Word: rockers
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...lost the ability to communicate with the outside world. Perhaps the most surprising turn, however, is Ferrell. Though not quite as successful as Jim Carrey in “The Truman Show,” Ferrell restrains (mostly) his trademark goofy slapstick to play a sweet Christian rocker with a penchant for eyeliner...
...SENTENCED. PAUL FRANCIS GADD, 61, a.k.a. Gary Glitter, flamboyant British rocker famous for 1970s hits such as I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am!), who was convicted of molesting two underage Vietnamese girls, both 11 at the time; to the minimum sentence of three years in prison; in Vung Tau, Vietnam. Gadd, who has maintained his innocence, was convicted in 1999 of possessing child pornography in Britain and in 2002 was expelled from Cambodia after he came under suspicion of pedophilia. He will be eligible for parole as soon as November...
...That something is not in the songs but in the singer. For years, Young's legion of fans has always loved the music but not necessarily the man. Now the chameleon-like Young--who has alternated among introspective folkie, protest rocker and reverb reveler--has morphed again, this time into something far friendlier. The rendition of the song Heart of Gold ("I want to live/ I want to give ...") feels as if it were written specifically for the film, not for 1972's Harvest. Young, in his new balance of power and gentleness, has rarely looked so comfortable...
...which a few years ago would have been as inconceivable as seeing The Da Vinci Code's Dan Brown on the list of Pulitzer finalists. "There are so many people who've made millions of dollars and don't deserve to be allowed into a recording studio," says indie rocker Ted Leo, whose cover of Since U Been Gone is a much swapped Internet hit. "She got where she is by having a great voice, by grinding it out and by not having an image. How can you not like that...
...that end, Clarkson has written 35 new songs, which she hopes will ease her transition from pop singer reliant on other people's hits into rocker who sings from her point of view. Davis is doing his best to keep an open mind. "Kelly has shown writing ability, and I think she's probably going to want to try her hand at writing all her material in the future," says Davis. "I don't want to dismiss it, I'm rooting for her, but we'll see." Clarkson agrees that her songs should only make the cut when "they...