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Jackson Browne 2013 US Acoustic Tour Summer Dates

Jackson Browne 2013 TourJackson Browne will be back on the road this summer with his 2013 Acoustic Tour, kicking off on June 19th in Salt Lake City, Utah. Browne will be accompanied on the tour by fiddle player Sara Watkins who’s set to open the shows as a special guest. Watkins also joined Browne on his 2012 tour.
 
“I’m really excited to have Sara joining me on this tour,” said Jackson. “We’ve played together a number of times in the last few years, sometimes on her show and sometimes mine, and it’s always been a thrill for me. I’m floored by her amazing instrumental virtuosity and by her beautiful voice, and most of all, I love her songs.”
 
Browne says he’ll be performing songs that cover his entire musical career, changing up the sets each night. For more info, visit JacksonBrowne.com.

Jackson Browne 2013 Acoustic Tour Dates

* = No opener
 
June 19 – Salt Lake City, UT at Red Butte Garden
June 21 – Aspen, CO at Jazz Aspen Snomass
June 23 – Telluride, CO at Telluride Bluegrass Festival
June 25 – Des Moines, IA at Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
June 26 – Chicago, IL at Ravinia
June 28 – Columbus, OH at Palace Theater
July 01 – Lancaster, PA at American Musical Theater
July 02 – New Brunswick, NJ at State Theater
July 04 – Lenox, MA at Tanglewood
July 05 – Atlantic City, NJ at Borgata
July 06 – Atlantic City, NJ at Borgata*
 
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TLC Sets ‘Welcome to Myrtle Manor’ Premiere Date

Amanda Adams and Shelley Groff in Welcome to Myrtle Manor
Amanda Adams and Shelley Groff from TLC's 'Welcome to Myrtle Manor.' - Photo Credit-TLC/Zach Dilgard

A trailer park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is the setting for a new series on TLC. The network’s announced a March 3, 2013 premiere date for Welcome to Myrtle Manor, a reality series that focuses on the trailer park residents.

The 10-part hour-long series will air at 10pm.

The Details:

Formerly Patrick’s Mobile Home, Myrtle Manor has been handed down from generation to generation. The trailer park landlord Becky took over the reigns from her father and owner of the park, Cecil, and is feeling the pressure to succeed. The recent name change and other improvements to the establishment- including a new hair salon and above ground swimming pool – are part of a larger effort to turn the mobile home community into a “5-star resort.”

A transient community, the residents of Myrtle Manor come from all walks of life – some have lived there for 30 years, others only 30 days and like the legions of tourists visiting Myrtle Beach, they treat everyday like a vacation. From wacky hijinks and relationship drama, to evictions and backyard brawls, there’s never a dull moment inside the Manor.

While at first glance it seems very different from the places most of us live, at its core, it’s a neighborhood and although these colorful characters may argue, scream and fight, at the end of the day, they abide by trailer park law – you mess with one, you mess with the whole trailer park.

The Residents of Myrtle Manor:

  • Becky: The Trailer Park Landlord

    Myrtle Manor has been in Becky’s family for generations and now her father Cecil is turning over the business to her. Will she turn it into the five-star trailer park she has always dreamed of or will Cecil have to fire her before Myrtle Manor falls apart?

  • Jeana: Aunt to Becky

    Miss Jeana (with a J) is Becky’s aunt. Having just split from her husband of over 20 years, Jeana is making a fresh start in Myrtle Manor with her motorcycle, her new look, and her no excuses approach to life.

  • Cecil: Becky’s father and owner of Myrtle Manor

    Cecil is the patriarch of Myrtle Manor and one of Myrtle Beach’s largest landowners. Cecil’s daddy built the trailer park and now Cecil is entrusting the family legacy to Becky. If she cannot keep the money coming in and the riff raff going out, Cecil may have to reconsider the future of the park.

  • Jared: The New Guy

    After drifting from place to place, Jared storms into Myrtle Manor on his crotch rocket. Seeing Jared down on his luck, Miss Becky has a soft spot for him and literally gives him a new lot in life with a beat-up Airstream on a patch of grass. Jared can live rent-free until he gets a job if he earns his keep by doing odd jobs for Myrtle Manor. He wants to do right by Becky, but will his wild ways get him into trouble?

