Country singer Wynonna Judd marries for third time

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American country singer Wynonna Judd has tied the knot for the third time, marrying her drummer fiance Cactus Moser.

Judd, 48, told Us Weekly magazine on Wednesday that the wedding took place on June 10 on her farm at Leiper's Fork in Tennessee.

'I felt a joy that hasn't been there before,' Judd told Us Weekly of the wedding.

Judd and Moser, 55, a drummer in the singer's band The Big Noise, announced their engagement in December 2011. It's the third marriage for the flame-haired singer, who found fame as a teenager on the country circuit in the 1980s with mother Naomi Judd.

Us Weekly said neither Naomi Judd, nor Wynonna's half-sister actress Ashley Judd, attended the wedding.

(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Marguerita Choy)



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Beach Boys musical looking to catch a wave in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - As The Beach Boys travel the world on their 50th anniversary reunion tour, a musical about a surfer's adventures featuring the band's hit songs is hoping to catch a wave in the desert casino city of Las Vegas.

'Surf the Musical,' a 90-minute production showcasing 35 Beach Boys songs that embody the essence of California's surf culture, begins previews on Friday at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino before opening on July 17 for an indefinite run.

The show, featuring a live band and hit songs like 'Good Vibrations' and 'Surfin' USA', revolves around a surfer who leaves his California beach town for the big city, regrets his choice, and returns home to what he loves the most: waves, boards, and of course, a woman.

'Surf the Musical' is the fruition of a dream for producer J. Burton Gold, 69, a California businessman who has been a fan of the band since he was a teenager in the 1960s, and saw them live on their reunion tour in May.

Gold licensed the stage rights for dozens of Beach Boys songs for the show and brought in Kristin Hanggi, the Tony-nominated director of the hit Broadway musical 'Rock of Ages,' to bring it to the theater.

It's not the first time the Beach Boys have inspired a musical. 'Good Vibrations,' which followed three high school friends who drive to California, had a short-lived run on Broadway in 2005 after being savaged by New York theater critics.

But Gold said he wanted 'Surf the Musical' to 'honor and deliver the music,' without embedding it in an overly stylized production.

'I didn't want to 'Broadway-ize' it. I wanted to keep it Hawthorne,' he said, referring to the Southern California city where The Beach Boys was founded in 1961 by Brian Wilson, his late brothers Dennis and Carl, cousin Mike Love and their friend Al Jardine.

SCENES, SOUNDS OF THE 60S

'Surf the Musical' uses giant digital screens to project brightly colored backdrops of boardwalks, sunsets and 60's-era advertising.

Hanggi grew up in Huntington Beach - one of California's prime surfing spots - and when she was seven years old, she 'wore out' a cassette with the Beach Boys hit, 'Surfer Girl,' she said.

The new show was 'a homage to my family,' she said.

'I'm a So Cal girl and want to make a connection with people about what a real beach experience is like,' she said.

Hanggi said that the Las Vegas Strip was a natural choice for the show, especially given the brightly colored sets, which chime with the glare of the casinos and their glossy stage shows and larger-than-life musical arenas.

But Hanggi is nervous about one small group of spectators - the Beach Boys themselves.

The Beach Boys have had no practical involvement in the show and haven't been to rehearsals. Instead Brian Wilson, Love, Jardine and early band members Bruce Johnston and David Marks are busy on the U.S. leg of their 50th anniversary reunion world tour and have just released their first album of new material since 1989.

The album, 'That's Why God Made the Radio,' debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard chart last week, the highest-charting Beach Boys album in 37 years.

'They captured the optimism and heart of the beach, and the love and the fun,' said Hanggi. 'Wouldn't it be scary if they didn't like it?' she said.

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Singer Bobby Brown remarries in Hawaii

(Reuters) - American singer Bobby Brown has remarried in Hawaii, four months after the drowning death of his ex-wife Whitney Houston, People magazine reported on Tuesday.

Photos of Brown, 43, a member of the New Edition band, his new wife and manager, Alicia Etheridge, and their wedding party were posted on Instagram by the singer's teenage son, Bobby Jr.

People magazine said the couple tied the knot on Monday, a day after Brown performed a New Edition concert in Honolulu.

Brown and Etheridge have a young son together and became engaged on stage in 2010 - three years after Brown's acrimonious divorce from 'I Will Always Love You' singer Houston.

