Acclaimed Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron is currently writing an “Avatar” Bible on which he will base the script for the sequel to his blockbuster 3D sci-fi epic adventure movie. Sam Worthington who played the lead Jake Sully in the first movie has confirmed work has begun on the “Avatar” follow-up, with director Cameron writing a [...]
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Cameron penning ‘Avatar’ Bible
December 21st, 2010 |
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Electric Beach Fest: Pretty Lights, Wiz Khalifa & More
December 20th, 2010 |
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MARCH 17-20; GRAN MELIA HOTEL & RESORT IN CANCUN, MEXICO
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Beach Dog Presents is proud to announce
the inaugural Electric Beach, to take place March 17-20 at the Gran
Melia
Hotels & Resorts in Cancun, Mexico. This very special Spring Break event will have two stages that will see
performances by Pretty Lights, Wiz Khalifa, Sam Adams, Chiddy Bang, Savoy, and The White
Panda.
The only way to experience these highly exclusive shows and late night DJ sets is by purchasing your package via www.BeachDogPresents.com.
All packages include a room for 3 nights at the Gran Melia Cancun; access to all 3 nights of performances, unlimited
international premium liquors, beer, bottled water, soft drinks, and selection of house wines until the last bar closes;
unlimited dining (2 restaurant choices for breakfast, 3 for lunch, and 5 for dinner); daytime activities and more.
Telluride 2011: R. Plant, Béla, Railroad Earth, Emmitt-Nershi
December 20th, 2010 |
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MORE ARTISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
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The initial lineup has been announced for the 38th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, set for June 16-19
2011 in Telluride, Colorado. More acts will be announced in the coming months. Telluride Bluegrass passes
(including a limited number of discounted holiday-priced tickets) and camping are now on-sale at shop.bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422.
Lineup
Robert Plant & Band of Joy
Telluride House Band featuring Sam, Bela, Jerry, Edgar, Bryan & Stuart
Sam Bush Band
Bela Fleck & the Original Flecktones
Emmylou Harris
Yonder Mountain String Band
The Decemberists
Railroad Earth
Tim O’Brien Band
Edgar Meyer
Punch Brothers
Peter Rowan
Emmitt-Nershi Band
Tim O’Brien & Kevin Burke
The Infamous Stringdusters
Cornmeal
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Trampled by Turtles
Nora Jane Struthers & the Bootleggers
FBI Investigating Lohan Stalker Case
December 20th, 2010 |
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The FBI is now investigating that series of threatening phone calls and text messages made to Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan and her family as the troubled actress continues to battle drug addiction in rehab, TMZ reported Monday. Over the past several weeks, Lindsay has been receiving harassing correspondence from unknown numbers. The stalker has been [...]
Is Sam Lutfi The Lindsay Lohan Stalker?
December 17th, 2010 |
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Sam Lutfi is believed to be the unknown phantom who has been stalking actress Lindsay Lohan. The celebrity hanger-on who was once ordered to stay away from Britney Spears is now believed to be harassing Lohan, TMZ.com said Friday. On Thursday, the site reported that the actress feared she was being targeted by a stalker [...]
Grace Jones Owes IRS More Than $60K In Back Taxes
December 17th, 2010 |
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Uncle Sam has a bone to pick with outre entertainer Grace Jones. The “Slave to the Rhythm” star has joined the wall of celebrities — we’re looking at you Jodie Sweetin and Aaron Carter — who owe the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A month ago, the IRS filed a $63,898 tax lien against Jones for [...]
Tiger Woods’ Ex-Wife Elin Nordegren Is Dating Again
December 15th, 2010 |
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Behold — There is life after Tiger! Elin Nordegren, the jilted ex-wife of womanizing golf superstar Tiger Woods, is moving on after the former couple’s highly-publicized split after growing close to a fellow student at her Florida college. Elin, 30, has been spotted canoodling with a 35-year-old South African classmate at Rollins College in Winter [...]
