Daily entertainment news covering Lynyrd Skynyrd en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/29/kid_rock_on_twitter_it_s_gay_ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:31:37 EST Entertainment News 132122@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kid Rock is not a big fan of Twitter, apparently. Despite a user posing as Kid Rock on Twitter - the fact that his mug shot is the user avatar should clue you in that it's a fake - the self-proclaimed "American Bad Ass" has not kind words for the site.

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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/2009/06/17/taylor_swift_a_big_winner_at_cmt_awards_ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:38:49 EST Entertainment News 126814@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Taylor Swift opened the Country Music Television awards with a skit about living out her dreams. The 19-year-old country and pop sensation went a long way toward doing just that by winning video of the year and female video of the year

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/15/hank_williams_jr_releases_new_album_127_1 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 126618@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hank Williams Jr. has been a walking embodiment of American music for three generations of fans. As a youngster, he sang his father's songs, carrying forward country's richest legacy.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/16/kid_rock_and_lynyrd_skynyrd_bring_back_h Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:34:18 EST Entertainment News 114235@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd announce they will join forces again to provide the best show of the summer, reprising last year's highly successful "Rock and Rebels" tour. The Live Nation produced tour

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

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/28/lynyrd_skynyrd_keyboardist_dies_ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:03:08 EST Entertainment News 109090@http://www.starpulse.com/news ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) - A keyboardist for the southern rock bank Lynyrd Skynyrd has died at his northeast Florida home.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/08/what_to_watch_what_s_airing_re_airing_aa_32 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:14:00 EST Entertainment News 97480@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monday, Sept 8 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox, 8 p.m.) - Happy 16th Birthday, John Connor! Your terminator friend just blew up, there's some really bad guys after you

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/09/notes_aamp_quotes_kid_rock_aamp_skynyrd_ Fri, 09 May 2008 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 86906@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kid Rock is to tour North America with Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd this summer. The Rock and Rebels Tour will begin in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on August 8.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/10/can_guitar_hero_top_itself_ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:30:59 EST Entertainment News 83511@http://www.starpulse.com/news When the first Guitar Hero was released for the Playstation 2 in November 2005, it was met with both critical acclaim and a lot of buzz: a video game that substituted a simulated guitar for the standard controller?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/09/mississippi_rockers_saving_abel_release_ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:32:39 EST Entertainment News 83838@http://www.starpulse.com/news On their self-titled Virgin Records debut, Saving Abel boast a cool, alt-rock, Southern-tinged sound that's instantly familiar and irresistible.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/02/the_best_four_years_of_your_life_top_10_ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:30:55 EST Entertainment News 83026@http://www.starpulse.com/news Before Lindsay Lohan became a Mean Girl and Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron became High School Musical sweethearts, Winona Ryder was a Heather and Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy were our favorite couple from two different worlds.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/01/britney_spears_ex_was_voted_off_american Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:00:35 EST Entertainment News 79703@http://www.starpulse.com/news A pop wannabe who briefly dated Britney Spears was voted off reality TV contest American Idol on Thursday night. Robbie Carrico romanced the troubled pop superstar in 1999 when he was a member of band Boyz N Girlz United, and the pair even stepped out as a couple at the 1999 premiere of movie Drive Me Crazy.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/14/the_verve_to_headline_glastonbury_2008_ Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:40:14 EST Entertainment News 67851@http://www.starpulse.com/news Reformed British rockers The Verve are confident they will headline next year's Glastonbury festival. Frontman Richard Ashcroft insists it would be "a travesty" if the band was not asked to headline the legendary English music event because they are more talented than other rock acts.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/12/hard_core_country_veteran_merle_haggard_ Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:18:52 EST Entertainment News 63606@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Appalachian music might seem a strange fit for a guy so closely linked to the hard electric twang of country's Bakersfield Sound, but don't tell that to Merle Haggard.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/20/fascinating_facts_112 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:00:14 EST Entertainment News 60740@http://www.starpulse.com/news The much-anticipated Sex and The City movie began shooting in Manhattan, New York on Wednesday. The film, which reunites the cast of the hit TV show and features Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, is scheduled to be released in May 2008.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/18/lynyrd_skynyrd_song_sweet_home_alabama_t Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:28:52 EST Entertainment News 60453@http://www.starpulse.com/news ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) _ At the start of ''Sweet Home Alabama,'' Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant shouts ''Turn it up!'' And that's what the state of Alabama plans to do with its new tourism campaign. Gov. Bob Riley has announced that Alabama's tourism agency will use the line ''Sweet Home Alabama'' to market the state in 2008.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/14/outlaw_hughie_thomasson_dies_ Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:00:41 EST Entertainment News 59945@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Outlaws, has died from an apparent heart attack. The singer/guitarist died at his home in Florida on Sunday, aged 55.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/08/after_opening_for_faith_hill_and_tim_mcg Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:23:15 EST Entertainment News 55072@http://www.starpulse.com/news Halfway To Hazard is Chad Warrix and David Tolliver. Chad and David have been friends since grade school each performing, making music and raising hell all of their lives.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/31/charlie_hunter_makes_fantasy_debut_with Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:10:23 EST Entertainment News 53892@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's been two and a half years since Charlie Hunter's last release, Copperopolis. This is certainly not too long to wait if you're happy with the jazz status quo. But for those of you who are Hunter fans Mistico has been a long time coming.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/24/ben_folds_cruising_concert_sinks Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:31:15 EST Entertainment News 52956@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ben Folds has been forced to scrap his cruise plans due to poor ticket sales. The former Ben Folds Five leader was to set sail with a floating gig in February, as part of a series of celebrity cruise concert concepts.

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