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...Pearl Jam...
...this isn't DAVE MATTHEWS' new horn section. It's a scene from the movie Because of Winn-Dixie, in which the folksy jam-band leader plays a pet-store worker who is also "a guitar-strumming felon," Matthews says. "At least in that department I was somewhat qualified." The Wayne Wang film, due out next August, stars newcomer ANNASOPHIA ROBB and oldcomer Eva Marie Saint. Matthews, who dabbled in local theater before his music career took off, says he was reluctant to play a musician in his screen debut. "If I'm going to stumble blindly around the dark...
...Russell Simmons, the godfather of urban marketing, and Sean (P. Diddy) Combs have set the standard. To really make it in the $5 billion rap business, you have to mix more than beats. You have to be into fashion, movies and maybe even a Broadway play. Simmons founded Def Jam records and runs Phat Fashions, a $263 million clothing line, and produced Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. P. Diddy, a star recording artist, also runs Bad Boy Records, a $325 million clothing line and two restaurants...
...Frustrated, Dash kept hustling Jay-Z at clubs in order to raise the money to start his own label, named in homage to the oil barons. He eventually persuaded Priority Records to distribute Jay-Z's debut, Reasonable Doubt, and it quickly sold a million copies. In 1997 Def Jam bought a 50% stake in Roc-A-Fella for about $1.5 million. Dash still laments the price but learned a business lesson. "We should have held out for more," he says. "Those f______ got us so damn cheap." Roc-A-Fella has averaged some $50 million in annual revenue over...
...your parents wanted any more trinkets cluttering up their house they wouldn't still be nagging you to get your yearbooks out of the attic. Get them something perishable, like food. To ship treats like Vanderertven jam and Destrooper cookies (from $56) go to www.giftsofcourse.com...