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BBC News

Completely Unrelated: Kid Rock Needs to Quit Reminding Us How Much ...
Dawg Sports, GA - 7 hours ago
by T Kyle King on Jul 24, 2008 11:45 AM EDT in Events Kid Rock recently was placed on probation for an assault at an Atlanta waffle restaurant. ...
Video: Showbiz Minute: Batman, Kid Rock, Getty AssociatedPress
Court Slings Sentence in Kid Rock Waffle Brawl E! Online
Kid Rock sentenced to probation and anger management classes InTheNews.co.uk
AngryApe - Billboard
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JamBase

Alejandro Escovedo | 07.16.08 | Atlanta
JamBase, CA - 2 hours ago
Always finding the common thread that ties great music of all styles together, Escovedo welcomed the Texas enchantress Carrie Rodriguez to the stage to add ...

Magnetic Fields to play Symphony Hall; 3 Doors Down tix on sale
Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields. Photo credit: Marcelo Krasilcic The Magnetic Fields spent much of the summer playing in Europe, but they’ll be back in the U.S. come fall. As part of the fall tour, the Stephin Merritt-led chamber...


Shout! leads magical tour
Monroenews.com, MI - 7 hours ago
Members of the Hillsdale County-based group tour Michigan and Ohio and have been to Tennessee, Georgia, Minnesota and Indiana. ...


Georgia Boosts Incentives for Entertainment Industry
Lakefront Hartwell, GA - Jul 17, 2008
“House Bill 1100 is a key piece to the puzzle in sustaining Georgia's entertainment industry for the long haul,” said Ric Reitz, an actor and producer from ...

Project Runway: Ugly Brown Fabric
The high: The realization that in a season of strong personalities, nobody on “Project Runway’s” Season 5 annoys me — yet. Surely I must have mellowed in my old age? The low: The misconception that brown is ugly. Tonight’s designers...

7/23: Stephen Colbert disses Canton, Larry Wachs reax to Janet fine turnabout, radio stations helping babies
Award-winning talk show host/satirist Stephen Colbert dissed Canton Georgia during his Monday night show. It was mildly amusing - at least for the folks in Canton, Ohio. He was complaining that the media was so focused on Barack Obama’s...

Best Known Comic Book Covers
Comic books -- and the characters and stories -- are an ingrained part of Americana, as are comic book covers. Here's some of the best known along with price guide valuations.

7/15: Neal Boortz in the U.K., Star 94's latest promotion kind of lonely, "Closer" ratings
WSB’s Neal Boortz is in London doing a seminar on the role of talk show hosts on the American Presidential election at the U.S. Embassy. He said the ambassador to the embassy, who he has never spoken to, requested Boortz...

50 million Alan Jackson fans can't be wrong
Alan Jackson is now a 50 million-album man. The Newnan native’s label, Arista Nashville, just released a statement trumpeting Jackson’s newest milestone. He’s now sold a cumulative total of 50 million albums over his nearly 20-year recording career. This...



7/16: Bye Bye William Petersen, is Katharine Heigl next? Steve Craig's last day on 99x.com
With William Petersen announcing his departure from “CSI” next season, do you think that would be considered a fatal blow to the still hugely popular drama? And would Katharine Heigl be the next one out after publicly dissing the writers...

Kid Rock Gets Probation In Waffle House Case
Kid Rock is sentenced to probation, anger management and community service for his role in a fight at a suburban Atlanta Waffle House last fall.

New albums coming from Atlanta's Young Antiques and Connor Christian
"Georgia" entertainment - Google News The Young Antiques: Kevin Charney, Blake Rainey and Blake Parris. One of our finest local bands is getting ready to release a new CD and you can get a sneak preview this weekend. The Young Antiques — Blake Rainey,...

Rate Young Jeezy's "Put On" Video
Rarely has a “Recession” been this anticipated. But with Atlanta rapper-entrepreneur Young Jeezy currently on his first Vibe cover, and another appearance on XXL heading to stands as this is typed, interest is only building in his September release,...

Which Celebrity Has That Tattoo?
So many celebrities have been inked! Find out who's got a tattoo -- or many -- and see what they look like.

