A Los Angeles pharmacist has alleged that late actress Brittany Murphy used aliases to buy drugs.
Eddie Bubar, owner of Eddie’’s Pharmacy, claims he has more than 100 prescriptions he filled for Brittany, her husband Simon Monjack and mother Sharon Murphy between January 2008 and August 2009.
The ‘Just Married’ actress bought drugs such as Vicodin, [...]
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Which deadbeat celebrity fathered this baby?
February 16th, 2010 |
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So take a wild guess:Â Her name is Angel Iris and both her parents are has-beens celebrities.
Here’s a hint:
Yup, this is former spice girl Mel B. Does it ring a bell?
Yup you guessed right: Eddie Murphy is the deadbeat father.
His daughter is now 3 years old and he still hasn’t met her. Well, a father [...]
Dawes: Winter Tour NPR‘s Song Of The Day
January 14th, 2010 |
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DAWES CONFIRMS WINTER TOUR
“WHEN YOU CALL MY NAME” NPR‘s SONG OF THE DAY TODAY, 1/13
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ATO Records is thrilled to announce that Dawes has confirmed a co-headlining winter tour with Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons. The dates will kick off on February 5 at the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, CA, and loop around the country, culminating with a show in the band’s hometown of Los Angeles, CA, on March 11.
Additionally, NPR made the Dawes song, “When You Call My Name” their song of the day on Wednesday January, 13. You can listen to it here.
Dawes has spent the past several months on the road, as they’ve been celebrating the release of their debut record, North Hills. Musician and producer Jonathan Wilson (Elvis Costello, Jenny Lewis) produced the album, which was recorded in his cottage studio.
For more on Dawes see our recent feature/interview here.
Dawes Tour Dates
02/05/10 Fri Crepe Place Santa Cruz, CA
02/06/10 Sat Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, CA
02/08/10 Mon Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
02/09/10 Tue Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA
02/12/10 Fri Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
02/13/10 Sat University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
02/14/10 Sun Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
02/15/10 Mon Rock Island Brewing Co. Rock Island, IL
02/16/10 Tue Double Door Chicago, IL
02/17/10 Wed Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH
02/18/10 Thu Beachland Ballroom/Tavern Cleveland, OH
02/19/10 Fri Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
02/20/10 Sat Great Scott Allston, MA
02/23/10 Tue Iota Arlington, VA
02/24/10 Wed Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA
02/25/10 Thu The Southern Charlottesville, VA
02/26/10 Fri Zanzabar Louisville, KY
02/27/10 Sat The Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN
02/28/10 Sun Eddie’s Attic Decatur, GA
03/02/10 Tue Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack Little Rock, AR
03/03/10 Wed The Conservatory Oklahoma City, OK
03/04/10 Thu The Cavern Dallas, TX
03/05/10 Fri Rudyard’s Pub Houston, TX
03/06/10 Sat Emo’s Alternative Lounge Austin, TX
03/09/10 Tue Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ
03/10/10 Wed The Loft La Jolla, CA
03/11/10 Thu The Troubadour West Hollywood, CA
Snoopy Named American Kennel Club “Top Dog In Pop Cultureâ€
December 22nd, 2009 |
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The American Kennel Club named Snoopy the Top Dog in Pop Culture as part of the organization’s 125th anniversary celebration on Tuesday. Nearly 76,000 online voters chose their favorites from a list of pop culture dogs drawn from television, film, literature, sports and art, the kennel club said.
Charlie Brown’s beloved Beagle from Charles Schulz’s [...]
The Black Crowes | 12.04 – 12.06 | S.F.
December 10th, 2009 |
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Words by: Dennis Cook | Images by: Josh Miller & Jay Blakesberg
The Black Crowes :: 12.04.09 – 12.06.09 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA
 The Black Crowes :: 12.04 By Miller |
The Black Crowes barreled out of the station Friday, gaining steam with every minute, as opener “Good Morning Captain,” cried, “Well there’s a ruckus on the levee/ Unruly crowd on the courthouse steps/ And if I make it to Sunday/ I’m sho’nuff going to ask the good lord for help.” As it turned out, the heavens smiled on them all weekend as they completed a five-night Fillmore stand that proved one of the finest runs in their 19 year history, an exhibition of their core qualities delivered with real prowess and passion.
