Is the Janis Joplin biopic finally going to be filmed? Don’t hold your breath

Janis Joplin. Photograph: Elliott Landy/Redferns In Hollywood, the Janis Joplin story is a cinematic mirage. Like On The Road, Atlas Shrugged, and the remake of Barbarella, it’s been a cornerstone of “Development Hell”, chewed over so much that many wondered if it actually... 

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Kings of Leon forced off stage by incontinent pigeons

Top of the plops … Kings of Leon Kings of Leon were forced to cancel a show last week after being showered with pigeon droppings. The flock of avian music critics brought the St Louis concert to a cooing halt after just three songs. “You may enjoy being shit on,” explained... 

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Mel Gibson Will Accuse Oksana Grigorieva of Extortion, Report Says

Mel and Oksana in happier times. (AP) TMZ has learned Mel Gibson’s lawyers will meet with the Sheriff’s Department and not only present evidence that Mel is innocent of any crime against Oksana Grigorieva … but that she committed the crime of extortion. TMZ broke the story … Mel’s... 

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Careless Love The Unmaking of Elvis Presley Books EW

Four years ago Peter Guralnick published Last Train to Memphis The Rise of Elvis Presley a serious meticulous explosively entertaining biography that traced Presley's familyCareless Love The Unmaking of Elvis Presley Books EW...

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Introducing Dylan LeBlanc

Young at heart … Dylan LeBlanc’s music is redolent of After the Goldrush Hometown: Shreveport, Louisiana. The lineup: Dylan LeBlanc (voice, guitar). The background: Yesterday’s new act, Rumer, was counter to the counterculture, but today’s boy couldn’t be more... 

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