Spike Lee Fired from Directing James Brown Bio Pic
The Godfather of Soul left us in 2006. Since then, Director Spike Lee was signed on as the visionary leader of a James Brown Film by Brian Grazer who is the co-founder of Image Entertainment, a...
View ArticleA musical journey through America's biggest festival
Where else can one hear a traditional Irish band play reels and ballads, then walk five minutes down the railroad tracks to hear a New Jersey party band opening their set with "2001: A Space Odyssey"...
View ArticleVintage Trouble learns chemistry
Together for just a couple of years, the Los Angeles band has exploded out of clubs, playing festivals and opening for the likes of The Who, sending audiences into a frenzy with its dynamic performances.
View ArticleCelebrations for Queen City's King
It was 70 years ago this September - the actual date isn't clear - that a West End record store owner named Syd Nathan took two country musicians working for WLW radio to Dayton to record.
View ArticleThe Jassman - August 21, 2013
Stepping uncomfortably out of my bailiwick we walked into a world of swamp blues and Appalachian music one Sunday.
View ArticleVintage Trouble learns chemistry
Together for just a couple of years, the Los Angeles band has exploded out of clubs, playing festivals and opening for the likes of The Who, sending audiences into a frenzy with its dynamic performances.
View ArticleA musical journey through America's biggest festival
Where else can one hear a traditional Irish band play reels and ballads, then walk five minutes down the railroad tracks to hear a New Jersey party band opening their set with "2001: A Space Odyssey"...
View ArticleThe Idaho Statesman Michael Deeds column
Aug. 23--Few musicians give as much of themselves on stage as Charles Bradley, a 64-year-old former James Brown impersonator who released his debut album, "No Time For Dreaming," in 2011.
View ArticleJames Brown bio pic expected to be filmed in Miss.
Though the governor's spokesman wouldn't release any information Friday, sources with knowledge about the project say it will be a feature film about the godfather of soul, James Brown.
View ArticleGetting into the Thicke of things
Robin Thicke in Boston, July 12, 2013. "Blurred Lines," the song that has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks now, has elevated Thicke from white soul curio to pop certainty.
View ArticleGet ready for a night of funk and soul hosted by DJ Craig Charles, writes...
Charles, who has starred in Red Dwarf, Robot Wars and Coronation Street, is the host of BBC 6 Music's prime time Saturday night Funk and Soul show.
View ArticleGovernor, Tate Taylor to make movie announcement Monday
Aug. 24--JACKSON -- Gov. Phil Bryant and film director Tate Taylor will announce a "major film project" Monday in Jackson.
View ArticleJames Brown bio pic will be shot in Mississippi
A movie about the life of singer James Brown will be filmed in Mississippi. Governor Phil Bryant made the announcement Monday morning.
View ArticleJames Brown biopic to be filmed in Mississippi
The White House is reluctantly preparing to accept an Egyptian government that could be a democracy in name only, two years after the U.S. supported the overthrow of its dictator in the name of democracy.
View Article'42's' Chadwick Boseman to Play James Brown in Biopic
Chadwick Boseman , who starred as Jackie Robinson in 42 , has closed a deal to portray James Brown in Universal and Imagine's untitled biopic of the Godfather of Soul.
View ArticleMusic: Charles Bradley to open his book of song at...
Charles Bradley's life would make a good movie A - he lived in the projects, worked as a cook in a mental institution and performed a longtime gig as a James Brown impersonator.
View ArticleMovie News: Deadly 'Machete Kills' Ladies (Pic); '42' Star Will Play...
Machete Kills : We won't go so far as to say all these ladies are killers, but we do recommend approaching them with caution .
View ArticleJames Brown biopic to start filming in Mississippi
In Holtsville accident on The L.I.E .Service Rd EB at I 495/CO Hwy 97/Nicolls Rd. Slow traffic from I 495/Patchogue Holbrook Rd in Holbrook In Holtsville accident on The L.I.E .Service Rd EB at I...
View Article'42' actor Boseman to play James Brown in biopic
A man who recently was mauled by a grizzly bear near northern Alaska's remote Brooks Range says he recognized the animal that left him with broken teeth and deep gash in his arm from his guide trips.
View ArticleChadwick Boseman has been tapped to play James Brown in new bio-pic
Chadwick Boseman has been tapped to play James Brown in the bio-pic about The Godfather of Soul.
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