Friday may have been the most forceful, strictly rock ‘n’ roll night of the series, with rafter shaking versions of “Cosmic Friend,” “Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution,” and particularly their signature epic, “My Morning Song.” Few things compare with finding one’s hand raised skyward, quite involuntarily, as massed voices join Chris Robinson in yearning to make our “haze blow away.” Chris, in full bohemian shaman mode, came off especially forceful and reassuring as he intoned:
If music got to free your mind
Just let it go ’cause you never know, you never know
If your rhythm ever falls out of time
You can bring it to me and I will make it alright
 Chris Robinson :: 12.04 By Miller |
For all its depths, the Crowes’ music is also a charming, blood stirring affirmation of rock’s fundamental power. Sure, blues, jazz, and much else lurks below the riffs and searing vocals, but sometimes, like this Friday show, what they do just feels fantastic. Here was the burbling, happiness inducing, gonad tickling stuff that made poodle-skirted teen girls jump on soda shop tables. This was the stuff that makes boys form bands and firm up the courage to finally kiss someone they’ve ached to touch for ages. This was good times fitted to songs that also hummed with larger, darker things, be it the needle damage of “Nebakanezer” (which really nailed this tune’s jubilant musical counterpart to the gut sick lyrics), the thousand yard stare of “Lost My Drivin’ Wheel” (a version that wrung every bit of melancholy from Tom Rush‘s original), or the suspended beauty of encore “Last Place That Love Lives.”
Yet, even with some forlorn breezes and black night thinking, the Crowes generated a mighty roar on Friday that tied them to the long line of ancestors before them, a foundational display of rock’s impure perfection, where electric bluesmen grope country kin and longhairs sprinkle the whole thing with something they picked up in the parking lot as a gospel choir nibbles their ears. If this is snake oil, as so many claimed at rock’s dawning, then it’s not without legitimately healing properties, a “Remedy,” if you will.
If I come on like a dream
Would you let me show you what I mean?
If you let me come on inside
Will you let it glide?
The Black Crowes :: 12.04.09 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA
Good Morning Captain, Nebakanezer, Cosmic Friend, Whoa Mule, Roll Old Jeremiah > Jam > Good Friday, My Morning Song, Shine Along, Lost My Drivin’ Wheel, Blackberry, Show Me, Nonfiction > Jam, Goodbye Daughters Of The Revolution, Remedy
E: Last Place That Love Lives, God’s Got It, Hey Grandma
Continue reading for Saturday night…
 The Black Crowes :: 12.06 By Miller |
Saturday was a showcase for the delightful malleability of the Crowes’ catalogue, and how the current lineup has embraced every page of their songbook with a gusto and intelligence that outdoes any previous incarnation. I’ve been seeing this band in concert halls since 1990 and have had revelatory evenings with every single configuration, but Saturday I was repeatedly struck by the same thought:
This is the band I always hoped The Black Crowes might grow into.
Each previous chapter has its highlights – Marc Ford, when he was on, is one of the guitarists of his generation; Eddie Harsch is perhaps the best “feel” keyboardist since Nicky Hopkins, etc. – but the overall cohesion of the band has never ever been better than today. For many reasons, this combination has a chemistry that dovetails perfectly and allows them to range imaginatively through the entirety of their song pool, originals and the ever-growing stack of choice covers all actively engaged and explored in a way that shows them enjoying the process, which in turn increases the quality of what they’re laying on us.
This unification principle shined brightly on “Sister Luck,” where they performed the Crowes’ sleight of hand that takes a slowly paced number from a gripping, emotional simmer into spaces of heaviness and release. After the bite ‘n’ grapple of openers “Sting Me” and “Gone” – both delivered with real fire and uplifted nicely by guest percussionist Joe Magistro, who brought one back to the Amorica tour with his Latin accents – “Sister Luck” was a reminder that there’s perhaps no better ballad band in rock. Between Chris’ jagged, searching vocal and the tight, sinewy movement of the band, this take honored the original’s spirit while opening things up into fresh territory in the tail end jam. Then, taking advantage of the thoughtful stillness they’d engendered, they offered up a quietly constructed “Polly” that sucked the tender marrow from Gene Clark’s tune while adding a few layers of muscle all their own.
