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Sandler Stars In First 9/11 Therapy Movie

Sandler Stars In First 9/11 Therapy Movie

Adam Sandler is showing his serious side again in "Reign Over Me" (named loosely after the Pete Townshend-penned song “Love, Reign O’er Me”). The film, also starring Don Cheadle, is the first to use the events of 9/11 as a plot device. more ›

Elsewhere in the ist-a-verse

Elsewhere in the ist-a-verse

This was not a very happy week for the -ist network as one of our own, more ›

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Gothamist loves Clapton, we'll be going to check him out next Tuesday when he plays MSG. Last night, however, the guitar that Clapton bought in 1970 on a visit to Nashville was sold at auction for $959,500. On this same shopping trip in 1970 he purchased a total of six vintage Strats (with the going rate of about $300 a pop @ Nashville's Sho-Bud Shop). He gave one each to George Harrison, Pete Townshend and Steve Winwood. The remaining three were combined to create "Blackie", the auctioned guitar which Clapton played in the 70's and 80's (retiring it in 1985). more ›

There's lots of coverage about

There's lots of coverage about Pete Townshend, but there's no coverage like British tabloid coverage. Article from The Sun, and picture of police removing Townshend's G4. more ›

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