Star Online, Malaysia — FOR two months during the making of The Colony, 10 strangers of varied backgrounds and expertise live almost Big Brother-style, in an abandoned huge warehouse in Los Angeles. But unlike the well-... more info

All About Jazz — If you have any ideas for how famous pictures of famous people might be exploited to earn a bundle, give a holler to Santa Monica real estate investment giant Colony Capital LLC, which now has some $24-million worth of reasons to convert Annie Leibov... more info

The Mirror — Tragic former Playboy centrefold Anna Nicole Smith's life is to be turned into an opera, it was announced today. The production - which has been co-written by one of the creators of Jerry Springer: The Opera - will be staged at one of the UK's most v... more info

Guardian Music — Agreement with private equity owners of Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch will pay off celebrity photographer's previous $15m loanTop photographer Annie Leibovitz has struck a deal with a private equity firm that will solve the financial crisis that ... more info

BBC News - UK — Photographer Annie Leibovitz does a deal with Colony Capital to clear huge debts that meant she may have lost her library of famous pictures. more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has arranged a deal with a private equity firm to sort out her debts, the Financial Times reported in its Tuesday edition. more info

All About Jazz — The MacDowell Colony, the nation's leading artist residency program, will present its 51st Edward MacDowell Medal to jazz composer and tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins on Sunday, August 15. The MacDowell Medal has been awarded annually since 1960 to a... more info

Indie Music News — Movies are not the only form of entertainment premiering during The Woodstock Film Festival: Woodstock-based alternative rocker Kirsten DeHaan will be joined by Brooklyn-based Alyson Greenfield for a unique show at the Colony Cafe, one of the venues ... more info

Live Daily — Guitarist/songwriter Leo Kottke [ tickets ] has mapped out an intimate solo run that pushes well into 2010, as well as a co-headlining acoustic trek alongside Los Lobos. The Georgia-based performer returns to the stage Thursday (10/29) in Lexingto... more info

Live Daily — Today's Song of the Day is "Ghost Colony," from Tape Deck Mountain [ tickets ]'s forthcoming full-length debut, "Ghost," which hits stores Nov. 17. Tape Deck Mountain news at LiveDaily All the latest news and festival reports from LiveDaily more info