena Holly, now in her 70s, has finally decided to part with some of the late "Peggy Sue" hitmaker's personal items - such as his diamond watch, pulled from the scene of the 1959 air accident which claimed his life, and some early music recordings.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/10/24/today_s_celebrity_birthdays_oct_24 Mon, 24 Oct 2005 07:00:00 EST Entertainment News 129@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney (1985), supermodel Caprice Bourret(1974), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actor B.D. Wong (1962), comedic and dramatic actor Kevin Kline (1947), Amadeus actor F. Murray Abraham (1939), '50s teen hearthrob David Nelson (1936), bass player for The Rolling Stones Bill Wyman (1936), and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson (1930; d. 1959), rock legend killed in the plane crash that also took the lives of Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.

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