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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

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/24/celebrate_christmas_with_the_man_in_blac_1 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 104472@http://www.starpulse.com/news Shout! Factory is delighted to bring you holiday cheer with the October 7 release of the 4-DVD box set The Johnny Cash Christmas Specials 1976-1979, as well as single DVD releases of The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978 and 1979.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/23/b_b_king_to_release_one_kind_favor_aug_26 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 93607@http://www.starpulse.com/news The King of the Blues is set to release a new album featuring covers of old blues songs from B.B. King's early influences. With production by T. Bone Burnett (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/23/celebrity_birthdays_april_82 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 80814@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Slovakian tennis player Daniela Hantuchova (1983), "Sin City" actress Jamie King (1979), WWE champ John Cena (197), Mexican singer Patricia Manterola (1972), "CSI NY" actress Melina Kanakaredes (1967), sitcom actor George Lopez (1961), Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark (1960; d. 1991),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/20/nikki_sixx_finds_love_with_la_ink_tattoo Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:48:40 EST Entertainment News 81675@http://www.starpulse.com/news Motley Crue rocker Nikki Sixx is dating America's most famous female tattoo artist, Kat Von Drachenberg. The bassist, who split from his wife Donna D'Errico in May 2006 after nearly 10 years of marriage, has been friends with divorcee Von Drachenberg since last summer.

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/2008/02/21/notes_aamp_quotes_6 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:00:49 EST Entertainment News 78646@http://www.starpulse.com/news Roy Orbison's son Alex is to wed tattoo artist Kat Von D. Heavily tattooed Kat, who fronts TV show L.A. Ink, accepted the Whitestarr drummer's proposal last month, and the couple made it official at Warner Music's post-Grammy Awards party on February 10.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/19/concert_review_van_halen_the_reunion_tha Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:44:18 EST Entertainment News 78426@http://www.starpulse.com/news 2/10/08 at Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA They say all good things must pass. David Lee Roth was out. Sammy Hagar took over. Then it was Gary Cherone for an eye blink. In 2008, that guy that Eddie Van Halen couldn't stand is now back in front.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/18/girl_in_a_coma_currently_on_tour_in_euro Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:59:38 EST Entertainment News 78254@http://www.starpulse.com/news Starpulse recently caught up with the up-and-coming band Girl in a Coma as they opened for Morrissey in Europe. Hailing from San Antonio, GIAC is Nina Diaz on vocals and guitar, sister Phanie Diaz on drums, and Jenn Alva on bass guitar. These girls in a coma took over as the opening act for the remainder of Morrissey's U.S. tour last fall and the entire European leg after that.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/05/morcheeba_invite_you_to_dive_deep_announ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:06:13 EST Entertainment News 76990@http://www.starpulse.com/news Having sold 6 million albums, toured the world over and produced some of the most moving and instantly recognizable tunes throughout the nineties and noughties Morcheeba are about to make a massive return with their new album Dive Deep,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/11/thievery_corporation_producer_rob_garza_ Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:00:00 EST Entertainment News 67348@http://www.starpulse.com/news Having spent over the past ten years creating, producing, remixing and touring, Rob Garza has been influenced by an endless list of diverse artists. Some surprising, some not. In fact, for Dust Galaxy, he was more influenced by non-musicians…