Justin Bieber PETA Ad
December 14th, 2010 |
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Singing star Justin Bieber is raising his voice against animal cruelty. The most Googled name in music is also the newest well-coiffed coverboy for People for the Ethical Treatment (PETA), joining broody pooch Bijoux in a campaign — featuring the blaring tagline “My World Includes Compassion for Animals. Yours Should Too” — to encourage his [...]
Jodie Sweetin Owes IRS Nearly $30K In Back Taxes
December 14th, 2010 |
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Stephanie Tanner couldn’t be bothered to pay her taxes last year. We think we speak for Full House fans everywhere when we say: “How rude!” Uncle Sam cometh for former child star Jodie Sweetin, whose adult years after of the spotlight have been seeped in meth addiction, a pair of failed marriages, and two children [...]
Cancer cells can be ‘burned up’ using magnetic pulses
December 6th, 2010 |
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Scientists have developed a new technique known as hyperthermia therapy, which they hope will allow them to target cancer cells in the body and kill them without harming the surrounding tossed or causing the side effects of chemotherapy drugs and radiotherapy. Researchers have found they can surround cancer cells with tiny particles of iron oxide [...]
Old Settler’s Festival 2011 Avetts, Emmitt-Nershi, Sam Bush
December 3rd, 2010 |
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ANOTHER HOT TIME DOWN IN TEXAS
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The 24th Old Settler’s Music Festival will be held Thursday, April 14 through Sunday, April 17, 2011, Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch, south of Austin, Texas. More than 30 acts will perform, including:
The Avett Brothers
Sam Bush
Tim O’Brien
Jake Shimabukuro
Green Mountain Grass
Elliott Brood
Emmitt-Nershi Band
Ticketless early-bird wristbands went on-sale November 15. Festivalgoers that purchase the ticketless early-bird wristbands will enjoy as much as a 25 percent savings over at-the-gate ticket prices on three- and four-day wristbands with camping. Four-day wristbands include access to a special kick-off show Thursday night in the campground and access to the camp-side events unique to Old Settler’s. No single tickets are available at this time.
Higher federal tax on US gasoline?
December 2nd, 2010 |
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Is this the automotive industry equivalent of turkeys voting for Christmas or is it an unpalatable measure whose time has come?
Edmunds.com CEO Jeremy Anwyl has called for a hefty increase to the US Federal Gas Tax. He’s arguing that it would be right as a means to nudge the industry towards a more fuel-efficient future. I recall Bill Ford making similar comments not so long ago.
It would also raise a lot of much-needed tax revenue for Uncle Sam.
As for the US fiscal deficit, well, no easy answers there and tackling it – through reduced public spending and/or higher taxes – is bound to bring some pain. We also have that uncomfortable conundrum here in Britain (and we are used to high taxes at the petrol pump which are basically a blatant tax grab that goes into the general government spending kitty, not ring-fenced for transport infrastructure, which was the original intention).
Maybe a higher tax on petrol in the US, while not exactly a pleasing prospect for many, would at least bring some longer-term positives and be preferable to some other options under consideration. It’s a policy option that at least deserves to be debated and in the mix.
Has its time come? As Jeremy Anwyl notes, probably not, but it is no longer crazy talk.
Aging “Glee†Stars Will Be Phased Out By 2012
December 1st, 2010 |
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We hope those Gleeks have a pension plan. The stars of the smash musical-comedy Glee have been put on notice: Series creator Ryan Murphy says some of the show’s stars will have to leave the hit program by the end of the show’s fourth season. What gives? Well, it’s quite simple, really. You see, Ryan [...]
Lily Allen may plan New Year wedding to tide over baby grief
November 29th, 2010 |
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Actress Lily Allen, who suffered the tragic loss of her unborn baby earlier this month, is planning a New Year wedding to tide over her grief. The devastating ordeal seems to have only strengthened her relationship with boy friend Sam Cooper. “Lily and Sam had loose plans to marry after the baby was born but [...]
