Music
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Kardashians inspire Ke$ha to try reality showApr 24, 2013 12:19 pm - NEW YORK — Ke$ha Kardashian? Not quite. The wild and playful pop star is a huge fan of the swarm of Kardashian reality shows, but says her new series is far from what yo...
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Snoop's new identity works on reggae albumApr 24, 2013 6:00 am - Snoop Lion, “Reincarnated” (Vice/Mad Decent/RCA Records) It's not just a name change, but there's a new take on life for Snoop Lion, who switched his stage name fro...
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Steve Martin's banjo melds well with Edie BrickellApr 23, 2013 11:00 pm - Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, “Love Has Come for You” (Rounder Records) It's clear from the opening line on the first song “When You Get to Asheville” that “Love...
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‘The Wedding Singer’ coming to Buffalo GroveApr 23, 2013 3:14 pm - Buffalo Grove High School will whisk audiences back to the '80s in this spring’s romantic comedy musical, “The Wedding Singer,” tonight through Saturday, April 25-28, in...
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‘Zombie Prom’ on now at Prospect High SchoolApr 23, 2013 3:08 pm - Prospect High School’s theater department is presenting its spring musical, “Zombie Prom,” through Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m. A Saturday matinee will be at 2 p.m. “Z...
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Fall Out Boy wants to save rock 'n' rollApr 23, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — When Fall Out Boy learned that Elton John was a fan of their music, they jokingly thought he might want to record with them. As it turned out, he did. “We wer...
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‘Freedom’ singer Richie Havens diesApr 22, 2013 4:00 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ NEW YORK — Richie Havens, who sang and strummed the song “Freedom” for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72. Hi...
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Yarrow concert rescheduled for JulyApr 22, 2013 3:41 pm - Illness caused folk legend Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary fame to cancel his scheduled concert Saturday at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake. The resche...
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Lee DeWyze to perform on ‘Idol’ ThursdayApr 22, 2013 3:40 pm - Mount Prospect native Lee DeWyze will return to the stage that launched his career when he performs live on “American Idol” Thursday night. The singer, who won the Fox s...
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As Alzheimer’s progresses, Glen Campbell stops touringApr 22, 2013 10:05 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Glen Campbell’s Alzheimer’s disease has progressed too far to allow him to continue touring. Instead, he’ll spend his 77th birthday on Monday in Wash...