7/11: Whatever happened to... Willard?
Willard Arbour was a fixture in Atlanta rock radio for 32 years, starting at WRAS-FM at Georgia State and seguing for most of his career to 96rock, then a final stint at Z93. He left the airwaves in 2004 but...

Project Runway: Tablecloth time
The high: OMG, no one’s calling anything “fierce.” The low: Only AmEx cardholders have access to “Project Runway’s” online post-show. Just when we thought the high cost of, well, everything, would derail our plans to have a fabulous little summer,...

Athens' Harvey Milk and We Versus the Shark: Pitchfork approved
We Versus the Shark (from left): Luke Fields, Samantha Paulsen, Jeff Tobias, Scott Smith. Photo: Mike White. It’s a big day for Athens bands over at Pitchfork, the online arbiter of indie music cool. The latest albums from Harvey...

7/21: Sean Hannity gets a new contract, Real Housewives of Atlanta date set
Syndicated talker Sean Hannity, heard locally on WSB-AM, has signed an unusual contract between his original syndicator ABC Radio and Premiere, which handles the likes of Rush Limbaugh. Plus, he gets some profits himself. So it’s worth at least...

7/14: 2 Live Stews new TV One Show "Black Men Revealed"
The 2 Live Stews, already a big brand in sports talk radio and heard locally on 790/The Zone from 1 to 4 p.m., are making a foray outside the zone of football and basketball into relationships and black stereotypes...



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Silicon Valley's Metro

A melange of music and message
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 35 minutes ago
The pivotal piece is "Let's Impeach the President," which causes a ruckus in Atlanta. A conservative talk-radio host disses CSNY, and a series of fans ...
CSNY: music and the war San Jose Mercury News
DEJA VU: Politics, rock 'n' roll meet in new Crosby, Stills, Nash ... San Diego Union Tribune
Crosby, Stills, et al. on tour, still rockin' and rebellin' Philadelphia Inquirer
Silicon Valley's Metro - San Jose Mercury News
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7/17: Dexter, Damages and Mad Men break through in Emmy noms
While there were plenty of usual suspects in the Emmy nominations, a few newer shows in cable land snuck through, including Showtime’s “Dexter,” FX’s “Damages” and AMC’s “Mad Men” for best drama. In fact, this is the first year...

Taco Bell Sued By 50 Cent Over '99 Cent' Ad
50 Cent files suit against fast-food chain Taco Bell over an ad suggesting he change his name to 99 Cent, 89 Cent or 79 Cent.

Hear Sugarland Before You Can Buy It
“Come and get your sugar fix,” beckons the invite to tonight’s listening party for our country music duo Sugarland’s latest disc, “Love On The Inside”. It’s from 7 to 9 p.m. at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, and you have...


Spoken word poet Jon Goode: A man of his word
CNN - 6 hours ago
By Dana Rosenblatt ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- In a small independently-owned coffee shop on the corner of one of Atlanta's urban pockets, a group of would-be ...


The Sun

Thongs, snogs & laughs galore
The Sun, UK - 4 hours ago
The story follows the trials and tribulations of 14-year-old Georgia as she attempts to seduce the school hottie while suffering at the hands of her ...

New Of Montreal album announced
Of Montreal (from left): The late BP Helium, James Husband, Kevin Barnes, Ahmed Gallab, Dotty Alexander, Davey Pierce. Athens’ Of Montreal released its debut album more than 10 years ago, but with last year’s “Hissing Fauna, Are You the...

See Keri Hilson Video BEFORE She Debuts It Tonight
This is election week to some, “Energy” week for Keri Hilson. Polow Da Don shot us an e-mail alerting fans of the Atlanta singer-songwriter on the rise (above, far left, with 95.5 The Beat’s CJ, Da Don, and publishing...

Sheryl Crow Not Joining Fleetwood Mac
Sheryl Crow Not Joining Fleetwood Mac Singer Sheryl Crow puts to rest rumors about recording with classic pop group Fleetwood Mac.


Digitaltrends.com

Tour Tracker Catalogs Live Music Events
Digitaltrends.com, OR - 8 hours ago
There’s even a list of “hottest cities,” which at the moment includes the usual suspects like NYC, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Philadelphia, and, ...

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