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Robert Pattinson Joins The Band Biopic

Robert Pattinson

Twilight star Robert Pattinson has signed on to appear in an upcoming film project about rock legends The Band.


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Bob Dylan's Emotional Tribute To Levon Helm

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan has paid a poignant tribute to his close pal Levon Helm following The Band star's death on Thursday. Drummer Helm lost his battle with throat cancer at the age of 71, prompting a wave o...


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Slash & Billy Bragg Pay Tribute To Great Drummer Levon Helm

Levon Helm

Billy Bragg and Slash have added their tributes to rocker Levon Helm, who lost his battle with cancer on Thursday. The Band drummer fell ill last month and was forced to scrap a series of concert...


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Elton John: 'Levon Helm Will Live On Through My Son'

Elton John

Elton John is convinced he came up with the perfect tribute to Levon Helm by naming his son after The Band star. The Rocket Man immortalized the rocker in his track Levon and also named his baby ...


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The Band's Levon Helm Dead At Age 71

Levon Helm

The Band star Levon Helm has lost his battle with throat cancer. The much-loved rocker died on Thursday in New York, aged 71. Helm's longtime guitarist pal Larry Campbell announced the sad news i...


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The Band Singer Levon Helm Dead at 71 -- Dies from Throat Cancer

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The Band singer/drummer Levon Helm -- famous for hits like "The Weight" ("Take a load off Annie" ...) -- has died after a long battle with throat cancer. Helm -- diagnosed with throat cancer i...


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Robbie Robertson Reunites With Gravely Ill Levon Helm

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The Band star Robbie Robertson put aside a 35-year feud with estranged bandmate Levon Helm on Sunday and visited his old bandmate in hospital as the drummer battles the final stages of cancer. Hel...


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Jane Fonda Saddened By Levon Helm's Cancer Battle

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda has told of her sadness after learning The Band star Levon Helm is reaching the "final stages" of his cancer fight, hailing the drummer as "astonishing". Helm's wife Sandy and daughter...


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Levon Helm, Longtime Drummer Of The Band, In Final Stages Of Cancer Battle

Levon Helm

The family of The Band drummer Levon Helm has announced that the star is nearing the end of his battle with cancer. Helm's wife Sandy and daughter Amy posted a message to his official website on T...


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Celebrity Birthdays, August 2

Mary-Louise Parker

Happy Birthday to "Terminator 2" actor Edward Furlong (1977), "Clerks 2" director/actor Kevin Smith (1970), Canadian guitarist Jeff Healy (1966), "Weeds" star Mary Louise Parker (1964), singer/actr...


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Celebrity Birthdays, July 5

Edie Falco birthday

Happy Birthday to rappers Royce Da 5'9" (1977) and RZA (1969), "Law & Order CI" actress Kathryn Erbe (1966), "Nurse Jackie" star Edie Falco (1963), Steppenwolf guitarist Michael Monarch (1950), sin...


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Two New Grateful Dead Music Collections Out April 7

Grateful Dead

Pinpointing the creative zenith of the Grateful Dead's career would be a challenge fit for even Sisyphus. That said, one could do a lot worse than looking to the fabled spring tour of 1977, long co...


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Writer's Viewpoint: Disputing An Iconic Song List

Beatles

It takes a cataclysmic event to derail Overrated/Underrated from its usual Friday spot. Currently the Oscars have been serving as that disruptive force, but this week interruption comes from the m...


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New Thanksgiving Traditions

The Last Waltz

It all started with some weirdo religious fanatics making wary peace with local culture to celebrate the harvest and to pray that at least some of them will live through the winter.


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Where Do Bands Get Their Names?

The Band

Sometimes the music doesn't matter. A band that channels the combined genius of John Lennon, Strauss and The Spice Girls can still fall flat with the wrong name. After all, who wants to tell people...


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Celebrity Birthdays, August 2

Kevin Smith

Happy Birthday to "Terminator 2" actor Edward Furlong (1977), "Clerks 2" director/actor Kevin Smith (1970), Canadian guitarist Jeff Healy (1966), "Weeds" star Mary-Louise Parker (1964), singer/actr...


