Hot On the Web This Wednesday: Elton John’s never been one for hand-holding and his approach to interventions isn’t for the faint of heart either. (Someone get this guy a reality show!) “The Rocket Man” is courting controversy after calling out pal Billy Joel on his alcoholism in an interview with the new issue of [...]
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Larry Hagman & The Original Ewings Join Josh Henderson Jordana Brewster In “Dallas†Reboot
February 2nd, 2011 |
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In news that will have classic TV fans checking their calendars to be sure we haven’t taken a trip back to 1988, The Original Ewings are headed back to Southfork. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, and Linda Gray –- have signed on to appear in the pilot for TNT’s upcoming reboot of the pioneering primetime soap [...]
How VLC Stacks Up compared to Windows Media Player? Posted By : John Downey
January 30th, 2011 |
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With all the different video and audio formats nowadays, it is bound to happen from time to time – the mouse clicks over the icon of a video clip that you might want to view and then Windows Media Player opens. However, the video fails to show, rather you will find a display screen saying the proper CODEC isn’t installed.
MMW: 20th Anniversary Shows
January 28th, 2011 |
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REQUEST SETS AND OLD SCHOOL SHACK PARTIES!
Medeski Martin & Wood have announced the first details of their 20th anniversary plans for 2011. A statement from the band emailed to fans reads:
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MMW Fans: Request your favorites! MMW’s entire first set of their March tour will be comprised of song requests. Their second set will be a nod to the improvisational shack party days with special guests to be announced. Fans can make requests through the MMW Facebook page starting today, January 28th. Or email your top 3 song requests (in ranking order) to info@mmw.net with the city of the March tour date in the subject line. Song requests will be collected through February 9th.
Also, we will be running our daily trivia contest via MMW Facebook beginning February 1st @ 3PM EST. Be the first to answer the question correctly and win free tickets to an MMW March show and other giveaways.
In celebration of MMW’s 20th anniversary milestone, John, Billy and Chris will hit the studio and record TWENTY new tracks. These tracks will be released monthly (DIGITAL-ONLY) until the end of the year. Stay tuned…
MMW 20th Anniversary Tour Dates
03/02/11: Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar P.A.C.
03/03/11: Aspen, CO – Belly Up, Aspen
03/04/11: Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
03/05/11: Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
03/07/11: Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
03/08/11: Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
03/09/11: San Francisco, CA – The Independent
03/10/11: San Francisco, CA – The Independent
03/11/11: Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
03/12/11: San Diego, CA – House of Blues
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Elton John Family Photo Magazine Cover Censored At Arkansas Supermarket
January 28th, 2011 |
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Elton John and his newborn son have been branded too offensive for young shoppers at a grocery store in Arkansas. Elton John and his husband of five years David Furnish proudly showed off their baby son Zachary Jackson Levi Furnish John — who was born via a surrogate mother on Christmas Day — on the [...]
John Hartford Memorial Festival: Greensky, GAT, Tim O’Brien, Barnes
January 27th, 2011 |
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In honor of newgrass pioneer John Hartford the John Hartford Memorial Festival will take place June 1-4 2011 at the historic <a target="blank" href="http://www.beanblossom.us/"Bean Blossom Festival Park & Campgrounds in Bean Blossom, IN.
Tickets can be purchased at the festival website. For a limited time if you purchase a full festival ticket for $60, you will receive a free official festival poster! Three-day festival tickets also include a special kickoff party Wednesday night with a full line-up of music and a chili supper. Day tickets are also available for Thursday ($15), Friday ($20), and Saturday ($25). To book onsite camping, contact Bean Blossom directly at 1-800-414-4677.
Legendary Aereoplane Band member and flat pickin’ dobro man Tut Taylor, as well as bluegrass legends Chris Hillman and Herb Pederson, join a lineup that includes:
Tim O’Brien
Danny Barnes
The Infamous Stringdusters
Larry Keel & Natural Bridge
Jamie Hartford
Greensky Bluegrass
Great American Taxi
Chatham County Line
Rodney Dillard & The Dillard Band
Dean Webb and the Missouri Boatride
Bawn in the Mash
Midnight from Memphis
Two High String Band
The Freight Hoppers
Rumpke Mountain Boys
Dry Valley Gamblers
Henhouse Prowlers
The Hillbenders
Branded Bluegrass
The Mississippi Sawyers
Woodstove Flapjacks
Skip Heller & Friends
The White Lightening Boys
Leroy Troy
Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt | Boston | Review | Pics
January 26th, 2011 |
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Words & Images by: Nancy Nutile-McMenemy
John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett :: 01.13.10 :: Wilbur Theatre :: Boston, MA
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Ever wonder what it would be like to invite the legendary singer-songwriters John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett over to your house for an evening of song and good times? Well, during the pos- blizzard of 2011 in the intimate setting of the Wilbur Theatre in Boston an event very similar to such an “ever wonder” scenario took place for a sold out crowd.
Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt are on tour together; performing in small, intimate theaters for, at least in New England, sold out audiences. They two are so comfortable with themselves that they make you feel like you are sitting in the living room with them, getting to know them better through their songs.
They play well off each other and their banter at times can get very humorous. Hiatt arrived Tuesday before the storm but Lovett flew in Thursday morning. This discussion lead to the two thanking the crowd for coming out and also gushing over Logan Airport, with Lovett saying, “Love what you’ve done [with Logan].”
In these “together” shows, the two take turns playing songs from their huge repertoires and at times sing harmonies or play guitars on each other’s songs. A truly supportive jam session results. Hiatt opened with “Open Road,” the title cut from his most recent CD, and Lovett followed with “Farther Down the Line.”
Hiatt next took the crowd on a road trip with his classic “Tennessee Plates,” which made Lovett exclaim, “It’s really a song about a self-starter,” and “It certainly has a Zen quality to it.” Lovett continued his critique by saying the main character “finds true love,” has a “Mecca to Graceland,” and in the end “learns a trade.”
Lovett spoke about being in a restaurant the other day when Eric Clapton’s version of Hiatt’s “Riding with the King” came on the radio. Lovett whined, “Clapton’s never recorded one of my songs!”
Lovett spoke about his experience this past December when he worked with The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. Artistic Director Ben Donenberg asked Lovett to write a few songs for a production of Much Ado About Nothing. Donenberg explained to Lovett that Shakespeare used to include songs, from the time to time, to lighten up his plays when they “weren’t going so well” said Lovett. Lovett performed a lullaby that the he said he “felt like he co-wrote with Shakespeare.”
Hiatt killed on “Drive South,” after which Lovett put away his guitar and said boldly, “I quit.” But he pulled it together and wowed the crowd with “Natural Forces,” the title cut from his most recent CD.
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Hiatt jumped in with “Crossing Muddy Water” to which Lovett responded with “If I Had A Boat.” Hiatt tore through “Riding with the King” and then both Hiatt and Lovett thanked the audience again for their support over the years saying that Boston is a great music town. Lovett ended appropriately enough with “Closing Time.”
The crowd jumped to the feet, thanking them for a great evening and after a small pause, the two returned to the stage. An audience member yelled out for Hiatt to play “Icy Blue Heart” and Hiatt said, “Well, alright!” and proceeded to once again awe the crowd with his skillful lyrics and masterful guitar playing. Lovett chose to finish the night off with “My Baby Don’t Tolerate” and was joined by Hiatt on harmonies and a stinging guitar solo on his gorgeous blonde Gibson with the mother of pearl inlays.
The crowd was again on their feet and the two, like gracious guests, thanked the audience again and jogged off stage.
More photos from this show here.
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John Travolta Turns Down “Glee†— “I Need More Time To Rehearse!â€
January 26th, 2011 |
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John Travolta sounds rather enthused about playing Mob King John Gotti in a proposed biopic, but the Grease actor admitted this week that he turned down an offer to guest star on the Golden Globe-winning TV musical Glee because he didn’t have enough time to prepare for a possible role. “They’ve asked,” Travolta, 56, told [...]
John Travolta James Franco Gotti Biopic
January 26th, 2011 |
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We knew John Travolta was a “Dancing Machine,” but who knew the Brooklyn native also had the stuff to be a “Dapper Don?” Tinseltown producer Marty Ingels has revealed that the Pulp Fiction star will play John Gotti in the film, TMZ.com said Tuesday. James Franco, who earned a Best Actor Oscar nod for his [...]
Finding Good Portal Development Solution Providers is no Experts Task Posted By : Halie John
January 25th, 2011 |
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This article will simple tell you some tips that you can implement while finding a good portal development service provider for yourself!
Finding Good Portal Development Solution Providers is no Experts Task Posted By : Halie John
January 25th, 2011 |
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This article will simple tell you some tips that you can implement while finding a good portal development service provider for yourself!
