By Director X & Drake
Donald Byrd (born in Detroit, MI) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a pop artist. Donald Byrd passed away on Monday due to causes not yet revealed. He was 80 years old. Read More
The Scared is scared, tells the tale of a bear, a mouse, swimming pools, sleepovers, friendship, pizza and life by Six year old Bianca Giaever.
#1: Marquee – Las Vegas, NV $70-80 MM
#2: XS Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $60-70 MM
#3: TAO Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $60-70 MM
#4: Pure Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $45-60 MM
#5: LIV – Miami Beach, FL $35-45 MM
#6: LAX Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $35-45 MM
#7: HAZE Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $35-45 Million
#8: Surrender Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $35-45 Million
#9: The Bank Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $25-35 Million
#10: LAVO Nightclub – New York, NY $25-35 Million
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spotted: Thisis50.com
A documentary that explores the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the businesses that were effected by it, and its impact on the world at large.
Official Wesbite: downloadedthemovie.com
Starring: Shawn Fanning
Directed By: Alex Winter
Written By: Alex Winter
2013 Super Bowl ad commercial spots are going for around $4 million for 30 second spots. Watch a few $4-$8 million Super Bowl Commercials after the jump. Read More
Alicia Keys was named Global Creative Director of BlackBerry during the BlackBerry 10 Launch Event keynote in New York City.
A Woodside, Calif. home has fetched an astounding $117.5 million. The nine-acre estate quietly traded hands in November, according to county records, and had never been officially listed for sale.
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O.J. Simpson’s If I Did It is up for auction on eBay for a whopping $250,000. The “rare” find is one of the last copies of Simpsons literary work detailing what he would’ve done had he killed his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
The book was released over six years ago, but production was halted due to public opposition.
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Rick Williams and Roland “Ro” Coit are the pre-eminent sneaker heads in Detroit and owners of the premier sneaker shop in the area, Burn Rubber. Since they took over the store in 2007, Rick and Ro face challenges every day as they grow Burn Rubber into a worldwide lifestyle brand, but nothing compares to their ambitions today: opening their second location and a brand new lifestyle brand, two/eighteen. Watch the drama unfold as the guys hustle to keep the ship afloat, managing a crazy cast of characters while maintaining their clout in Detroit hip hop culture.
It takes a village to find the right pair of shoes for a professional athlete making a seemingly impossible request, but Ro and Rick are on the job!
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