Brown and Houston were married for 15 years, during which Houston developed a heavy addiction to cocaine, marijuana and crack. In an April TV interview, Brown hit back at suggestions that he got Houston hooked on drugs, or that he somehow played a role in her death.

Houston, 48, died of accidental drowning in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub in February. White powder and drug paraphernalia were found in the bathroom where she died.

Brown has five children, one with Houston, three from previous relationships, and one with Etheridge. (Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Marguerita Choy)



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David Geffen to get the "American Masters" treatment

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - He helped bring Nirvana to the mainstream, co-founded DreamWorks SKG, and backed seminal Broadway shows like 'Cats' and 'Dreamgirls.'

Now David Geffen is receiving the 'American Masters' treatment courtesy of PBS, joining the likes of Woody Allen, Martha Graham, Norman Rockwell and Johnny Carson.

In addition, PBS said that it will air segments on Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and poet Carl Sandburg and Joffrey Ballet, the dance company founded by Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino.

Unlike those other subjects, Geffen's contributions come not for his art, but for his keen eye for finding talent and for deal-making. He created both Geffen Records and Asylum Records, the homes to the likes of Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Aerosmith and Sonic Youth.

But he did not just remain a music titan. Geffen produced films like 'Interview with the Vampire' and 'Risky Business,' before joining with Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg to launch DreamWorks SKG in 1994.

In its early years, while Geffen was still involved, the studio fielded such commercial and critical successes as 'American Beauty' and 'Saving Private Ryan.'

In addition to his work as a media mogul, Geffen, who was openly gay long before it was fashionable, let alone safe to be so, is also frequently linked with liberal causes and politicians like Bill Clinton.

He has also given money to AIDS groups and art foundations. Geffen's 'American Masters' episode will air on November 20 at 8 p.m.

The Sandburg segment will air on September 24 at 10 p.m. and the Joffrey Ballet episode will air on December 28 at 9 p.m.



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Blondie, Devo tap into 1980s nostalgia for upcoming tour

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Blondie and Devo, two pioneering bands of new wave music played different styles during their heyday, but more than three decades later, they've found common ground for an upcoming U.S. tour that vibrates with 1980s nostalgia.

Blondie, formed by Deborah Harry, guitarist Chris Stein and drummer Clem Burke in 1975, came up through the ranks of New York City's punk rock scene in the late 1970s, breaking into mainstream pop with their album 'Parallel Lines.'

Devo, formed in 1972 by brothers Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh and named for their concept that people of Earth were in a stage of 'de-evolution,' gained a loyal following with their wild costumes and high-energy music epitomized by the 1980 hit 'Whip It.'

The pair plan to 'Whip It to Shreds' - the name of their brief U.S. tour of 13 cities starting September 7.

'It seemed like a nice, complimentary fit because it takes us back all the way to the very beginning,' Devo singer Mark Mothersbaugh told Reuters as tickets went on sale last Friday.

Harry, the lead singer of Blondie, echoed Mothersbaugh's sentiments, adding that their music may resonate even deeper with today's audience - both young and old.

'I've always really loved their songs and their music and their crazy style,' Harry said about Devo. 'Back in the day, it was very fresh and advanced. I think it's more contemporary today than it was back then.'

Harry, 66, who has toured annually for the past 15 years and launched her own solo career, said she still loves hitting the road to play live.

'I love performing even more now. I've been doing it for long enough that it's completely heartwarming to walk out on stage and have people going crazy for you and wanting to hear your music, especially if you've written it yourself,' she said.

While audiences at Blondie shows often expect to hear the big hits - the band has sold over 40 million records worldwide - Harry said her favorite songs to perform are from the band's lesser-known albums, like 'Cautious Lip' and 'Bermuda Triangle Blues' from 1978's 'Plastic Letters.'

She maintains Blondie's live shows will be 'straight ahead rock 'n' roll,' but the band will incorporate some new elements such as visual projections and a 'technical look on stage' for their tour with Devo.

'Even when we were at the peak of our exposure and popularity, we never had a show with multiple costume changes and back-up singers and dancers,' Harry said.

Devo's portion of the show? That's a different story.

'DEVO HAS MARINATED THROUGH THE DECADES'

Known for their electro-pop sounds, creative outfits and frenzied stage shows, the dads of de-evolution bring back the synthesizers and guitars of decades ago, alongside newer technologies, to create their sound live.

Mothersbaugh, 62, promised some costume changes in their hour-long set and music that has never mellowed with age. If anything, it's only dug deeper into the Devo philosophy.