  • Chelsey: Darlin’ Dog Wiener Girl

    Chelsey is the co-founder of Darlin’ Dogs – a struggling hot dog business on wheels. Chelsey is determined to create a hot dog empire on the boardwalks of Myrtle Beach, but when all the earnings go to parties and booze, the Darlin’ Dogs will have a hard time making rent at Myrtle Manor.

  • Lindsay: Darlin’ Dog Wiener Girl

    The perpetually giggling Lindsay is co-founder of Darlin’ Dogs. Less business savvy than her partner Chelsey, Lindsay is more interested in the Myrtle Beach nightlife than slinging hot dogs for cash.

  • Amanda: Newest Darlin’ Dog

    Wearing a “Bless Your Heart” trucker hat and a whole lot of attitude, Amanda is the turtle hunting, four wheel driving redneck of the Darlin Dogs Empire. The Weiner Girls, Chelsey and Lindsey, found their new co-worker at a bar and they better be careful, because Amanda’s motto is, “You can’t call someone a true friend until you get into a fight.”

  • Gina: Co-owner of Tangulls (Myrtle Manor hair salon) and hairdresser

    Miss Gina has lived in Myrtle Beach all her life. When Becky wanted to give the trailer park a new image, she looked no further than Miss Gina to open a salon in Myrtle Manor. Although she doesn’t live in the park, Miss Gina is more than happy to have Tangulls serve as the rumor mill for the residents.

  • Roy: Co-owner of Tangulls (Myrtle Manor hair salon), hairdresser and former drag queen

    Roy might not be your average good ole boy, but Roy is as Southern as they come. Originally from a small town in North Carolina, Roy moved to the “New York of the South” after beauty school. He’s worked the pageant route and is considered one of the top make-up artists in Myrtle Beach. Roy is the first to admit that his lips and cheekbones are surgically enhanced, but his man boobs are all his.

  • Taylor: Local Club Promoter

    Taylor is the king of Myrtle Beach nightlife. When he’s not at the club, Taylor is trying to manage his volatile relationship with his live-in girlfriend, Jessica. And if he needs any help, his mom Anne lives in the trailer across the street.

  • Gus: Taylor’s Dog

    Gus is Taylor’s wingman, his confidant and his best friend. When not drooling all over Taylor’s trailer, Gus is watching over Myrtle Manor.

  • Jessica: Taylor’s Girlfriend

    With her fire engine red hair and piercings, Jessica is hard to miss at Myrtle Manor. The young beauty can be found flirting with the boy next door or fighting on the front porch of the trailer that she shares with her boyfriend Taylor.

  • Anne: Taylor’s Mother

    Anne lives across the street from her son Taylor. With white wine in hand, she tries to keep the peace between Taylor, Jessica and all of Myrtle Manor. A little quirky, Anne’s wisdom is uniquely Myrtle Beach.

  • Marvin: Security Guard

    Marvin is this five-star trailer park’s head of security. Marvin’s job is to ensure the safety of the residents, direct traffic and help Miss Becky keep the rules enforced.

  • Bandit: Jingle Writer

    This jingle writer, hot rod driving and New Yorker Roger is also known as “Bandit.” His deluxe doublewide may look fancy on the outside, but inside, the roaches and mold are threating his makeshift recording studio. With his livelihood in jeopardy, Bandit is a jingle session shy from being evicted by Becky.

  • Miss Peggy: The eyes and ears of Myrtle Manor

    Miss Peggy is the oldest resident at Myrtle Manor, but this little old lady has some surprises in store. Not your average Grandma, Miss Peggy reminds everyone you only live once and Miss Peggy is here to LIVE.

  • Shellie: The Wiccan

    Shellie, one of Myrtle Beach’s few and proud Goth wiccans, resides at Myrtle Manor. As the owner of a Goth/Metal Club on the boardwalk, her odd hours keep the trailer park residents talking. Ask her what kind of witch she is and she will explain there is no such thing as good or bad witches. Just witches.

  • Alyson: Becky’s Daughter

    Alyson is Becky’s youngest daughter and the princess of the park. Currently in school for business, she one day hopes to take over management of Myrtle Manor.




