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Posted: 12 Feb 2012 07:29 PM PST


U2′s Candy Hearts
This week, in honor of Valentine's day, I've been putting together little packages of conversation hearts. To create one, just select a band and find song titles in their repertoire that would fit on a candy conversation heart. Meaning, they should be songs that fit both the theme of Valentine's day, and the limited space [...]

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 06:47 PM PST


The Cure's Candy Hearts
I there's one band that reminds me of my college years, it's The Cure. The band's music will always have a special place in my collection. The Cure have always been incredibly melodic, with multiple hummable melodies coming in what seems like every song they produce. But in addition to the glimmering sound that Robert [...]

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 05:24 PM PST


Report: Whitney Houston's Daughter Released from Hospital
Whitney Houston's only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown, has been released from the hospital after she was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Sunday morning. According to reports, she was being treated for stress and was taken out of the Beverly Hilton on a stretcher at around 10:30 a.m. "Bobbi was always by [Whitney's] side in [...]

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:42 PM PST


Whitney Houston's Highs and Lows… As Seen On TV
Television was how we experienced most of Whitney Houston's most culture-consuming triumphs... and also where we went to assess her state of health and mind when substance abuse and marital problems took a toll. From her Super Bowl supremacy to "whack is crack," and from Grammy greatness to "Being Bobby Brown," here are 13 of [...]

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 01:11 PM PST


A Grammy Queen
It's strange, but somehow fitting, that Whitney Houston died the day before the Grammy Awards. Houston was, for many years, a Grammy queen. In February 1986, when Houston was just 22, she sang her #1 hit "Saving All My Love For You" on the telecast, and moments later won her first Grammy for Best Pop [...]

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 11:43 AM PST


Didn't She Almost Have It All: Whitney Houston's Struggles With Addiction
The world reeled in surprise when the news was announced Saturday afternoon that Whitney Houston, only 48 years old, had died. It is always a shock when a legendary talent passes unexpectedly at a young age. However, as fans--and just about everyone else--knows, Houston's short life was punctuated with an extraordinary amount of struggle.

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 08:48 AM PST


Cowell Confirms: Whitney Houston Was in Running to Be 'X Factor' Judge
Since it was announced last week that judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger were leaving "The X Factor," speculation and gossip has run rampant about which singing superstars will replace them in Season 2, with such A-list names as Beyonce and Mariah Carey making the mix. But now Simon Cowell has confirmed that he was [...]

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 07:22 AM PST


Blood, Sweat, and Dishevelment: Whitney Houston's Tumultuous Final Days
Anyone who'd followed reports of Whitney Houston's bizarre behavior in the days leading up to the Grammys had to have been "shocked, but not surprised" at reports of her demise, as the saying goes. Thursday in particular had been an obviously rough day in public for the troubled singer, whose appearance and behavior raised eyebrows among [...]

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 03:47 AM PST


The Rock's Backpages Flashback: The Making – and the Stellar Ascent – of Whitney Houston
The pitiful death of Whitney Houston in a Beverly Hills hotel room should not overshadow the talent that took the R&B world by storm in 1985. Billboard's Bud Scoppa documented her discovery and her rise to fame in December 1986——Barney Hoskyns, Editorial Director, Rock's Backpages Once in a blue moon, a new artist emerges who [...]