THE BUZZ.Byline: -- Staff and Wire Services BATTLE OF THE BANDS: Van Halen is trying to make its biggest ``jump'' yet -- into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in , with potential 2007 classmates Classmates can refer to either:
Flash played illegal parties and also worked with rappers such as Kurtis Blow and Lovebug Starski. . All are among the nine nominees for enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. A panel of 500 industry experts will select five to be inducted at the annual ceremony, to be held March 12 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . To be eligible, artists must have issued a first single or album at least 25 years prior to nomination. Van Halen and R.E.M. came from opposite sides of the 1980s rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. spectrum. Led by cartoonish frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. David Lee David Lee may refer to:
Grandmaster Flash led the most innovative act in early hip-hop, and the song ``The Message'' was like a letter from urban America. Chic, a funk group led by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, were one of the few acts to dominate the disco era and emerge with their reputation intact through songs such as the wedding band favorite ``Good Times.'' Other nominees include Patti Smith, the punk-rock poet who recently presided over the closing of New York's legendary CBGB CBGB Country, Blue Grass & Blues (NYC bar whose name came from music originally booked there) nightclub; British invaders the Dave Clark Five; Phil Spector favorites the Ronettes; soul singer Joe Tex; and the Stooges, early home of Iggy Pop. ANCHORS AWEIGH a·weigh adj. Nautical Hanging clear of the bottom. Used of an anchor. aweigh Adjective Naut (of an anchor) no longer hooked into the bottom Adj. 1. IN: Former ``NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Nightly News'' anchor Tom Brokaw will join anchor Brian Williams and senior political analyst Tim Russert on Tuesday for NBC News' coverage of the midterm elections. Williams will anchor the telecast, with help from Brokaw and Russert, from NBC's Rockefeller Plaza headquarters. The coverage begins with ``Nightly News,'' which the network said will be updated live for each feed. There will be hourly updates starting at 8 p.m. followed by a ``Decision 2006'' special from 10-11 p.m. Election Day coverage will begin on ``Today'' with Matt Lauer in Washington and Meredith Vieira in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company will have coverage all day beginning at 9 a.m., with Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, Tucker Carlson and Joe Scarborough anchoring with Williams, Russert, David Gregory and Andrea Mitchell. A live edition of ``Hardball'' on election eve will begin at 7 p.m. and be offered to NBC affiliates. Olbermann and Matthews will begin evening coverage on MSNBC and go through the night, with a number of other NBC journalists helping out. HAIRY SITUATION: Does she or doesn't she? An attorney thinks TV reality star Anna Nicole Smith, who usually sports platinum blond hair, may have dyed her infant daughter's locks to make it appear the father is Smith's companion, Howard K. Stern For the American radio and TV personality, see . Howard Kevin Stern[1] (born November 29 1968) is the former attorney and partner of the late Anna Nicole Smith. Early life and legal background Stern was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. . Smith's ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead, who claims he is the father, saw the child with dark hair in leaked snippets of an ``Entertainment Tonight'' interview of Smith, his attorney Debra Opri said Monday. ``It's horrendous,'' Opri said. ``We are calling our experts right now to see if dyeing an infant's hair is any way toxic or harmful to a child.'' Birkhead frosts the tips of his sandy blond hair. Stern appears to have naturally black hair. Smith's attorney Ron Rule said the allegations of hair-dyeing were ridiculous Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern, almost 2 months old, is the subject of two paternity The state or condition of a father; the relationship of a father. English and U.S. Common Law have recognized the importance of establishing the paternity of children. lawsuits -- one filed in California and the other in the Bahamas, where Smith and Stern currently live. Birkhead initially filed a lawsuit demanding Smith and the child come to California to establish paternity through DNA tests. A hearing is set for Nov. 8. Smith's daughter was born Sept. 7. Three days later, Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel, died while visiting her in a Nassau hospital. RETURN TO OZ: The Yellow Brick Road leads back to Hollywood after all. Or at least it will beginning Feb. 10, when the witches of Oz -- both good and wicked -- settle into the Pantages Theatre for a new L.A. production of the musical ``Wicked.'' The Broadway blockbuster featuring music by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman last visited L.A. for seven weeks in the summer of 2005 as part of a national tour. The upcoming Pantages engagement will be ``Wicked's'' fourth ``sit-down'' production following incarnations in Chicago, London and Toronto. Anaheim native Eden Espinosa and Megan Hilty will assume the roles of Wicked Witch Elphaba and Glinda the Good respectively. The two actresses both have appeared in the Broadway production. Adapted from the novel by Gregory Maguire, ``Wicked'' recounts the events of ``The Wizard of Oz'' -- before and after Dorothy's arrival -- from the point of view of the Wicked Witch of the West Wicked Witch of the West the terror of Oz. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Evil Wicked Witch of the West uses her powers to upset the plans of Dorothy and her friends. [Am. Lit. and Cin. . In this telling, Elphaba and Glinda are school friends who fall out over love and ambition. Tickets are $27.50 to $175 and are on sale via Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.com, (213) 365-3500 or visit www.Broadwayla.org. CONCERT DELAYED: The Rolling Stones' concert at Dodger Stadium on Nov. 18 has been delayed by four days due to Mick Jagger's continual throat problems. The move was made on the advice of Jagger's doctor, who advised the 63-year-old singer to rest his voice. The Dodger Stadium show will now take place Nov. 22. Tickets for the Nov. 18 concert will be honored on the rescheduled date. Jagger's throat troubles have forced a variety of scheduling problems, including an Atlantic City date last week that was postponed just hours before show time. Also, Sunday's scheduled concert in Oakland has been pushed back to Monday. TWINKLE TOES: Are you ready to rumba? ``Dancing With the Stars'' will be hitting the road with your favorite couples from all three seasons for a 38-city tour that includes two stops in Los Angeles. Joey McIntyre, Lisa Rinna and Joey Lawrence are among the stars to be joined by professional dancers for some mad hot ballroom at Staples Center on Dec. 28 and Glendale Arena on Dec. 29. Tickets for ``Dancing With the Stars'' live go on sale at 11 a.m. Saturday for the Glendale show and 10 a.m. Monday for the L.A. show. Or you can log on to abc.com and click on the ``Dancing With the Stars'' link for your chance to win a pair of tickets to a show in your city. For a photo gallery of ``Dancing With the Stars'' contestants, go to dailynews.com. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) Van Halen's Michael Anthony, left, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen Alexander Arthur Van Halen (born on May 8, 1953) is a drummer and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen, along with his brother Eddie Van Halen who plays lead guitar and keyboards. and Eddie Van Halen in 1993. The group is up for enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press (2) BROKAW (3) ANNA NICOLE SMITH Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press (4) JOEY LAWRENCE, EDYTA SLIWINSKA |
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