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1 hr ago | The Town Talk

Salsa legend's son spared prison in porn case

Patrick Colon, 24, of New Rochelle, N.Y., was sentenced May 22, 2013, to five years of supervised release for possessing child pornography.

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Related Topix: Salsa, New Rochelle, NY, Willie Colon, Westchester County, NY, White Plains, NY

5 hrs ago | Sutton Guardian

Midge Ure playing Hampton Pools concert

Live Aid legend and a musician with multiple bands, Midge Ure is looking forward to performing in the scenic grounds of Hampton's open air pools.

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Related Topix: Live Aid, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England

8 hrs ago | USA Today

Seinfeld, Grimes highlight last night's Webby Awards

Jerry Seinfeld : 'Why five words? It doesn't ...' Fred Armisen Grimes : Person of the Year Frank Last night the 17th Annual Webby Awards were presented in New York.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Jerry Seinfeld, Billboard Music Awards, Kevin Spacey

13 hrs ago | Hollywood Reporter

CBS to Air Tony Awards Through 2018

The deal comes as live events continue to be a top priority in the era of time-shifted DVR viewing.

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Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Tony Awards, Theater, Arts, How I Met Your Mother, Comedy

16 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Info 101: Musicbits 43: Raymond Daniel Manczarek 'Ray Manzarek'

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the American rock band The Doors, died of complications related to bile duct cancer at the age of 74 on May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Doors, Ray Manzarek, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, DePaul University

17 hrs ago | Ain't It Cool News

Has Star Wars Episode VII Landed Its First Non-Ot Cast Member?

We already know Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and probably Harrison Ford are in talks to reprise their iconic roles in J.J. Abrams's STAR WARS EPISODE VII, but we've yet to hear any word as to who might be joining them in that galaxy far, far away.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Celebrities, Harrison Ford, Velvet Goldmine, Drama Movies, Entertainment, Television, The Tudors, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Tue May 21, 2013

WGMZ-FM Gadsden

Manzarek died Monday at a clinic in Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74.

The Doors' drummer John Densmore is remembering the band's late keyboardist Ray Manzarek as a gifted musician who was essential to the group.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Doors, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, John Densmore, Jim Morrison

KLTV Tyler

In Coens' Cannes hit, Oscar Isaac gets his break

Joel and Ethan Coen had almost given up on casting the lead for their film "Inside Llewyn Davis." The part, a folk musician in early 1960s Greenwich Village, demanded the elusive combination of someone who could both carry a movie and perform the songs central to the film.

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Related Topix: Greenwich Village (New York, NY), Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Adventure, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Juilliard, TX, Movies, Entertainment, Health

BroadwayWorld.com

Photo Flash: 2013 Tony Awards Film Series, Moderated by Ted Chapin

The Tony Awards held the 2013 Film Series on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at The Paley Center for Media.

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Related Topix: Tony Awards, Carousel, Musical Movies, Arts, Ballet, Comedy Movies, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

KFVS12

Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize

The 71-year-old singer-songwriter known for such hits as " A Natural Woman" and "You've Got A Friend" is being awarded the nation's highest prize for popular music in a concert Tuesday.

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Related Topix: A Natural Woman, Books, Pop/Rock, Carole King, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Short, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, The Beatles

Paper Magazine

Balthazar Getty On the 10 Music Acts That Have Influenced Him Most

Balthazar Getty has been acting since he was 13 but, perhaps more remarkably, he was making music since even before that.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Lord of the Flies, Thriller, Drama Movies, Adventure, Balthazar Getty, Purple Rain, Prince, Pop-Funk, Black Entertainment, Rap, N.W.a.

ScreenCrave

'Star Wars': Disney Announces Animated Series, Jonathan...

There are a few things happening on the Star Wars front, both concerning Episode VII and not.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Vocal, Entertainment, Television, The Tudors, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Elvis, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Celebrities, Harrison Ford

BroadwayWorld.com

Paris Sunday in the Park Now Available For Download

Paris's Theatre du Chatelet recently presented Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine 's Pulitzer Prize-winning SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, starring Julian Ovenden , and the production was filmed and broadcast by Mezzo TV.

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Related Topix: Into the Woods, Musical Movies, Classical, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Drama Movies, Bernadette Peters

KEX-AM Portland

Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber win big at Bil...

In case there was any doubt, Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards confirmed the fact that Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber have been two of the music world's most dominating forces this past year.

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Related Topix: Billboard Music Awards, Dance, Pop/Rock, Carly Rae Jepsen, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Hip-Hop

Mon May 20, 2013

Business Journal

Paul McCartney: Out There at Amway Center

If you've ever had access to a radio or television, you've heard of Paul McCartney.

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Related Topix: Short

FMQB

Quick Hits: Beyonce/Jay-Z, The Voice, Ed Sheeran, Coachella, Interlocken Music Festival, The Beatles

WQHT /New York PD Ebro Darden has debunked the pregnancy rumors that have been swirling around Beyonce .

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Related Topix: Short, Animated TV, Children TV, Pop/Rock, The Beatles, Entertainment, Television, John Lennon, New York, The Voice

WJZW-FM Washington

The Doors' Ray Manzarek Dead at Age 74 After Battle with Cancer

Ray Manzarek , founding keyboardist of The Doors , died Monday at age 74 at a medical clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile-duct cancer.

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Related Topix: The Doors, Pop/Rock, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Ray Manzarek, World News, Germany, John Densmore

BroadwayWorld.com

ANNIE's Jane Lynch Appears on The View Tomorrow

Emmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch , who stars in the hit FOX television show "Glee" as ruthless cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester and who made her Broadway debut last week as tyrannical orphanage matron Miss Hannigan in ANNIE, will be a guest on "The View" tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21.

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Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Glee, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Comedy Movies, Julie & Julia, The Rocker

FHWrestling.com

Taylor Swift Fake Gags at Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez Backstage Embrace

Finally, an awards show at which Taylor Swift's most noteworthy facial expression was not a look of shock after winning an award.

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Related Topix: Billboard Music Awards

Live Music Blog

SETLIST / VIDEO: Rolling Stones (w/ Dave Grohl) @ Honda Center, Anaheim, CA 5/18/13

Last night in Anaheim, The Rolling Stones continued their "50 and Counting" Tour by welcoming the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl for a performance of "Bitch" off their 1971 album, Sticky Fingers .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Anaheim, CA, Foo Fighters, Sympathy for the Devil