Live Daily — After making its North American debut earlier this month, the multimedia event "Star Wars: In Concert" [ tickets ] has expanded its touring schedule to fill out the rest of the fall. Since last check, 39 dates have been tacked onto the current cal... more info

CNN Showbiz — "Star Wars In Concert" is built around John Williams' well-known scores from the films, performed by a symphony orchestra and choir, and accompanied by specially edited clips from all six movies. It wasn't George Lucas' idea, but he loves it. more info

Mercury News, California — 'All of us '” whether it was Mark (Hamill), Carrie (Fisher) or Harrison (Ford) or myself '” had our doubts' that the film would succeed, Daniels remembers. 'Only George (Lucas) totally believed in the film. It's a lesson in sticking with what you... more info

Tracksounds — HAYAO MIYAZAKI's PONYO (shortened from GAKE NO UE NO PONYO, lit. PONYO ON TOP OF THE CLIFF) is STUDIO GHIBLI's latest movie to hit stateside, and it's been doing very well, not to anyone's surprise. The film reached 9th place in the U.S. box office c... more info

Mercury News, California — You're really into John Williams film scores: 'Jaws,' 'Star Wars,' 'Indiana Jones.' No, you're actually a Beatles fan? Or you're into brass bands? Gershwin? Harmonica blow-outs? Lemony Snicket music? No matter. All that musical territory will be cove... more info

Guardian Music — Often viewed as a cartoonish instrument, the Big Daddy of brass bands has trumped its way into popular music, even lending its round, bassy tones to hip-hopWhat is it? The Big Daddy of the brass section. Tubas are treated by a lot of people as funny,... more info

MTV.com News — The producer thinks their 'natural chemistry' will come through on She Wolf tracks.By Akshay Bhansali, with reporting by Andrew Millard Wyclef Jean Photo: MTV News With one of the more successful collaborations in radio history under her b... more info

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Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonBookended by John Williams themes, hosted by CBBC presenters and serenaded by model dinosaurs, this year's second Children's Prom (presented twice, as Proms 21 and 23) went out of its way to grab the attention of young liste... more info

Cue the ominous tubas from John Williams' Jaws score. Check for dorsal fins.Shark Week is back. more info