Financially-strapped entertainment legend Wayne Newton has landed his own reality show.
WeTV is developing an unscripted docusoap focused on Newton and the women who run his life on and off the Las Vegas stage. The show is working under the title Wayne’s World and it is being produced by Ping Pong Productions.
Wayne will front the [...]
Celebrity worship and pop-culture emulation are nothing new, and are probably as old as Hollywood itself. It seems as though the moment someone or something becomes popular or famous, all the freaks, weirdos and wannabes come out of the woodwork looking for a way to set themselves apart as a true fan.
They don’t mind a little Bump & Grind — especially when its for a good cause.
A strip club in Toledo, Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief, thanks to its “Lap Dances for Haiti” Campaign.
The shake dancers of Marilyn’s on Monroe donated all proceeds from the $10 cover charges it collected last Saturday [...]
Paris did her best Marilyn on the set of photo shoot for her upcoming fragrance campaign on Friday.
“On set today at my new fragrance campaign photo shoot — a la Marilyn Monroe,” the heiress wrote. Paris, 28, already has nine different scents for men and women on the market.
Goth rocker Marilyn Manson and his actress girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood are reportedly set to tie the knot.
The singer – the ex of burlesque pin-up Dita Von Teese – has apparently proposed to his 22-year-old lover on stage in Paris on Monday night, reports the Mirror.
And delighted Evan is said to have said: “Yes!”
Manson reunited [...]
Musician Marilyn Manson has been dumped by his label home at Interscope Records after his last album failed to make an impression with fans, selling just 121,000 copies to date.
The High End of Low performed so poorly on the Billboard charts, label execs decided to sever ties with the once-influential shock rocker. Nevertheless, Marilyn recently [...]
Michelle Williams has snagged the role of iconic screen stunner Marilyn Monroe in the forthcoming drama My Week With Marilyn, London columnist Baz Bamigboye revealed on Thursday.
The Brokeback Mountain star will play the Hollywood legend in the Simon Curtis-directed film that looks at what went on behind the scenes during the making of 1957’s The [...]
A home movie showing screeen legend Marilyn Monroe smoking marijuana has surfaced, 50 years after it was filmed.
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The often-troubled actress appears happy and relaxed at a small gathering of friends that likely dates back to 1958 or 1959.
“I had it up in my attic all this time,†says the woman [...]
THE MOTHER HIPS EXPAND FALL TOUR SCHEDULE & ANNOUNCE WINTER 2010 DATES
San Francisco Quartet Also Enters Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart With New Album Pacific Dust
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The Mother Hips have added dates to their 2009 Fall and 2010 Winter tour schedule. The Bay Area psych-rockers continue to tour nationally behind their brand new 11-song studio album, Pacific Dust, which reached #82 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart this week. After a recent return from the Northwest and a series of warm-up festival appearances over the summer (including their own “Hipnic” Festival in Big Sur, CA), The Hips are excited to bring Pacific Dust and their “California-soul” to fans throughout North America.
Pacific Dust is the band’s seventh studio album. The critically acclaimed record was recorded at Mission Bells Studios in San Francisco with producer/engineer David Simon-Baker (Little Wings, Jackie Greene, Chris Velan, ALO.
Two free mp3 downloads off Pacific Dust are now available here.
The Mother Hips Tour Dates
11/17/09 Tue Joe’s Pub New York, NY
11/18/09 Wed Joe’s Pub New York, NY
11/20/09 Fri Schubas Chicago, IL
11/21/09 Sat Schubas Chicago, IL
12/04/09 Fri Emo’s Alternative Lounge Austin, TX
12/05/09 Sat Emo’s Alternative Lounge Austin, TX
12/18/09 Fri Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
12/19/09 Sat Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
12/31/09 Thu Marilyn’s on K Sacramento, CA
01/03/10 Sun Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
01/04/10 Mon Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
01/05/10 Tue Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
01/06/10 Wed Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
01/07/10 Thu Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
01/08/10 Fri Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
01/28/10 Thu The Hotel Cafe Los Angeles, CA
01/29/10 Fri Moe’s Alley Santa Cruz, CA
01/30/10 Sat Moe’s Alley Santa Cruz, CA
02/12/10 Fri The State Room Salt Lake City, UT
02/13/10 Sat Star Bar Park City, UT
02/26/10 Fri SOhO Restaurant and Music Club Santa Barbara, CA
02/27/10 Sat Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
03/10/10 Wed Bud Light Street Beat Vail, CO
03/11/10 Thu Paradise Theater Paonia, CO
03/12/10 Fri Hi Dive Denver, CO
03/13/10 Sat Ghost Ranch Saloon Steamboat Springs, CO
Praise for Pacific Dust
“The Hips have created one of its best albums, and likely one of the year’s best” – Relix
“..loud fuzzed-up garage rock. A favorite of 2009.” – HearYa.com
“A romping strain of countrified psychedelic power pop.” – The New Yorker
The crypt above the one late Marilyn Monroe was laid to rest in has now been put back on the market.
Elsie Poncher had put her husband’s crypt up for sale on auction website eBay.com in August this year, and it quickly attracted bids over the 2.6 million pounds mark, reports the Daily Express.
Poncher, whose [...]
Marilyn Manson’’s concert promoters have dismissed rumors that the rocker has been inflicted with swine flu.
A statement from the promoters of Manson’’s Canadian tour read: “The Gillett Entertainment Group and Live Nation confirmed today that contrary to rumours circulating, Marilyn Manson is not suffering from swine flu.”
However, the singer had admitted of being diagnosed with [...]
And in news that will send Lindsay Lohan’s head popping right off her shoulders, Lost In Translation’s Scarlett Johansson, 24, is at the top of a list of seasoned actresses being considered by director Simon Curtis and producer David Parfitt to play blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe in a new motion picture.
The Daily Mail’s Showbiz Reporter [...]
Music editors better watch their pens. Shock rocker Marilyn Manson has threatened to attack any journalists who write negative things about him or his controversial band.
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Marilyn — whose real name is Brian Warner — took to his MySpace blog this week to warn writers to keep their fonts shut.
“If one more ‘journalist’ makes a cavalier [...]
We got sneak peek at this photoshoot earlier this year, but it looks like Spanish Vogue has finally unveiled Lindsay Lohan’s second photographic tribute to late screen siren Marilyn Monroe. The controversial star graces the pages of the August issue of Vogue Espana in character as the iconic blonde.
Helicopters recording from the air, dozens of [...]
Harry Potter star Emma Watson is reportedly teaming up with rocker Marilyn Manson for a musical.
The 19-year-old has been offered a part in a Goth-inspired reworking of glass slipper fairytale ‘Cinderella’, the Sun reports.
The actress could possibly play the princess in the yet untitled film planned by the rockstar.
Until now, Watson has not [...]
