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Mr. Pop Culture Report – March 9
Lindsey Lohan has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit over an ad which allegedly used her name and parodied her life for profit. The “Mean Girls” actress is seeking $100 million in damages and compensation over the commercial for financial firm E-Trade, which depicts a baby girl called Lindsay as a boyfriend stealer and a “milkaholic”, [...]

Mr. Pop Culture Report – March 8
Rapper Jailed - Lil Wayne gets sentenced to a year in jail in New York City for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007, then was taken away in handcuffs to begin his term immediately.The Grammy Award-winning rapper, born Dwayne Carter, was sentenced in Manhattan after pleading guilty in [...]

Hot Pop Culture – March 7 – Mr Pop Culture Report
Conan O’Brien is reportedly planning a live tour and it should kick-off in April. Per his exit agreement with NBC, the comedian cannot return to TV until September. Pop songwriter producer Mikkel Eriksen and partner Tor Erik Hermansen (AKA Stargate), who provide a ton of pop hits, are in NY working with Rihanna, and getting ready to [...]

Hot Pop – Saturday March 6… Mr. Pop Culture Report
Swift Scorn – Country’s Taylor Swift has warned ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas to expect more songs about their failed romance — because the heartbreak has provided her with “albums” full of material. The “You Belong With Me” hitmaker, 20, dated the Jonas Brothers singer for several months in 2008 — but she was left devastated when he [...]

Mr. Pop Culture Update – March 5… Mr. Pop Culture Report
Ice Ice Baby – ABC will feature a skating version of “Dancing with the Stars.” The as-yet-untitled series will follow a similar format to that of Dancing, which is also produced by BBC Worldwide. Taking a cue from Dancing’s first season, the spin-off will start off small, pairing six celebrities with six [...]

Top Pop Culture – Today – March 4 & This Week In 1959… Mr. Pop Culture Report
Today Is Good For Meredith – “Today” co-host Meredith Vieira has signed a new deal with NBC that keeps her in the co-anchor seat alongside Matt Lauer until the end of 2011. The fact that Vieira re-upped with ‘Today’ isn’t surprising (she has settled in quite nicely over there), though it is a little surprising [...]

Hot Pop Today – March 3 & This Week In 1997… Mr. Pop Culture Report
Hurt Hurting -  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces that “Hurt Locker” producer Nicolas Chartier will not be allowed to attend the March 7 awards show because of an e-mail that has been deemed in violation of the Academy’s campaigning standards. “Chartier had recently disseminated an e-mail to certain Academy voters and [...]

Top Pop Culture – Today – March 2… Mr. Pop Culture Report
They Call The Wind Mariah – Mariah Carey left fans waiting for two hours at a Las Vegas concert after demanding a doctor examine her throat before she went on stage, according to U.S. reports. Revelers had turned out to see the “Hero” hitmaker on the final date of her Angels Advocate tour at [...]
 
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From Glen G – How Long Did It Take Monkees To Play Their Own Instruments?
Mr. Pop History – Even though “The Monkees” was a show about a rock band, pop history tells us that David Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork stood on their own early on. “The Monkees” TV show debuted in September of 1966, but just a few short months later, the boys were performing [...]

From Darian O – Biggest-selling comedy album of all time was…?
Mr. Pop History – With over 4 million in sales, the winner is Vaughn Meader’s “The First Family” album. People couldn’t get enough of John F. Kennedy, his family and staff. First played over station 1010WINS in November of 1962 (thanks www.mrpopculture.com). Here’s something from my December 15, 1962 week: Records – seems like “The First Family” [...]

From Paige J – Mr. Pop – What musical act was the first-ever to release a song for downloading?
Mr. Pop History – This is easy. It was Aerosmith’s “Head First” back in 1994.

From John P – Mr. Pop – Where have you been?? I heard yet another discussion of why AM radio is behind the times. Do you think it should stay around?
Mr Pop History – Yes, getting ready for the finished Mr. Pop site. Lot’s of work – but – all the weeks will finally be in place. And much more. AM radio – Thought it should have gone away 15 years ago. It’s so noisy and antiquated. It had its place, but stations should have [...]

From Mike C – George Martin produced every Beatle album but one. Which one?
Mr. Pop History – “Let It Be” was produced by Phil Spector. Martin did all the others. Most of the tracks for “Let It Be” were made much earlier – even before their previous album – “Abbey Road.”

 
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