Nicholas Payton: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Nicholas Payton.
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Nicholas Payton.
Nicholas Payton found his footing in jazz through its hard-swinging main stem, another in a long line of trumpeters from New Orleans to splash onto the scene with superior dexterity. But after he had proved his hard-bop mettle, he took a fork in the road, wending his way through a form of electronic experimentalism and driving with a hip-hop approach. Now that he is in his mid-30s, he seems happy to be seeking a ...

Rebecca Gayheart, Eric Dane Reveal Daughter’s Name

Introducing…Billie!

A source reveals to UsMagazine.com that Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane have named their baby girl Billie.

The couple’s first daughter was born March 3 in Los Angeles, her rep confirmed to the Associated Press last week.

See a video of Rebecca showing off her baby bump!

“Mother, dad and daughter are doing great,” the rep had said.

Gayheart, 38, and the Grey’s Anatomy star, 37 — who wed in Las Vegas in 2004 — never formally announced the pregnancy, but Gayheart stepped out ...

Mario Lopez Is Going to Be a Dad!

Mario Lopez is going to be a dad!

See more pics of adorable A-list babies!

The Extra alum, 36, announced that his girlfriend, Broadway dancer Courtney Mazza, is pregnant with the couple’s first child.

“Courtney and I could not be more excited,” he stated in a statement on Extra Wednesday. “I’ve waited my whole life to be a father — this is a true blessing. I am looking forward to sharing this experience with my family and my family at Extra.”

See adorable pics ...

Using strong alcohol: The proof is in the taste

Back in liquor’s powdered-wig era, determining the strength of rum or gin required a technique with a tiny flash and dazzle. A small amount of gunpowder was doused with the spirit, and a match applied. If the flame fizzled out, the liquor was too watery. If it burned bright yellow? Too strong. A steady, blue flame was proof – note that word – that the spirit retained its firepower but could not be considered heavy weaponry.

Today, bartenders are more interested ...

Rebel turns traditional … is she a sellout?

Hi, Carolyn:

A very close friend stated she was never going to do XYZ and now, almost a decade later, she is doing XYZ. I was thrown by this decision. I thought she was the type of person to stand by what she believed in. Or, she was lying to me the entire time, and to herself.

We are no longer close friends. I do not regret my decision not to be ...

Charlie Sheen expected back at work on ‘Two and a Half Men’

By Issie Lapowsky DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Wednesday, March 10th 2010, 4:19 PM
Charlie Sheen’s rep states the actor will start filming his sitcom “Two and a Half Men” again this Tuesday, after spending the last several weeks in a rehab facility, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

‘The Scottsboro Boys’: New Fred Ebb musical is based on Alabama race case

By Joe Dziemianowicz DAILY NEWS THEATER CRITIC
Wednesday, March 10th 2010, 5:01 PM
In 1931, nine young black men were unjustly sent to an Alabama prison after being falsely accused of rape. Six years and eight trials later, they were still rotting there.

Bothell boy makes it huge as a ‘Wimpy Kid’

The well-known book “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” is now a Hollywood motion picture — and one of the stars lives right here in our area.

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The motion picture opens March 19 in theaters.

Networks wage AFL show war

Dermott Brereton / Channel 9 Source: news.com.au
THE gloves are off. As it enters the fourth year of its five-year deal to cover AFL, Channel 7 is at last having a crack at a prime-time program that it hopes will erode the popularity of Channel 9’s The Footy Show.
Seven has in the past launched ill-fated and best-forgotten football-variety programs Live and Kicking, hosted by Jason Dunstall and Doug Hawkins, and Dermott Brereton’s The Game.

Neighbours shock as actor smashes set

RAMSAY St – famous across the globe as the setting for iconic Aussie soap Neighbours – was not so neighbourly after an actor smashed up a set and was escorted from the studio by police, the Herald Sun reported today.
Neighbours executive producer Susan Bower stated filming was canceled and all cast and crew removed from the set on Friday after a regular extra suddenly started acting in a very distressed state.
The Herald Sun reports that Ms Bower confirmed yesterday ...

Clarke ends relationship with Lara – report

A distressed-looking Lara Bingle on the balcony of her and Michael Clarke’s home at Bondi Beach / The Daily Telegraph  Source: The Daily Telegraph
Bingle snaps and gives the finger to the media camped outside the flat. She and Clarke were holed up inside the flat all day / AAP Source: AAP
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Fans react to Clarke’s surprise walkout on Australia’s New Zealand tour. Picture: Christine Cornege / New Zealnd Herald  Source: The Daily Telegraph
AUSTRALIAN cricketer Michael Clarke and model Lara Bingle have separated, A Current Affair reports.

Mark Linkous, A Flawed Hero

Mark Linkous, A Flawed Hero
by Robin Hilton
Anyone who’s suffered from a mental illness will tell you that they spend a lot of time and emotional energy saying “no” to all the wrong impulses. No, life is not as hopelessly gloomy as you think. No, there is not more anguish than joy in the world. No, your life is not without value or purpose. This past Saturday, in the middle of the afternoon, on the first beautifully sunny ...

Patty Larkin: 25 Songs, 25 Friends, 25 Years

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Patty Larkin recorded voice and guitar for 25 songs, then let her friends do the rest.
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Patty Larkin recorded voice and guitar for 25 songs, then let her friends do the rest.
Patty Larkin has been called a “contemplative songwriter” and a “whoop-ass guitarist.” She also has a reputation for being “a musician’s musician.” Her new CD is titled 25, a reference to the number of fellow singer-songwriters who appear on it, as well as the number ...

Film Academy: Why We Snubbed Farrah Fawcett in Oscar Tribute

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is explaining its controversial decision to omit the late Farrah Fawcett from its “In Memoriam” segment during Sunday’s Oscar show.

Executive director Bruce Davis explained to the Associated Press Tuesday that Fawcett was better known for her “remarkable tv work,” and should thus be honored by the TV industry at the Emmy Awards.

See Us’ touching tribute to stars we lost in 2009

Davis acknowledged that he understood the uproar, but explained “an uncommon number ...

Kate Gosselin Taking Out Her $7,000 Hair Extensions

Hair-raising news!

Kate Gosselin is shedding her $7,000 hair extensions on Wednesday, her stylist Ted Gibson tells Radaronline.

But fear not: that doesn’t mean the reality star will be reverting back to the spiky short ‘do from her Jon and Kate Plus 8 days.

Hair extensions fever! See Kate and other stars “go long”

Gibson explains that he will put Gosselin’s extensions back in– featuring new, multiple shade of blond — on Thursday.

The evolution of Kate: see how she transformed and became a ...

Cancer Society urges caution in prostate test

Routine prostate cancer screening can lead to harmful and unnecessary treatment and physicians should make the risks clearer to patients, the American Cancer Society warned Wednesday while issuing new screening recommendations.

The guidelines, the society’s first concerning prostate screening in more than a decade, come after two huge studies last year called into question whether the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, blood test actually saves lives.

“The new guidelines give information on the discussions physicians and patients need to have before any ...

Caged boyfriend: Should he be set free?

Dear Carolyn:

I’ve been dating my boyfriend for 5 1/2 years now, and we have been living together for most of that. He moved across the country to be with me, and a year ago I returned the favor. I realized I had been taking some frustrations out on him lately, so I wrote him a letter apologizing and telling him I’d be more supportive.

This led to a conversation that surprised ...