Actor James Gandolfini, 51, dies of cardiac arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) James Gandolfini's lumbering, brutish mob boss with the tortured psyche will endure as one of TV's indelible characters. But his portrayal of criminal Tony Soprano in HBO's landmark...
View ArticleJames Gandolfini: He let his characters star
NEW YORK (AP) James Gandolfini would have hated all this fuss. He was an actor who shrank from attention for anything but the roles he brought to life. No false modesty. He simply did his best to...
View ArticleRapper 'Fat Joe' sentenced in NJ for tax case
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The former chart-topping rap star known as "Fat Joe" was sentenced to four months in prison Monday over his earlier admission that he failed to file federal income taxes for two...
View ArticleMusical inspired by Tupac Shakur songs being born
NEW YORK (AP) A musical inspired by the music of Tupac Shakur hopes to bring gangsta rap to a Broadway stage. A workshop of "Holler If Ya Hear Me" is currently under way in New York under the...
View ArticlePaula Deen re-scheduled for 'Today' on Wednesday
NEW YORK (AP) Paula Deen will appear on NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday, according to host Matt Lauer. Lauer's announcement came Monday, three days after the celebrity cook abruptly canceled on the...
View ArticleReport: Gandolfini's body en route to US
ROME (AP) The Italian news agency ANSA says the body of actor James Gandolfini has departed Rome and is en route to the United States. ANSA did not cite any sources, but published a photo showing...
View ArticleHarvey's crime thrillers reflect real-life worries
(Knopf) draws its title from and that seek to exonerate people wrongly convicted of crimes. But few of the characters in Harvey's crime novel could be called innocent. His three Northwestern...
View ArticleDragon Boat Festival coming to Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival will bring a bold swath of color to the lakefront on July 13. More than a dozen teams have registered to take part in boat races in which vibrantly colored boats...
View ArticleAlice Munro says she is 'probably' done writing
NEW YORK (AP) Less than a year after Philip Roth announced he had stopped writing books, another literary great may be retiring: Alice Munro. The 81-year-old Canadian author, widely regarded as one of...
View ArticleEmerging Artist Series Preview
Last December, headlined a sold-out show at Turner Hall Ballroom. Thursday it will open for Grammy-winning hit-makers . But in 2011, the pop band from Cincinnati was just one of 44 bands trying to...
View ArticleSummerfest 2013 complete schedule by date and stage
Wednesday, June 26 Marcus Amphitheater 7 p.m. Violent Femmes & the Avett Brothers with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Ivan & Alyosha By of the Journal Sentinel Summerfest 2013 The...
View ArticleFacebook introduces video on Instagram
NEW YORK (AP) Facebook is adding video to its popular photo-sharing app Instagram, following in the heels of Twitter's growing video-sharing app, Vine. Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom said Thursday...
View ArticleRa Ra Riot; Blue October; Avett Brothers and more
JUST ANNOUNCED Megan & Liz with Kalin and Myles: 7 p.m. Aug. 9, , 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave. $12, on sale 10 a.m. Friday at the box office, (414) 342-7283 and therave.com. Zeds Dead with Paper...
View ArticleDowney Jr. signs on for 2 more 'Avengers' films
NEW YORK (AP) Robert Downey Jr. has signed up for two more "Avengers" films. Marvel announced Thursday that the actor will reprise his role as Iron Man/Tony Stark for "The Avengers 2" and "The...
View ArticleJames Gandolfini leaves behind 2 completed films
NEW YORK (AP) James Gandolfini left behind numerous projects in various states of development, including two films that have already completed production. The 51-year-old actor, who died Wednesday,...
View ArticleJack White, Kitty, Joe Jonas win at O Music Awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jack White, Kitty and Joe Jonas are among the winners of the O Music Awards. The off-kilter 24-hour awards show hosted by the MTV family of networks wrapped up Thursday night....
View ArticleMilwaukee fashion artist Timothy Westbrook will compete on 'Project Runway'
Milwaukee fiber and fashion artist Timothy Westbrook, who recently opened a studio in the Shops of Grand Avenue, will be a contestant on cable show “.” Westbrook, whose work includes costumes and...
