Daily entertainment news covering Violent Femmes en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/16/violent_femmes_turn_litigious_in_new_yor Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:42:40 EST Entertainment News 56053@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Fresh off their latest tour, 1980s folk-punk favorites the Violent Femmes are headed for a surprise gig in federal court.Bassist Brian Ritchie sued lead vocalist Gordon Gano on Wednesday, saying he was deprived of credit for some of the group's songs and a proper accounting of its earnings.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/23/kenny_wayne_shepherd_s_documentary_ten_d Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:24:42 EST Entertainment News 26939@http://www.starpulse.com/news Renowned blues and rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd--along with a film crew, a portable recording studio and producer Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)- embarked on a ten-day journey into the heart of the American South, documenting and recording an impressive lineup of blues veterans. Warner Bros./Reprise Records released the resulting documentary and accompanying live CD Ten Days Out (Blues From The Backroads) on January 23, 2007.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/17/gnarls_barkley_to_tour_arenas_across_the_07 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:39:02 EST Entertainment News 18986@http://www.starpulse.com/news Gnarls Barkley is the irony-laden psychedelic soul project spearheaded by producer Danger Mouse and vocalist, lyricist, soul-funk-hip hop-experimenter, Cee-Lo Green which resulted in one of the most successful albums of 2006 so far St. Elsewhere. Their first single, "Crazy" garnered more radio format play than any single in U.S. radio history -- with nine radio formats and a U.S. radio audience of nearly 100 million.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/28/auction_to_benefit_musicians_affected_by Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:16:29 EST Entertainment News 4862@http://www.starpulse.com/news Music Rising, an organization that replaces lost instruments belonging to Gulf Coast musicians affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, is hosting an online auction for summer concert tickets. Every Saturday throughout April fans can bid on summer gig tickets, with each winner getting four premium concert seats, and in most cases, an Epiphone guitar autographed by the show's performers.

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