Grateful Dead: Europe Â’72 Tour Box Set
January 20th, 2011 |
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INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED, LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT DEAD.NET AND SHIPS IN SEPTEMBER
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Grateful Dead slipped the
shores of America and crossed the pond for its first-ever major European tour in April 1972. The legendary 22-
show run spawned Europe ’72, a live triple album that remains one of the band’s best-selling and most
beloved releases. A tour this momentous deserves a boxed set of historic proportions and Dead.net has stamped your passport to relive every note from the European tour
with Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings, an individually numbered, limited edition collection
that includes more than 60 discs with over 70 hours of music featuring every show from what is arguably the
Grateful Dead’s greatest tour. The box set ships in September.
Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings is housed in a replica steamer trunk reminiscent of the ones
prevalently used at the time. The travel
chest contains tour memorabilia, a coffee-table book with never-before-seen photos, and a comprehensive essay
by noted Dead author Blair Jackson. Each performance will also be accompanied by an essay specific to
the show written by top Dead scholars including David Gans, Gary Lambert, Nicholas Meriwether, and
Steve Silberman.
Jeffrey Norman, the primary mixer of the Dead’s archival multi-track material for the past 15 years, is
mixing each
show from the original 16-track recordings.
Due to ship in September, the boxed set is available exclusively from Dead.net, which is taking orders now. The
price of the collection is $450, which works out to the remarkably low price of about $20 for each show, or roughly
the cost of a transatlantic flight from New York City to London in 1972 (price of time machine not included).
The first 3,000 fans to order will have
their copy personalized with a name requested by the purchaser. Once the 3,000 order goal is reached by April 1,
Dead.net will continue to take orders through the summer but will limit production of the collection to a maximum
of 7,200 pieces, all of which will be individually numbered. Orders will no longer be taken at some date (to be
determined) later in the summer.
The tour offers a snapshot of a band at the top of its game, still ascending in the wake of three straight hit albums—
Workingman’s Dead, American Beauty, and the live Grateful Dead (“Skull & Roses”). It had been a
year since
the lineup had gone to its single-drummer configuration, six months since Keith Godchaux had been
broken in as the group’s exceptional pianist, and this marked the first tour to feature Donna Godchaux as
a member of the touring band.
There was a ton of new, unreleased material that came into the repertoire in the fall of ’71 and during the spring of
’72, including “Tennessee Jed,” “Jack Straw,” “Mexicali Blues,” “Comes A Time,” “Ramble On Rose,” “One More
Saturday Night,” “Black-Throated Wind,” “Looks Like Rain” and Pigpen‘s “Chinatown Shuffle,” “The Stranger
(Two
Souls In Communion)” and “Mr. Charlie.” (Sadly, this was Pigpen’s final tour.) All those future classics were
interspersed with songs from the aforementioned “hit” albums—such as “Uncle John’s Band,” “Casey Jones,” “Sugar
Magnolia,” “Bertha,” and “Not Fade Away”—and then were topped off by loads of big jamming numbers—the Europe
’72 tour produced spectacular versions of “Dark Star,” “The Other One,” “Playing in the Band,” “Truckin’,” “China Cat
Sunflower” > “I Know You Rider,” “Good Lovin’,” “Lovelight,” and even the early Pig chestnut “Caution.”
GRATEFUL DEAD EUROPE 1972 TOUR DATES
All shows included in their entirety
April 7 Wembley Empire Pool, Wembley
April 8 Wembley Empire Pool, Wembley
April 11 Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle
April 14 Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen
April 16 Aarhus University, Aarhus
April 17 Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen
April 21 Beat Club, Bremen
April 24 Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf
April 26 Jahrhundert Halle, Frankfurt
April 29 Musikhalle, Hamburg
May 3 Olympia Theatre, Paris
May 4 Olympia Theatre, Paris
May 7 Bickershaw Festival, Wigan
May 10 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
May 11 Rotterdam Civic Hall, Rotterdam
May 13 Lille Fairgrounds, Lille
May 16 Theatre Hall, Luxembourg
May 18 Kongressaal – Deutsches Museum, Munich
May 23 Strand Lyceum, London
May 24 Strand Lyceum, London
May 25 Strand Lyceum, London
May 26 Strand Lyceum, London
New Orleans JazzFest: Arcade Fire, Boni Jovi, Buffet, Wilco
January 20th, 2011 |
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Arcade Fire, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, Sonny Rollins, Kid Rock,
John Mellencamp, Wilco, Robert Plant, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Willie Nelson,
The Strokes, John Legend & The Roots To Join Hundreds of Louisiana Greats at 2011 Jazz Fest in New Orleans
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival today announced the music lineup for the
2011 Festival scheduled for April 29 – May 1 and May 5 – 8. With twelve stages of virtually every style of roots music,
Jazz Fest presents one of the entertainment world’s most diverse music lineups, including its unparalleled showcase
of Louisiana’s unique culture. Hundreds of thousands of fans annually flock to the seven-day event that has been
called America’s best festival.
