Daily entertainment news covering Wilco en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/25/celebrity_birthdays_august_145 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 131790@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to

Kiss bassist/singer Gene Simmons (1949)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/29/american_aquarium_struggles_of_a_small_b Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:56:52 EST Entertainment News 120520@http://www.starpulse.com/news BJ Barham approached the microphone. With some confidence, yes, but perhaps not what he is used to having. "Hello, we're American Aquarium and we're from North Carolina,"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/08/record_store_day_is_saturday_april_18 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST Entertainment News 112975@http://www.starpulse.com/news The organizers of Record Store Day have been happily overwhelmed by a steady flurry of support and activity from artists, record labels and retailers wishing to participate in the annual event

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/06/bon_jovi_returns_to_new_orleans_for_2009 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:57:05 EST Entertainment News 110009@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bon Jovi will rock the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for the first time this year, returning to Louisiana after donating $1 million in 2005

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/05/2009_s_music_festival_rundown Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:04:16 EST Entertainment News 109001@http://www.starpulse.com/news The music festival season is upon us! Line-ups, dates and venues are continuously being announced for this summer's crop of festivals. Here's the lowdown on some of the biggest American musical smorgasbords:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/03/bruce_springsteen_phish_head_lineup_for_ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:22:15 EST Entertainment News 109554@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Call him Bonnaroo Bruce. Bruce Springsteen, fresh off his Super Bowl halftime performance, has been announced as a headliner at this year's Bonnaroo Arts & Music Festival,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/25/celebrity_birthdays_august_87 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 94288@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "The O.C." actress Rachel Bilson (1981), "Kenan & Kel" star Kel Mitchell (1978), German supermodel Claudia Schiffer (1970), "All My Children" actor Cameron Mathison (1969),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/12/bernie_mac_jeered_at_barack_obama_event Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 92574@http://www.starpulse.com/news CHICAGO (AP) - Comedian Bernie Mac endured some heckling and a campaign rebuke during a surprise appearance Friday night at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/09/music_review_my_morning_jacket_does_the_ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:56:17 EST Entertainment News 89498@http://www.starpulse.com/news What is it about success that causes a rock 'n' roll act to wander? With ''Evil Urges,'' My Morning Jacket is the latest band or artist to veer off a course toward apparent superstardom and chart the choppy waters of musical experimentation.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/11/amy_winehouse_steals_the_show_with_five_ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:32:25 EST Entertainment News 77553@http://www.starpulse.com/news Amy Winehouse stole the show at the 50th Grammy Awards, winning five top honors. Kanye West was nominated for eight awards and went home with four prizes, including Rap Album, Rap Performance and Rap Song; Bruce Springsteen picked up three, including Best Rock Song. The White Stripes, Justin Timberlake and Mary J. Blige all won two.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/05/feist_wins_shortlist_music_prize Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:12:39 EST Entertainment News 76976@http://www.starpulse.com/news Canadian singer Leslie Feist is the winner of the Seventh Annual Shortlist Music Prize for her album The Reminder. Feist is the second female artist to win the prize, following Cat Power who won the award last year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/11/in_rainbows_tops_albums_poll_ Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:29:07 EST Entertainment News 70793@http://www.starpulse.com/news Radiohead's In Rainbows album has topped a new online list of the best releases of 2007. Rolling Stone magazine readers voted the album, which was the first to be released as a pay-per-download, ahead of Arcade Fire's Neon Bible as the year's best.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/02/voodoo_music_experience_gets_new_site_wi Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:35:06 EST Entertainment News 62181@http://www.starpulse.com/news This year's Voodoo Music Experience--set for October 26, 27 and 28--has a new location within its New Orleans City Park home. Adjacent to the site utilized in 2006, the new location is situated closer to Tad Gormley Stadium where the Voodoo Music Experience was born in 1999.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/10/voodoo_music_experience_expands_to_3_day_28 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 59295@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rage Against The Machine, The Smashing Pumpkins and Dr. John are among the more than 110 acts confirmed for the 2007 Voodoo Music Experience, which expands this year to three days to accommodate the number of artists who comprise the diverse talent line-up.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/25/memorable_celebrity_quotes_80 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:00:39 EST Entertainment News 57270@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I have a mouth of a sailor. I have to remember not to drop F-bombs when I'm ordering my lunch." New Heroes castmate Kristen Bell admits she swears a lot.