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KISS at Honda Center
The KISS Army shows no signs of surrender in 2009. Nearly four decades after the pop – metal quartet first emerged amid fireballs and kabuki makeup, the fans still come. And they bring fresh recruits in the form of teens and toddlers, many in the same black – and – white face paint.
In the entry [...]
Reviews of James Blunt and Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds
James Blunt AS oxymorons go, ” soft rock ” wields more power than most people admit. Largely dismissed as a watered – down, blown – dry corruption of liberated youth culture, it ‘ s been shoved into the category of ” guilty pleasure ” practically since its inception.
As early as 1971, the long critic Lester [...]
Natasha Bedingfield to perform at Nobel concert
British pop star Natasha Bedingfield will perform at the Dec. 11 Nobel Peace Prize Concert honoring this year ‘ s winner, U. S. President Barack Obama, organizers said Wednesday.
Bedingfield, a architecture – meridian in the U. S. and Europe, will stick together Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith, and Chinese pianist Lang Lang, organizers said.
The concert will [...]
Shakira has domination in mind
In the belly of the Nokia Theatre a week ago Saturday, the hours were ticking down toward the American Music Awards telecast amid the usual frenzy of sound checks and lighting cues. Harried technicians scampered to and fro while VIPs in color – coded wristbands sat sipping bottled water on the sidelines.
Everyone was waiting for [...]
Thalia’s voice front and center on new album
With careers in music and acting, a syndicated weekly radio program, a TV show ( on the V – Me network ) and multiple lines of clothing and accessories to her name, Mexican star Thalia is much more than just a singer. But on her upcoming live album ” Primera Fila, ” Thalia seeks to [...]
