Barbra Streisand promoted her new album, Love is the Answer, and threw in a few favorites during an hour long show Tuesday night at the Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village. Among the 78 lucky people to gain admittance to the show were Bill and Hillary Clinton, James Brolin, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Alan and Marilyn Bergman (Streisand commented that she had recorded 52 of thei...
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Hal Lifson, publicist for Phil Spector, says the producer is not doing well in the jail where he is serving a 19 years to life sentence for killing actress Lana Clarkson.Spector is two months into his sentence at Corcoran State Prison in California where he is in what amounts to virtual solitary confinement. Lifson told BBC6, "He's in a horrible situation with virtually nothing to do all day. ...
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This guy… …and this guy… …America’s hottest new musical duo? Apparently, Charles Manson is passing notes to Phil Spector in the joint. Wants to get together…talk music…talk project…who knows? Phil says (from Rolling Stone)… ‘I used to pick up the phone and it was John Lennon or Celine Dion or Tina Turner, and now [...]
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While legendary producer Phil Spector is spending a life sentence for second-degree murder in a California state prison, the LAPD is trying to track down Annette Merar, Spector’s first wife and former singer of Spector’s Three. NBC Chicago reports...
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The Spectre of Spectorby Max Mobley • May 27, 2009Before Phil Spector was convicted of murder and accused of bad taste in wigs, the man made some very famous music—some bad, some good, some iconic. His credits chart much of the history of rock 'n' roll, from the Ronettes to the Ramones, from pop singles too numerous to mention to one of the first live recording box sets, Concert for Bangladesh
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I trust my friend Josh's musical tastes, so when he told me that I should buy Phil Spector's box set "Back To Mono", off I went. I ordered it from Amazon and was delighted (and a bit saddened) by the low price of $17. With the flurry of Christmas, and packages coming in and out, I completely forgot that the box set was sitting by my desk in my office. I finally ripped open the set yesterday...
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Most women want flowers and jewelry. And men who haven't known me very well have bought me those things before, and don't get me wrong, they've always been sweet gestures. But if you know me, if you really know what its like up here in this head, you head straight past the florist, bypass the jewelers and dive straight into the best record shop you can find. Most women want flowers and I'd rath...
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So, to start off my blog and be timely as well, I'd like to ask: "What's your favourite rock n' roll Christmas / Holday album?" My vote is for Phil Spector's "A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector" because nothing says rock like the Wall of Sound and nothing takes the Christ out of Christmas quite like Phil Spector looking scary as hell in a Santa suit. He is, after all, a homicidal maniac...
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..Phil Spector was so in touch with his inner musical demon he transformed that motherfucker into a great pop xmas record. So great even I like it. That's no small task. Me and xmas music, not so much.. But this rules. The first time I heard it about a year ago, I was shocked to find out how many of these versions I knew from independent musical sources from my halcyon days 85-92.
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starting now, or after thanksgiving, mog needs to start getting everyone ready for the holidays, because i don't think i can do it all by myself.
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So this is sstiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllll going on and on and on. Phil Spector's second trial, the first was declared a mistrial after the jurors panned at a 10-2 vote, for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson is almost over. The defense rested its case yesterday at Los Angeles Superior Court, arguing that it was Clarkson that took her own life, depressed over a failing acting career. She was found ...
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The mess that is Phil Spector will go on trial AGAIN for the murder of Lana Clarkson. For those of you with a short memory the jury in the five-month trial was left with a hung jury (10-2 in favor of the guilty verdict) after a 12 day deliberation.Following the first go most of Spector's defense team quit procrastinating the start of the retrial. The same judge, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge...
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After a jury failed to reach a verdict following 12 days of deliberation, the murder case against legendary music producer Phil Spector was declared a mistrial. Spector was accused of murdering aspiring actress Lana Clarkson in Los Angeles mansion in 2003.Spector lost most of his legal team following the verdict, with the exception of Christopher Plourd. Plourd is now the main reason behind why...
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A second woman testified in a Los Angeles courtroom that Phil Spector threatened her with a gun. Whereas there are similarities to her testimony with the previous woman who appeared in court, Dianne Ogden's story was more damaging. She claims that the legendary rock 'wall of sound' producer tried to rape her.??Dianne Ogden in court??The prosecution is illustrating that Spector had a history of ...
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A Los Angeles judge on Thursday set a September date for pioneering rock producer Phil Spector's second trial on charges that he murdered actress Lana Clarkson in the foyer of his mock castle in 2003.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Fidler ordered Spector to stand trial beginning on September 29 in the high-profile case.The jury in Spector's first trial deadlocked 10-2 in favor of a guilt...
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