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If you're into blues, rock or soul, take note: Tickets are already on sale for some big-name bands headed to the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in the Asheville Civic Center in the new year.

He has survived everything from a botched Nasa space mission to the sale of his soul to Satan in exchange for a frosted doughnut.

Published: December 11, 2009 11:00 PM Every year at least one local musician or band comes out with a catchy Christmas song and or video.

When the show started, the writers were guys in their early thirties who saw themselves as Bart and their fathers as Homer; now they are in their late forties and identify with Homer.

Sometimes you become so engrossed with an idea that it takes over your entire life.

There's simply no other reference point for pop art that's simultaneously scaled the heights of popularity and artistry, creating those golden cultural moments when the most popular and beloved art is also the best.

If the photo to the left didn't make it clear, My Morning Jacket will appear on FOX's American Dad , Seth MacFarlane's unfunny version of Family Guy .

To make the case that "The Simpsons" is one of the best shows in television history is a bit like arguing that Shakespeare - get this! - is one of the most talented playwrights who ever lived.

The Simpsons family has emerged as surprising villains -- and Bruce Willis as a surprising hero -- in a survey by an American anti-smoking group.

I can remember watching the first episode of The Simpsons . I was 12 years old and awkward, with the ill-defined aspiration of "being funny." In the 20 years since, as the show has defined and refined itself and undergone various changes a ' some for the better, many derided by fans a ' I have remained awkward.

What happened in the wide, wonderful world of celebrity news & gossip today? Here's a quick recap of the top stories in Starpulse News for Friday, October 16, 2009: TLC Sues Jon Gosselin - Who's your daddy now, Gosselin? Robert Pattinson May Give Up Acting - After all, everyone's just going to remember him as 'that vampire guy' in five years...

The choice of Simpsons creator Matt Groening to curate next year's festival is an inspired one.

The Simpsons family has emerged as surprising villains -- and Bruce Willis as a surprising hero -- in a survey by an American anti-smoking group.

Ignore the fact that pianist Ted Kooshian regularly covers cartoon and TV music in his quartet and what's left is an appreciation for music that swings exceptionally hard, and a passion for each tune that is anything but "animated." Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet has produced its second volume of music, Underdog And Other Stories... , following ...

At one point in Tyler Perry's latest tonal trainwreck, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Taraji P. Henson launches into a monologue about her family history that involves her late sister sticking one of her children into an oven while high on crack.

IT'S the much-loved TV show with one-liners that stick in your head. From Homer's trademark "D'oh!" to Bart's "Do the Bartman". To celebrate The Simpsons ' 20 years on TV, The Sunday Mail and The Courier-Mail are giving fans the chance to collect their favourite animated yellow characters as Stick'ems 3D figurines.

The best of this weekend: FRIDAY For being consistently funny throughout his tenure on Saturday Night Live , The Critic , and The Simpsons , Jon Lovitz never gets enough work.

If you are headed to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival in September beer is probably your top priority, so first the news about a unique beer tasting.

The logical assumption would be that The Moody Blues, maybe along with some sly manager or record label suits, purposefully planned to blend symphonic sounds with pop music to form the sweeping, romantic orchestral rock they became known for.

The logical assumption would be that The Moody Blues, maybe along with some sly manager or record label suits, purposefully planned to blend symphonic sounds with pop music to form the sweeping, romantic orchestral rock they became known for.