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I keep waiting for R.E.M. to come back with something really great and return to their former seat atop the modern rock pantheon, but it may never happen and the band may just go on forever being pretty good. There are worse things I guess. Anyway, they just set off …

American novelist, author of Exodus about the creation of Israel and Trinity on the conflict in Ireland, has died ay 78: Uris’ novels reflected his experiences as a Marine in World War II and as a war correspondent. His first novel, “Battle Cry,” was published in 1953 when he was …

I have very mixed feelings about DUI enforcement: I am totally against drunk driving and want all reasonable measures taken to discourage it – whoever came up with the “designated driver” is a genius. But I also know from first-freaking-hand knowledge that much of the enforcement is arbitrary, that .08% …

And you can wear out your welcome very quickly. After twenty more episodes of Punk’d, his celebrity-Candid Camera show on MTV, no one in Hollywood will trust him, everyone will eye him nervously thinking they are about to get publicly douched, and he could easily become persona non grata: MTV …

While my mood is rockin’ and instrumental, we must not forget Chicago roots and neo-retro rockers the RipTones, whose sixth album, Slant 6, is out on Sparkletone. The band – Jeb Bonansinga on guitar and most songwriting, Earl Carter on upright and electric bass, Michael Krasovech on lead guitars, Perry …

Sales and reviews of Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix are all crazy-go-nuts: Scholastic, the book’s U.S. publisher, estimated 5 million copies were sold the first day alone, well ahead of the pace of “Goblet of Fire.” Borders Group reported worldwide sales of 750,000 the first day. Amazon.com shipped …

It’s probably for the best that Pamela Anderson is single again – she has a new cartoon series: “I’m very proud of Stripperella,” Anderson says. “She’s my alter ego — strong, smart and sexy and, let’s face it, a bit of a slut.” The woman understands her appeal. the upcoming …

RIAA chief exec Hilary Rosen leaves office July 1, but will continue as a consultant: Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Chairman and CEO Hilary Rosen will be stepping down from her post effective July 1, 2003. According to RIAA President Cary Sherman, Rosen will continue with the RIAA as …

The outlook for record retailers is worse than ever: Declining CD sales, the hit from online downloads, and growing competition from the likes of Amazon.com (AMZN ), as well as discounters such as Wal-Mart and Target (TGT ) are pushing specialty music retailers to the wall. In the past 15 …

So here I found myself sucked into American Idol 2 this last season, watching intently and commenting inanely on the ins and outs of the competition, and really caring about the voting like millions of other boobs. I actually like Ruben AND Clay. And, to my astonishment, I found myself …