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An interview with 'Weetzie Bat' author Francesca Lia Block
Francesca Lia Block is a Los Angeles writer with a unique voice that blends lush imagery, hip fairy tales and punk poetic lyricism. She is best known for her "Weetzie Bat" books, which premiered in 1989 and drew critical acclaim and a rapturous fan base...Tags: Tori Amos, P J Harvey, Literature, Teen-agers, Depression
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New on CD: RZA, Alejandro Escovedo, Walter Becker
The Hartford CourantRZA Digi Snacks Koch These days, it seems every rapper has at least one alter ego, a character he can use to explore different sides of his personality. It's a songwriting device that has its limitations, as few artists go beyond the simple comic-book...Tags: Iggy Pop, Chevrolet Theatre, RZA, Batman, Ghostface Killah
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Peter Gabriel brings world together through music
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOK, so cut Peter Gabriel some slack for taking too long to finish an album: "Big Blue Ball," a long-simmering world music project he launched back in 1991, is finally surfacing today. In the intervening 17 years, he's released four other collections of...Tags: Government, Damon Albarn, Robbie Williams, Music Industry, Jimmy Carter
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They sing as well as they act
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comFor too long, three words have struck fear into the hearts of music fans: actor-turned-singer. From Bruce Willis and David Hasselhoff on down through Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, it's become pretty clear that some talents just don't translate. But...Tags: Paris Hilton, David Hasselhoff, Celebrity, Sheryl Crow, Lindsay Lohan
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DROPS: A departure by that other McCartney guy
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comRisk and pop music hardly ever go together. Why take a chance when there's money to be made? That's what makes Jesse McCartney's new album, "Departure" (Hollywood), so remarkable. The first single "Leavin'" is an irresistible smash, with the reggae-and-...Tags: Indiana Jones, David Bowie, Robert Smith, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Waits
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'Young@Heart'
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comThe premise of the new documentary "Young@Heart" makes it sound like some sort of bizarro-world " American Idol." Instead of lots of young people singing the songs of older folks in pursuit of fame and fortune and maybe a career in music, "Young@Heart"...Tags: Illnesses, Bob Dylan, Folk Music, Popular Music, Mental Illness
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Movie Review: 'Young@Heart'
The premise of the new documentary "Young@Heart" makes it sound like some sort of bizarro-world " American Idol." Instead of lots of young people singing the songs of older folks in pursuit of fame and fortune and maybe a career in music, "Young@Heart"...Tags: Illnesses, Bob Dylan, Folk Music, Popular Music, Mental Illness
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Bald Britney exudes both sheer strength, shear madness
Sun reporterThere's more buzz about pop star Britney Spears, and this time it's about a buzz of her own making -- a buzz cut, that is. Britney's gone bald.At a Los Angeles salon this past weekend, the singer apparently decided to shave off her locks, causing many...Tags: Therapies, Celebrity, Personal Service, Health Treatments, Oprah Winfrey
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From a shove to a shave
Sun ReporterHair has been at the center of some of the biggest stories in pop culture this year: Why did Britney shave hers? Could Sanjaya have lasted this long on American Idol without his? But the most awaited hair affair may come tonight in Detroit, during the...Tags: Jay Leno, Assault, Evander Holyfield, Dwayne Johnson, Donald Trump
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TV Party: 'Saturday Night Live'
Zap2It.com"Saturday Night Live," now in its 32nd season, is still the funniest thing you'll see on television that's live, based in New York, airs on Saturday nights and keeps Maya Rudolph from opening a coffee shop in Norfolk, Va. That's why. Setting the scene:...Tags: Chevy Chase, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Jane Curtin, Mick Jagger, Billy Joel
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Fast-Paised review: V for Vendetta'
Big question: Natalie Portman stars as an unlikely ally to V (Hugo Weaving), a masked man who blows up buildings and kills officers of a totalitarian English government in the not-too-distant future. Is this movie promoting terrorism? Catch it: Save...Tags: Grant Hill, Larry Wachowski, Stephen Rea, Natalie Portman
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Best albums of 2005
Tribune music criticHere's the message the record industry sent music lovers just as the holidays approached: DROP DEAD. With compact-disc sales tanking for the third time in four years (down 10 percent so far from 2004), the major labels got increasingly desperate in 2005....Tags: Marvin Gaye, Missing in Action, Folk Music, Fiona Apple, Dance
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