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Celebrity Birthdays, July 5

Edie Falco

Happy Birthday to rappers Royce Da 5'9" (1977) and RZA (1969), "Law & Order CI" actress Kathryn Erbe (1966), "The Sopranos" actress Edie Falco (1963), Steppenwolf guitarist Michael Monarch (1950), ...


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Opening April 4: 'Shine A Light'

Shine a Light

After exploring the careers of The Band and Bob Dylan in The Last Waltz and No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, respectively, acclaimed director Martin Scorsese turns his lens on rock & roll legends the ...


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Top Ten 80's Movie Soundtracks

80s soundtrack king Kenny Loggins

Starpulse recently ran a 'Top Ten 80s Albums' list, in which the inclusion of the Top Gun soundtrack inspired me to come up with a list of the "Top Ten 80s Movie Soundtracks." After doing a little...


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Levon Helm & Uncle Earl Collect Folk Alliance Honors

Levon Helm

The Band drummer Levon Helm and Uncle Earl took home the top honors at the third annual Folk Alliance awards on Wednesday night. Helm was named Traditional Artist Of The Year at the Memphis, Tennes...


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The Best Songs About Girls From A To Z, Part 2

David Bowie

Here's part two of the best songs about girls with every letter of the alphabet, regardless of whether or not the subject of the song is the same as the title. There were two considerations in maki...


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The Best Songs About Girls From A To Z, Part 1

Simon and Garfunkel

I recently started thinking about the best songs about girls with every letter of the alphabet, regardless of whether or not the subject of the song is the same as the title. This project became a ...


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Musicians To Be Honored For Life Achievements

Burt Bacharach

Songwriter Burt Bacharach, The Band, Doris Day and bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs are among the stars who will be honored with Lifetime Achievement awards at the 50th annual Grammy Awards next year....


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Fill Your Stocking With Modern Day Holiday Classics From Darlene Love

Darlene Love

On October 2nd Shout! Factory released Darlene Love's first Christmas album, It's Christmas, Of Course, which is sure to start a holiday tradition of its own! For the album, Darlene gives us h...


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Emmylou Harris Rarities Take Flight On 'Songbird'; Win The Set

Emmylou Harris

LOS ANGELES -- 12-time Grammy Award-winner Emmylou Harris retraces the back roads of her remarkable musical journey that spans more than three decades with a highly personalized, far-reaching boxed...


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Celebrity Birthdays, August 2

Kevin Smith

Happy Birthday to "Terminator 2" actor Edward Furlong (1977), "Clerks 2" director/actor Kevin Smith (1970), Canadian guitarist Jeff Healy (1966), "Weeds" star Mary-Louise Parker (1964), singer/actr...


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Celebrity Birthdays, July 5

Edie Falco

Happy Birthday to rappers Royce Da 5'9" (1977) and RZA (1969), "Law & Order CI" actress Kathryn Erbe (1966), "The Sopranos" actress Edie Falco (1963), Steppenwolf guitarist Michael Monarch (1950), ...


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Omnibus Press To Launch New Bob Dylan Book

Bob Dylan

Omnibus Press is pleased to announce the June 2007 release of Kathleen Mackay's new book, "Bob Dylan: Intimate Insights From Friends And Fellow Musicians." The book is a unique oral history of a ma...


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"My Name Is Earl" Soundtrack Features Exclusive New Recordings From Uncle Kracker, Matthew Sweet, and John Hiatt; Plus Earl's Own Picks

My Name Is Earl

"My Name Is Earl - The Album" features brand new, never before released tracks from Matthew Sweet, Uncle Kracker, John Hiatt and rock newcomers Van Nuys, recorded exclusively for the soundtrack. I...


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Celebrity Birthdays, August 2

Kevin Smith

Happy Birthday to "Terminator 2" actor Edward Furlong (1977), "Clerks 2" director/actor Kevin Smith (1970), Canadian guitarist Jeff Healy (1966), "Weeds" star Mary-Louise Parker (1964), singer/actr...


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