 Chris Robinson :: 12.06 By Miller |
The room was thick with emotion by this point, and it was clear that this was going to be far from a typical Saturday night affair. No major hits were played, and instead we were given rarities like “Darling of the Underground Press,” “Title Song,” and “Downtown Money Waster” – three songs that the Crowes have tackled with mixed results over the years. This is the material hardcore fans wait for, and even if many previous live outings didn’t always compare well with their studio counterparts, we were usually glad they showed up at all. However, at The Fillmore, these three sparkled. If anyone has wondered what keyboardist Adam MacDougall and guitarist Luther Dickinson bring to the table they need only listen to these versions. “Darling” matched the blues-modern perfection of the Southern Harmony b-side, while “Title Song” was simply majestic and “Money Waster” skipped with appropriate mischief. “Too many late nights and you don’t go to Heaven,” indeed, and four nights into the run for many of us found us laughing and wondering if we’d put a few red marks in St. Peter’s big book this week. No regrets, just wondering.
The new songs from Before The Frost… After The Freeze were equally impressive on Saturday, and offered further evidence that what they’re churning out today fits very well with the best parts of their earlier output. “A Train Still Makes A Lonely Sound,” rolling in smack dab in the show’s middle, was a chooglin’ sing-along and proof that the blues still have some fresh curves when shaken by a band like the Crowes. “Lady of Avenue A” was wistfulness, something culled from cold sidewalk strolls in the Big Apple but primed for any post-midnight, thought riddled walk one takes all alone. Best of the bunch – and I know there’s a healthy portion of the fan base that will differ – was disco dabbling “I Ain’t Hiding.” Its Chic-with-balls strut was glorious live, and the lyric is one of Chris’ most playful in years. Anyone who’s partied out of bounds and lived to tell of it should appreciate this one, and the naughty rhythmic pulse and background vocals are hugely infectious, especially with the boys playing hard as deep red lights bathed them and The Fillmore’s mirror ball spun high above.
 Rich Robinson :: 12.06 By Miller |
Another of Saturday’s pleasures was seeing Rich Robinson step out more – stronger, more forthright lead vocals and far more luscious, inventive soloing than any previous night in the run. And this trend continued into Sunday. I think sometimes Rich doesn’t realize how fuckin’ good he is, but when he steps outside his innate reserve he’s a glorious catalyst for kick ass rock ‘n’ roll, and the way he sparked everyone from his beaming brother to the rest of the band each time he stepped up showed the proof of this.
It was the first encore number that really cemented the major changes that have taken place in the past two years. “Descending” was a real showpiece for Eddie when he played keys. For a while, there was an attempt to have MacDougall approximate Ed’s solo bookends and provide that continuity for fans. This night, MacDougall took the song into far different spaces, his literal spotlight solo showing off his Ray Charles licks and command of stride piano moves before the tinkling conclusion. It is not a new song, and has been played many times, but it was utterly transformed here.
Where The Black Crowes find themselves as 2009 ends is a place where the old can be made new, where the predictable can be circumvented, where their virtues far outweigh their flaws. It is not what it has been but it’s also unclear – in a wholly positive way – what it will be tomorrow, except to say that the quality of their music has never been higher.
The Black Crowes :: 12.05.09 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA
Sting Me, Gone, Sister Luck, Share The Ride, Polly, Garden Gate, Darling Of The Underground Press, A Train Still Makes A Lonely Sound, Title Song, Downtown Money Waster > Jam, Lady Of Avenue A, High Head Blues, I Ain’t Hiding, Don’t Do It
E: Descending, Hot Burrito #2, Will The Circle Be Unbroken (w/ tour openers Truth & Salvage Co.)
