Jon Stewart to interview surviving Nirvana members (Reuters)

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – Jon Stewart has signed on to host a Q&A with two surviving members of Nirvana and producer Butch Vig for "SiriusXM's Town Hall with Nirvana," a radio special set to air Saturday, September 24, at 8 p.m. ET.

Not coincidentally, September 24 also happens to be the 20th anniversary of the Seattle grunge band's legendary "Nevermind," which is arguably the most influential album of the past two decades.

The two-hour session will be recorded in New York in front of a studio audience. "The Daily Show" host will grill Nirvana drummer Grohl and bassist Novoselic, as well as "Nevermind" producer Vig, about recording the landmark album with frontman Kurt Cobain, who committed suicide in 1994. Attendees and SiriusXM subscribers will also be able to ask the panelists questions.

To make the tribute even more monumental, SiriusXM will also launch the limited-run Nirvana-only channel Nevermind Radio on September 23 at 3 p.m.

Along with the "Town Hall" event, the channel will air music from the band's entire catalog and recordings of celebrities offering their thoughts about the band's legacy.

Nevermind Radio will be discontinued on Wednesday, September 28, at 12 a.m. ET.

(This story has been corrected to fix spelling of Jon)

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Jon Stewart blasts Obama, Tea Party over debt deal (Reuters)

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – As the Democrats cave and the Tea Party rages on, neither side is happy with the budget deal -- a deal that rendered Jon Stewart incredulous.

Stewart thought he remembered that President Barack Obama assured everyone no budget would pass without revenue increases -- meaning tax cuts.

"That's ... eh ... they must have forgotten to add 'and with the new balanced approach to deficit reduction forged by rational adults there're some revenue increases whilst preserving some vital government functions.'"

Nope. After a video of a skunk with its head in a jar of peanut butter and Barack Obama thanking the American people for pushing a deal forward, Stewart dubbed the compromise a "turd."

He then assumed the Republicans were happy because the Democrats got "hosed."

Nope. "What the fee-fi-fo-f**k!" Stewart screamed.

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Stewart suits up for battle in 'Snow White' (AP)

SAN DIEGO – Kristen Stewart dons armor and wields a huge sword and shield for her next movie. Rest assured, it will not be your mother and father's Snow White.

Stewart joined other cast and crew Saturday at the Comic-Con fan convention for a preview of next year's "Snow White and the Huntsman," an action-packed twist on the fairy tale.

The "Twilight" star told a Comic-Con crowd that doing a sweet, traditional Snow White was not something "I was jumping at." What attracted her was that this Snow White was a bold leader with her feet firmly on the ground.

"Also, I get to have a sword and stuff," Stewart said. "Really cool weapons."

The movie is due out next June and is one of two "Snow White" movies Hollywood has coming. The other, due out next March, features Julia Roberts as the evil queen.

The cast of Stewart's "Snow White" includes Charlize Theron as the wicked queen, Chris Hemsworth as a rugged huntsman and Sam Claflin as a prince.

The movie starts shooting in a few weeks. Director Rupert Sanders showed off photos of the stars in costume, among them Stewart in her fighting outfit and Theron in a sleek black gown with savagely high and sharp collars.

How evil is Theron's queen?

"She's a serial killer," Theron said. "I'm pretty much preparing to play a serial killer."

Sanders also showed a photo of the dwarves that accompany Snow White in this version, all standing in a row looking scruffier than a gang in a police lineup. The actors playing them include Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost and Toby Jones.

There are eight dwarves rather than the usual seven. Sanders said "there are eight because there are a few great lines when one of them gets killed."

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Theron, Stewart square off in new "Snow White" (Reuters)

SAN DIEGO (TheWrap) – Things might get a little tense between co-stars Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart on the set of the upcoming Universal movie "Snow White and the Huntsman."

Theron, who'll be playing the queen in the picture, and Stewart, who'll be Snow White, were on hand for a "Snow White" panel at Comic-Con on Saturday.

When asked by the moderator if she planned on giving the younger Stewart any pointers, Theron responded, "We've only met each other very briefly, but just in that small amount of time I can tell you that she's going to give me a run for my money."

Then, turning to her co-star-to be, she cautioned, "I'm ready for you b , let's go!"

Theron was kidding -- probably -- but producer Joe Roth made no bones about how "Huntsman," which goes into production in the U.K. in a few days, measures up against Relativity Media's competing Snow White production, which will star Julia Roberts and Lily Collins.

"They are two very different projects; our movie I like to think of as on a par with 'Lord of the Rings' in terms of size and scope," Roth said. "I can't speak for the other movie but from the images it seems like a softer version."

Noted director Rupert Sanders, "It's not a little girl sitting by a well with little tweety-birds."

Nonetheless, Roth said the box office will most likely have room for both films, which open just weeks apart from each other ("Huntsman" opens June 1, while Relativity's Snow White project hits screens on March 16).

"The fact is, people are interested in these kinds of movies or they're not," Roth opined.

Preliminary images of the characters shown during the panel indicate that "Huntsman" will, indeed, be a much darker-than-usual version of the classic fairy tale. A shot of Stewart in character revealed an armor-clad woman bearing a shield and some serious weaponry.