Jessica Sanchez Video: “I Will Always Love You”

American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez was asked by Billboard to be a part of a tribute to Whitney Houston marking the one year anniversary of the award-winning singer’s death. And Sanchez, who says Houston was her biggest inspiration, was honored to be chosen to sing one of the vocal legend’s greatest hits.

“Everything that Whitney did, she really made her mark,” said Sanchez in her interview with Billboard.com. “The Bodyguard, I love that movie and the reason I sang ‘I Will Always Love You’ today is that is one of my favorite songs from her. It was just an amazing record and it really touched everybody. I don’t think anybody ever could sing it like her or imitate it like her – I don’t care who it is.”

According to Billboard, Houston’s version of “I Will Always Love You” remained on the #1 spot on the Hot 100 chart for 14 weeks.

Ex-CIA Agent Releases His First Book: Cooper’s Revenge

Cooper's Revenge by TL Williams30 year veteran of the CIA Terrence L. Williams has released his first novel, Cooper’s Revenge, dedicated to America’s Wounded Warriors. Williams writes what he knows with Cooper’s Revenge having been involved as a CIA Operations Officer working with the U.S. Special Forces during his lengthy career.
 
Williams will be unveiling a sequel to Cooper’s Revenge later this year.
 
The Plot:
 
Williams’ suspenseful novel pits recently retired Logan Alexander, a Navy Seal attempting to put his life back together following a career-ending injury in Afghanistan, against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp’s elite unit, the Qods Force, which is training terrorists at a secret facility in the Middle East. Logan learns that his younger brother Cooper has been killed by an IED in an ambush while on patrol with his Ranger unit in Iraq.
 
While the Alexander family grapples with their loss, Logan delves into the circumstances leading to Cooper’s death. Partnering with an unlikely source, a Kuwaiti billionaire whose own family has been devastated by terrorism, he recruits a group of Special Forces operatives to mount a covert operation against the Qods Force training facility. This secret arm of the Revolutionary Guard plays a huge part in exporting terror while shielding Iran’s leadership from the public eye – keeping the main focus of the U.S. and its allies on Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the threat it poses.
 
Logan conceives a complex plan that takes his team to the Sonora Desert, Europe, and the Middle East, where he comes face-to-face with the man responsible for his brother’s death. The breakneck pacing of the expertly woven twists and turns in this action-packed read have many believing it would make a blockbuster movie hit.
 
Check Cooper’s Revenge on Amazon
 
Source: First Coast Publishers

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Details on ‘Entwined With You’, Book 3 of the Crossfire Series

Sylvia Day's Entwined With You

Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series book #2, Reflected in You, was the first book to kick Fifty Shades of Grey out of its top spot on the NY Times bestsellers list and book #3 of the series, Entwined With You, is likely to be met with the same reception by fans when it’s released on June 4, 2013.

Bared to You (the first book of the Crossfire series) was self-published and sold 100,000 ebooks before being picked up Berkley Books. Bared to You made Amazon’s Top 10 Romances of 2012 list and was the seventh best-selling book on Amazon last year. Reflected in You debuted on top of the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly lists and has sold more than 1.5 million copies in the US.

Day sold more than 5 million books in 2012 and has earned a fan following around the globe, with her Crossfire books published in 38 different languages.

Discussing book #3, Day said, “As a young couple navigating the first serious love affair either of them has ever had, Gideon and Eva are learning from their mistakes and making new ones, while being tested by challenges both external and internal. These two passionate and tempestuous lovers have dark pasts to overcome, but their all-consuming and deeply physical love for each other is worth fighting for and they know it.”

The Plot of Entwined With You [Courtesy of SylviaDay.com]:

“From the moment I first met Gideon Cross, I recognized something in him that I needed. Something I couldn’t resist. I also saw the dangerous and damaged soul inside–so much like my own. I was drawn to it. I needed him as surely as I needed my heart to beat.

No one knows how much he risked for me. How much I’d been threatened, or just how dark and desperate the shadow of our pasts would become.

Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. We made our own rules and surrendered completely to the exquisite power of possession…”

More on the Author:

Sylvia Day is the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of over a dozen novels. She is a #1 bestselling author in six different countries. A wife and mother of two, she is a former Russian linguist for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence.




