Daily entertainment news covering Janis Joplin en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/10/rock_aamp_roll_hall_of_fame_salutes_jani Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:06:47 EST Entertainment News 143659@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is saluting late blues singer Janis Joplin with a week-long series of events and a star-studded concert in her honor.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/20/check_out_30_rock_season_3_on_dvd_sept_22 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:48:30 EST Entertainment News 137642@http://www.starpulse.com/news On the third season of "30 Rock," Liz Lemon tries to avoid jury duty by dressing as Princess Leia, Jenna stars in a biopic about Janis Joplin, and Steve Martin

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/22/jessie_james_hot_maxim_pics_she_plays_xb Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:55:00 EST Entertainment News 131260@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jessie James has made appearances at Nascar races and sang for many audiences, but this time she is getting behind the wheel. Jessie will join other gamers on XBOX Live for a game of Nascar '09

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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.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/25/exclusive_creed_bratton_talks_the_office Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:55:49 EST Entertainment News 127850@http://www.starpulse.com/news You have to love any story that contains the line, "Cut to a night of drinking ouzo. The next morning I wake up and it looked like a bomb went off in the place and my tongue is bigger than my head."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/25/five_classic_1969_albums_by_woodstock_he_30 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:30:00 EST Entertainment News 127780@http://www.starpulse.com/news The spirit of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair of 1969 resonates 40 summers later, as if it were just yesterday. In 1969, five acts recorded albums for the Columbia, Epic, and RCA labels

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/07/the_27s_the_greatest_myth_of_rock_aamp_r Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:30:15 EST Entertainment News 114460@http://www.starpulse.com/news "The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll," which comes out today, reveals that more rock stars have died at 27 than at any other age.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/08/whitney_houston_makes_triumphant_comebac Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:13:41 EST Entertainment News 110115@http://www.starpulse.com/news BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A stunning-looking and strong-sounding Whitney Houston made a triumphant return to the stage at a pre-Grammy party honoring her mentor, music mogul Clive Davis.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/29/interview_with_17_year_old_rock_star_gab Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:49:16 EST Entertainment News 109146@http://www.starpulse.com/news Gabriella Cilmi is 17. She doesn't look, sound or have the demeanor of a 17-year-old; nevertheless, she is 17. Now that this minor, but often mentioned, fact is out of the way

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/23/30_rock_recap_retreat_to_move_forward_ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST Entertainment News 108536@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jack pokes his head into Liz' office with nearly identical headshots (ala Ten Things I Hate About You), asking her which one she prefers. She picks the one where he's in a blue tie (typical liberal!) which he calls "wacky,"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/19/celebrity_birthdays_january_82 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 105717@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Japanese singer/songwriter Hikaru Utada (1983), "Full House" actress Jodie Sweetin (1982), Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina (1979), "Joey" actress Drea DeMatteo (1973), actor Shawn Wayans (1971),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/09/30_rock_recap_the_most_schizophrenic_epi Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:22:52 EST Entertainment News 107574@http://www.starpulse.com/news Liz is still baby crazy as the seventh episode of 30 Rock's third season finally returns after an extended holiday hiatus, and suddenly there are babies everywhere- from the Rockefeller Plaza lobby to the sidewalk outside.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/03/robert_plant_named_greatest_voice_in_roc Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:00:05 EST Entertainment News 107130@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant has picked up his second major award of the new year after he was named the Greatest Voice in Rock in an online radio network poll.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/29/recent_celebrity_deaths Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:57:44 EST Entertainment News 106854@http://www.starpulse.com/news An actress' husband, a jazz musician, a playwright and several others passed away this month. Read more...

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/30/pete_wentz_amazed_he_made_27 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:04:55 EST Entertainment News 102260@http://www.starpulse.com/news Fall Out Boy rocker Pete Wentz was so hooked on drugs just two years ago, he didn't expect to live past the age of 27. Wentz claims he, his band mates and music bosses fully expected the bassist to die at 27,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/15/nikka_costa_returns_with_pebble_to_a_pea Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 100903@http://www.starpulse.com/news Nikka Costa has always seemed to thrive on a certain sense of freedom. It's no wonder, that when Nikka set out to create a record on her own terms and as an independent artist finally free of major label confines,

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,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/19/the_mystic_orchestra_re_envisions_rock_c Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 90590@http://www.starpulse.com/news John Lennon gave the marching orders long ago. Imagine. For his part, veteran concert promoter Rick Bowen imagined a rock concert like no other: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd playing together on one stage.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/16/solo_artist_most_underrated_and_overrate Fri, 16 May 2008 10:52:53 EST Entertainment News 87652@http://www.starpulse.com/news In one week, "American Idol" will add one more solo artist to the music history. Whoever it is, they have their work cut out for them. America has a penchant for producing legendary solo artists. People like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Marvin Gaye all came from America.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/19/clive_davis_to_step_down_as_sony_bmg_bos Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:00:31 EST Entertainment News 84905@http://www.starpulse.com/news Beloved music mogul Clive Davis is to step down as the CEO of the Sony BMG Music Group to mentor the label's biggest names. Davis, 76, will be replaced by Barry Weiss, who currently heads Sony's Zomba Label Group.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/02/helen_mirren_s_keith_moon_regret_ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:59:44 EST Entertainment News 83080@http://www.starpulse.com/news Helen Mirren turned down the chance to perform on stage with late The Who drummer Keith Moon, after he broke into her West End theatre dressing room. The British actress was performing in a 1974 London production of a David Hare play, when she was confronted by the hell-raiser, who was desperate to perform in her backing band.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/01/a_man_s_point_of_view_top_10_songs_sung_ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:21:22 EST Entertainment News 82890@http://www.starpulse.com/news To clarify what the "Rock Era" means, there will be no Etta James, Billie Holiday, or Patsy Cline on this list. Basically, it contains the most moving and powerful songs with female vocalists from the 1960s to the present. Now, before you go calling us guys sexist, it's just a simple fact that men, on average, have less female-centered albums in their collections.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/14/idol_ology_who_is_likely_to_win_american Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:00:12 EST Entertainment News 81138@http://www.starpulse.com/news Complete with rockers (David Cook and Amanda Overmeyer), country crooners (Kristy Lee Cook), international contestants from both Ireland (Carly Smithson) and Australia (Michael Johns), and yes, even a Chikezie, it's safe to say that this season of American Idol has something for everyone.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/18/idina_menzel_discusses_her_new_cd_weddin Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:52:04 EST Entertainment News 78309@http://www.starpulse.com/news Idina Menzel is best known for her critically lauded roles in Rent and Wicked, but who knew she started out as a wedding singer and fronted rock bands in the bars of Greenwich Village? In this Starpulse Q and A, Idina reminisces about her nights as a teenage entertainer

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/11/kanye_west_holds_court_at_party_after_th Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:00:17 EST Entertainment News 77610@http://www.starpulse.com/news WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Two years ago, Kanye West's Grammy after-party was a booze-filled, late-night affair with 3,000 screaming guests, bikini-clad women - and his mother, Donde, was in the house.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/08/billy_joel_to_play_shea_stadium Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:45:00 EST Entertainment News 77311@http://www.starpulse.com/news Billy Joel will become the last artist to perform at New York's Shea Stadium after announcing a summer show at the home of the New York Mets. "The Last Play At Shea, From The Beatles To Billy" concert will take place on July 16 - in the middle of the Mets' final season at the stadium.

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