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Jon Stewart Flexes His Funny Bone Fast As Host Of The Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) -
Jon Stewart is sitting in a cushy white chair in a small, windowless room known as Kodak Theater's ''Dressing Room 3.'' It's spare other than a laptop on a table and dozens of bottles of water atop a tiny fridge.
Read Article... Celebrity Birthdays, January 9
Happy Birthday to Spanish PGA golfer
Sergio Garcia (1980),
Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean (1978), South African born singer/bandleader
Dave Matthews (1967),
Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell (1967),
Nip/Tuck actress
Joely Richardson (1965), "
Vera Drake" star
Imelda Staunton (1956),
Read Article... Diverse Slate Of Artists Records 'Weeds' Theme For Third Season
For the second season in a row, a diverse slate of artists have recorded special renditions of "Little Boxes," the theme song of Showtime's award-winning comedy series
Weeds.
Read Article... Singer, Anti-War Activist Joan Baez Says She Doesn't Know Why She Was Banned at Walter Reed
WASHINGTON (AP) - Folk singer and anti-war activist
Joan Baez says she doesn't know why she was not allowed to perform for recovering soldiers recently at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as she planned.
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1 commentJohn Mellencamp Upsets Some Soldiers At Walter Reed
John Mellencamp's Friday performance at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. wasn't a treat for all the soldiers recovering there - many felt he should have stayed away. Angry military patients at the veterans' hospital were upset Mellencamp was invited to perform there after he made it clear he was against the war in Iraq.
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4 commentsQuotes by Adam Sandler, Beyoncé & More
"I'm cheering on my wife. I say things like, 'Good feeding!' a lot. 'Way to go! Nice milk.'" Actor
Adam Sandler hasn't adopted a hands-on approach towards parenthood since wife Jackie gave birth to their daughter Sadie in May.
Read Article... Grammy Honors For The Doors, The Grateful Dead And Joan Baez 
The Grammy Awards got off to an early start last night when iconic rockers
The Doors, folk singer
Joan Baez and
The Grateful Dead picked up prizes for lifetime achievement.
Opera singer
Maria Callas, saxophonist
Ornette Coleman and soul band
Booker T. And The MG's
Read Article... Bob Dylan's Mentor Eric Von Schmidt Dies At 75
Bob Dylan's mentor
Eric Von Schmidt died in his sleep on Friday at a retirement home in Fairfield, Connecticut. He was 75. The guitarist, who became a cult act in the blues and folk scene in the 1950s and 1960s, was a throat cancer survivor and suffered a stroke last summer. As WENN went to press, it was not known if either of these illnesses were responsible for his death.
Read Article... Celebrity Birthdays, January 9
Happy Birthday to Spanish PGA golfer
Sergio Garcia (1980),
Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean (1978), South African born singer/bandleader
Dave Matthews (1967),
Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell (1967),
Nip/Tuck actress
Joely Richardson (1965), "
Vera Drake" star
Imelda Staunton (1956), American country singer
Crystal Gayle (1951),
New York Doll David Johansen (1950),
Led Zeppelin guitarist
Jimmy Page (1944), British actress
Susannah York (1942), singer/activist
Joan Baez (1941), "
Gilligan's Island" actor
Bob Denver (1935; d. 2005), Green Bay Packers legendary quarterback
Bart Starr (1934), "
The Good The Bad and The Ugly" actor
Lee Van Cleef (1925; d. 1989), guitarist/inventor
Les Paul (1915), 37th President of the United States
Richard M. Nixon (1913; d. 1994), and choreographer
George Balanchine (1904; d. 1983).
Read Article... John Mellencamp To Premiere New Album on Satellite Radio Jan. 17
Multi-platinum rock artist
John Mellencamp will premiere his new album "Freedom's Road" exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio, the week before it will be available in stores and digitally. Mellencamp will play and discuss the story behind each of album's tracks, in order, with SIRIUS host Meg Griffin.
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