Continue reading for Sunday night…
 Chris Robinson :: 12.06 By Miller |
Sunday was one of the most poetic, moving nights of music I’ve ever experienced by any band, but all the more poignant coming from a group that’s soundtracked the lives of myself and not a few others in attendance for nearly two decades. Two years and two albums on with this lineup – Chris Robinson (lead vocals, guitar, percussion), Rich Robinson (guitar, vocals), Steve Gorman (drums), Sven Pipien (bass, vocals), Adam MacDougall (keys, vocals), and Charity White and Monalisa Young (background vocals) – they’re capable of delivering on any part of their catalogue and seem increasingly skilled at juxtaposing the right things in a single night. It’s not a hits-package or anything like it, and in this way it’s a steeper slope for audiences with less obvious handholds than most bands this far into their career. It’s an artistically minded decision that also keeps the experience of getting on stages alive and immediate for the band. You can’t coast when it’s a different game every night, and this Fillmore run was especially challenging, with not a single repeat in five nights. And even still they didn’t get to a bunch of great songs; there is just too much to work with these days.
The music was flowing loose and steady in their veins as they opened with a suitably bittersweet skip through Traffic’s “Feelin’ Alright,” with the songbirds putting a sharp edge on Chris’ lead line. The soft contours of “Seeing Things,” moaned with wounded intensity with every note matching Chris’ powerful vocal. This was the first of many quieter numbers they explored on Sunday. They excel when the lights are low and the feelings usually kept silently inside are explored in verse and melody, and their prowess in this regard was on full display Sunday. It’s a brave group that moves from one ballad to another, but they did so and made it work by the sheer quality of the compositions and their execution. From a delicate reading of “Ballad In Urgency” to the cheek-to-cheek tenderness of “Greenhorn,” the Crowes played in a fully exposed way, the songs thriving because of the honesty of all involved. Twice I felt a tear come to my eye, stirred to the surface by their direct engagement with things too often shunted into the shadows, hopes and fears and disappointments too true to speak aloud most days, yet sung shoulder-to-shoulder with the third sold out crowd in a row, well, it was a release and a benediction of the first order.
 Luther Dickinson :: 12.06 :: By Miller |
One was struck by the quality of their lyrics, both the originals and spot-on covers, this night. While the world says less and less of substance all the time, as a general rule, here was a band basically obsessed with depth and real feeling. Standing stock still as Chris oozed emotion on “Ballad,” I sang along with the black invitation, “Let’s start this misery, if that’s where you want to be,” and recalled the many bad pathways I’ve set out upon in my life. Earlier it was Rich on “What Is Home” that got me thinking about the “charge into the foothills” of other’s lives and how easy it is to get lost there. It was an intensely thoughtful selection on Sunday, which frequently sent me off on philosophical tangents, though never so my focus wasn’t mostly fixed on the music unfolding around me. I love that they challenge their audience to feel and think, to grapple with things we might not choose to face on our own. This inward movement usually happens quickly, not unlike the verse from the fabulously rendered “Appaloosa” that noted, “Simple as lightning starting wild fire/ Just down from a trip off my high wire/ Just coming home to walk my own floors.”
“And The Band Played On” was as appealing as on Before The Frost… but taken into a pulsating, Pink Floyd-like jam that left me slack-jawed, softly stunned by the hum of distant machines and a feel that was total “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” shit. Really stunning, and a sign that even with over a hundred shows under my belt that they keep coming up with pleasant surprises, taking their audience to new places and traveling there by unfamiliar trails. The possibilities only seem to be expanding with this band, and that’s not something one usually finds in a 20-year-old group. Chris is stretching out on electric guitar more, taking a juicy solo here and there and helping steer this great guitar driven entity from time to time, and Luther is playing tasty electric mandolin on some newer tunes. The whole bunch of them seemed frequently surprised at what they pulled off this run and anxious to keep exploring their boundaries and potential permutations.
 Lesh & Chris Robinson :: 12.06 By Blakesberg |
The main show would have been the perfect period on this Fillmore run, which indeed proved to be their best ever at this venue, however, being in the Bay Area, bassist/elder statesman Phil Lesh joined them for a Grateful Dead focused mini-set for the encore. While this might have been a letdown for those hoping for just a few more Crowes gems, it proved surprisingly intense and musically switched-on. Phil clearly loves playing with these guys, and more so than in past Phil sit-ins, the band hit Lesh’s wavelength quickly but also put their own stamp on the material.
