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Big Boi thrives on collaboration
Big Boi is a serial collaborator, one of those endlessly curious artists who’s always thinking “what if?” when he charges into a new project. As one-half of OutKast, Big Boi helped expand the language of hip-hop. As a solo artist, he&...
Tags: Big Boi, Kate Bush, Apple iPad, Phantogram (music group), James Brown
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OFF TOPIC: UPDATE: Nine-time Grammy winner, hot jazz artist to play Sands; Venue says more big names coming
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGA nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer and pop/jazz artist will play at Sands Bethlehem Event Center this fall, the venue has announced. And event center officials say this is just the first big announcement in a wave of new booking for...... -
New Outkast record rumored; Andre 3000 still may portray Jimi Hendrix
Pop & HissSay what you want about Dr. Dre. "Detox" has been as mythological as Lemuria since I was in high school and he's probably recorded enough music over the last decade to make Neil Young's vaults look like Al Capone's. But...... -
Big Boi unfazed by Grammy snub, ready to deliver more solo hits [Video]
Pop & HissAntwan "Big Boi" Patton is probably one of hip-hop’s most even-keeled emcees. Though it’s been more than four years since OutKast, the platinum-selling, Grammy-winning group he co-founded with Andre "Andre 3000" Benjamin, released an album --... -
Taraji P. Henson: Where are the quality roles for black actresses?
About Last NightTaraji P. Henson addresses the audience at Columbia College's Stage Two on February 14, 2011. (Photo courtesy of Columbia College Chicago) How has life changed for Taraji P. Henson ever since she earned a 2009 best supporting actress Oscar nomination... -
Accepting this 'Great Gatsby' on its own terms
To judge by some of the reviews of the new film adaptation of "The Great Gatsby," you'd think Australian director Baz Luhrmann would be facing extradition for his crime against an American classic. But I have a message for all those self-appointed...
Tags: Reviews, Movies, Literature, Jay-Z, Joel Edgerton
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Baz Luhrmann's 'Gatsby' hears hip-hop where Fitzgerald heard jazz
Baz Luhrmann didn't want to answer the question. "I can't really say it about myself," he said. "But yes, I do." The Australian director behind this month's hip-hop-inspired adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" had been asked if he thinks his movies...Tags: Theater, Long Island, Movies, Jack White, The xx (music group)
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All-star 'Gatsby' soundtrack reportedly set for big debut
One detail I didn't have room to include in last weekend's Arts & Books feature on the soundtrack to "The Great Gatsby" was just how the film's director, Baz Luhrmann, recruited Jay-Z to help him assemble the music for the movie. In an interview...
Tags: Apple iTunes, Lady Antebellum (music group), The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Entertainment, Music
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Box Office Preview: 'Great Gatsby' Heats Up but 'Iron Man' Looks Too Tough to Beat
ReutersMay 09 (TheWrap.com) - "The Great Gatsby" is heating up in tracking, social media and advance ticket sales, but it still doesn't look like it will melt down "Iron Man 3" at the box office this weekend. Leonardo DiCaprio stars in one of the summer's...Tags: PG-13 Rated Movies, Iron Man 3 (movie), Australia (movie), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Les Miserables (movie)
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Things I'd Rather Do Than See 'Gatsby'
When I heard about Baz Luhrmann’s remake of “The Great Gatsby” a bubble of bile rose up in my throat. The director of such opulent visual messes as “Moulin Rouge” and “Australia” bringing to the big screen F....
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Beyonce says she was shocked by Cuba trip controversy
ReutersMay 06 (TheWrap.com) - Seemingly everything that Beyonce and Jay-Z do gets dissected in public. Even still, the singer never expected such an outcry over the couple's five-year wedding anniversary trip to Cuba. At least that's what singer told ABC News'...Tags: Cuba, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Beyonce
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'Great Gatsby' Tracks for $40M Debut, But It's in a Tight Spot, Old Sport
ReutersMay 06 (TheWrap.com) - "The Great Gatsby," likely the priciest costume drama ever made, will be in a tight spot at the box office when it opens Friday. The latest tracking and analysts' projectons have the film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey...Tags: Man of Steel (movie), Iron Man 3 (movie), The Hangover (movie), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Jack the Giant Slayer (movie)
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