View ArticleMontana leaders held illegal hunts for musicians
HELENA, Mont. (AP) Three former Blackfeet tribal leaders will serve three years of probation for holding illegal big-game hunts for country musicians that were filming an outdoors television show on...
View ArticleEmbattled Paula Deen a no-show on Friday's 'Today'
NEW YORK (AP) Celebrity cook Paula Deen was a no-show Friday at the "Today" show, where she was scheduled to appear to answer questions about past use of racial slurs. "Today" host Matt Lauer told...
View ArticleBillboard won't count Jay-Z-Samsung 1M downloads
NEW YORK (AP) Jay-Z's got 99 problems and the Billboard chart is one. Billboard said Friday it will not include the 1 million album downloads Jay-Z is giving to Galaxy mobile phone users through a...
View ArticleKardashian, West name baby girl North
LOS ANGELES (AP) Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have taken a new direction in naming their baby girl. They're calling her North as in North West. The Los Angeles County birth certificate says little...
View ArticleFriend: James Gandolfini died of heart attack
ROME (AP) An autopsy on James Gandolfini confirmed the "Sopranos" star died of a heart attack, with no evidence of substance abuse or foul play, a family friend said Friday. Michael Kobold told...
View ArticlePaula Deen posts apology for racial slurs on YouTube
TV chef Paula Deen issued an apology via YouTube Friday, several days after news surfaced that the Food Network star had admitted under questioning in a discrimination lawsuit that she had used racial...
View ArticleYoda, Indiana Jones statues shown at Calif. park
SAN ANSELMO, Calif. (AP) In a park not so far away, iconic filmmaker George Lucas on Thursday unveiled statues of two of his most movie popular characters. With doves released in the air, Lucas was on...
View ArticleStage-by-stage guide to performers
| | | | | | | Marcus Amphitheater The Avett Brothers and Violent Femmes, 7 p.m. June 26: Summerfest is one of the first and only shows on the books for recently reunited hometown band Violent Femmes,...
View ArticlePaula Deen fans vent their outrage at Food Network
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) Watching Paula Deen's cooking show was a weekend ritual for Marilynne Wilson, who says she's furious at the Food Network for dumping the comfort-food queen after she acknowledged...
View ArticleBeagle-boxer-basset wins World's Ugliest Dog
PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) A huge-headed, duck-footed mix of beagle, boxer and basset hound was the upset winner at the 25th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest. Walle (WAHL-ee), a 4-year-old mutt from...
View ArticleSummerfest's Arts & Crafts Market has plenty of new retailers and items for...
Check out Summerfest's Arts & Crafts Market on the lakefront path, and you'll find a man who turns vintage silver flatware into jewelry, and another man who fashions watches out of exotic...
View ArticleViolent Femmes open Big Gig after 3 decades of rock, fame and strife
Percussionist Victor DeLorenzo used two totally different adjectives to describe being part of one of Milwaukee's all-time most successful bands, . "It's something that has made me very happy and it...
View ArticleAll you need to know to get to the Big Gig
The basics Marcus Amphitheater: box office hours during the fest are 10 a.m. until the headliner starts; also (800) 735-3000 or . The Eagles show July 7 is sold out. Wristbands: A limited number of...
View ArticleNew vendors, new treats get playful at Summerfest
Pizza cones and cupcakes you eat like a push pop. Mom was wrong when she said you shouldn't play with your food. It's encouraged at Summerfest. ■Solo Pizza, 2856 N. Oakland Ave., introduces the Pizza...
View ArticleZipline, paddleboats among other new attractions at Summerfest
If inviting hundreds of thousands of people to enjoy more than a dozen stages of entertainment wasn't enough for the world's largest music festival, Summerfest has decided to extend its festivities...
View Article24 hours: 3 things for your Milwaukee weekend to-do list
7 p.m. Friday The 61st , which has a history in Milwaukee going back to 1886, brings together German and Austrian singing societies from around the country for a concert at the . The concert is part...
View ArticleJon Stewart appears on Egyptian satirical TV show
CAIRO (AP) Jon Stewart took the guest's seat Friday on Egypt's top satirical TV show, modeled after his own program "The Daily Show." Stewart was brought to the set wearing a black hood and introduced...
