CNN Showbiz — "Never wear your make up to bed," implore the beauty editors. But Dolly Parton was never one for following conventional advice on looking good. more info

JamBase — Kris Kristofferson Reflects On Life And Love On His New Album Closer To The Bone Kris Kristofferson Grammy Award-winning music legend Kris Kristofferson opens his latest release with the title track "Closer To The Bone," an intense, intimat... more info

Guardian Music — Steve Martin first used a banjo to pad out his act. Now he's holding his own with the giants of bluegrassWielding a 1920s Gibson Florentine banjo and accompanied by a quintet of bluegrass musicians, Steve Martin is plucking, strumming and singing his... more info

Live Daily — Actor/comedian Steve Martin [ tickets ] will pack up his banjo for a rare concert tour this fall as he hits the road to support his chart-topping bluegrass album, which surfaced earlier this year. Following a Sept. 9 appearance at the Grammy Salut... more info

Dlisted — Candy Spelling needs a shot of Lithium in her tongue, because she is bipolar as fuck. Last week, Candy sent off an open rant to TMZ about how Tori is a middle-aged reality TV whore blah blah blah oink blahz snort blahz. TMZ must have stopped returnin... more info

BBC News - UK — Broadway musical 9 to 5, based on the Dolly Parton film, is to close in September after a five-month run. more info

Perez Hilton — The legendary Dolly Parton is so proud of her Broadway babies! 9 to 5's run on the Great White Way is coming to a close on September 6th, and Miz Parton has released a statement on her official website expressing her gratitude to the cast and crew. A... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - The working day is over for Dolly Parton's Broadway musical "9 to 5." The show will close on September 6 after a five-month run, its producers said on Wednesday. more info

NME — Curtain will fall on Broadway show in September more info

Soul Sides — (Editor's note: This was long overdue - Eric Luecking has been contributing heavily to our site for months now but I realized: he's never really introduced himself to readers here. Don't miss his Summer Songs post either! --O.W.)My stepdad used to al... more info