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Kanye West Rips Bush During NBC Concert (AP)
 AP - It began, fittingly enough, with jazz from New Orleans natives Harry Connick Jr. and Wynton Marsalis. But "A Concert for Hurricane Relief," a heartfelt and dignified benefit aired on NBC and other networks Friday night, took an unexpected turn thanks to the outspoken rapper Kanye West.
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LSU Quarterback Opens Home to Fats Domino (AP)
 AP - Fats Domino and his family spent two days with Louisiana State University's quarterback after being rescued from the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina, then moved on.
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Stars Pledge Help for Katrina Victims (AP)
 AP - Celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Master P and Dave Matthews are contributing star power to relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Snoop Dogg Sues Car Dealership Over Ads (AP)
 AP - Snoop Dogg is seeking $2 million from a car dealership that he accuses of having misappropriated his image and speech pattern in its advertisements.
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Tilly Wins Second Major Poker Tournament (AP)
AP - Actress Jennifer Tilly has won her second major poker tournament and confidence in her playing ability.
"Casanova" to seduce Venice with film fest debut (Reuters)
 Reuters - Venice's most infamous libertine is
coming home to seduce the lagoon city as a sly but likeable
charmer in Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom's "Casanova," set
to have its premiere at the film festival on Saturday.
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Rapper Kanye West blasts Bush on TV benefit show (Reuters)
 Reuters - Rapper Kanye West surprised viewers
of an NBC benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims on
Friday by accusing President George W. Bush of racism.
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Lewis' Telethon to Aid Kids, Storm Victims (AP)
 AP - Jerry Lewis can pinpoint the moment he knew his Labor Day telethon had to be more than another chapter in his long effort to help children with muscular dystrophy. It had to benefit hurricane victims, too.
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Networks set September 9 for Katrina telethon (Reuters)
 Reuters - The six major U.S. television
networks agreed on Friday to a September 9 air date for a rare
joint broadcast of a live, all-star charity concert to raise
money for survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
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Broadway's Jarrod Emick and Cass Morgan Help Ignite 'Ring of Fire', the New Johnny Cash Musical (Playbill)
Playbill - Richard Maltby Jr., the director who guided Ain't Misbehavin' and Fosse to Broadway, is staging and co-creating the new Johnny Cash-inspired musical, Ring of Fire, in its test run at Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo, Sept. 2-Oct. 9.
"Casanova" to seduce Venice with film fest debut (Reuters)
Reuters - Venice's most infamous libertine is
coming home to seduce the lagoon city as a sly but likeable
charmer in Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom's "Casanova," set
to have its premiere at the film festival on Saturday.
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Film review: Brokeback Mountain (Reuters)
 Reuters - Everything you ever
imagined about the characters of John Wayne and Montgomery
Clift in "Red River" or Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott in "Ride
the High Country" is revealed candidly in Ang Lee's "Brokeback
Mountain," an epic Western about forbidden love.
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'Virgin' Director to Team With Seth Rogen (AP)
 AP - The success of "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" might lead some to wonder if a sequel is in the works. "I don't know if you can be a born-again virgin," says director Judd Apatow.
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Gay cowboy film rides into Venice festival (Reuters)
 Reuters - A pair of gay cowboys rode into Venice
on Friday, as Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" set tongues
wagging at the annual film festival with scenes of homosexual
love in the wilds of Wyoming.
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Kung Fu Oscar-Winner Tackles Other Genre (AP)
AP - Ang Lee, the Taiwanese-born director of mega-hit "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," has leaped into another genre, the American western, but his "Brokeback Mountain" is no classic cowboy tale.
Japan's Kitano surprises Venice with wacky new film (Reuters)
 Reuters - Japanese cult director Takeshi Kitano
baffled and enthralled Venice on Friday with the premiere of
"Takeshis,"' a surreal send-up of his eclectic career which
weaves together the lives of a TV celebrity and his lookalike.
