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Failure, Alarms and After Parties: Chats with The Posies, Dry the River's...
A Conversation with The Posies' Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer Mike Ragogna: As Peaches & Herb would sing, "Reunited and it feels so good!" How are you guys doing? Jon Auer: Not too bad! Mike...
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8 Funny Sci-Fi Books For Whovians
We Brits like to take our sci-fi seriously, but not ourselves. Check out these classic sci-fi stories with a sense of humor to get you in the mood for the newest season of "Doctor Who": Doctor How and...
View ArticleEmmy Night Considered -- Sofia Vergara GOT the Joke!
"F**K 'EM if they can't take a joke!" I often fall back on this classic Bette Midler retort, when faced with something totally ludicrous. •FOR EXAMPLE, the cries of "inappropriate" and "objectifying"...
View ArticleField Notes From a Music Biz Life (Part 3)
In the beginning, the old guard hated the rock but loved the bankroll. In 1955, Jerry Wexler was producing Ray Charles, Big Joe Turner, and Lavern Baker. At the same time, MGM Records a&r (artists...
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Jessica Alba, Inc.
Yesterday we found out that Jessica Alba's little side project, "The Honest Company," just finished another round of investing, adding $70 million to its bank account, and with it, pushing the worth...
View Article10 Rules for Succeeding In Hollywood
1. When you come to Hollywood you have to think, "what am I going to give," not "what am I going to get." Most people come to LA to "get" things. They want something. Hollywood will not respond to you...
View ArticleFYF: Is the Indie Music Festival Really Dead?
We've all talked ad nauseam about how music festivals have changed. We've reminisced (and bragged) about the good old days when FYF was at the L.A. Historic Park and before Coachella ever sold out....
View ArticleThe Naked Truth: "Dating Naked" Contestant Sues for $10 Million
Jessie Nizewitz, a 28-year-old New York model and contestant on the VH1 show Dating Naked (trailer) has filed a $10 million lawsuit against VH1's operator Viacom claiming that the show flashed an...
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MasterChef Recap: Stop Yelling At Me! in 'Top 7 Compete'
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 5, Episode 11 of FOX's "MasterChef," titled "Top 7 Compete." I hate tag team challenges -- it gives me Leslie-like stress. But we can start at the...
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Politics, Storytellers and Milltowns: Chatting With Kinky Friedman, Billy Joe...
photo credit: Brian Kano A Conversation with Kinky Friedman Mike Ragogna: Kinky, apparently, Texas still is resisting the legalization of marijuana while you're a pretty strong proponent. How are you...
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If I Stay: A Movie With a Great Message
Warning! Spoilers! If I Stay is an epic that asks us to focus on the loves we have in our lives and the importance of pursuing our dreams and passions. Mia (Chloe Grace Moretz), a levelheaded high...
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The Woman Behind the Memphis Sound
Written by Sophia Dembling Siblings Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton defied cultural norms in the Jim Crow era to found Stax Records, one of the most influential soul and R&B labels of the 1960s and...
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My Own Private Hollywood
Joseph Baken is a Hollywood wünderkind whose hilarious Hollywoodland YouTube videos have gone viral. Baken's ascent has been rapid, having already worked with everyone from Gus Van Sant to James Franco...
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The Venice Diaries: Kicking Off With a Bang, and a Birdman
While most girls dream of interviewing George Clooney, I have always wanted to sit across from actor Payman Maadi, from the Oscar-winning Iranian film A Separation. Maadi to me represents the very...
View ArticleWhy It's Okay to Mourn Robin Williams
I know, that in this day and age, guilt takes over when we let the Kardashians take over our Sunday afternoon instead of spending time donating to breast cancer research or volunteering for Habitat for...
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Shriekfest: America's Preeminent Celebration of Horror
What is it you need in the greatest quantity in order to launch and maintain a successful film festival? Well, if you ask Denise Gossett, founder and director of Shriekfest Horror Film Festival,...
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Red Carpet Moments
Michelle Dockery on the B.A.F.T.A. red carpet The week before the Emmy's is a red carpet rush of battling pre-Emmy parties -- great gatherings in a party town that rival Emmy night itself. As many as...
View ArticleAttention, Hollywood: This Is How We Really Should Be Talking About Mental...
Hollywood personalities and media professionals have a way of adding joy to our lives, and for their services, we reward them with adoration (and outsized paychecks). But with that celebrity comes a...
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Blockbuster vs. Indie Showdown: The Giver vs. Lucy vs. Mood Indigo
In an absurd effort to compare apples and oranges, I present a series of film reviews where two films that have nothing to do with each other go head-to-head for a showdown. Bigger is not always...
View Article7 Best New Fall TV Shows for Teens and Families
By Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media TV Editor For serious TV fans, fall is a time to get excited about a new crop of network shows. Unfortunately, much of this season's lineup is too edgy for...
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