Elvis and Jackie Wilson were simply a huge mutual fan club. Elvis adored Wilson’s voice, technique and exuberant live performance style whilst Jackie said of Elvis “A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man’s music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis” which sets [...]
Hedges: I’ve been trying to finish a novel I’ve been working on for a decade. I wrote a script for Tobey Maguire, which I’m hoping to do with Sony next. I had that obligation. I rewrote “Dan in Real Life” and they asked me to direct it. I never thought it was going to [...]
Phil Shalala, vice president of marketing for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Tickets are still available for tonight’s Festival Series concert featuring the funky classical duo, Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall. Bassist, Meyer and mandolin player, Marshall, have been at the forefront of American instrumental string music for over 20 years and are respected by critics and audiences for their versatile and imaginative approach to music. [...]
Kanye West is presenting something called G.O.O.D. Music at the Alliant Energy Center. This early 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. event features Twista, T-Trell, Jo Flowroshus, Paul Wall, and more. The event is being recorded for a television show being produced by Russell Simmons.
“Naked Lunch” just doesn’t sound appetizing to some people. A sandwich called the Skinny Dip, featuring sliced prime rib in a baguette, has been offered free of charge to anyone willing to plunge naked from The Black Frog Restaurant’s dock into a lake. Since the free-sandwich offer was introduced three years ago in Greenville, [...]
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Some genres of music lend themselves to violence more than others. Take, for instance, smooth jazz. You never hear about Kenny G smashing his woodwind over the head of a heckler, or Sade bitch slapping a paparazzo. But rock ‘n roll, hip-hop, and the unique hybrid of the two perpetrated by Kid Rock possess [...]
The crowd: Straight out of 1984 . Lots of baseball jerseys and classic rock band shirts (think Rolling Stones, Ratt, The Who, Rush, AC/DC, Def Leppard and Foreigner). Many in attendance were in their forties or older, but twentysomethings and teens were present, too. “We brought them because they want to see (16-year-old bassist) [...]