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BAM's college football favorites: Special bowl edition December 31, 2009 | Comment on this article

OSU quarterback Zac Robinson (Photo by Nate Billings/The Oklahoman Archives) Like many fortunate college football fans, I’ll be spending much of my New Year’s holiday weekend watching my favorite teams play in bowl games. The Oklahoma Sooners play the Stanford Cardinal at 1 p.m. Read More

Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas to perform at Jan. 31 Grammy Awards

December 30, 2009 Beyonce (Associated Press photo) Grammy Award nominees Beyoncé, The Black Eyed Peas, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell and Taylor Swift recently became the first performers announced for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. The awards show will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Read More

Carrie Underwood to attend People's Choice Awards

December 29, 2009 Carrie Underwood (Associated Press photo) Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood is among the stars expected to attend the Jan. 6 People’s Choice Awards. The awards show will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles from 8 to 10 p.m. Read More

New releases for Dec. 29, 2009: "9," "Paranormal Activity," "Glee"

December 29, 2009 When it comes to new music, movies or books, the pickings tend to get slim after Christmas. But for those who have holiday gift cards to spend, a few desirable new options are available this week, especially on DVD, including the hit horror film “Paranormal Activity,” the fine post-apocalyptic animated... Read More

Kennedy Center Honors lauding Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro and Mel Brooks airing tonight

December 29, 2009 The 2009 Kennedy Center Honorees, from left, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen, Mel Brooks, and Dave Brubeck share a laugh at the State Department following the Kennedy Center Honors Gala Dinner. The Kennedy Center Honors special will air tonight on CBS. Read More

TV Guide Network planning Christmas Day "Dirty Dancing" marathon

December 24, 2009 Instead of celebrating 12 days of Christmas, the TV Guide Network this year is marking the holiday with 12 hours of “Dirty Dancing.” The cable channel is planning a 12-hour marathon of the 1987 box-office smash from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday. Read More

New releases for Dec. 22, 2009: Flaming Lips do "Dark Side," "(500) Days of Summer," "District 9"

December 22, 2009 The Flaming Lips (Photo by J. Michelle Martin) Oklahoma City’s own psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs are releasing their take on Pink Floyd’s seminal album “The Dark Side of the Moon,” which also features spoken word artist Henry Rollins and Peaches, today... Read More

BAM Column: Oklahoma-bred songwriter Audra Mae pens song for Susan Boyle's smash debut

December 22, 2009 Audra Mae From Tuesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman. Oklahoma-bred singer-songwriter Audra Mae’s debut album isn’t due out until March, but her anthem “Who I Was Born to Be” already has sold 1.8 million copies. The Putnam City High School graduate penned the only original song on Scottish singing... Read More

Carrie Underwood making holiday TV appearances this week

December 22, 2009 Carrie Underwood in “Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special” (Fox photo) Country superstar Carrie Underwood this week will make a couple of holiday TV appearances. An encore airing of “Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special” will be on Fox from 7 to 9 p.m. Read More

Monday Catchy Quote No. 95 December 21, 2009 A catchy quote from a movie, TV show or other source to brighten the beginning of your week: Lucy: Are you afraid of responsibility? If you are, then you have hypengyophobia. Charlie: I don’t think that’s quite it. Lucy: How about cats? Read More

"Opry Live" special episode featuring Carrie Underwood airing tonight

December 19, 2009 Carrie Underwood A special episode of “Opry Live” featuring Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Jake Owen and Rodney Atkins is set to air on the cable channel GAC: Great American Country at 8 p.m. today. The special was taped last month at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. Read More

Golden Globes nominations announced today; "Up in the Air" leads with six

December 15, 2009 George Clooney in “Up in the Air” “Up in the Air,” the third feature from “Juno” director Jason Reitman, led the film contenders when the Golden Globe nominations were announced today, according to the Associated Press. The recession tale nabbed six nominations, among them best drama and... Read More

New releases for Dec. 14, 2009: Shiny Toy Guns release remix album, "Inglourious Basterds" battles onto DVD

December 15, 2009 Shiny Toy Guns (Photo by Benjy Russell) Grammy-nominated electronica/rock band Shiny Toy Guns, which has its roots in Shawnee, is releasing an album of remixes today called “Girls Le Disko.” The album is available at Amazon.com. The remix record includes several of the band’s most popular songs... Read More

Special episode of "Opry Live," featuring Carrie Underwood, airing Saturday

December 14, 2009 Carrie Underwood A special episode of “Opry Live” featuring Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Jake Owen and Rodney Atkins is set to air on the cable channel GAC: Great American Country at 8 p.m. Saturday. The special was taped last month at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. Read More

"Twilight" star Taylor Lautner hosting Saturday Night Live tonight

December 12, 2009 Taylor Lautner (Associated Press photo) “Twihard” fans take note: Taylor Lautner, who plays Jacob Black in last year’s blockbuster “Twilight” and the recent hit sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” will host “Saturday Night Live” at 10:30 tonight on NBC (KFOR-4 in Oklahoma City). Read More

Friday Featured Track for Dec. 11, 2009: Christmas with Bing Crosby and David Bowie December 11, 2009 The song that has been on my brain the most this week: - “The Little Drummer Boy”/”Peace on Earth,” by Bing Crosby and David Bowie, from the 1977 TV special “Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas.” I realized the other day that I had yet to hear this now-classic but still oddball duet, and... Read More

VeggieTales, Mickey Mouse, Reese Witherspoon among those featured in this year's Christmas DVDs

December 11, 2009 From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. New and re-released films, TV movies, cartoons accent holiday DVD releases From the VeggieTales and Mickey Mouse to Jimmy Stewart and Reese Witherspoon, cinema fans are greeting many new and re-released films, TV movies and cartoons on DVD and Blu-ray this... Read More

Carrie Underwood announces spring 2010 tour dates; no Oklahoma stops on the list

December 10, 2009 Country music superstar Carrie Underwood announced today North American dates for her her new headline 2010 tour launching next spring. The “Play On Tour,” hydrated by vitaminwater, will kick off March 11 with special guests Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia. Read More

Danny Cahill reaches goal of becoming the true "Biggest Loser"

December 10, 2009 In this NBC photo, Broken Arrow resident Danny Cahill appears on Tuesday’s finale of the eighth season of “The Biggest Loser,” which he won. Broken Arrow resident Danny Cahill, who Tuesday won the eighth season of the reality TV show “The Biggest Loser,” set out to become the series’ overall biggest... Read More

KISS visits Tulsa school, Hard Rock Hotel

December 10, 2009 Gene Simmons of KISS walks the halls of Wilson Middle School in Tulsa Wednesday during a filming of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” A music teacher in Florida donated more than 40 musical instruments as part of the show. The rock band KISS showed up to help deliver the instruments. Read More

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