I have previously argued at some length that rising inequality is one of the main causes of the economic crisis.Famed Yale economist Robert Shiller agrees.As the Browser reports:Yale economist Robert Shiller argues that rising inequality in the US was…
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Robert Shiller Argues That Rising Inequality In The US Was A Major Cause Of The Recent Crisis, And Little Is Being Done To Address It
January 24th, 2011 |
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Wanee 2011 Lineup Allmans, WSP, Robert Plant, Ween
January 22nd, 2011 |
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INCREDIBLE LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR FLORIDA FAVE
The 2011 Wanee Festival will take place April 14-16 at the Spirit of Suwanee Park in Live Oak, FL. Tickets went on sale today here, and the lineup this year is smoking hot:
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Wanee 2011 Lineup
Allman Brothers Band
Robert Plant & The Band of Joy
Widespread Panic
Steve Miller Band
Warren Haynes Band
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band
Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band
Ween
Stephen Marley
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Mike Gordon
Hot Tuna
7 Walkers
Galactic
Taj Mahal
North Mississippi All-Stars
John Popper & The Duskray Troubadours
Keller Williams
The Radiators
Wanda Jackson
Rusted Root
Oteil Burbridge and The Lee Boys
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Big Gigantic
Melvin Seals & JGB
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
New Deal
Lotus
Tea Leaf Green
DJ Logic
Toubab Krewe
Devon Allman’s Honeytribe
Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio
Soul Rebels Brass Band
Guitar Shorty
Dangermuffin
Honey Island Swamp Band
Kevin Hammond
Death On Two Wheels
The Yeti Trio
Jacob Jeffries Band
Griffin Anthony
Ticket includes: 4 nights of “primitive camping,” 3 full days of music, plus kick-off party on Wednesday from 2 pm-2 am. Pick up tickets here.
Big Head Blues Club: 100 Years of Robert Johnson
January 21st, 2011 |
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ALBUM RELEASE MARCH 1, 2011 TO BE SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL TOUR:
“BLUES AT THE CROSSROADS: THE ROBERT JOHNSON CENTENNIAL CONCERTS”
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How do you throw a 100th birthday bash for the most influential bluesman that ever lived? If you’re Big Head Todd and The Monsters, you
gather some of the greatest living blues musicians and record 100 Years of Robert Johnson
(March 1, 2011 – Ryko/Big Records), a stirring new tribute album featuring 10 potent interpretations of some of the
most vital and durable music of the past century.
Big Head Blues Club, as the ad hoc ensemble is calling itself, features, in addition to the Colorado-based
quartet—guitarist and vocalist Todd Park Mohr, bassist Rob Squires, drummer Brian
Nevin and keyboardist Jeremy Lawton—special guests, blues legends B.B. King, Hubert Sumlin, David “Honeyboy” Edwards and Charlie Musselwhite, as well as keepers
of the blues flame Ruthie Foster, Cedric Burnside, and Lightnin’
Malcolm.
Recorded at the legendary Ardent Studios in Memphis, and produced by Grammy award winning blues producer
Chris Goldsmith (Blind Boys of Alabama), 100 Years of Robert Johnson will be released in early
2011, and supported by a national tour (“Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concerts”)
featuring many of the participants in the sessions. A complete list of the tour dates is included below.
Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concerts” Tour Dates:
Jan. 28 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
Jan. 29 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Performing Arts Center
Jan. 30 San Diego, CA (2 shows) Anthology
Jan. 31 Santa Barbara, CA Campbell Hall / UCSB
Feb. 04 Austin, TX Paramount Theatre
Feb. 05 Dallas, TX Lakewood Theatre
Feb. 10 Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium / U of M
Feb. 11 Chicago, IL Orchestra Hall
Feb. 12 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre
Feb. 13 Meridian, MS Riley Center / MSU
Feb. 16 Chapel Hill, NC Memorial Hall / UNC Chapel Hill
Feb. 17 North Bethesda, MD The Music Center at Strathmore
Feb. 18 Boston, MA Berklee School of Music
Feb. 24 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
Feb. 25 Princeton, NJ McCarter Theatre
Feb. 26 Blue Bell, PA Montgomery County Community College
Feb. 27 New Bedford, MA Zeiterion Theater
March 4 Milwaukee, WI Potowatomi Casino
March 5 Omaha, NE Holland Performing Arts Center
March 6 Minneapolis, MN Orchestra Hall
March 8 Urbana, IL Krannert Center – Tyrone Festival Theatre
Marilyn Manson Will Mentor Talent Show Contestants On Austria’s “The X Factorâ€
January 19th, 2011 |
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Just when you think you’ve seen everything, Marilyn Manson goes and turns himself into a mascara and liner-clad incarnation of Simon Cowell. Live from The WTF Files comes the announcement that the controversial goth-rocker — whose murderous lyrics and stage antics terrorized clean-cut Americans (and everyone else with full use of their hearing) for much [...]
Robert Plant: Spring Tour
January 18th, 2011 |
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TOUR STARTS APRIL 8 IN LOUISVILLE, KY;
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Robert Plant has confirmed a
12-date North American tour. Beginning April 8 in Louisville, KY, this will be the third leg of touring on these
shores in support of the triumphant release of his latest album, Band of Joy. The touring band is the same
that made the record and that is currently touring the States: Patty Griffin, vocals; Darrell Scott,
multi-nstrumentalist/vocals; Byron House, bass/vocals; Marco Giovino, drums and
percussion/vocals, and co-producer Buddy Miller, guitar/vocals. The full itinerary is listed below, along
with a download of “Central Two-O-Nine,” the lone original track off the new album.
ROBERT PLANT SPRING TOUR:
April 8 – Louisville, KY – The Palace
April 9: – Chicago, IL – The Auditorium Theatre
April 11 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Ballroom
April 12 – Minneapolis, MN – The State Theatre
April 15 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live Arena
April 17 – Vancouver, BC – The Queen Elizabeth Theater
April 19 – Portland, OR – The Schnitzer
April 20: – Seattle, WA – The Paramount
April 22 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek
April 23 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek
April 25 – Santa Barbara, CA – The Santa Barbara Bowl
April 27 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore
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The Kennedys Killed “The Kennedysâ€
January 10th, 2011 |
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Don’t mess with Texas or The Kennedys! The Hollywood Reporter cites loose-lipped insiders who are dishing that it was power of The Kennedy Clan — namely former First Daughter Caroline Kennedy and former California First Lady Maria Shriver — who helped bring down a controversial History Channel miniseries starring Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy [...]
Jane Krakowski Pregnant
January 8th, 2011 |
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Jane Krakowski is going to be a mother! The 30 Rock actress, 42, is expecting her first child with fiancé of one year Robert Godley, a British clothing designer. Krakowski’s rep confirmed the news to PEOPLE Friday after a photo surfaced showing Krakowski on a Caribbean beach with a noticeable bump extending from her black [...]
Wawrinka survives Goffin scare
January 7th, 2011 |
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Qualifier David Goffin showcased raw talent and the freshness of youth to stretch third seed Stanislas Wawrinka who eventually survived two tie-breaks to book his berth in the quarterfinals of the singles competition in the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament here Friday. The one hour, 56-minute match ended well past midnight as Wawrinka, ranked [...]
Shania Twain Wedding Pictures
January 3rd, 2011 |
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Country superstar Shania Twain married the “man who impressed her much” – Frederic Thiebaud – in a New Year’s Day wedding ceremony in Rincon, Puerto Rico, and the singer feels like such a woman that she’s released a couple of photographs from the couple’s island nups as a treat for fans. “I’m in love!†the [...]
Robert Pattinson Hires Body Double To Dupe Crazed Fans
January 3rd, 2011 |
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A cure for Bieber Fever after all? Hollywood heartthrob Robert Pattinson is reportedly hiring body double to keep himself safe and secure from his ever increasing gaggle of fans. Take notes, Biebs. The actor has been planning to step up his security by employing a body double after being bombarded by saucy fanmail from female [...]
Shania Twain Married!
