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  • In the annals of the Most Disastrous Shows Ever, there is a new entry. Folk-rock singer Michelle Shocked had the plug pulled on her concert Sunday night after launching into an anti-gay-marriage speech that led most of the audience to walk out.

    Did we mention that her fans largely lean well to the left, thanks to the liberal politics that previously infused much of her music, and that the gig where she chose to come out (so to speak) as an Old Testament-citing preacher on homosexual issues was in the heart of San Francisco?

    Michelle Shocked, in more peaceful timesWord of the debacle began spreading via social media even before the operator of Yoshi's interrupted Shocked's performance to announce that, as a gay man, he could not allow the show to continue and she would have to leave the stage. Ironically, Shocked had spent much of the show asking the crowd to engage with her and even pick her set list via Twitter. It's unclear whether she had any idea that, within hours, outraged former fans would be using that same forum to

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  • Morrissey (Photo: Kevin Winter)Morrissey has finally thrown in the towel on his ill-fated North American tour--following his latest round of poor health, he's canceled all remaining dates on the trek.

    The 53-year-old singer, who came down with a bout of double pneumonia last week, has had various health issues plaguing him, forcing him to postpone 21 shows over the past year.

    "Despite his best efforts to try to continue touring, Morrissey has to take a hiatus and will not be able to continue on the rest of the tour," his management said in a statement. "Morrissey thanks all of his fans for their well wishes and thoughts."

    Here's a list of Morrissey's affected dates. If you hold a ticket to one of these shows, refunds are available at point of purchase.

    3/18 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
    3/19 Lincoln, NE @ Rococo Theatre
    3/22 Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum
    3/23 Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater
    3/27 Clear Lake, IA @ Surf Ballroom
    3/29 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
    3/30 Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Center
    4/2 Asheville, NC @

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  • Joss Stone (Photo: James Lemke Jr)The two men who were arrested in 2011 on suspicion of conspiracy to rob and murder singer Joss Stone have gone to trial this week in Britain.

    Kevin Liverpool, 35, and Junior Bradshaw, 32, have denied the charges against them, which include conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to rob the Grammy-winning pop star.

    However, the jury at Exeter Crown Court was told by prosecution that the two men were armed with a sword, knives, and other potential weapons--as well as notes stating their intentions to kill the singer--when they were spotted driving around Stone's neighborhood.

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  • NYers furious over photos taken through windows

    NEW YORK (AP) — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.

  • Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

    MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

  • Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest

    MALMO, Sweden (AP) — An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath.

  • Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet

    By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Native American actress Misty Upham never dreamt she would be walking the red carpet at Cannes to showcase a film shot on her reservation. Upham features in "Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian", focused on the relationship between World War Two veteran Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot, and Georges Devereux, his psychoanalyst. Upham said like Picard, played by Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro, she is Blackfeet, the largest tribe in Montana state. ...

  • NYC artist's secret photos raise privacy issues

    NEW YORK (AP) — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.

  • 'American Idol' finale draws record low ratings

    NEW YORK (AP) — Ratings for the "American Idol" finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show.

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