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• Mar 20

  Musician Spends 4 Days Stuck In Car In Snowbank

  A 67-year-old country musician from Montana who spent four days in his car stuck on a remote mountain road was weak and losing hope when an Idaho couple out for a drive in their four-wheel-drive vehicle came upon his car.   more

  Tags: George Jones, Merle Haggard

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• Mar 20

  Rioters Protest Bail for South African Hip-Hop Artist

  South African police have fired water cannons at angry youths and children protesting a court decision to grant bail to a hip-hop artist accused of killing four children in a drag race.   more

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• Mar 20

  Lady Gaga Fires Back In NY Court At Music Producer

  Lady Gaga is firing back at a music producer who claims he launched her career and is suing her for $30.5 million.   more

  Tags: Lady Gaga

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• Mar 20

  Authors Hit Rock Bottom For Charity

  Rock Bottom Remainders – better known as the musical bastard child of a group of acclaimed authors including Dave Barry and Amy Tan – are getting ready to bust out a four-city tour for Haitian literacy and local non-profit causes.   more

  Tags: Al Kooper, Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Rock Bottom Remainders, Roger McGuinn...

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• Mar 19

  Leslie Jones: Comedian At Work

  Leslie Jones will be the first to tell you comedy is hard work. But then, the former Colorado State University student who once considered careers in medicine, law, accounting and communications, isn’t afraid to work up an honest sweat if it will make you laugh.   more

  Tags: Dave Chappelle, J.B. Smoove, Leslie Jones, Roseanne Barr, Tony Roberts...

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• Mar 19

  Dress You Up

  Apparently Madonna isn’t content to let Gwen Stefani and Lady Gaga hog all the fashion runways anymore. The Material Mom is teaming up with daughter Lourdes to launch a clothing line for teens.   more

  Tags: Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga, Madonna

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• Mar 19

  Scheduled To Appear – 03/19

  You might know him as Captain Jack Harkness from BBC’s “Dr. Who” spinoff “Torchwood.” Or maybe you recognized him belting out the first few bars of “Springtime for Hitler” in the movie version of Mel Brooks’ smash Broadway musical “The Producers.” But beginning Sunday night, you’ll remember him as “the most evil” person ever to set foot on Wisteria Lane.   more

  Tags: 311, Air, Barenaked Ladies, Chelsea Handler, Daniel Merriweather...

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• Mar 19

  Freedom Alliance Responds

  A blogger that is normally considered a politically conservative pundit has accused Sean Hannity's Freedom Concerts of fraudulent activity. The organization that sponsors those concerts has provided Pollstar with a response.   more

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• Mar 19

  Record Store Day 2010

  Next month marks April Fool’s Day, Easter, Earth Day, Take Our Daughters & Sons To Work Day, Administrative Professional’s Day, and the most important holiday of all – Record Store Day.   more

  Tags: Infected Mushroom, Paolo Nutini, Sex Pistols, Smashing Pumpkins

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• Mar 19

  Popkomm Fest Like Clockwork

  Paul Cheetham from Germany’s Clockwork Management will be in charge of Popkomm Festival, as the Berlin event tries to reclaim its place as the country’s major music business forum.   more

  Tags: "Popkomm Festival", Manboy, Sister Flo, The Crash, The Rasmus...

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• Mar 19

  Z-Trip Cancellations

  The famous DJ/producer wants you to know that a recent snowboarding accident will not prevent him from appearing at Coachella this year. However, the dates leading up to the festival, well, that’s another story.   more

  Tags: "Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival", Z-Trip

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• Mar 19

  Paisley By The Numbers

  Wanna know how many fans saw country star Brad Paisley on his American Saturday Night Tour? Are you curious about how many hotel rooms were booked, guitar picks used, or how much fuel was needed to move the tour from town to town? The numbers after the jump.   more

  Tags: Brad Paisley

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• Mar 19

  Universal’s $10 Experiment

  Would you buy more new CDs if prices were $10 or less? Universal Music Group thinks you will and in the coming months the label will put its money where its corporate mouth is.   more

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• Mar 19

  Hannity Concerts Called Scams

  Sean Hannity's Freedom Concerts - traveling fundraisers hosted by the political conservative pundit - have been accused of fraudulent activity. The attack comes from an otherwise sympathetic figure.   more

  Tags: "Sean Hannity Freedom Concert", Lynyrd Skynyrd, Michael W. Smith, The Charlie Daniels Band

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