‘Oz The Great and Powerful’ Video: Costumes and Make-Up

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the sets, costumes, and make-up of Oz The Great and Powerful with this new featurette from Walt Disney Pictures. Coming to theaters on March 8, 2013, the PG-rated fantasy adventure was directed by Sam Raimi and stars James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, and Zach Braff.

The Plot:

When Oscar Diggs (Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Kunis), Evanora (Weisz) and Glinda (Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting.

Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great wizard but into a better man as well.

Petrel Joins Aaron Carter on His 2013 “After Party” Tour

The trio of singing sisters known as Petrel will be joining Aaron Carter on his “The After Party” tour. The group will be supporting Aaron Carter on 19 dates, beginning in Syracuse, New York on March 24, 2013. Petrel will finish up the tour on April 6th in Los Angeles, CA.

“We have a long relationship with Aaron and his team, so it’s a perfect fit,” said Jess, lead singer of Petrel. “We are psyched to be able to share the stage with such a fantastic performer, and to finally bring our music with a message to the American masses!”

Aaron Carter’s “After Party” Tour Dates:

2/24 – WESTCOTT THEATER – SYRACUSE NY
2/27 – TOADS PLACE – NEW HAVEN CT
2/28 – MET CAFÉ – PAWTUCKET RI
3/03 – GRAMERCY THEATRE – NYC, NY
3/05 – IRON HORSE MUSIC HALL – NORTHAMPTON MA
3/06 – REVOLUTION BAR & MUSIC HALL – AMITYVILLE NY
3/07 – THE STONE PONY – ASBURY PARK NJ
3/10 – JAMMIN JAVA – VIENNA VA
3/12 – 3RD AND LINDSLEY – NASHVILLE TN
3/13 – EDDIES ATTIC – ATLANTA GA
3/14 – JACK RABBITS – JACKSONVILLE FL
3/19 – MUSICA – AKRON OH
3/20 – SKULLYS MUSIC – COLUMBUS OH
3/21 – THE MAGIC BAG – FERDALE MI (18+ SHOW)
3/22 – RIVER ROCK HOUSE – ST CHARLES IL (18+ SHOW)
3/24 – MOJOES – JOILET IL
3/26 – JUANITAS – LITTLE ROCK AK
4/06 – KEY CLUB – LOS ANGELES CA

Olympus Has Fallen Featurette and Posters

FilmDistrict’s showing off a new featurette from the action drama Olympus Has Fallen in honor of Presidents Day weekend. The new video is a behind the scenes look at the film which includes interviews with the cast as well as clips from the movie. In addition, the studio also released a collection of posters that you can check out here.
 
Olympus Has Fallen was directed by Antoine Fuqua and stars Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Ashley Judd, and Rick Yune.
 
The Plot:
 
When the White House (Secret Service Code: “Olympus”) is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning’s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger crisis. Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Ashley Judd, and Rick Yune.
 
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Music Spotlight: Tristan Prettyman’s “The Rebound”

Also known to fans as “Trader Joe’s Song,” Tristan Prettyman’s “The Rebound” is a catchy tune with flirty lyrics. The song, a Tristan Prettyman fan favorite, is on her Cedar + Gold album.

The Cedar + Gold Track List:
1. Second Chance
2. Say Anything
3. My Oh My
4. I Was Gonna Marry You
5. Quit You
6. Bad Drug
7. Come Clean
8. Glass Jar
9. When You Come Down
10. Deepest Ocean Blue
11. The Rebound
12. Never Say Never

Bella Heathcote, Lucas Till Star in ‘The Curse of Downers Grove’

Bella Heathcote
Bella Heathcote - Photo © Richard Chavez

Australian actress Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows) has signed on to star in The Curse of Downers Grove. The psychological thriller will be directed by indie filmmaker Derick Martini (Lymelife).

Martini and Bret Easton Ellis adapted Michael Hornburg’s novel for the screen.

Filming is expected to begin this spring.

The cast also includes Lucas Till (Stoker, X-Men: First Class) and Penelope Mitchell (Hemlock Grove) in leading roles. Jason Dubin, Oren Segal, and Chiara Trento are producing the thriller.

The Plot:

Director Derick Martini takes us on a wild ride through a small mid-western town gripped by a curse that claims the life of one high school senior every year. Chrissie Swanson, played by Bella Heathcote, fears she is the next victim of The Curse of Downers Grove.

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