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Talk shows
"The Early Show," 7 a.m., WBBM-Ch. 2: Figure skater Tonya Harding talks about life after the tabloids. "Today," 7 a.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5: Actress Charlize Theron ("Hancock"); author Brooke Shields ("Welcome to Your World, Baby"); actress Jaclyn Smith;...Tags: Richard Belzer, Will Smith, Popular Music, Charlize Theron, American Idol
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Three game shows join summer lineup
United Feature SyndicateWhen I tell people that I am a television critic, I'm often met with the same response: ''There sure is a lot to criticize.'' I have a professional obligation to fight that inclination, to find the best, or at least the most interesting, program of the...Tags: Richard Belzer, RCN of PA, Inc., Ashlee Simpson, Ellen DeGeneres, Charlize Theron
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Reflections On The Triangle Trade; Al Green Honored On BET Awards
The new season of "P.O.V." (CPTV, 10 p.m.) starts with a wallop — Katrina Browne's powerful film about her family's complicity in the New England slave trade. As a descendant of one of the wealthiest families in Bristol, R.I., she learns that her...Tags: Richard Belzer, Wayne Newton, Will Smith, Al Green, Kanye West
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Hayes proves he's still got soul
Isaac Hayes' performance at a crowded Ravinia on Friday didn't get off to a promising start. The veteran soul man, sporting his trademark shaved head and dark sunglasses, initially appeared uninterested in the proceedings. It didn't help that the...Tags: Woody Guthrie, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Folk Music, Bob Dylan, Roberta Flack
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Chicago concerts
Special to the TribuneSATURDAY Those only familiar with Billy Bragg's collaborative work with Wilco would be pleased to discover that the grass-roots singer-songwriter's output transcends protest ballads and folk-rock ditties. The English troubadour's recent "Mr Love &...Tags: Country Music, Crimes, Wilco, Murder, Fashion Trends
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Billy Bragg puts words on a page and suspends them in the air
The GuideALTHOUGH it's been nearly six years since Billy Bragg has released an album, his hiatus can hardly be characterized as quiet. In fact, the English guitarist-songwriter, who has spent more than two decades belting out politically charged, punk-tinged folk...Tags: Folk Music, Music Industry, Music
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Review: Ashlee Simpson's 'Bittersweet World'
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comYes, everyone wants to know whether Ashlee Simpson and her fiancé, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, are expecting their first child. But after listening to Simpson's new "Bittersweet World" (Geffen) album, what should concern them is that she may actually...Tags: Carole King, Woody Guthrie, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Folk Music
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"Mr. Love & Justice" by Billy Bragg
Courant Rock CriticThere's a world full of topical material ripe for the Billy Bragg treatment: war, racial strife and a plethora of social and political ills, including an impending recession. Instead, the outspoken British singer and songwriter takes an inward turn on his...Tags: Music
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Billy Bragg muses on romance
There's a world full of topical material ripe for the Billy Bragg treatment: war, racial strife and a plethora of social and political ills, including an impending recession. Instead, the outspoken British singer and songwriter takes an inward turn on his...Tags: Music
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What to do on St. Patrick's Day
THE POGUES Irish eyes will be a-smilin', and probably a-glazed over too, at these most relevant of St. Patty's Day shows. Irish folk-punk legends the Pogues have been reunited since 2001, but fans' appetites for their shambolic, poetic tunes show no signs...Tags: B.B. King, Williamsburg, CBS Corp., New York, Roseland
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