“Loose Lucy” had everyone thanking them for a “real good time,” and initially sounded like they might play T-Rex’s “Bang A Gong.” They milked the call-and-response with the Dead savvy crowd, and it worked like it always did in Jerry’s day. But, the real stunner of the set was next AND it wasn’t sung by Chris. “To Lay Me Down” is profound ache pushed into notes, and Rich sung the ever-loving heart out of it, hitting just the right emotional tone and evoking shiver inducing memories of Garcia several times. The patience and care the band executed this one with was impressive and it showed that their own approach to quiet material has its forebears, though few of them.
The throttle opened up again with “Sugaree” side-stepping the overused cover’s omnipresence with sweet ass solos from MacDougall, Dickinson, and particularly Rich, whose slide work throughout Saturday and Sunday was a grand swing between guttural snarl and angelic hosanna, but always touched by lingering vocal qualities. In short, the boy sings when he plays slide, and I caught more than a few people looking towards Luther’s side of the stage and then doing a double take when they found Dickinson doing the rhythm part instead of the slide work that was knocking them out. “Deal” was its usual shuffling joy, and Chris turned it on brightly for “Lovelight,” pulling the rest of the people onstage right along with him into the promised land.
While a touch odd to have the final expression of this five-night stand be the music of another band, it worked, if only to announce that the aesthetics and philosophy inside Grateful Dead music has been carried on and morphed into something new with the Crowes. And it showed that this band can play the hell out of just about anybody’s songs if they put their mind to it.
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The Black Crowes :: 12.06.09 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA
Feelin’ Alright, Seeing Things, Stare It Cold, Space Captain, So Many Times, What Is Home, Appaloosa, Ballad In Urgency > Wiser Time, Oh Josephine, And The Band Played On > Jam, Greenhorn, Soul Singing
E: Loose Lucy (1st time played)*, To Lay Me Down (1st time played)*, Sugaree*, Deal*, Turn On Your Lovelight (1st time played)*
* = w/ Phil Lesh
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Denise Jonas Feuds With Demi Lovato’s Mom, Dianna DeLaGarza
November 22nd, 2009 |
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It’s the Battle of The Disney Moms!
We hear Denise Jonas, best known as the mother of pop trio The Jonas Brothers, has effectively stopped speaking to Demi Lovato’s mom, Dianna DeLaGarza, after Dianna broke the Mouseketeer Code of Silence and went gushing on the Interwebs about the alleged romance between her actress daughter and crooner [...]
Eddie Cibrian To Sue Life & Style Over Cheating Allegations
November 7th, 2009 |
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Eddie Cibrian is filing suit against Life & Style Magazine following the tabloid’s claim that the actor is cheating on former mistress LeAnn Rimes. A rep for the CSI: Miami star tells Extra that Cibrian’s legal team is dragging L&S to court over a scandalous report in their Nov. 16 issue, which alleges that Eddie [...]
Eddie Cibrian Cheating On LeAnn Rimes
November 5th, 2009 |
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Surprise! Karma done cometh for LeAnn Rimes….Eddie Cibrian left the mother of his two young sons for the country superstar – now he’s stepping out on her too! When does this man get time sleep? Futhermore, when will women understand that if a man did it with you, eventually he will do it to you? [...]
Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Fest
October 6th, 2009 |
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BÉLA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES, DR. DOG, EMMITT-NERSHI BAND
GATHER FOR CHARITABLE CHICAGO BLUEGRASS & BLUES FEST / 1 DAY, 25 BANDS, $35
“The Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival will prove to be the next great landmark in Chicago music culture.” – Herschel Concepcion, JamBase.com
 Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival 2008 by Sands |
The Congress Theater, in conjunction with Chicago independents Kingtello Presents, is proud to announce the second coming of the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival. While rooted in the foot-stomping influences of bluegrass and blues, the festival will transport the concertgoer through the genre-defying evolution of music today. The all-ages one-day event, held on Saturday, December 12 from 11 a.m. to midnight, will serve as a tribute to two schools of music that continue to shape and inspire contemporary rock, jam, funk, folk, roots, Americana, and indie cultures.
Against the backdrop of an official Chicago landmark and one of the last of the classic “movie palaces,” fans will be treated to a party with a purpose, featuring 3 stages and 25 bands for less than the typical price of the headliners alone. Six-time Grammy-winner Bela Fleck and his Flecktones will unite for their first Chicago date together since mid-2007, as Bela has been devoting extended stints to the likes of the Sparrow Quartet, The Africa Project, Edgar Meyer, and Zakir Hussain.