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Duff to Donate $250K for Katrina Victims (AP)
 AP - Hilary Duff has pledged to donate $250,000 to help Hurricane Katrina victims on the Gulf Coast.
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Manga comes to Venice with blockbuster "Initial D" (Reuters)
Reuters - One of Japan's most popular comic books
came to life at the Venice Film Festival on Friday with car
racing blockbuster "Initial D," the long-awaited Hong Kong film
adaptation.
Yeoh May Appear in Danny Boyle Movie (AP)
AP - Former Bond girl Michelle Yeoh will appear in a science fiction movie called "Sunshine" directed by Danny Boyle of "Trainspotting" fame, a magazine has reported.
Three 'Titanic' DVD editions set sail October 25 (Reuters)
Reuters - Three different editions
of "Titanic" will be released October 25 on DVD, but only one
will be available for U.S. consumers.
Rapper Kanye West blasts Bush on TV benefit show (Reuters)
Reuters - Rapper Kanye West surprised viewers
of an NBC benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims on
Friday by accusing President George W. Bush of racism.
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Kanye West Rips Bush During NBC Concert (AP)
AP - It began, fittingly enough, with jazz from New Orleans natives Harry Connick Jr. and Wynton Marsalis. But "A Concert for Hurricane Relief," a heartfelt and dignified benefit aired on NBC and other networks Friday night, took an unexpected turn thanks to the outspoken rapper Kanye West.
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Stars Pledge Help for Katrina Victims (AP)
AP - Celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Master P and Dave Matthews are contributing star power to relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Label Reboot kicks off with Jewish oddities (Reuters)
Reuters - Irving Fields turned 90 a couple of
weeks ago. For the past 18 months or so, six nights per week,
the native New Yorker has been sitting behind an upright piano
at Nino's Tuscany restaurant in midtown Manhattan, treating
diners to a mix of international standards.
Fans welcome new generation of teen-appeal bands (Reuters)
Reuters - Is the music business on the
verge of a new boy band explosion? It sure looks that way. But
this time the band members are more than charismatic
performers: They write much of their material and play their
own instruments.
CORRECTED: Pearl Jam playing South America for first time (Reuters)
Reuters - Pearl Jam will visit South America
for the first time later this year, beginning November 22 in
Santiago, Chile.
Concert review: Gigantour (Reuters)
Reuters - The brainchild of
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine, the Gigantour is making its virgin
run in a summer crowded with metal outings like Ozzfest, Sounds
of the Underground, Judas Priest/Queensryche and Motley Crue.
Billboard album reviews (Reuters)
Reuters - The Rolling Stones' studio releases
since '81's excellent "Tattoo You" generally expand the band's
concert repertory by a song or two, while delivering middling
quality that neither diminishes nor expands their iconic
legacy. "A Bigger Bang" stays that course, offering 16 songs of
stalwart Stones riffs that almost compensate for generally
embarrassing lyrics. The standout this time is "Streets of
Love," whose delicate melody and dramatically swelling chorus
hint at a greater depth than the song's own words. For every
vintage-sounding track -- and there are some beauties (the
honky-tonk crunch of opener "Rough Justice," the boozy-woozy
slide guitar of "Back of My Hand") -- the set delivers just as
many unclever couplets. (Worst) case in point? "Sweet Neo-Con,"
which lambastes our president as a fraud. But with writing as
bad as this, W looks like a genius in comparison. It's hard to
imagine a bigger bang than that.
Composer Golijov's diverse style winning fans (Reuters)
Reuters - It has become increasingly rare for
classical record labels to make commitments to contemporary
composers. But Deutsche Grammophon has done just that by
signing Osvaldo Golijov, whose intensely personal music has won
the raves of critics and audiences around the world.
Digital digs deeper sales for 'Six Feet' set (Reuters)
Reuters - A banner chart week by soundtrack
"Six Feet Under, Volume Two: Everything Ends" teaches new and
old lessons.
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