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Minnelli Revisits Her Hollywood Childhood With a Quieter, More Intimate Album

Minnelli Revisits Her Hollywood Childhood With a Quieter, More Intimate Album

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by admin.

With her bigger-than-life voice and a personality to match, Liza Minnelli never has been regarded as laid-back.

In a career that began with her Broadway debut at age 3 in 1949 and has since seen her win an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy, several Tony Awards and a “worst actress” Razzie, she always has seemed like an indomitable force of nature.

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Rock Solid: Health Problems Haven’t Stopped Bret Michaels

Rock Solid: Health Problems Haven’t Stopped Bret Michaels

Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by admin.

Keeping busy is easy for self-described “passion-aholic” Bret Michaels. Staying alive has been more of a challenge for this veteran rock star turned TV-fueled pop-culture sensation (“Celebrity Apprentice,” VH1′s “Rock of Love With Bret Michaels”). Indeed, his multiple near-death experiences this year only seemed to slow him down momentarily before he sprang — well, limped — back into action.

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On Stage at the Source of Her Inspiration — What it Meant to Ashley Matte to Play at Lilith Fair

On Stage at the Source of Her Inspiration — What it Meant to Ashley Matte to Play at Lilith Fair

Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by admin.

It was a simple request, and one that was easily granted. But when Ashley Matte got her pinch a split second later, the priceless look on her face — sheer delight mixed with “Are you kidding me?” incredulity — conveyed what happens when dreams and hopes become a happy reality.

That’s because the pinch was delivered by multi-Grammy Award winner Sarah McLachlan, whose music profoundly changed Matte’s life 13 years ago and inspires the singer-songwriter to this day.

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Piano Royalty: Jamie Cullum

Piano Royalty: Jamie Cullum

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by admin.

It’s unlikely England’s Queen Elizabeth II and the members of veteran heavy-metal band Iron Maiden have a lot in common, apart from their shared nationality and the fact they live in a country where this summer is cold and gray. But when it comes to the genre-leaping music of singer-pianist Jamie Cullum, the queen and the Maidens are of like mind.

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Steve Miller: The Music Vet is Happy to Share his Opinions and Music, Live and Unedited

Steve Miller: The Music Vet is Happy to Share his Opinions and Music, Live and Unedited

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by admin.

It’s been 42 years since Steve Miller’s first album came out and 20 years since the release of his Steve Miller Band’s “Greatest Hits: 1974-1978,” which has now sold more than 14 million copies in the United States alone. Yet, while this veteran guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader is now touring behind his first new studio album in 17 years — the rousing, vintage blues-drenched “Bingo!” — he has no concern for what his legacy will be.

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