Arcade Fire, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, Kid Rock, John Mellencamp, Wilco, Willie Nelson, The Strokes, Robert Plant, Ms.
Lauryn Hill, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Sonny Rollins, John Legend & The Roots, The Avett Brothers, Cyndi Lauper, Wyclef
Jean, Mumford & Sons, Alejandro Sanz, Jason Mraz, Maze feat. Frankie Beverly, Lupe Fiasco, Arlo Guthrie, Jamey
Johnson, Fantasia, Kenny G, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Decemberists, Gregg Allman Blues Band, Vickie Winans,
Lucinda Williams, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Robert Cray, Bobby Blue Bland, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Edie
Brickell, Keb’ Mo’, Rance Allen, Ahmad Jamal, Fourplay, Ricky Skaggs, Amos Lee, Jesse Winchester, Michelle Shocked,
Tabou Combo, RAM, and Boukman Eksperyans of Haiti, Punch Brothers, Ron Carter Trio, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Ivan
Lins, Charlie Musselwhite, Maceo Parker with guest Pee Wee Ellis and more are all among the national and
international guest artists scheduled to appear at the 42nd edition of the Jazz Fest.
Hundreds of Louisiana artists, the heart and soul of the Festival, are scheduled to appear, such as: Trombone Shorty
& Orleans Avenue, The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Mystikal, Pete Fountain, Kermit
Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Better Than Ezra, Rebirth Brass Band, Galactic, Tab Benoit, The Radiators, Cowboy
Mouth, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Marcia Ball, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ellis Marsalis, Walter “Wolfman”
Washington, Sonny Landreth, Henry Butler, Papa Grows Funk, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, John Boutte, Terence
Blanchard, Amanda Shaw, The New Orleans Bingo! Show, Jon Cleary, Partners N Crime with 5th Ward Weebie, Soul
Rebels Brass Band, Joseph Zigaboo Modeliste, Glen David Andrews, Anders Osborne, Buckwheat Zydeco, George
Porter, Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Big Freedia & Sissy Nobby, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty
Notes, MyNameIsJohnMichael, Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters, Zachary Richard, Warren Storm – Willie Tee
& Cypress, Honey Island Swamp Band, Bonerama, John Mooney & Bluesiana, Nicholas Payton, Irvin Mayfield & the New
Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Jeremy Davenport, Deacon John, Donald Harrison, Astral Project, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
& the Golden Eagles, Banu Gibson, Shamarr Allen, Pine Leaf Boys, Mia Borders, Hot 8, Mahogany, New Birth &
Pinstripe Brass Bands, Roots of Music Marching Crusaders Band, The Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians plus many
more.
Quint Davis, producer/director of Jazz Fest said, “The 2011 Jazz Fest lineup will deliver an unprecedented balance of
the traditional and the contemporary, in all of the many music categories the Festival presents: from Bon Jovi, Sonny
Rollins and Arcade Fire to Jimmy Buffett, Kid Rock, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson to Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Strokes
and Robert Plant and on and on, along with the unending list of New Orleans super talents. This lineup reminds us
that the artists we grew up with are now the icons of today, and that today’s new heroes are tomorrow’s heritage.
We’re honored to be able to once again celebrate the soul of America as only New Orleans and the Jazz Fest can.”
The 2011 Festival will also host the largest celebration of Haitian culture in the U.S. since the devastating earthquake
one year ago. New Orleans and Haiti have shared a deep cultural connection for over three hundred years and many
of the local traditions and customs owe their roots to this complex Caribbean country. The Jazz Fest is proud and
honored to host the icons of Haitian music and culture including Wyclef Jean, Tabou Combo, RAM, Boukman
Eksperyans, Emeline Michel, Djakout #1, DJA-Rara and Ti-Coca & Wanga Negès. The many cultural connections will
be illustrated throughout all aspects of this year’s Festival. Some highlights include traditional Vodou drumming
performances, folk crafts demonstrations led by visiting master artisans and rara band DJA-Rara parading
throughout the Fair Grounds. With the support of the Green Family Foundation, the program will also include a
series of scholar-led panel discussions entitled Haiti & New Orleans: Cultural Crossroads as well as a listening station
featuring excerpts from the Grammy nominated recordings of Dr. Alan Lomax made in Haiti for the Library of
Congress in 1936-1937.
