Justin Bieber put on a private show last night at the Highline Ballroom in New York City. The 16 year old passing fad — or Leif Garret 2010 — is an inexplicable teen sensation. Consequently, one girl...
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Elvis is back; did he ever leave? Last night, Mr. Presley arrived on Broadway along with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. “Million Dollar Quartet” is the story of heir one day reunion at...
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“Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” is coming. Really. This fall. Original producer David Garfinkle tells me the $45 million Julie Taymor-U2 extravaganza has its money in place. There will be announcements...
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Carly Simon ’s dad, Richard Simon , was the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster (like you didn’t know that). One of Simon’s famous successes was editing and publishing a book...
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Remember Live Earth, aka 07-07-07? It was the worldwide rock concert that ended with a Police concert at Giants Stadium. Now Live Earth organizer Kevin Wall is announcing a new mega event for Chicago and t...
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My colleague Baz Bamgiboye reported from London in Friday’s UK Daily Mail: “Madonna’s film “W.E.,” a fantasy based on the Abdication Crisis and what became of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, wil...
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Much has been made of the precarious situation with EMI Music. Earlier this week, EMI thought it had a deal with Universal Music Group to license its music in Canada, Mexico, and the US. If the deal had go...
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Spike Lee is right now finishing up shooting “Inside Man 2″ with Denzel Washington and Clive Owen. But come this summer, residents of Brooklyn may find Lee’s crew setting up shop in their neighborhoo...
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Meat Loaf was big in the late 70s with the hoary “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” the album “Bat out of Hell,” and an appearance in the cult classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” And then he w...
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The crazy PR wars in Hollywood this past winter redistributed a lot of stars to new and different firms. Now PMK, which merged with Bragman Nyman Cafarelli to become PMK BNC, has thrown down the gauntlet. ...
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