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/01/celebrate_christmas_with_the_man_in_blac Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 66248@http://www.starpulse.com/news On November 13 Shout! Factory will release two special DVDs just in time for the holiday season. The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976 and The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977 are the first releases to come out of the exclusive agreement between Shout! Factory and the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/16/15_memorable_music_scenes_on_film Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:08:36 EST Entertainment News 63859@http://www.starpulse.com/news As a film junkie and music geek I always look forward to seeing what songs directors will put in certain scenes to create the right mood. Finding the perfect song isn't always easy. The song has to fit that key moment or it could ruin the movie.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/11/runnin_down_a_dream_chronicles_the_early Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:04:31 EST Entertainment News 63413@http://www.starpulse.com/news The remarkable early years of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and all that would follow are at the center of a new documentary by legendary director Peter Boganovich (The Last Picture Show) entitled Runnin' Down A Dream.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/21/dolly_parton_on_the_nashville_songwriter Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:55:14 EST Entertainment News 60923@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has plenty of big names, from Hank Williams Sr. to Bob Dylan to Dolly Parton.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/18/music_review_johnny_cash_show_brimming_w Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:59:06 EST Entertainment News 60361@http://www.starpulse.com/news Johnny Cash, ''The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show'' (CMV/Columbia/Legacy): Even with four hours of virtually nonstop music, ''The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show'' DVD leaves viewers wanting more.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/18/traveling_wilburys_return_to_the_charts Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:39:58 EST Entertainment News 47518@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rock supergroup The Traveling Wilburys have returned to the U.K. album charts after a 17-year absence. The group, which comprised of Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and the late Roy Orbison and George Harrison, has gone straight to number one in the albums charts with their greatest hits disc, entitled "Collection."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/14/queens_of_the_stone_age_are_bonding_with Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:19:40 EST Entertainment News 47135@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Queens Of The Stone Age are looking forward to sharing the stage with The White Stripes at the O2 Wireless Festival in London tonight after bonding over a karaoke machine. QOTSA front man Josh Homme has spent the evening singing karaoke with The White Stripes drummer Meg White in preparation for the festival.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/29/traveling_wilburys_music_available_for_t Tue, 29 May 2007 16:10:12 EST Entertainment News 44602@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES -- Nearly twenty years after the creation of the band, and over a decade since the music was last available to fans, the music of The Traveling Wilburys will be reissued on June 12, 2007, in the U.S. and June 11, 2007, worldwide. Rhino Entertainment announced the project today and will distribute the package from the Wilbury Records label.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/23/george_harrison_begged_roy_orbison_to_jo Wed, 23 May 2007 10:59:59 EST Entertainment News 43863@http://www.starpulse.com/news Late Beatle George Harrison got down on his knees and begged Roy Orbison to join The Traveling Wilburys. Harrison and Jeff Lynne started the supergroup in the late 1980s and ended up inviting Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty to join.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/23/celebrity_birthdays_april_53 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 35534@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Slovakian tennis player Daniela Hantuchova (1983), "Sin City" actress Jamie King (1979), WWE champ John Cena (197), Mexican singer Patricia Manterola (1972), "CSI NY" actress Melina Kanakaredes (1967), sitcom actor George Lopez (1961), Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark (1960; d. 1991), "One Day At A Time" actress Valerie Bertinelli (1960), filmmaker Michael Moore (1954), "Three's Company" star Joyce DeWitt (1949), actress Sandra Dee (1942; d. 2005), "The Six Million Dollar Man" star Lee Majors (1939), singer/songwriter Roy Orbison (1936; d. 1988), American singer Ray Peterson (1935; d. 2005), musician Bunky Green (1935), legendary child actress Shirley Temple (1928), baseball legend Warren Spahn (1921; d. 2003), French actress Simone Simon (1910; d. 2005), film director Frank Borzage (1893; d. 1952), 15th President of the United States James Buchanan (1791; d. 1868), and prolific English playwright William Shakespeare (1564; d. ca. 1616).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/16/widow_not_keen_on_roy_orbison_biopic Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:56:07 EST Entertainment News 18769@http://www.starpulse.com/news The widow of the late Roy Orbison has been rejecting numerous film offers from producers keen to make a biopic of the rocker's life because she doesn't want to share the late singer with the public. Barbara Orbison, who was married to the star for 20 years, finds it hard to believe anyone could capture her husband's spirit - and even the singer's pal Sean Penn didn't make the grade.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/06/pete_yorn_headlines_the_south_in_support Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:41:40 EST Entertainment News 17987@http://www.starpulse.com/news For Nightcrawler, his first new studio album in three years, rocker Pete Yorn explores, and brings full circle, the day-for-life metaphor (morning-day-night) which began with his RIAA gold-certified debut album, musicforthemorningafter, in 2001 and continued through 2003's Day I Forgot. "This new record is not so much for the night," says Pete, "but for a later period in my life. The perspective I have comes from having lived more and experienced more."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/27/t_bone_burnett_releases_first_new_album Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:00:55 EST Entertainment News 6246@http://www.starpulse.com/news T-Bone Burnett is an American original. A songwriter and performer steeped in our nation's deep musical heritage, T Bone has emerged from a self-imposed 14 year hiatus as a recording artist to release two highly-anticipated collections of music simultaneously: The True False Identity, his first album of new original songs since 1992, and 20/20: The Essential T Bone Burnett, a 40-song retrospective spanning Burnett's entire career of music-making. T Bone says of his extended break,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/23/celebrity_birthdays_april_23 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 03:00:06 EST Entertainment News 5668@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Slovakian tennis player Daniela Hantuchova (1983), "Sin City" actress Jamie King (1979), WWE champ John Cena (197), Mexican singer Patricia Manterola (1972), "CSI NY" actress Melina Kanakaredes (1967), sitcom actor George Lopez (1961), Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark (1960; d. 1991), "One Day At A Time" actress Valerie Bertinelli (1960), filmmaker Michael Moore (1954), "Three's Company" star Joyce DeWitt (1949), actress Sandra Dee (1942; d. 2005), "The Six Million Dollar Man" star Lee Majors (1939), singer/songwriter Roy Orbison (1936; d. 1988), American singer Ray Peterson (1935; d. 2005), musician Bunky Green (1935), legendary child actress Shirley Temple (1928), baseball legend Warren Spahn (1921; d. 2003), French actress Simone Simon (1910; d. 2005), film director Frank Borzage (1893; d. 1952), 15th President of the United States James Buchanan (1791; d. 1868), and prolific English playwright William Shakespeare (1564; d. ca. 1616).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/05/singer_gene_pitney_dies_suddenly_in_brit Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:51:33 EST Entertainment News 5244@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singer Gene Pitney has been found dead in a hotel room in Wales. He was 65. His tour manager, and friend of 30 years, discovered him in his bed at the Hilton hotel in Cardiff this morning. Friends and family are baffled by his sudden death - he was midway through a tour of the U.K. and showed no signs of ill health.

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