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Jimi Hendrix Estate Rolls Out "People, Hell And Angels" Studio Set

If there were any doubts about the lingering force of fabled rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix more than four decades after his death, his latest single should put them to rest.

Keanu Reeves Going Digital with 'Side by Side'

Keanu Reeves' latest film, "Side By Side," has no car chases, explosions or slow-motion bullets like those in "The Matrix." But for fans of cinema, it has something even more valuable - an inside look at digital technology's impact on traditional film.

Kevin Nealon 'Weeds' Actor Returns to Stand-Up Comedy

Ever since comedian Kevin Nealon made his television debut on "The Tonight Show" back in 1984 he's worked in arenas both familiar - nine seasons doing comedy "Saturday Night Live" - and unexpected - eight seasons acting on Showtime's "Weeds."

Director Todd Solondz Looks For Lightness in New 'Dark Horse'

Director Todd Solondz made his way onto Hollywood's movie map with "Welcome to the Dollhouse," his 1995 independent film about a shy, relentlessly bullied 7th-grade girl that won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for best drama.

'The Dark Knight Rises' Actor Michael Caine Talks About Being Batman's Father Figure

At an age, 79, when most of his acting peers have either long since retired or seen their careers simply fade away, Sir Michael Caine has no intention of quietly shuffling off the Hollywood stage.

Kiss Tour 'The Apocalypse' Says Paul Stanley

Get out your makeup and dust off those platform boots, KISS is hitting the road again with one of the summer's biggest concert tours, teaming up with fellow rock band Motley Crue and kicking off "The Tour" on July 20 in Virginia.

Smashing Pumpkins Talk New Album 'Teargarden by Kaleidyscope'

Alternative rockers The Smashing Pumpkins have had huge hits - "Siamese Dream" and "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" - as well as well-publicized in-fighting and drug use that led to the Chicago band's break-up in 2000.

John Lyndon Boosts His Public Image with New Album

As bad boy lead singer of the anarchic, trail-blazing and short-lived 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols, John Lydon (then Johnny Rotten) snarled and spat his way across a shocked society and music scene still pleasantly half-high from the mellow 1960s.

Jethro Tull gets thicker on "Brick 2"

One thing that never really dies is a truly progressive rock album. A case in point is Jethro Tull's "Thick As A Brick," originally released in 1972, before disco, punk and rap.

American Pie Gang Back for 'Reunion'

It's been 13 years since the hit teen comedy "American Pie" introduced a pack of horny high-schoolers out to lose their virginity before graduation and made an unlikely star of a warm pie.

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