Gotta estimate Travolta, Martin Lawrence and Tim Allen were worth about $11 million apiece and William H. Macy about $5 million, give or take, to Wild Hogs’ impressive $38 million bow over the weekend, the largest-ever March opening for Disney and the biggest debut for Travolta. Who knew City Slickers on motorcycles would prove such a crowd-pleaser? David Fincher’s critically praised procedural thriller Zodiac earned a disappointing $13.1 million to land in second place for Warner Bros. and
NME’s A LOVE STORY: Last week’s Shockwaves NME Awards in
N.Y. Times’ Darcy Frey on the road with Arcade Fire here.
Even the N.Y. Post’s legendarily grouchy Dan Aquilante is down with Arcade Fire here.
The N.Y. Daily News’ always-erudite Jim Farber on the paranoid joys of Arcade Fire here.
Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot declares Arcade Fire “the year’s hottest band” here.
The record business isn’t the only one suffering. The N.Y. Times reports on the “worst market for
The N.Y. Times weighs in on Mel Karmazin’s chances of getting the Sirius-XM merger through regulatory here.
The Daily News’ Farber raps to Iggy on the new Stooges album here.
The L.A. Times’ Richard Cromelin finds the new Stooges album, The Weirdness, not weird enough here.
The L.A. Times’ Steve Hochman says Bob Seger’s L.A. Forum performance, on his first tour in 12 years, was “Like a Rock” here.
Ex-Billboard scribe Melinda Newman weighs in on Army of Anyone’s shot at saving rock in the L.A. Times here.
L.A. Times’ Ann Powers ponders the relationship of Rickie Lee Jones to Jesus in reviewing her show at the Music Box at Henry Fonda Theatre here.
Longtime Washington Post scribe Geoffrey Himes weighs in on the new Cajun music revival and the Pine Leaf Boys for the N.Y. Times here.
The N.Y. Times’ Kaleefa Sanneh on Koch Entertainment’s success in distributing rap albums featuring Jim Jones, B.G., Cam’ron, Slim Thug and others here.
Newsday’s Rafer Guzman is smitten with
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In 1955: Elvis Presley made his first TV appearance on The Louisiana Hayride.
In 1965: The Rolling Stones kicked off an English tour accompanied by the Hollies, Goldie & the Gingerbreads, the Checkmates and the Konrads.
In 1965: The Mannish Boys, which featured a young David Bowie, released their second single, “I Pity the Fool.”
In 1970: John Lennon and Yoko Ono checked into a
In 1971: Led Zeppelin performed “Stairway to Heaven” in concert for the first time at the Ulster Hall in
In 1982: Blues Brother John Belushi died after overdosing on drugs at
In 1984: Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour released his second solo album, titled About Face.
In 1994: When the cops came to investigate a domestic dispute at Grace Slick’s home in
In 2001: Kiss frontman Paul Stanley was served divorce papers from his wife of nine years, Pamela Bowen Stanley, citing irreconcilable differences.
In 2003: Donatella Versace announced that the fashion house's new clothing line was inspired by Christina Aguilera, who would also become a spokesmodel for Versace.
In 2004: British newspaper The Mail on Sunday estimated Paul McCartney's worth at $1.3 billion…more than Elton John, Mick Jagger and Madonna's wealth combined.
In 2005: Backstreet Boy Nick Carter was arrested in
In 2005: Guitarist Brian “Head” Welch, who left Korn after finding God, was baptized in
LIVE NATION POSTS (ANOTHER) RECORD QUARTER
More butts in seats than ever before. (5/3a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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