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Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz have named their child… Bronx Mowgli Wentz.

Seriously, what the hell is wrong with people these days?

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Head out to Snug Harbor tonight to check out this month’s Crowntown Showdown. It’s a great way to see a variety of bands (and genres) for a good price — and you may get hooked up with the latest copy of Jeff Hahne’s Homebrew CD, too!

While the event started out as a competition, it’s now a local and regional showcase of talent.

It’s an $8 cover, but you get to see 10 bands perform three songs each. Show starts at 8 p.m.

Here’s who you’ll see:
Born Under Punches (Charlotte)
Deformati Denman and Holt (Charlotte)
The Dubber (DC)
Duende Mountain Duo (Asheville)
Dylan Gilbert (Charlotte)
Etta Lea (Charlotte)
Galen Kipar Project (Asheville)
Just Monroe (Monroe)
The Train Wrecks (Savannah)
Volatile Baby (Charlotte)

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Here’s a list of some of the big names releasing albums today:

Beyonce I am…Sasha Fierce

David Cook David Cook

Dido Safe Trip Home

Femi Kuti Day By Day

The Killers Day & Age

Mudvayne The New Game

Nickelback Dark Horse

Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak

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Lil Wayne will perform at Time Warner Cable Arena on Jan. 2 with T-Pain, Keyshia Cole, Gym Class Heroes and Keri Hilson.

Tickets go on sale on Nov. 22 at livenation.com and Ticketmaster.

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Nasty/Shane present Re-Rapture
Visulite Theatre
Nov. 15, 2008

The Deal: Nasty/Shane present Re-Rapture, an ’80s-themed party and the duo’s last event. (more…)

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Brett Dennen Hope for the Hopeless — Pop-rock like John Mayer with a more annoying voice.

Boris Garcia Once More Into the Bliss — Old-time folk, but I think the ’60s are over.

Lady Gaga The Fame — Sounds like Brittney Spears 2.0, terribly cheesy lyrics — “disco stick”?

The Weather Machines Bones & Brains — Five-song EP filled with respectable, but mediocre, indie rock.

Tricky Knowle West Boy — Hip hop, reggae, pop — someone may have an identity crisis.

People in Planes Beyond the Horizon — Bad band name, but a better rock CD than expected.

Toby Keith That Don’t Make Me a Bad Guy — I try, but I’m not a fan of most country.

Chris Knight Heart of Stone — Some sounds like Cash, some of the grit of Springsteen.

Restavrant Returns to the Tomb of Guiliano Medidici — It wasn’t horrible, but then he started to sing. Ew.

Underoath Lost In the Sound of Separation — All emo-goth-metal is starting to sound the same.

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The Eagles will perform at Time Warner Cable Arena on Jan. 14, 2009.

According to the band’s Web site, presale happens tomorrow. No word on when regular tickets go on sale.

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Here’s a list of winners from last night’s CMAs. For fun, I’ll put a * next to the ones I correctly predicted — being that I don’t know a whole lot about country, I sure do know how to pick ‘em!

Entertainer of the Year — Kenny Chesney*
Female Vocalist of the Year — Carrie Underwood*
Male Vocalist of the Year — Brad Paisley
New Artist of the Year — Lady Antebellum*
Vocal Group of the Year — Rascal Flatts
Vocal Duo of the Year — Sugarland*
Single of the Year — “I Saw God Today”
Album of the Year — Troubador
Song of the Year — “Stay”*
Musical Event of the Year — Robert Plant and Allison Krauss
Music Video of the Year — “Waitin’ on a Woman”
Musician of the Year — Mac McAnally

Well, I was close on Single and Musical Event…and I haven’t measured, but it’s possible Brad Paisley wears the biggest cowboy hat.

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Throw your cowboy hat in the air, or wave it around like you just don’t care… Either way the Country Music Awards are on tv tonight.

You can click here for a list of nominees and come back here tomorrow for a list of winners.

In the meantime, here are my half-assed predictions on who will win tonight — keep in mind, I’m not a fan of 95 percent of country music:

Entertainer of the Year — Hasn’t Kenny Chesney won this award for the last 20 years? OK, maybe just three times at the CMAs, but the last four times at the ACMs. He’s the safe bet.

Female Vocalist of the Year — It’s a tough competition, but you’d have to assume that Carrie Underwood is going to take it home. Unfortunately, Faith Hill isn’t in the category so we can’t see her freak out.

Male Vocalist of the Year — I have no idea on this one. I’d say just give it to the guy with the biggest cowboy hat. (more…)

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Here’s a list of some of the big names releasing albums this week:

Tracy Chapman Our Bright Future

The Flaming Lips Christmas on Mars (DVD)

Genesis Genesis Box Set 3 (1970-1975)

The Police Certifiable

Seal Soul

Taylor Swift Fearless

T-Pain Thr33 Ringz

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