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Drummer for metalcore band Avenged Sevenfold found dead in his California home
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) An autopsy is inconclusive as to the cause of death for Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Tuesday that the coroner's office ordered toxicology, microscopic and laboratory tests to help determine...
Joe Jackson's attorney has law license placed on probation over 2002 case
By Associated Press - December 29, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Records show an attorney handling Joe Jackson's bid to receive a monthly stipend from his son's estate has had his law license placed on probation for two years. Last week's decision by the California Supreme Court isn't related to Brian Oxman's work on the Jackson case. But the...
Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle hoping to be big in Japan
By Associated Press - December 29, 2009
NARITA, Japan (AP) Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle has brought her act to Japan. The 48-year-old church volunteer who rocketed to fame with her surprising performance on "Britain's Got Talent" arrived at Tokyo's international airport Tuesday to prepare for a guest appearance on...
Rapper Lil Wayne holds hometown farewell show for fans before he heads to jail
STACEY PLAISANCE - December 29, 2009
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Lil Wayne emerged as a top-selling musician known for his clever wordplay and risque lyrics, but like rappers before him, he's staring down a year behind bars at the peak of his career. The artist returned to his hometown of New Orleans for a performance Monday on...
A new Van Morrison is born: Van Morrison and wife GiGi welcome their baby boy
By Associated Press - December 29, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A new Van Morrison has been born. The Irish singer says on his Web site that he and his wife, GiGi, welcomed their son, George Ivan Morrison III, on Monday. The couple says that "Little Van" is "the spitting image of his daddy." The baby is a dual citizen...
Shock rocker Marilyn Manson, former bandmate settle lawsuit for millions less than sought
By Associated Press - December 28, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A contentious lawsuit between Marilyn Manson and former bandmate Stephen Bier has been settled without the multimillion judgment the keyboardist initially sought, court records show. An agreement calls for attorneys representing former Bier to be paid $380,000....
Nelly offers $10,000 reward for information in burglary of his St. Louis-area home
By Associated Press - December 28, 2009
ST. LOUIS (AP) The rapper Nelly is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the man who broke into his suburban St. Louis home earlier this month. CrimeStoppers announced the reward on Monday. Someone forced his way through a locked window at...
No objections sustained when the LA Lawyers Philharmonic decides it's time to play
JOHN ROGERS - December 28, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) If a defense attorney, a prosecutor and a judge were to walk into a music hall what would be the first thing they'd do? "Spend a half-hour arguing legal motions," veteran Los Angeles lawyer David Waller says one of his colleagues told him when he learned Waller would...
Folk-rocker Vic Chesnutt, known for dark reflections on life in song, dies in Ga. at 45
By Associated Press - December 26, 2009
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Vic Chesnutt, the folk-rocker whose sometimes dark reflections on life were influenced in part by a car wreck that left him paralyzed, has died. He was 45. Family friend Christina Stuckey, who answered the phone at Chesnutt's home, confirmed the death to The...
Couple sues KISS rocker Gene Simmons over alleged attack at Los Angeles mall
By Associated Press - December 25, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A couple who said they were assaulted by Gene Simmons sued the KISS bassist for unspecified damages Thursday, court records show. Nathan Marlowe and his wife Cynthia Manzo said Simmons attacked them, threatened them and took their video camera at the upscale The Grove...
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