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Mark Morford and I definitely saw the same halftime show, but he sees Shania Twain as an Android of the Apocalypse. Morford writes: And then out Shania strutted, all perfectly timed fireworks and perfect makeup and perfect cutesy head flips and perfect stiff hip flicks and a perfect toothy smile …

The big, blustery, confident guy with spiky short hair singing Sinatra was probably the single most appealing performer when American Idol returned last week. It turns out he’s a Marine: Among the rank and the file is military man Joshua Gracin. The lance corporal is competing to be selected as …

Grammy telecast to be stocked with performances from top nominees: The Recording Academy scored an early coup this week for its upcoming 45th annual Grammy broadcast by signing a group of big-name acts — including Grammy nominees Bruce Springsteen and Norah Jones — to perform at the kudofest. Also scheduled …

ABC's new dark fantasy series is "Gonna Take A Miracle."

We mentioned back in December that Pearl Jam was going to do authorized bootlegs for each show on their upcoming Riot Act World Tour, to be sold exclusively online. Now the details are out: Pearl Jam announced today that they will release an official bootleg of each show on their …

In all humility, once again I say to you, you heard it here first. Last week on the 19th I talked about how much I like the cable TV Music Choice music service with its 45+ channels – right now I am digging on the “Pulse” downbeat and ambient music …

The Superbowl was strangely quiet this year – maybe hype fatigue has set in, and with only one week between the Conference Finals and the Big Game, there wasn’t time for the momentum to take on a life of its own. This gives me hope for media bombast in general, …

The bad news about the hysterical Nike soccer streaker ad – “that image is burned on my retina” – is that it was all staged, the streaker is an actor. But the good news is – authenticity-wise anyway – is that he really did nude up for the ad and …

O’Toole, nominated seven times for best actor but never the recipient, to get the hardware: “O’Toole’s performances have ignited the screen for more than four decades,” Frank Pierson, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said Friday in announcing the award. It will be presented during the …

The current wave of reality TV shows, and their frightening success, is leading many in the industry to talk of new business paradigms, grand new vistas of cheaper programming, a no-repeat program calendar (that part’s fine with me), and the return of many prodigal young viewers from cable and the …