They’ll be joined by Philadelphia’s psych-folk harmonizers, Dr. Dog, who’ve rapidly ascended the public consciousness this year with breakout performances at both Coachella and Camp Bisco. The Emmitt-Nershi Band, uniting Leftover Salmon’s mandolin and vocals (Drew Emmitt) with the songwriting and flat-picking guitar of The String Cheese Incident (Billy Nershi), joins the party as well. And Eddie “The Chief” Clearwater, proudly declared “Chicago’s premier blues entertainer” by the Chicago Tribune, will properly represent the scene that put his city on the international music map.
Tickets are onsale for $35 through the event’s website, Ticketmaster.com, and clubtix.net.
The Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival will offer a musical reprieve from the merciless Chicago Winter by adapting elements of a summer music festival to the historic and intimate indoor setting. In addition to 13 hours of 3 stages worth of nonstop music, the day’s activities will also include a pickin’ circle, a live-art exhibition and indoor gallery, charitable raffles, film screenings, the original Blues Brothers car, and impromptu marching band performances.
In between main stage sets, an array of performers will treat fans to special “pop-up” sets from the Congress Theater’s historic balcony.
Join the Headliners on the Main Stage – Last Banjo Standing Contest: Organizers have announced that they will once again hold the “LAST BANJO STANDING,” an online contest that scours Chicagoland to find the top bluegrass or blues inspired artist. The winner, as voted on by fans, family, friends and music lovers around the city will join the headliners on the main stage roster. Sign up and vote at cbbfestival.com/contest.
About the Charities:
And while the festival will serve to break a band or two, festival-goers will get to help children. A portion of ticket proceeds will be donated to two non-profit organizations, the Saving tiny Hearts Society and Prevent Child Abuse America.
The complete artist roster includes:
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Dr. Dog
Emmitt-Nershi Band
Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater
The Giving Tree Band
Josh Phillips Folk Festival
Van Ghost
Majors Junction
Chicago Farmer
Jaik Willis
Mike Mangione & The Band
Holy Ghost Tent Revival
Tangleweed
Environmental Encroachment
Squeeze-bot
GreenSugar
How Far to Austin
Liberty Bluegrass Band
The Right Now
Cobalt & the Hired Guns
The Shams Band
Goodbyehome
The Junior League Band
For coverage of the 2008 Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival go here.
Eddie Cibrian Is “Only With LeAnn Rimes For Her Money,†Says Estranged Wife
October 2nd, 2009 |
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Eddie Cibrian’s estranged wife has issued a stern warning to the actor’s famous mistress, country singer LeAnn Rimes.
Brandi Glanville has previously blasted the adulterous relationship, insisting, “Eddie and LeAnn deserve each other.” But she’s now warning the singer that Eddie has dollar signs in his eyes and is only with her because of her estimated [...]
Eddie Cibrian LeAnn Rimes Moving In Together
September 8th, 2009 |
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Now that those pesky spouses are out of the way, Eddie Cibrian and country songbird LeAnn Rimes are taking their extramarital affair to the next level — they’re shacking up!
Eddie has moved into LeAnn’s Santa Monica home as the couple embarks on a search for a love nest of their own, The National Enquirer reports.
The [...]
Outside Lands Music Festival
Day 1 Photos & Top 3
August 29th, 2009 |
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Words by: Kayceman & Dennis Cook | Images by: Dave Vann
The second annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival brought unusually warm weather to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Reveling under the clear hot sun without a fogbank to be seen, the crowds slowly trickled in swelling to an estimated 30,000-plus for Pearl Jam‘s two hour headlining show. From Autolux, Akron/Family and The Dodos early to Zap Mama, Built To Spill, Silversun Pickups and The National mid-day all the way to Tea Leaf Green, Tom Jones, Q-Tip and Thievery Corporation later, there was music of all variety and with such incredible weather and manageable crowds the vibe was overwhelming positive.