January 2nd, 2011 |
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The new year got off to a booming start for country sweetie Shania Twain: She got married! Just weeks after confirming her engagement to Nestle executive Frederic Thiebaud, Shania tied the knot in Puerto Rico on New Year’s Day, a rep for the singer confirmed to PEOPLE on Saturday evening. “They were married at sunset [...]
Shania Twain excited about future
December 23rd, 2010 |
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Singer Shania Twain is optimistic about her future after her engagement to Swiss businessman Frederic Thiebaud. The “Still The One” singer is set to marry Swiss businessman Frederic Thiebaud after he proposed her two months ago and says she can’t wait to get married because the couple are so much in love, reports femalefirst.co.uk. “2010 [...]
Forbes Magazine: Leonardo DiCaprio Hollywood’s Highest-Grossing Star 2010
December 21st, 2010 |
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Leonardo DiCaprio ends 2010 with a bang: The Inception star topped Forbes Magazine’s list of the year’s Highest-Grossing Star. Leo’s movies have earned $1.1 billion at the global box office, according to the Finance Bible. DiCaprio has collaborated with high-profile directors over the course of his career and his Tinseltown connectiions have been especially lucrative [...]
Shania Twain Beaming Over Surprise Engagement
December 21st, 2010 |
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“He’s still the one!” Shania Twain is opening up about her surprise engagement to Nestle executive Frederic Thiebaud. The couple’s road to matrimony has been a rocky one. Bear with us, this is kind of confusing. Banjo music may help you to understand. Twain is now engaged to the ex-husband of the woman her own [...]
Noble names Robert van der Zalm new Chief Financial Officer
December 17th, 2010 |
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Noble Group, the Singapore-based commodities firm backed by China’s sovereign fund, said it appointed Robert van der Zalm as its new chief financial officer after Stephen Jeffrey Marzo left the post by mutual agreement with the company. Van der Zalm joins from BHP Billition where he was global finance chief of the aluminium division.
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“Water For Elephants†Trailer [Feat. Robert Pattinson & Reese Witherspoon]
December 16th, 2010 |
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Check out the trailer for Water for Elephants, starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. Synopsis: “Based on the acclaimed bestseller, Water for Elephants presents an unexpected romance in a uniquely compelling setting. Veterinary school student Jacob meets and falls in love with Marlena, a star performer in a circus of a bygone era. They discover [...]
Robert De Niro to become a grandfather again
December 9th, 2010 |
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Actor Robert De Niro will soon become a grandfather – again. His son, real estate honcho Raphael De Niro, and Raphael”s wife, Claudine, will welcome their second child, a girl, in March, reports the New York Post. The couple also has a son, Nicholas, who is 18 months old. Raphael runs the DeNiro Group, a [...]
Robert Randolph: Winter Dates
December 8th, 2010 |
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WE WALK THIS ROAD OUT NOW
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Band have announced Winter 2011 tour dates, beginning January 20 in Fayetteville, AR and ending in
Burlington, VT at the Higher Groundon February 20. Presale is happening now for the San Francisco, CA and Austin,
TX dates. Check out all tour dates below.
TOUR DATES
01/20/11 George’s Majestic Fayetteville, AR
01/21/11 Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS
01/22/11 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
01/28/11 The Independent San Francisco, CA
01/29/11 The Independent San Francisco, CA
01/30/11 Crystal Bay Club Casino Crystal Bay, NV
02/01/11 El Rey Theater Albuquerque, NM
02/03/11 Gruene Hall New Braunfels, TX
02/04/11 Antone’s Austin, TX
02/05/11 Antone’s Austin, TX
02/17/11 House of Blues Boston, MA
02/20/11 Higher Ground (Ballroom) Burlington, VT
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Angelina Jolie Jewelry Collection
December 7th, 2010 |
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Actress Angelina Jolie (or as she’s known to sharp-tongued comediennce Chelsea Handler: “C-nt, Wh-re, Bit-ch”) has partnered with Robert Procop — a former chief executive officer of luxe brand Asprey — for a new collection of bling, with proceeds benefitting the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict. News of the collaboration only came courtesy of [...]