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New Music Friday (A Wee Bit Early!) – Carney

November 24, 2009 By Holly Stafford 1 Comment

The brothers Carney, Reeve and Zane, form the hard-riffing, blues-singing core of the rock ‘n roll band, Carney. Carney’s debut music video for “Love Me Chase Me” follows the life & death of a character named Mr. Green. Evan Rachel Wood guest stars in the video opposite Reeve Carney, Broadways next Spiderman. She is also starring in the upcoming “Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark” Broadway Production, playing Peter Parker’s love interest Mary Jane Watson. The video was shot on the set of HBO’s “Carnivale” in the California desert.

“Love Me Chase Me” is available now on iTunes. Their final L.A. area show of the year is this Saturday, November 28th at the El Rey Theatre – Tickets can be purchased here.

Check out their interesting and amazing video above. I’m sure we’ll hear lots more from them in the new year!

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Celebrity Reactions to the Death of DJ AM, Adam Goldstein

August 29, 2009 By Holly Stafford Leave a Comment

Its with heavy hearts that we must announce the passing of another musical artist. Adam Goldstein, more famously known as DJ AM, was found dead in his New York City apartment on Friday afternoon. The cause of death is still unknown at this time but a source claims drug paraphernalia, such as a pipe commonly used to smoke drugs, and prescription drug bottles were found in the apartment next to his body.

Celebrities are taking to their personal Twitter pages to send out their condolences and thoughts about Goldstein.

Per TMZ:

John Mayer: In complete shock.

Lindsay Lohan: i can’t believe this.. i’m in shock. why? why? r.i.p. adam.

Alyssa Milano: May you rest in peace, Adam. You touched many with your light and will be missed like crazy.

Ryan Seacrest: So sad the hear about adam. a very kind and generous guy.

Dr. Drew: I lack the words to describe my feelings.

Ashton Kutcher: much love to my boy AM.

Soliel Moon Frye: Thank you for bringing so much music and inspiration to peoples lives. Rip Dj Am.

Heidi Montag: my thoughts and prayers are with DJ AM’s family and friends.

Shanna Moakler: My deepest condolences for DJ AM, you were a great artist and will be severely missed. My thoughts and Prayers to his family and friends.

A friend reportedly arrived at Adam’s apartment to check on him after not hearing from him for a few days, but got no response after knocking on his door. The friend then called the police, who entered and found his body. He was only 36 years old. His last public appearance was this past Sunday at Citi Field in NYC where he threw out the first pitch at a Mets game. He last updated his personal Twitter on Tuesday with a chilling lyric from the opening line to the famous Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song “New York, New York.”

Per DJ AM’s Twitter:

“New york, new york. Big city of dreams, but everything in new york aint always what it seems.”

Goldstein had previously been battling drug addiction and even had a show on the MTV network to help out those who were struggling with drugs. He was very popular on the celebrity circuit as he was frequently booked for high profile parties and celebrations. Goldstein was once engaged to Nicole Richie and also dated Mandy Moore on and off for several years. A year ago, he suffered severe burns when the Learjet carrying him and Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker crashed near a runway in South Carolina, killing 4 people, heading to California.

Tonight Goldstein was supposed to be deejaying at Rain in Las Vegas, Nevada. No additional details regarding Adam Goldstein’s death have been revealed, as the story is still developing. Our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to his family and friends during this tragic time.

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Jennifer Love Hewitt Engaged to Jamie Kennedy- No, Really!

July 21, 2009 By Holly Stafford Leave a Comment

That was fast!! Congratulations are in order for Jennifer Love Hewitt & Jamie Kennedy – I guess? The couple spontaneously became engaged Saturday night at at the Laugh Factory in Long Beach, California, while on stage in front of the entire crowd. This comes after only a mere 8 months since she ended her last engagement. So just how many engagements does this make for Jennifer now?

About two hours into his set, Jamie called Jennifer up on stage to tell some jokes and to do a little singing. Somewhere in the audience a person shouted “Marry her!” up to Kennedy, who took the opportunity to get down on one knee and ask for her hand in marriage. And what did she say? Why, yes of course! This is Jennifer Love Hewitt – Engagements are her thing!

Per NY Post:

“It was a standing ovation,” said our source.

Gee, I guess Jamie out to be glad this happened within her timeline! (Read about that here.) So is it true, or was it just a quick added part to his routine? No word yet from their people or the show if the engagement actually stuck, but I wouldn’t be waiting for pictures of a flashy ring just yet. It could very well just be part of a joke – and if so I hope he’s had enough common sense to come clean about it already cause she’s probably already called the wedding planner and told him to pick up from where she ended her last one!