Kayceman’s Top 3 From Friday
1. Pearl Jam – Almost two hours of unrelenting rock from acoustic slow burns to mid-tempo tension to all-out ball-busters, Pearl Jam is still one of the best rock bands on the road. Featuring only two songs from the forthcoming new album Backspacer, both “Got Some” and “The Fixer” came off well, but it was classics like “Alive,” “Animal,” “Better Man,” “Evenflow” and particularly psychedelic versions of “Corduroy” and “Black” that made the show. Beginning at sunset and playing into a gorgeous, warm night, even Eddie Vedder‘s end-of-tour-beaten voice couldn’t slow the band as they closed a stellar performance with two Neil Young covers, “Throw Your Hatred Down” (off 1995′s Mirrorball which Young recorded with Pearl Jam) and “Keep On Rockin’ In The Free World.”
2. Built To Spill – Although it should have been louder, Built To Spill’s swarming guitar madness made up for any volume deficiencies. Playing a hit-heavy set that included “The Plan,” “You Were Right,” “Car,” “Unconventional Wisdom,” “Carry The Zero” as well as one new track, “Hindsight,” from their album due in October, the band moved from spacey free-rock jams to punked-up aggression to patient restraint. There’s a reason BTS received more shout-outs than any band all day with both Eddie Vedder giving respect and Silversun Pickups frontman Brian Aubert gushing, “Built To Spill is one of the greatest bands ever!”
3. Silversun Pickups – After this set, it should now be clear to all why this L.A. indie quartet is playing major time slots at festivals like Lollapalooza, Coachella and Outside Lands. They freakin’ rock! Any volume issues from Built To Spill’s set had clearly been regulated and SSPU was big – HUGE actually – and loud like it needs to be. Less Smashing Pumpkins than a year or two ago, this band has grown into their sound. Overdrive guitars, feedback storms and some of the best scream-vocals around made songs like “Swoon,” “There’s No Secrets This Year” and “Kissing Families” fierce and cathartic.
Special Reunion Slot: A Tribe Called Quest – At Q-Tip‘s funner-than-hell hip-hop set (which was sadly dedicated to DJ AM who passed away Friday night) featuring a live band, fans got something super-duper special when Q brought out Phife Dawg, his partner from Tribe, for “Award Tour.” Upon the song’s conclusion Q was visibly giddy, beaming as he remarked, “Don’t know if y’all will ever see that again.”
Dennis Cook’s Top 3 From Friday
1. Tom Jones – Oh my Lord, Tom was glorious! There’s something enduringly entertaining about old school showmen like Jones, who continues to sing like Zeus himself while exuding a manly aura that makes one want to paw him, regardless of one’s sexual orientation. Backed by a crazy tight, super talented band, including a swinging, forceful horn section and on-point back-up singers, Jones showed no signs of slowing down, ranging through his giant catalog and showing off the way-better-than-expected new tunes and setting off waves of pure joy with generation crossing hits like “She’s A Lady,” “It’s Not Unusual” and his saucy cover of Prince’s “Kiss.” It was pure Golden Gate Park magic to see grandmas cutting loose with tattooed love boys and hardened bikers, everyone belting out the words with massive grins.
2. The National – After close to a decade this Brooklyn band is proving one for the long run and a real cumulative powerhouse on a festival stage. Not a dud note in their hour set, which dropped one beautifully crafted, emotionally delivered number after another. The jangle is strong in this band but it’s often layered over music that vibes with the poppier end of Radiohead, though The National’s dark side tends to be more lyrical than sonic. “Fake Empire,” which was used extensively during Obama’s White House run, including accompanying the video that ran just prior to his election night speech, was enormously well received by the hyper blue state audience. At one point, Aaron Dessner said, “I just killed a bug on my nose,” and then dedicated the next song to the fallen insect. Class act in every way.
3. Midnite – While a good portion of the crowd seemed either bored or perplexed by the St. Croix-based reggae institution, they nonetheless delivered as deep and heady-spiritual a display as their genre offers. Built around sustained, insistent rhythms and inspired textural shifts, there’s not a lot of peaks and valleys, and Bob Marley’s influence is almost nil, which, shooting straight, is what much of the buttermilk colored audience seemed to be craving. Too bad, because Midnite played an elemental, intense set that exemplified why they’ve built a large and ever-increasing worldwide fanbase.
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