Jackson thanks Jackson

That is Burkle for financial advice. He stated in a court deposition that Rev. Jesse Jackson and billionaire Ron Burkle gave him advice to help save him from financial disaster when he was fighting child molestation charges. He had a lot of trouble back then and the two helped him get out of most of it. The New York Daily News said in Sunday’s editions that it had reviewed seven hours of transcripts, and they…

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Ringo Starr signs download deal

The ex-Beatle has signed a deal to release his Capitol/EMI catalogue as downloads on the internet, including his hit 1970 album “Beaucoups of Blues” and “Ringo” from 1973, his publicist said in a statement Sunday. The last thing we could expect from the band member. The oldest band member as a fact. The downloads will be available Aug. 28. They also include “Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr.” The best-of collection features tracks like…

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Mel C in Spice Girls reunion

She had opposed a reunion of the Spice Girls but now she has changed her mind. “For the first time ever, there is some truth in the rumours. We’ve been discussing it and it could possibly happen,” the 33-year-old singer, known as Sporty Spice, told British Broadcasting Corp. radio. Never trust a pop star. She said that “There is just so much great feeling out there and I just thought, ‘You know what, I don’t…

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Boy-band mogul accused of fraud

The boy bands come and go but the people behind them stay there and take care of more boy bands. The big fish are not the singers; the big fish are the managers. Such a fish is Boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman . He was was forced out of hiding Thursday after being expelled by Indonesian authorities and turned over to the FBI to face criminal charges for bank fraud. He is also said to appear…

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Rod Stewart marries for third time

We have ROME. Not us but British rocker Rod Stewart has. The news reports in in Italy say that he married model Penny Lancaster. The private ceremony was in Santa Margherita Ligure, just outside the posh Portofino resort on Italy’s northwestern coast. Not to many downsides when you are a huge rock star even at 62. That is Rod Stewart. Lancaster is 36. The wedding was not big; just friends and family. It was held…

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My Chemical Romance with a new single

The forth single to be extracted from [tag]My Chemical Romance[/tag]’s hit record “The Black Parade” is it’s eleven track “Teenagers”, set to be released on July 9. Single tracklist: “Teenagers” “Dead! (live in Berlin) The video for teenagers premiered on the 28th of May, and ran on all MTV channels. In the video we can see the band playing Teenagers in a empty high-school auditorium with cheerleaders behind them (this is the second school themed…

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs set to release new EP

New York based indie trio [tag]Yeah Yeah Yeahs[/tag] are set to release their third EP: Is Is. The EP contains 5 brand new tracks and will be released on the 24th of July, via Fontana Interscope. The songs from the EP were written in 2004, during their Fever to Tell tour. The producer appointed by the band is Nick Launay (producer of Silverchair, Taking Heads). Vocalist Karen O had this to add about their choice…

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Elton John plays anti-AIDS gig

British pop icon Sir [tag]Elton John[/tag] performed in a open aired charity concert, yesterday night, in Ukraine. Elton played in front of, a national record, 200.000 people in Kiev’s main square, promoting the national and global AIDS awareness. Although the English lord was greeted well by the local people, some protests from behalf of various religious groups where nevertheless present, who tried to boycott the whole event, as they believe Elton John encourages a gay…

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Wolf Parade on tour this summer

The Canadian quintet [tag]Wolf Parade[/tag] will team up once again for an all American East-West tour, with a few Canadian hometown tours in between their acts. The lads first show in their summer tour will be at, coincidental or not, Wolf Island Festival in Ontario,Canada on August 11th. After this they’ll head straight to Boston, MA for their first US show on their summer schedule on the 18th of August. Their last appearance will be…

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