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Oscarness

If you managed to watch more than 45 minutes of tonight’s Oscar broadcast, you’re either far more patient than I or stuck in a studio apartment with a television that won’t turn off and only gets ABC. The appeal of the ceremony is along the same lines as the appeal of American Idol, and while […]

News and Notes: The Weepies to make TV debut

Already familiar to TV audiences with their music, Deb Talan and Steve Tannen of The Weepies will play themselves in an episode of ABC’s “Dirty Sexy Money,” this Wednesday, according to an e-mail the group sent to their fans. While their songs have been used in shows like “One Tree Hill,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “How I […]