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Newman still feeling pessimistic, thank God
On the evidence of his first album of new songs in nine years, "Harps and Angels" (Nonesuch), Randy Newman is not living out the artistic decline spelled out in his 1999 song "I'm Dead (But Don't Know It)." Even though that song's narrator embodies...Tags: Music Industry, James Taylor, Louisiana, Popular Music, Pixar
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'Way to Normal' by Ben Folds
Los Angeles TimesIf rap music is black America's CNN, as Public Enemy's Chuck D once said, then Ben Folds is white America's NPR. On his recently released third studio solo record, "Way to Normal," the 42-year-old pianist-singer-songwriter proves he is still an adept...Tags: Chuck D, Music Industry, Music, Personal Service, Elton John
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All the old feelings come rushing back for Dodgers
White towels fluttering. Jacketed fans screaming. A chilly sky pierced by chilling screams.
Randy Newman on the loudspeakers. Horns in the parking lot. Dancing on the field.
A deep chant from the most ancient parts of grand old Chavez Ravine.
Sweep . ....Tags: Geovany Soto, Casey Blake, Russell Martin, Joe Torre, Chicago Cubs
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Friday's Talk Shows
The Early Show Greg Kinnear ("Flash of Genius"). 7 a.m. KCBS 62883 Today Katrina Szish of In Style magazine. 7 a.m. KNBC 754222 KTLA Morning News 7 a.m. KTLA 97593 Good Morning America Chef G. Garvin cooks. 7 a.m. KABC 82661 Regis and Kelly Mark...Tags: Greg Kinnear, Warren Sapp, Jay Leno, Bonnie Hunt, Maya Angelou
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Randy Newman Mixes Cranky Wit With Some Sweetness
Special To The CourantRandy Newman isn't particularly interested in making his audiences feel good — in fact, he doesn't seem to mind if they feel a bit uncomfortable. As he performed a solo show at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton, Mass., Sunday night, there were...Tags: Jackson Browne, Movies, California, Music, New York Times
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Dodgers fans can exhale now
A season of grand cacophony climaxed Thursday afternoon in a most beautiful silence. When the Arizona Diamondbacks lost to the St. Louis Cardinals at 2:32 p.m. Pacific time, the Dodgers officially clinched the National League West championship. Nobody...Tags: Football, Casey Blake, Russell Martin, Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals
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After a Top 10 investigation, here's a list of my own
Special to the SentinelInvestigative reporter Seymour Hersh took us on a Mideast tour during his talk last weekend at the Orlando Public Library. The Pulitzer Prize winner (for My Lai Massacre stories during the Vietnam War) also spoke memorably and forcefully when he drew...Tags: Oklahoma, Awards and Prizes, Orlando Public Library, The Hills, Altamonte Springs
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No Touchdown For Renée Zellweger This Time Around
Courant Staff WriterLEATHERHEADS 2008 period comedy directed by George Clooney, from a script by Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly. Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 114 minutes, PG-13 for language. DVD has deleted scenes, making-of documentary, feature on the film's...Tags: Universal Orlando, Movies, Claudette Colbert, George Clooney, Football
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Earl Palmer, rock 'n' roll drummer
Los Angeles TimesEarl Palmer, a New Orleans drummer who provided the distinctive backbeat for seminal rock 'n' roll songs by Fats Domino and Little Richard, then became one of Hollywood's busiest session musicians, has died. He was 83. Inducted into the Rock and Roll...Tags: Music Industry, Little Richard, Elvis Costello, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Rock 'n' roll drummer Earl Palmer, 83
Earl Palmer, a New Orleans drummer who provided the distinctive backbeat for seminal rock 'n' roll songs by Fats Domino and Little Richard, then traveled west to become one of Hollywood's busiest session musicians, has died. He was 83. Inducted into...Tags: Music Industry, Little Richard, Elvis Costello, Phil Spector, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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Deaths elsewhere
JOAN WINSTON, 77 'Star Trek' superfan For the Star Trek faithful, it was a historic event. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the series, showed up. So did the science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, not to mention fans dressed as Klingons, Tribbles and Bele...Tags: National Government, Cancer, Elvis Costello, Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln
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Earl Palmer, legendary rock 'n' roll drummer, dies at 83
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEarl Palmer, a New Orleans drummer who provided the distinctive backbeat for seminal rock 'n' roll songs by Fats Domino and Little Richard, then traveled west to become one of Hollywood's busiest session musicians, has died. He was 83. Inducted into...Tags: Music Industry, Little Richard, Ritchie Valens, Elvis Costello, Phil Spector
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