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Kettle Moraine forest photos sought

To celebrate the forest's 75th anniversary, the Department of Natural Resources wants to put together a DVD of historical photos. The DNR is hoping that people will scrounge through their old photos and send it copies of the pictures they find ...

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We Want Your Artwork On The Next Jack's Mannequin Vinyl Single

Over the last few months, you may have noticed the "Fan Artwork of The Week" we've been featuring on Facebook and Jacksmannequin.com. Well, with the anticipation of a new single from Jack's Mannequin, we are creating a special limited edition 7" vinyl and would love for your artwork to be a part of it! ... All you have to do is email high resolution photos of your artwork (drawings, paintings, photography, tattoos, etc) along with a signed copy of this release form to

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No Doubt Performs at the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors | News

No Doubt visited Washington, D.C. recently to perform as part of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors. The Honors are awarded annually to five recipients for lifetime achievement in the performing arts. This year the honorees included Merle Haggard, Oprah Winfrey, Bill T. Jones, Jerry Herman and Paul McCartney. No Doubt paid tribute to Paul McCartney during their performance - a medley of favorite Beatles songs.  ... The band was thrilled to be part of the event and honored to perform for the

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Gwen Stefani at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas | News

Gwen will be immortalized in wax! The artists at Madame Tussauds, the famous tourist attraction displaying waxworks of celebrities and historical figures, have been crafting Gwen's statue for almost a year now. She visited the sculpting team in London last year and sat for several hours as they ... took hundreds of measurements, matched skin tone, hair color and decided what pose worked best ... Gwen said, “It's going to be pretty amazing to be inducted into Madame Tussauds. I saw some photos

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New Releases in 2010 and 2011 | News

No Doubt are in the studio working on a new album, their seventh ... studio release. If you've seen the studio photos and updates the band have ... been sending via Twitter, you know they have written nine songs so far and ... are thrilled with the progress they're making. No Doubt can't wait to share ... the new record with everyone in 2011 ... No Doubt will have a new catalog release in 2010 for fans that are looking ... for a lower priced greatest hits collection. The album will be part of

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2009 U.S. Tour Photos | Photo

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2009 US Tour Photos | Photo

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A Black Hole Sun Shining Over Summerfest?

Apparently his album with Timbaland convinced Chris Cornell to reunite with his Seattle supergroup Soundgarden. The band -which rose to prominence in the 90's along with other grunge pioneers as Nirvana, Alice In Chains, and Pearl Jam - will reunite for a summer tour ... Will one of their stops be Summerfest? I am assuming that will be the case, and it will probably be the Big Gig's only signing of an "alternative" band this summer ... I am also guessing that they will headline one of the

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No Surprise

As you all are well aware, Tim McGraw has already been booked as a headliner for the Big Gig 2010 ... When I read this in the newspaper several weeks ago I let out an agitated shout and smacked my forehead in disbelief ... We have barely shaken off the bad memories of Bummerfest 2009 (except for mmathu: he still dreams of watching teen boys at the Spoon show) and already next year's version has shown itself to be a trainwreck in the making ... Yet why am I surprised by this booking? If it

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NY/NJ PHOTOS FROM KARI

Our friend Kari from Buzznet took some great photos of Jack's Mannequin's show at Rutgers and Andrew's solo performance in New York ...

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