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Smashing Pumpkins Tour: Billy Corgan and Co. Release Live Set With Some New, Some Classic Stuff

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 12, 2013 01:11 PM EDT

Some people were pleasantly surpassed when they heard the new Smashing Pumpkins album "Oceania" last year. The sound was much more in tune with what fans of grunge-era Billy Corgan produced. But some fans would rather just hear the Smashing Pumpkins play the same ol' hits over and over again versus try to evolve. We're not saying wither side is necessarily wrong. We are saying however that the new concert album/movie "Oceania: Live in NYC" features a little bit of both. Read More »

Michael Jordan's Son To Play The Human Torch in 'Fantastic Four'?

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 12, 2013 12:41 PM EDT

When we say "Michael Jordan," odds are you think of the greatest NBA basketball player of all time, the guy with six NBA titles, and the line of sneakers that people kill for. But when we say Michael Jordan the actor, we aren't talking about the all-star's role in "Space Jam" anymore. We're referring to his son, Michael B. Jordan, the star of the new hit film "Fruitvale Station." Read More »

Justin Bieber 2013: Biebs Refuses To Part Ways With Housemates Lil Twist and Lil Za, Back With Selena Gomez?

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 12, 2013 09:25 AM EDT

Despite the constant wave of negative attention from his neighbors in Calabasas, CA. and the new legal troubles presented by his live-ins Lil Twist and Lil Za, Justin Bieber refuses to put them out on their own. The pop star refers to the duo as "true friends." Read More »

Halle Berry Pregnancy: Actress to Marry Olivier Martinez This Weekend Prior To Birth of Child?

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 11, 2013 04:21 PM EDT

Halle Berry's marriage may finally be happening...and that's about as much detail as anyone knows. The actress and her fiancé, actor Olivier Martinez, were seen boarding a flight out of Los Angeles on Tuesday. Where they were headed is anyone's guess, but tabloids have the idea that it's to carry out a wedding. Read More »

Jiah Khan Dead, Bollywood UPDATE: Forensics Report Indicates Actress Was Drunk At Time Of Suicide, Boyfriend Suraj Pancholi Acquitted?

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 11, 2013 03:07 PM EDT

Rumors reported several days ago that Bollywood actress Jiah Khan had traces of alcohol in her bloodstream at the time she committed suicide have been confirmed by a source within the Mumbai police department. Read More »

Frank Ocean Cancels Trip To Egypt Amid Unrest, Will Go To South Africa to Honor Nelson Mandela Instead

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 11, 2013 02:37 PM EDT

Frank Ocean has adjusted his tour schedule after recent unrest in Egypt left more than 50 protestors dead in Cairo on Monday. The R&B star had planned on stopping in Cairo in between his tour loops in Europe and Australia. Read More »

Sam Mendes confirmed as director for next Bond movie in 2015

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 11, 2013 01:44 PM EDT

Sony has officially announced that Sam Mendes will direct the 24th installment of the James Bond film series, to the relief of just about all Bond fans. Read More »

Justin Bieber 2013: Back on Selena Gomez's and Bill Clinton's Good Side After Controversial Video, Apology Phone Call [VIDEO]

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 11, 2013 11:46 AM EDT

Justin Bieber called former President Bill Clinton yesterday to apologize for spraying a photo of the former Prez and saying "F--- Bill Clinton" in a controversial video. Read More »

Michael Jackson Lawsuit UPDATE: Pop Star 'Frightened' Director of 'This Is It' Series

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 11, 2013 10:42 AM EDT

The Jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live continued yesterday, as the director of Michael Jackson's comeback concert series, "This Is It," was called forth to testify. Kenny Ortega broke down in tears on the witness stand as he described the pop star's final days. Read More »

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: The Trouble Getting Past and Living Up To A Name [EXCLUSIVE]

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 10, 2013 03:08 PM EDT

Jon Spencer and his band, The Blues Explosion, are credited as being among the originators of the "punk blues," a term he's not entirely comfortable with. When he's not under fire from traditionalists for corrupting the blues, Spencer tries to remind people that his group doesn't actually play that genre. Read More »

Buckwheat Zydeco Carries The Standard for Creole Music, To The Disappointment of His Teenage Self [EXCLUSIVE]

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 08, 2013 04:15 PM EDT

Buckwheat Zydeco is the foremost name in the zydeco genre and frontman Stanley Dural gives the accordion everything it can handle. Now that Dural's brought his style to the music of Eric Clapton, Paul Simon and others, he can admit freely that he used to hate the Creole style he now represents. Read More »

Rolling Stones Tour: Hyde Park Show Attracts 65k, Gary Clark Jr. Joins Band Onstage [VIDEO]

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 08, 2013 01:08 PM EDT

Mick Jagger told concert-goers in advance that they shouldn't expect anything sentimental out of The Rolling Stones when the band returned to Hyde Park in London 44 years after the band's last show there. It seems the group went out of its way to relive the famous shows however. Read More »

Garth Brooks, Toby Keith Big Names At Oklahoma Tornado Relief Concert

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 08, 2013 12:22 PM EDT

Garth Brooks was the main attraction at Saturday's Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert, but he was joined by a bunch of big names from the country genre and elsewhere. The event, held at Oklahoma University Stadium in Norman, brought a crowd of more than 60,000 with all funds going to relief for victims of the recent tornadoes in the state. Read More »

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