It’s early April, and President Obama is on his way to France with the nation’s top diplomat at his side.
Official White House photographer gets inside view
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McCartney show is pop Olympus on Coachella’s indie plain
The souvenir booth at the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival said it all. At one end, a T-shirt was proudly exclaimed: “I’m here for the opening bands.” At the other end, a collection of merchandise was printed with a single name, “Macca.” Most of the 43 acts in Friday night’s lineup were buzzworthy indie artists. But topping it off was one of the most commercially successful musicians of all time: Macca
Billy Bob Thornton’s band cancels Canadian shows
The flu has forced an early end to Billy Bob Thornton’s musical tour of Canada, his publicist said Saturday. The news was reportedly greeted with loud applause at a Friday night show in Montreal after Thornton called Canadian concert-goers “mashed potatoes with no gravy” in a radio interview Wednesday. The Boxmasters’ final Canadian dates — in Montreal and London, Ontario — were canceled because “one of the band members and several of the crew have the flu,” said Thornton publicist Arnold Robinson
PETA to Pet Shop Boys: Rescue Shelter Boys, perhaps?
Just because they named their new CD "Yes," does not mean that British electro-pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys, will agree to just about anything. The band has turned down a request from an animal rights group to rename itself the Rescue Shelter Boys. The organization, the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA), sent a letter to Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe acknowledging that its request, at first blush, might appear “bizarre.” But, by changing its name, the band could raise awareness at every tour stop of the “cramped, filthy conditions” that breeders keep animals in before selling them to pet stores, PETA said in its letter.
Billy Bob Thornton makes waves during music interview
Do not call Billy Bob Thornton an actor when you are interviewing him about his music.
Monsters vs Aliens: A 3-D Doozy
On her wedding day, perky Susan Murphy is pacing outside the chapel when, darn the luck, she’s assaulted by a meteor. She stumbles into the ceremony, where she quickly expands to an unsuitable size — 49 ft.
New York names street ‘U2 Way’
U2 fans braved the frigid cold serenading each other with old hits as they waited hours for the band to show up Tuesday. They were not disappointed.
U2’s New Album: No Line on the Horizon
Shortly after the release of 2004’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, I asked Bono about U2’s place in contemporary music.