Tickets for the Festival, which takes place at the Fair Grounds Race Course, went on sale today. A limited number of
discount ticket packages including tickets to each day of a particular weekend of the Festival will be offered. Ticket
packages purchased for all three days of the first weekend (April 29, 30 & May 1) will be $120 ($40 per day), while
second weekend packages purchased for all four festival days (May 5, 6, 7, & 8) will be $160 ($40 per day). (Tickets
included in each package are day-specific.) Advance single day Jazz Fest tickets are only $45; the gate price is $60.
Children’s tickets (ages 2 – 10) are still only $5 and are available at the gate only. Single day tickets to Jazz Fest are
on sale by specific weekend, with each ticket valid for a single day’s attendance.
Tickets are available at www.nojazzfest.com and www.ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets or by
calling (800)
745-3000. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Jazz Fest ticket office located at the New Orleans Arena Box
Office. All Jazz Fest tickets are subject to additional service fees and handling charges.
Face value: John Quelch: Teaching case studies in China
January 20th, 2011 |
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The Western dean of a business school in Shanghai
AS HE left Rupert Murdoch’s office at the Sun newspaper clutching a fat cheque, John Quelch realised he was interested in business. He was a history student at Oxford and had not previously given the subject much thought. But in 1972 he stepped in to help Cherwell, the student rag, after cocky editors (for such people can occasionally be found at that university) had driven it, in his view, into the river after which it was named.
The young Mr Quelch displayed a certain chutzpah, too. He turned up at Mr Murdoch’s office with a rudimentary business plan “which wouldn’t have passed muster with any accountant”, and walked out with a sizeable sum. Cherwell’s editors were duly dispatched. One, Peter Stothard, went on to edit the Times. The other, Howard Davies, became chairman of Britain’s Financial Services Authority. Mr Quelch took over at Cherwell. …
Clearwire Elects Wireless Industry Deal Maker John Stanton as Its Chairman
January 19th, 2011 |
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News Analysis: Clearwire elects wireless pioneer and former T-Mobile CEO John W. Stanton as its new board chairman. Stanton was a prot̩g̩ of his predecessor, Craig McCaw, and is a major force in the cellular industry in his own right. РClearwire announced Jan. 8 that wireless industry pioneer
John W. Stanton, already a member of Clearwire’s board, will be its new
chairman. Stanton succeeds another
industry pioneer, Craig McCaw, in that position.
Stanton
already owns a wireless holding company based in Kirkland,
Wash., (w…
John Brown’s Body: Boston & Burlington Shows; Spring Dates
January 18th, 2011 |
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JOHN BROWN’S BODY IN BOSTON AND BURLINGTON;
NORTHEAST REGGAE OCTET RETURNS
HOME THIS WEEKEND
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Progressive reggae band John Brown’s
Body has two big concerts this weekend. Their annual hometown show at House Of Blues Boston on
Friday, January 21 and Higher Ground in Burlington, VT on Saturday, January 22. Spiritual Rez will be opening both nights.
JBB have also announced they’ll be touring the west coast in late March, supporting Galactic.
John Brown’s Body Tour Dates
Jan 21 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues
Jan 22 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Mar 25 – Seattle, WA – Showbox At The Market w/ Galactic
Mar 26 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom w/ Galactic
Mar 27 – Crystal Bay, NV – Crystal Bay Club w/ Galactic
Mar 30 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up w/ Galactic
Mar 31 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre w/ Galactic
Apr 01 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore w/ Galactic
Apr 02 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore w/ Galactic
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Elton John Baby Picture — First Look Elton John Son Zachary OK! Magazine Cover
January 18th, 2011 |
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Holy Cute Baby! Elton John and his partner David Furnish are giving the world its first glimpse at their newborn son on the cover of Britain’s OK! Magazine, on newsstands this week. The proud dads showed off Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, who was born via surrogate mother on Christmas Day. Elton, 63, wed and 48-year-old [...]
Vatican to beatify John Paul II
January 14th, 2011 |
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Pope Benedict XVI has formally approved a miracle attributed to his late predecessor, paving the way to John Paul II’s beatification on 1 May. The process of beatification, or declaring the late pontiff to be “blessed”, is a crucial step towards making him a saint.