View ArticleRobert DeLong didn't start out loving electronic dance music
is best utilized for catching acts on the way up, not just seeing established headliners. Among the most promising up-and-comers at this year's Big Gig is electronic dance artist . With his melodic...
View ArticleTim O'Brien wins $100,000 military writing prize
NEW YORK (AP) A $100,000 prize for military writing has been awarded to an author of fiction. Tim O'Brien, known for such books as "The Things They Carried" and "In the Lake of the Woods," has...
View ArticleThree to See: Suggestions for every day of the Big Gig
| | | | | | | | | | Wednesday, June 26 Something known: (7 p.m. Marcus Amphitheater). The Americana outfit went full-blown pop on last year's captivating "The Carpenter." It's the band's strongest...
View ArticleSummerfest acts Atlas Genius, Family of the Year playing Turner Hall Sept. 25
If you're an fan and you can't catch the buzzy Australian alt rock band's set at tonight, don't fret. You're going to have another opportunity , the band just announced. Joining is another Summerfest...
View ArticleDeen book sales soar, new release No. 1 on Amazon
NEW YORK (AP) Paula Deen has been dropped by the Food Network and Wal-Mart, but book-buyers are standing by her. As of Thursday morning, "Paula Deen's New Testament: 250 Recipes, All Lightened Up,"...
View ArticleTarget cuts ties with Deen; drugmaker distances
NEW YORK (AP) Target Corp. said Thursday that it is ending its relationship with celebrity cook Paula Deen as fallout builds from revelations that the Southern celebrity chef used racial slurs in the...
View ArticleMormon church-owned Utah NBC affiliate to air SNL
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A Mormon church-owned NBC television station in Utah plans to begin showing first-run "Saturday Night Live" episodes this fall after years of refusing to air the sketch comedy...
View ArticleAldean opener Thomas Rhett went from laying floors to writing songs
College jobs are rarely career-making endeavors. When enrolled at Lipscomb University in Nashville, he wasn't sure what he wanted to do. But laying floors like he had during summer vacations sure...
View ArticleDropkick Murphys; Billy Idol; Talib Kweli; Capital Cities; Amadou & Mariam
Dropkick Murphys Celtic-punk-folk band is nearly 20 years old and no fewer than nine studio albums into its career. But part of this band's show is that you need not keep up with all of the recorded...
View ArticleMy Summerfest: Cecilio Negron Jr. of De La Buena
When to see him: 5 p.m.Friday, BMO Harris Pavilion Fest experience: The son of local musician Cecilio Negron, Negron Jr., 37, recalls going to to see his father play beginning when he was 14. His...
View ArticleWill.i.am says Pharrell's trademark too similar
NEW YORK (AP) Will.i.am says a trademark that Pharrell's company tried to register is too similar to his "I AM" trademark. Will.i.am has owned the "I AM" trademark since 2001. He filed objections in...
View ArticleFourth of July parades and fireworks in the Milwaukee area
It's the time of year for oohs and aaahs — and the year's biggest birthday party. The biggest and loudest bash for Independence Day, of course is at the lakefront, where a few hundred thousand people...
View ArticleYeah Yeah Yeahs; Gavin DeGraw; Fun.; Blues Traveler; Atlas Genius and more
'GRASS, FOOD & LODGING 8 p.m. Saturday, , 1434 N. Farwell Ave. $20 at the box office, (866) 468-3401 and . Bands have been known to reunite for business reasons (particularly if they weren't paid...
View Article'Family Ties' creator Gary David Goldberg dies
NEW YORK (AP) Gary David Goldberg, who created the 1980s sitcom hit "Family Ties" and expanded into feature films, has died. Goldberg died of brain cancer in Montecito, Calif., on Saturday, days before...
View ArticlePaula Deen's 'Today' appearance ends in tears
NEW YORK (AP) Paula Deen dissolved into tears during a "Today" show interview Wednesday about her admission that she used a racial slur in the past, saying anyone in the audience who's never said...
View ArticleBorges interview collection a booklover's tip sheet
"I've always been a greater reader than a writer," says Jorge Luis Borges in While devoted readers of the Argentinian writer may disagree, Borges (1899-1986) was one of the most bookish great writers...
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