'Devo has marinated through the decades and become more scarier and intense, and if anyone wrote it off as quirky or a joke, now they can see that we were obsessed with a particular viewpoint of life on planet Earth,' he said.

The singer said Devo, whose first album 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!' was produced by experimental music master Brian Eno, has seen a resurgence in recent years led by the popularity of electronic music and people discovering them on the Internet.

'Kids nowadays are more sophisticated about music,' Mothersbaugh said. 'They can find a band they're a fan of, and if the band says they listen to old Devo music, kids have enough information to get them interested and listening to things. The Internet had a lot to do with Devo's staying power here.'

Blondie reunited in 1997 due to the popularity of new bands like No Doubt and Garbage, which had a sound similar to Harry's group. Blondie released the album 'Panic of Girls' in 2011. Harry credited their longevity to their passion for music.

'I never thought we'd be working and making music this long, but the people I always really admired, the musicians like BB King or the Stones or Paul McCartney or Bob Dylan, music is their life,' Harry said. 'It's not just something you did in your youth. It's something that you live for.'

(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte and Stacey Joyce)



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Radiohead Toronto show canceled after fatal stage collapse

TORONTO (Reuters) - A concert by the British rock band Radiohead was canceled after the roof of an outdoor stage collapsed during sound checks and rehearsals before the show on Saturday, killing one person and injuring three others, police and fire officials said.

Radiohead was not on stage at the time, police said, and a spokeswoman for the band confirmed that no member of the group was hurt in the accident, which occurred at about 4 p.m. local time at Downsview Park, about 5 miles north of downtown Toronto.

A Canadian musician named Dan Snaith, who performs under the name Caribou, had been set to open for Radiohead on Saturday, according to his website, but there was no immediate word on whether he was near the stage when the mishap occurred.

Representatives for the sold-out concert's promotion company, Live Nation, declined to comment. Downsview Park officials had no comment on the incident except to confirm that the Radiohead concert had been canceled as a result.

Toronto police spokesman Sergeant Tim Burrows told Reuters that about 20 people were in the direct vicinity of the stage, conducting rehearsals and sound checks, when it gave way.

A police statement issued on Twitter said one man in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene and a 45-year-old man was taken to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening head injury. It said two other males were treated on the scene for less serious injuries.

Burrows said investigators were still unsure what caused the mishap, which was under investigation by the Ontario Ministry of Labor and the Toronto police.

'The roof part of the stage collapsed,' Toronto Fire Services spokesman Captain Mike Strapko told Reuters.

'It's like an arch made out of round piping similar to what they use for scaffolding,' he said, adding that the structure was rigged with lighting and other equipment. 'So that's what came down and did crush the one individual.'

Laura Eldeiry, a band spokeswoman, said Toronto was Radiohead's last stop on its North American tour.

Pictures of the scene posted on social media sites showed a large section of twisted metal scaffolding over and around the stage that had collapsed in the middle of the concert platform.

Radiohead, an alternative rock group led by singer Thom Yorke and famed for such hits as 'Creep' and 'Paranoid Android,' is scheduled to go on tour in Europe this summer.

Their 1997 album 'OK Computer' established the band as one of the top musical acts of the decade. The group made waves with its 2007 collection 'In Rainbows,' which the band ambitiously released first as a digital download while allowing customers to set their own price for it.

(Reporting by Frank McGurty in Toronto and Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Anthony Boadle)



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Lindsay Lohan tweets about "cute" paramedics after exhaustion bout

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan has taken to Twitter to explain a bout of exhaustion that led paramedics to be called to her hotel room, and she joked that emergency medical service personnel dispatched in such instances should at least be 'cute.'

The incident on Friday set celebrity websites and Twitter buzzing with unconfirmed reports the 25-year-old Lohan, who has struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, was rushed to a hospital. Her spokesman denied she was hospitalized and said she was treated at the hotel for exhaustion and dehydration.

In a humorous Twitter message posted on Lohan's site early on Saturday morning, the actress gave further explanation.

'Note to self: After working 85 hours in 4 days, and being up all night shooting, be very aware that you might pass out from exhaustion and 7 paramedics might show up at your door,' read the post. 'Hopefully they're cute. Otherwise it would be a real let down.'

Lohan had been working on a television movie, 'Liz and Dick,' about the storied romance of actors Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

In his statement on Friday, Lohan's spokesman, Steve Honig, said the actress had been taking a nap and that producers called paramedics out of concern when she did not emerge from her room on Friday morning.

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