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Poor Bryan, another wife has furrowed an unauthorized hoe: Rock star Bryan Ferry and his wife, Lucy, were divorced Friday after 21 years of marriage. The High Court Family Division granted Ferry, 56, and the former Lucy Helmore, 42, an uncontested divorce. The couple, who married in June 1982 and …

Musical Youth finally get paid...

The Video Software Dealers Association says DVD is rental king for the first time: DVD rentals generated more revenue than VHS rentals last week, announced the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA). For the week ending March 16, 2003, DVD rentals generated $80 million in revenue, and VHS rentals yielded $78 …

No – not in Iraq, with the major labels, forced to compromise in all directions: Meeting with legislators behind closed doors in Sacramento, Warner Music Group officials on Wednesday disclosed an overhaul of its royalty accounting process — a move the company hopes will quell mounting claims that record labels …

Memo leaked from MTV Europe about programming during the war: In the light of the outbreak of war in Iraq in the last 12 hours, our recommendations for the scheduling and content of videos and programmes are as follows: 1. Video recommendations Obviously, there will be heightened public sensitivity to …

I am a moderate environmentalist – this is where my views diverge most sharply from those of oilman George W. Bush. I am all for alternative energy, against global warming (even though Cleveland stands to become a resort town eventually), drilling in protected areas (ANWR), etc. I think wind power …

Jazz pianist and NPR host Marian McPartland turns 85 with a smoking hot party tomorrow night in NYC: CELEBRATING MARIAN McPARTLAND: AN 85th BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO THE GRAND DAME OF JAZZ WHO: The legendary pianist/composer/educator/radio host and all around jazz ambassador Marian McPartland, joined by her friends Karrin Allyson, Barbara …

For various reasons, many great films have been ignored or grossly undervalued at the Academy Awards. Forbes has an interesting list of the most egregious omissions: Best Also-Rans: Classics Denied By The Academy Film Year AFI Rank Nominations Awards Best Picture Winner Singin’ In The Rain (MGM) 1952 10 2 …

Clear Channel has been sponsoring “patriotic” rallies in various cities: is this simply an expression of concern for our troops or is there a political motivation? The fact that this is even an issue again demonstrates that the consolidation of media power into a very few hands is dangerous and …