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It’s My Birthday, But I’m Giving This Gift To You
January 22, 2013 Happy Birthday to me! Since I'm a generous person, I'm giving you all a present!
Entertainment
Entertainment
January 22, 2013
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A Redneck with a Heart for Critters
If you think of rednecks as ignorant, sister-boffing, cousin-marrying, Deliverance-styled men holding rifles, tromping out to the woods to have some fun killing defenseless creatures, then you're probably mostly right.
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35 Years Ago: Journey’s ‘Infinity’ Released
Ever wake up one morning wondering what your name was? Whether this was your beautiful house (David Byrne has, but that’s another story)? Whether you somehow missed something that was sitting right under your nose?
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42 Years Ago – The Beatles’ ‘White Album’ Played in Court During Charles Manson Trial
In 1969, terror and paranoia swept through the film and music communities of Los Angeles after actress Sharon Tate, Hollywood hairstylist Jay Sebring, coffee heiress Abigail Folger, aspiring screenwriter Wojciech Frykowski and 18-year-old Steven Parent were brutally murdered in a house on Cielo Drive. In a bizarre twist to an already sensational story, the Beatles' 'White Album' wound up being played in court during the subsequent murder trial of Charles Manson, who claimed to have planned the killing spree because of messages he believed were buried in the music.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Don’t Mind People Yelling ‘Free Bird’
We've all been at concerts where some guy, who's usually had a few too many, shouts out a request for 'Free Bird,' even if it's not a Lynyrd Skynyrd show. While many of us would love to have security go to town on him - if for nothing else a lack of originality - the members of band, unsurprisingly, have a different take. In a new interview, founding guitarist Gary Rossington spoke about what it means to him.
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Triangle [Celluloid Hero]
January 17, 2013 This week, [Celluloid Hero] heads for the open seas in "Triangle".
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Tom Morello to Replace Steven Van Zandt on Bruce Springsteen’s Australia Tour
This summer it was suggested that Bruce Springsteen may have to be without Steven Van Zandt for dates in 2013 due to the guitarist's previous acting commitments. Today, Springsteen announced that Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine will take over for Van Zandt when Springsteen tours Australia in March.
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Dave Grohl on Paul McCartney Collaboration: ‘It Just Came Out of Nowhere’
If it seemed to you like 'Cut Me Some Slack,' Paul McCartney's collaboration with the surviving members of Nirvana that was unveiled during the 12-12-12 benefit, came out of nowhere, don't feel like you're out of the loop -- according to Dave Grohl, that's really the way it happened.
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Former Great White Frontman Jack Russell Plans Memorial Concert for Club Fire Victims
Great White's ever-shifting lineup is too complicated for all but the most ardent fans of the band -- which now includes two separate touring incarnations and the ever-present threat of a lawsuit. But no matter who's in the group, one thing remains the same: The shadow cast by the fire that claimed the lives of 100 people at a Great White show on Feb. 20, 2003.
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‘Metallica Through the Never’ 3-D Movie Release Date Announced
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46 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones Forced to ‘Spend Some Time’ With Ed Sullivan
As tough as they wanted to appear, the gritty punch of the Rolling Stones was no match for the power of Ed Sullivan. On Jan. 15, 1967, The Stones were all set to grace the Sullivan stage for their fourth appearance when they ran into a snag.
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Freddie Mercury’s Rolls-Royce Sold at Auction
Queen's Freddie Mercury may have enjoyed singing about riding his bicycle, but like any rock star worth his salt, he had plenty of gasoline-powered wheels too -- and thanks to a recent auction, one of his nicest cars now has a new owner.