Natalie Maines Gets the Runs
Dixie Chick Natalie Maines worked on her fitness by hiking in L.A. this weekend.
The recently shorn 34-year-old mother of two is not ashamed to break a sweat in public.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Beauty, Hot Bodies
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Dixie Chick Won't Beat Around the Bush
If there's one thing Natalie Maines is good for -- other than playing a mean six-string -- it's bashing President Bush every chance she gets.
Filed under: Prez Election 2008
L.A. Invaded by Heroes!
Cabana in Hollywood was safe from world destruction as cast members from "Heroes" made an appearance. Masi Oka showed autograph seekers some love. Save the fans, save your show! Also on the scene being friendly to folks was co-star Adrian Pasdar and his Dixie Chick wife, Natalie Maines, giving out free hugs.
Tyrese was spotted as he was solicited by some old dude to go for a ride. Hitchhiking can be bad for your health! And a so-handsome-you-wanna-slap-your-mama rapper, Common, was seen at a Target event at One Sunset along with Kanye West and "Reno 911's" slimmed down Niecy Nash. Get em' girl!
All this and more in today's "you look much thinnah" edition of star catcher!
Filed under: Star Catcher
This Week's Biggest Losers 11/04/06
Today's Z-lister may well be tomorrow's gold standard. Just ask Mel Gibson and Kate Moss, who were honored this week, respectively, by the Latin Business Association and British Fashion Awards.
Prince: What's next? The Mirage poaching another famous Jehovah's Witness to resurrect its one-time marquee attraction as "Siegfried and Michael"? At the very least, Prince may need to adopt "???" as his new symbol. The idea that the diminutive 48-year-old pop star will, starting next weekend, be headlining as a Friday-Saturday Vegas regular at the all-suites Rio Hotel and Casino is about as logical as Marilyn Manson happily taking part in an episode of Trading Spaces. And if you're planning on shouting out a request for "Dirty Mind" classics like "Sister" (about incest) or "Head" (about... you know), save your money for the "When Doves Cry" slots.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: The Z List
Not Ready to "Shut Up and Sing"
Natalie Maines obviously isn't out to make friends with President Bush anytime soon -- expressing her embarrassment towards #43 and calling him a "dumb f**k" in a new documentary.
Though the Dixie Chicks initially set out to make a rockumentary, "Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing" quickly became more politically charged after the group's frontwoman told a London audience, "We're embarrassed that the President is from Texas," at a 2003 concert.
"We felt like it was time to have cameras follow us around for a little while and just show the next cycle of touring," says Emily Robison about the filming, "and then when Natalie said what she said it turned into a totally different animal. It was one of those things where we knew it was important to continue filming."
The documentary, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, depicts the backlash towards the Chicks and their new album, "Taking the Long Way," which had difficulty getting airplay on country radio stations. The film will open this month in limited release.
Filed under: Music, Movies, Celebrity Feuds
Dixie Chicks Still Not Making Nice
The Dixie Chicks are re-writing the rule books on how to market music. A standard rule of thumb is that you absolutely need major radio airplay to sell records. Well, the Dixie Chicks have proven that wrong.
The Chicks have held the top spot on the charts for two weeks now despite media stories that country music stations across the U.S. are not playing tunes from their new record "Taking the Long Way."
While record sales are soaring, the Chicks have taken a hit at the ticket counter. Sales have been slow in some markets and the ladies have issued a statement on their website denying speculation that there tour will be canceled: "Any reports being made about the cancellation of our upcoming 'Accidents And Accusations' tour are completely false.
We have known since March 2003 [when Natalie Maines spoke out against the Iraq war] that our path in this business would have obstacles at every pass. We have enjoyed meeting each one head-on and we will continue to do so. Dixie Chicks fans are as active and dedicated as they come. This time around we are willingly feeling our way through uncharted territory. Things don't come as easy as they might have come in the past, and it makes each accomplishment more exciting and appreciated. We will go where the fans are with great anticipation and no regrets."
It's impressive to see the Chicks stick to their guns in the face of a concerted effort from various politicians, activists and media outlets to shout them down or build up talk of their so-called demise. Their June 15th show in London - the site of their infamous comments that kicked off the backlash - is sold out. It'll be interesting to see how many sell outs they can muster back home here in the States.
Filed under: Music, Sound Bytes
