Pollstar Daily News Service
Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 8:20PM
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Legendary Memphis-born singer Alex Chilton dies in New Orleans of an apparent heart attack on eve of SXSW tribute.
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 11:30AM
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Herb Cohen, the legendary manager and label exec who introduced Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention and Tom Waits to the masses, died of unknown causes March 16 in Napa, Calif
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 11:19AM
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A relentless touring schedule may be wearing on Lady Gaga.
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 10:48AM
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Two years ago it housed one of London’s most powerful booking teams, but Nigel Hassler’s departure to Creative Artists Agency means Helter Skelter is now down to Pete Nash working out of his own office in New York.
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 9:42AM
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Although Live Nation hasn't been happy with CTS Eventim, a top computer magazine just named the German ticketer's Web site the best in the land.
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 9:41AM
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Arrested last week for violating parole, DMX was ordered to return to jail for six months and undergo a mental health evaluation.
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 8:54AM
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Hartford, Camden, Berkeley, Telluride and Indianapolis are just some of the stops for Phish as the band embarks on a summer expedition beginning in June.
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 8:33AM
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Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment has named Anthony M. Sanfilippo president and chief executive officer of the casino company.
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 2:49AM
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One of James Brown’s daughters recently claimed that the singer’s body disappeared. It turns out his body is exactly where it should be – in a two-tier mausoleum in the Aiken County, S.C., front yard belonging to another of his daughters.
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 2:30AM
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The aging Silverdome near Detroit that gathered dust for several years is getting a new lease on life beginning with an upcoming monster truck and motor sports show April 17.
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 2:25AM
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Niagara Falls, N.Y., police arrested five people March 13 when fans turned away from an over-capacity rap concert allegedly tried to push their way in.
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 2:15AM
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MGM Mirage plans to sell its 50 percent stake in the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J., over organized crime concerns.
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 2:10AM
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New Zealand promoter and music journalist Garry Sharpe-Young died at his home March 12 after suffering an aneurism.
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