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CD review: "Beer for My Horses" soundtrack August 29, 2008 | Comment on this article

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. Soundtrack Original soundtrack “Beer for My Horses” (Show Dog Nashville) Norman country music star Toby Keith and Tulsa comic songwriter Rodney Carrington co-wrote and co-star in the action-comedy “Beer for My Horses.” As expected, both... Read More

Are you ready for some football?

August 29, 2008 OSU quarterback Zac Robinson (Associated Press photo) I know it’s hard to believe, but college football kicks off this weekend. My beloved Oklahoma State University Cowboys will start the season on the road, taking on Washington State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Qwest Field in Seattle. Read More

Carrie Underwood, David Cook "Stand Up to Cancer"

August 28, 2008 More than 50 famous personalities in film, sports and music will come together to make TV history on “Stand Up to Cancer.” The lineup includes the “American Idol” winners with Oklahoma ties: Carrie Underwood, who was raised in Checotah, and David Cook, who was raised in Blue Springs, Mo.,... Read More

New releases

August 26, 2008 Add a little Lemmy to your life this week, with the release of Motorhead’s new CD, “Motorizer.” The collector’s edition of Tim Burton’s animation film “The Nightmare Before Christmas” comes is out on DVD today. In the books arena, British author and former jockey Dick Francis... Read More

"Idol" adds fourth judge

August 26, 2008 The hit reality TV singing contest “American Idol” is adding a fourth judge for its upcoming eighth season. Grammy-nominated songwriter and former singer Kara DioGuardi will be critiquing contestants alongside Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson when the new season premieres in January. Read More

"Nick and Norah's" indie rock soundtrack

August 26, 2008 Atlantic Records has announced that “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” will be released in stores and online on Sept. 23. The soundtrack to the rock ‘n’ roll rom-com includes songs from some great indie rock bands, including... Read More

"Numb3rs" gets new regular cast member

August 23, 2008 CBS has announced that Sophina Brown, who was most recently seen in the legal drama “Shark,” will join the cast of the network’s brainy cop show “Numb3rs” as a series regular this season. The show’s fifth season premiere will be at 9 p.m. Oct. 3 on CBS. Read More

Oklahoma Humanities Council names State Poet Laureate nominees

August 23, 2008 The Oklahoma Humanities Council has announced that eight Oklahoma residents have been nominated for the appointment of State Poet Laureate. The nominees are Jim Barnes, Atoka; Dena Gorrell, Edmond; Jennifer Kidney, Norman; Barbara Shepherd, Edmond; Sandra Soli, Oklahoma City; Don Stafford,... Read More

Bonus Video Spotlight: Russell Brand's VMA guest list

August 20, 2008 British comedian Russell Brand is hosting the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7. Since the Brit isn’t as widely known as some of their past hosts, the entertainment network (I refuse to call it a music video channel anymore) has Brand doing a series of zany promotional videos on MTV.com. Read More

Laurence Fishburne joining 'CSI' cast

August 18, 2008 Oscar nominee and Emmy and Tony Award winner Laurence Fishburne will join the cast of hit TV series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS announced today. His character, currently known only as “The Professor,” will debut in the upcoming season’s ninth episode. Fishburne... Read More

Michael Phelps wins record eighth gold

August 16, 2008 Michael Phelps (Associated Press photo) U.S. super-swimmer Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal tonight (actually Sunday morning in China) at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He and the team of Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and anchor extraordinaire Jason Lezak held off Australia... Read More

ABC to air highlights of CMA Music Festival

August 14, 2008 Carrie Underwood performs at the CMA Music Festival. (Associated Press photo) The special “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” will air from 8 to 10 p.m. Sept. 8 on the ABC Television Network (KOCO-5 in Oklahoma City). Filmed June 5-8 during the huge CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn.,... Read More

RIP Bernie Mac

August 09, 2008 America, the entertainment world lost a funny and talented actor/comic today, with the death of Bernie Mac at age 50. Mac died this morning of complications from pneumonia in Chicago-area hospital, the Associated Press reports. He suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces... Read More

Olympics start tonight

August 08, 2008 The opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, air at 7 tonight on NBC (KFOR-4 in Oklahoma City). The hard-working folks at NewsOK have started a special page with breaking Olympic news, along with news on Oklahoma Olympians and special segments with former gold medal-winning gymnast... Read More

New releases

August 05, 2008 Country singer Keith Anderson, who was born and raised in Miami, Okla., is among the diverse lineup of recording artists releasing CDs this week. Other notable CDs include the latest live comedy disc from acerbic comic Lewis Black, and the newest set of songs from Carla Bruni, who is now first lady... Read More

Toby Keith on "Tonight Show" tonight

August 05, 2008 Just a reminder, readers: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” is just starting, and Toby Keith will be performing as the musical guest. The performance is part of the big media blitz the Oklahoma country music star is doing to promote his movie “Beer for My Horses,” which opens Friday. Read More

Teen Choice Award winners named, show airs tonight

August 04, 2008 Miley Cyrus hosts the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, which will air tonight. (AP Photo) The 10th annual Teen Choice Awards will air at 7 p.m. today on Fox (KOKH-25 here in Oklahoma City). The awards, which were selected by more than 30 million votes cast online by teenagers, honor the most popular... Read More

Coach Switzer will be on "Saving Grace"

July 31, 2008 Two weeks ago, I reported here on the blog and in The Oklahoman and NewsOK that former University of Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys football coach Barry Switzer will appear in the fifth episode of the second season of “Saving Grace.” The TNT spiritual drama/cop procedural is filmed in Los Angeles but... Read More

What to do in Oklahoma on July 31

July 31, 2008 Today’s featured event: EDMOND – Bring your blankets, lawn chairs and picnic baskets and hear a free concert at 7:15 tonight during Edmond’s Summer Concerts in the Park series at Hafer Park, 1034 S Bryant. Country-pop singer Juliana Johnson, a New Yorker now living in Oklahoma City, will... Read More

New "Harry Potter" trailer online July 30, 2008 The new trailer for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” has been made available online in the past 24 hours, and not surprisingly, it already is No. 1 on the top 10 trailers list at IMDB. It’s here courtesy of that old YouTube magic. Read More

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