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/25/celebrity_birthdays_august_55 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 54442@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "The O.C." actress Rachel Bilson (1981), "Kenan & Kel" star Kel Mitchell (1978), German supermodel Claudia Schiffer (1970), "All My Children" actor Cameron Mathison (1969), Powerman 5000 singer Spider One (1968), Belle & Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch (1968), Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy (1967), actor Blair Underwood (1964), country singer Billy Ray Cyrus (1961), "The Corpse Bride" director Tim Burton (1958), English musician Elvis Costello (1954), Asia keyboardist Geoff Downes (1952), Judas Priest singer Rob Halford (1951), Kiss bassist/singer Gene Simmons (1949), "Alien Lockdown" actor John Savage (1949), actress Anne Archer (1947), actor Anthony Heald (1944), actor Tom Skerritt (1933), musician Wayne Shorter (1933), tv host Regis Philbin (1931), original "James Bond" Sean Connery (1930), American conductor Leonard Bernstein (1918; d. 1990), and silver screen star Van Johnson (1916).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/14/musicians_flock_to_record_bob_dylan_cove Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:12:51 EST Entertainment News 55730@http://www.starpulse.com/news Eddie Vedder, Sonic Youth, Jack Johnson and Willie Nelson are among the stars who have contributed covers of Bob Dylan songs for a new movie centred around the legendary rocker.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/14/chicken_pox_calls_off_wilco_shows_ Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:57:21 EST Entertainment News 55717@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rockers Wilco have been forced to postpone two concerts because guitarist Nels Cline is suffering from chicken pox. The 51-year-old's illness means Wilco cannot play gigs in Duluth, Minnesota and Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/24/notable_quotables_151 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:30:06 EST Entertainment News 52937@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Everyone in our band's crew is required to wear a black-white-and-red suit, but everyone's allowed to wear whatever style hat they want... I think hats are really important things." White Stripes star Jack White is very particular about what his crew wears.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/05/memories_of_bonnaroo_07_indie_women_unde Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:00:04 EST Entertainment News 50196@http://www.starpulse.com/news MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - There are those who say the American rock festival is a pointless venture. That they all feature the same bands, that since summer is touring season you can see most of those bands in any major city anyway - without the inconvenience of mud, dust or dehydration.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/25/rage_against_the_machine_smashing_pumpki Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:40:19 EST Entertainment News 48624@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rage Against the Machine and the Smashing Pumpkins are among the acts set to headline this year's Voodoo Music Experience. Other featured acts include Wilco, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Sinead O'Connor, Fall Out Boy, Mute Math, Plain White T's and The Black Crowes.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/18/sonic_youth_to_release_a_sompliation_alb Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:48:47 EST Entertainment News 47664@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sonic Youth are following in the footsteps of Paul McCartney by releasing a compilation album on coffee shop chain Starbucks' new Hear Music label. The veteran New York band have asked artists, including Beck and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, to choose their favorite Sonic Youth song and to write some words for the CD's inlay card to accompany their selection.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/18/young_fans_relish_the_chance_to_see_the_ Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:38:20 EST Entertainment News 47483@http://www.starpulse.com/news MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Arya Mirsajedin, a 20-year-old student at the University of Georgia, wasn't even born when The Police released their last studio album in 1983.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/06/jeff_tweedy_is_the_voice_of_god Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:59:25 EST Entertainment News 45752@http://www.starpulse.com/news Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy will guest star as The Voice Of God in an upcoming episode of animated American TV show Lil' Bush.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/05/wilco_defend_their_vw_commercial Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:54:36 EST Entertainment News 45655@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rockers Wilco have defended their decision to license songs from new album Sky Blue Sky for use on the TV commercials promoting Volkswagen cars. The Chicago, Illinois group insists the move is a result of finding it increasingly difficult to get their music on the radio.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/01/the_police_justin_timberlake_and_festiva Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:30:54 EST Entertainment News 44979@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/23/linkin_park_take_back_the_u_s_album_char Wed, 23 May 2007 15:57:50 EST Entertainment News 43938@http://www.starpulse.com/news Linkin Park have scored the year's biggest album debut after taking Minutes To Midnight to the top of the U.S. charts with sales of 623,000. The album is the biggest debut since the group's on-off collaborator Jay-Z scored big with his Kingdom Come comeback album in December.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/21/jeff_tweedy_tests_his_new_material_with_ Mon, 21 May 2007 15:54:49 EST Entertainment News 43569@http://www.starpulse.com/news Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy tests out new songs by playing them through with his 11-year-old drummer son before any of his band mates hear them. Songwriter Tweedy likes to run through his latest compositions with talented percussionist Spencer.

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