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A new Van Morrison is born: Van Morrison and wife GiGi welcome their baby boy
By Associated Press - December 29, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A new Van Morrison has been born. The Irish singer says on his Web site that he and his wife, GiGi, welcomed their son, George Ivan Morrison III, on Monday. The couple says that "Little Van" is "the spitting image of his daddy." The baby is a dual citizen...
Shock rocker Marilyn Manson, former bandmate settle lawsuit for millions less than sought
By Associated Press - December 28, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A contentious lawsuit between Marilyn Manson and former bandmate Stephen Bier has been settled without the multimillion judgment the keyboardist initially sought, court records show. An agreement calls for attorneys representing former Bier to be paid $380,000....
Nelly offers $10,000 reward for information in burglary of his St. Louis-area home
By Associated Press - December 28, 2009
ST. LOUIS (AP) The rapper Nelly is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the man who broke into his suburban St. Louis home earlier this month. CrimeStoppers announced the reward on Monday. Someone forced his way through a locked window at...
No objections sustained when the LA Lawyers Philharmonic decides it's time to play
JOHN ROGERS - December 28, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) If a defense attorney, a prosecutor and a judge were to walk into a music hall what would be the first thing they'd do? "Spend a half-hour arguing legal motions," veteran Los Angeles lawyer David Waller says one of his colleagues told him when he learned Waller would...
Folk-rocker Vic Chesnutt, known for dark reflections on life in song, dies in Ga. at 45
By Associated Press - December 26, 2009
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Vic Chesnutt, the folk-rocker whose sometimes dark reflections on life were influenced in part by a car wreck that left him paralyzed, has died. He was 45. Family friend Christina Stuckey, who answered the phone at Chesnutt's home, confirmed the death to The...
Couple sues KISS rocker Gene Simmons over alleged attack at Los Angeles mall
By Associated Press - December 25, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A couple who said they were assaulted by Gene Simmons sued the KISS bassist for unspecified damages Thursday, court records show. Nathan Marlowe and his wife Cynthia Manzo said Simmons attacked them, threatened them and took their video camera at the upscale The Grove...
James Gurley, innovative guitarist for Janis Joplin's Big Brother band, dead at 69
JOHN ROGERS - December 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) James Gurley, the innovative guitarist who helped shape psychedelic rock's multilayered, sometimes thundering sounds as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company, the band that propelled Janis Joplin to fame, has died of a heart attack. He was 69. Gurley was...
Jose Feliciano protests use of his 'Feliz Navidad' for musical spoof about illegal immigrants
SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS - December 24, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Grammy-winner Jose Feliciano has gotten an apology after accusing a pair of radio producers of trashing the spirit of Christmas by using his popular holiday song, "Feliz Navidad," for a racist musical spoof about undocumented immigrants. Feliciano released a statement...
Documentary project planned on Michael Jackson's former personal doctor, Conrad Murray
By Associated Press - December 23, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) When Michael Jackson's embattled personal physician returned to work last month, cameras were rolling. Miranda Sevcik (SEHV'sik), a spokeswoman for Dr. Conrad Murray, confirms that a British documentary crew chronicled his first day back at a Houston clinic for the...
Singer Amy Winehouse charged in connection with alleged assault at British theater, police say
By Associated Press - December 23, 2009
LONDON (AP) Singer Amy Winehouse was charged Wednesday in connection with an assault at a theater, police said. The 26-year-old soul diva was arrested after she presented herself at a police station with her lawyer, Thames Valley Police said in a statement. She was...
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