Lily Allen Unloads Profane Tirade On Daily Mail Reporter
November 29th, 2010 |
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Youch! Remind us to triple fact check all stories containing the keywords “Lily” and “Allen” from here on out, will ya? The sometime pop singer has slammed a UK journo after she penned a story claiming Lily was planning a New Year’s wedding with her builder beau Sam Cooper to heal ease the pain of [...]
Lily Allen Engaged? “Smile†Singer To Marry Sam Cooper, Reports Say
November 28th, 2010 |
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British songbird Lily Allen is planning a holiday wedding. Allen, who suffered a miscarriage earlier this month, is planning to tie the knot with builder boyfriend Sam Cooper later this year, London’s Daily Mail dished on Sunday. Prior to the miscarriage, Sam and Lily hadn’t seriously thought about when they would marry, yaps a source, [...]
Dyrty Byrds: New Sam Holt Band; Southern Showcase Tour
November 23rd, 2010 |
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TOUR STARTS DECEMBER 2 IN ATLANTA, GA
 Dyrty Byrds |
Formed in the fall of 2009, the Dyrty
Byrds began as a side project between guitarists Sam Holt, Eric Martinez, and Tori
Pater. The band has been honing it’s sound in venues all over Colorado, which has paid off for both the band
and its growing fan base. The purpose of the upcoming Southeastern Showcase is to bring the music back to its
origins in
the Southland.
DYRTY BYRDS:
Sam Holt (Outformation) – guitar/vocals
Eric Martinez (Bloodkin) – guitar/vocals
Tori Pater (Polytoxic) – guitar/keys/vocals
Spanky- bass
Bud- drums
SOUTHEASTERN SHOWCASE 2010
Thursday, 12/2 – Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA
Friday, 12/3 – Live Wire Music Hall, Savannah, GA
Saturday, 12/4 – The Charleston Pour House, Charleston, SC
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“Glee†European Tour Dates
November 22nd, 2010 |
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Glee’s going across the pond for an all-new singing/dancing stage extravaganza. On Friday, producers of the hit FOX hit musical-comedy announced that the show’s cast will embark on a tour of Europe once the set goes dim for summer break in May. Your favorite New Directions singers — Lea Michele (Rachel), Cory Monteith (Finn), Amber [...]
The Handsome Family: West Coast Tour & New Album
November 22nd, 2010 |
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NEW ALBUM AVAILABLE AT WEST COAST TOUR DATES
 The Handsome Family |
When you’ve recorded eight studio albums over fifteen years, there’s bound to be songs that have been forgotten.
The Handsome Family has
revisited their past and gathered up these treasures; a smattering of covers, alternate takes, unreleased songs and
bits of their history and put them together on the self-released Scattered: A Further Collection of Lost
Demos, Orphaned Songs and Odd Covers which the band will support with a tour beginning in early
January.
Fans of Rennie and Brett Sparks’ haunting and hauntingly beautiful stories in song will be delighted to know that
they’re in for a double treat: The Handsome Family will be touring the west coast and they’ll have copies of
Scattered with them. The CD is only available at tour dates and on their website. The tour, which begins in Vancouver January 19 will take
them down the west coast to Santa Monica.
The Handsome Family Tour Dates
1/19 Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
1/20 Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA
1/21 Doug Fir, Portland, OR
1/22 Sam Bond’s Garage, Eugene, OR
1/25 Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA
1/26 Cafe DuNord, – San Francisco, CA
1/28 Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA
1/29 McCabe’s Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA
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Kirsten Dunst backs new ‘Spider-Man’ cast
November 18th, 2010 |
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Actress Kirsten Dunst is convinced that the new ‘Spiderman’ star Andrew Garfield and her replacement, Emma Stone, will ‘be great’ in the rebooted superhero franchise. Dunst starred as Spider-Man/Peter Parker”s love interest Mary Jane Watson in three films, opposite Tobey Maguire as the comic book webslinger, but both actors and director Sam Raimi quit earlier [...]