Good Luck Jamie… You’re gonna need it!

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David Beckham Booed, Calls Out a Drunk Fan – Video and Photos

July 20, 2009 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

David Beckham was booed in his first game back in California in the LA Galaxy versus AC Milan match. The walking Armani ad didn’t please the crowd as he took to the field on Sunday. Fans yelled their disapproval and booed loudly. As his name was announced over the field the crowd sneered and voiced their distaste. After he first got his feet on the ball the audience again showed no mercy and continued their boos.

People held up signs with the words “Go Home Fraud” and “Hey Becks, Here Before You, Here After You, Here Despite You” in bold print emblazoned on them. People wearing his jersey with a line crossing through his number were also present. At one point David tried to confront a Galaxy fan from the playing field. He walked up and asked the heckler to come down to the field. Security had to pull the two apart.

He is lacking a positive fan base in U.S. soccer partly in thanks to his desire to return to the European football circuit because the level of play in the U.S. isn’t up to his standards. Meanwhile, he has failed to make a huge impression in the American team. He brings people to the stands, but isn’t winning games.

One soccer fan put it best when telling me:

“David is great for getting people’s attention. But that is just it. He is a celebrity first and a soccer player second. Which is said because there might be talent there beneath his polished and buffed spoiled ass.”

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Rihanna Expected to Take Stand Against Chris Brown Today

June 22, 2009 By Holly Stafford 3 Comments

Today is a big day in the whole Rihanna vs. Chris Brown case. Rihanna is due to take the stand in court against the singer, more than four months after the horrific night where Brown was accused of assaulting her. The preliminary hearing will determine if there is enough evidence against him to stand trial. While both parties are required to appear in court today, Rhianna could very well refuse to take the stand due to the nature of the case. If she does take the stand, Rihanna is expected to describe what was written in the detective’s report from the night of the alleged attack. She could be on the stand for more than two hours. It will be her first time publicly talking about what happened the night her boyfriend allegedly attacked her. Her lawyer, Donald Etra, said Rihanna cleared her schedule so she could be in court if prosecutors call her as a witness. Her testimony could very well make or break the case.

One big question looms over Rihannas head: Will Browns attorney Mark Geragos cross examine her if she does indeed testify? If the case goes to trial, Geragos has said that he will make a big point that Rihanna was the initial aggressor in the situation, repeatedly hitting Brown before he began hitting on her. Rihanna said Brown had beaten her before and the violence was escalating. Also important to the case is the pictures taken of Rhianna after the attack. Those photos will almost certainly be introduced into evidence during todays hearing. Geragos has said he hoped to avoid the spectacle of public testimony, but plea-deal talks failed and California’s Supreme Court last week rejected his request to delay the hearing to decide if the case should go to trial.

Los Angeles Criminal Court Judge Patricia Schnegg decided against allowing cameras into the courtroom during Rihanna’s testimony, so there will be no tv or livestream coverage of todays events. Brown had better hope that Rihanna is having a good day, because his freedom ultimately lies in her hands.

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Robert Pattinson Out With Two Females in NYC While Kristen Stewart is in LA

June 18, 2009 By Holly Stafford 4 Comments

Uh oh Sparklepants… You have some serious splainnin’ to do! Robert Pattinson was seen out early Wednesday morning in Manhattan with two females – neither of which was rumored girlfriend Kristen Stewart. The trio were seen at the Bowery Hotel enjoying a couple of beers and sharing some light hearted conversation.

Per Radar Online:

“One of the two women Rob was with was definitely Camilla Belle, one of his ‘rumored’ girlfriends,” the source said. “The other I only caught a quick glance of — and it could have been Emilie De Ravin but I can’t swear to it. She was blond and beautiful.”

While Emile is Robert’s newly single co-star in the film “Remember Me“, the same can’t be said for Camilla. Uh oh Miss Belle… Looks like you have some serious explaining to do yourself to current beau Joe Jonas! The source goes on to say that with no paparazzi around to catch them, everyone piled into a cab together and left but at least one person didn’t seem too happy: miss Camilla.

Per Radar Online:

“Camilla looked very comfortable to be around Rob. How she felt about sharing him on this night out with the other woman I’m not sure of,” the witness said.

This is not the first time Robert has been linked to Camilla. The pair were seen together in California in December, brushing off the outing as nothing more than friends having lunch together. It was only a matter of time before the rumors started about Robert and Emilie – poor guy can’t even be in the same room without rumors flying. Wonder what KStew has to say about all this. Oh what a tangled web we weave…

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