"She has this amazing ability to channel fear into this really driving energy, Stewart said of her character's appeal. "She truly doesn't let her heart cloud her mind ... also, I get to use a sword and stuff."

Stewart will likely need that sword, if Theron's description of her character the Queen is any indication.

"Trust me, she's dark -- she's a serial killer. I'm pretty much getting ready to play a serial killer," she said. "Watch out. Kristen."

Maybe she wasn't kidding, after all.

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Stewart cuts wrist during taping of Weiner skit (AP)

NEW YORK – The story about U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner's use of Twitter to send a lewd photo to a woman has been awkward for comic Jon Stewart, a friend of the congressman's. On Tuesday, it proved painful.

Stewart broke a glass and gashed his wrist while taping a Weiner skit on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." The taping was briefly stopped so a bleeding Stewart could get medical attention, then resumed after he was bandaged up. Network spokesman Steve Albani said the accident was left in Tuesday's show.

Stewart and Weiner briefly roomed together when they were younger, a point "The Daily Show" host noted over the past week. That hasn't stopped Stewart from making fun of his friend, who admitted Monday to inappropriate online contact with women he met on social networks.

Tuesday's skit featured Stewart in a mock news conference designed to resemble Weiner's from the day earlier. Stewart broke the glass when the script called for him to make a margarita.

The show posted a picture of Stewart's bandaged wrist and a bloodstained cuff of his shirt.

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Rod Stewart: no "magicians or midgets" in Vegas show (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – Rod Stewart, 66, firmly embodies the term "musical icon." The hallmarks of his success include performing in such classic bands as the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces and recording his "Great American Songbook" album series. In 2001, Stewart was the first artist to receive the Chopard Diamond Award from the World Music Awards for sales exceeding 100 million records.

On August 24, the London-born singer/songwriter will embark on a new endeavor -- Las Vegas showman -- as he begins a two-year, 52-show residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

Subtitled "The Hits," Stewart's show will focus on "the songs that made me famous," he said, adding that the rest of the show will be surprises. A 13-piece band will provide plenty of opportunities to explore his standards collections, the 40th anniversaries of two of his landmark albums, "Every Picture Tells a Story" and "Never a Dull Moment," and material that'll be part of the blues-oriented album he's working on with guitarist Jeff Beck.

Billboard: Elton John and Celine Dion designed shows that would only play in Las Vegas. What will you have that's Vegas-only?

Stewart: Nothing. It's a rock'n'roll show. There won't be any magicians or midgets, just a good rock show.

Billboard: When you performed "I Ain't Superstitious" with Jeff Beck at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles in 2009the first time the two of you were onstage together in more than 30 yearsit seemed like there was plenty of mileage left in your partnership.

Stewart: I think Jeff and I created, though we weren't aware of it at the time, a certain amount of magic in the late 1960s. We weren't always the best of friendswe weren't enemiesbut there's a tremendous amount of respect I have for him. And when you age, no matter what differences you may have had, you become mates again.

Billboard: How far along are you on the blues album you're recording together?

Stewart: It won't be strictly a blues album. It'll be 70% blues: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf tracks, a Jimmy Reed track. But we've updated them quite considerably to make them brand-new. We redid Muddy's "Tiger in Your Tank" -- he's turning in his grave. I think they all will: Little Walter, Jimmy Reed. We've thrown them on their heads, these songs. Jeff and I will have a summit meeting to decide where we're going to go. There's no rush for this album.

Billboard: Sam Cooke's songs -- "Twisting the Night Away," "Having a Party," "Bring It On Home to Me" -- always seem to make it into your sets. What does he mean to you?

Stewart: He was my first hero. When I first heard Cooke, I was working as a gravedigger or silkscreen printer making wallpaper while listening to a small transistor radio. Cooke's voice came out of it and I've been hooked ever since. When I sing a Sam Cooke song, I'm so conscious of trying to sing like him. He's the greatest. No Sam, no Rod. I believe that.

Billboard: Is there any chance of that rumored Faces reunion with Ron Wood?

Stewart: The trouble with Ronnie, we get together and we mess about, but the thing is, he is still committed to the Stones. Talking for myself and the rest of the band, we need a commitment, not just, "Well, I've got next month off." It doesn't work like that. It's not very professional. If he can give us the time, then I'll commit to that as well. Until he's finished with the Stones, whenever that will be, I can't commit to it. I'd love to. I really would love to.

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Rod Stewart: no "magicians or midgets" in Vegas show (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – Rod Stewart, 66, firmly embodies the term "musical icon." The hallmarks of his success include performing in such classic bands as the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces and recording his "Great American Songbook" album series. In 2001, Stewart was the first artist to receive the Chopard Diamond Award from the World Music Awards for sales exceeding 100 million records.

On August 24, the London-born singer/songwriter will embark on a new endeavor -- Las Vegas showman -- as he begins a two-year, 52-show residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

Subtitled "The Hits," Stewart's show will focus on "the songs that made me famous," he said, adding that the rest of the show will be surprises. A 13-piece band will provide plenty of opportunities to explore his standards collections, the 40th anniversaries of two of his landmark albums, "Every Picture Tells a Story" and "Never a Dull Moment," and material that'll be part of the blues-oriented album he's working on with guitarist Jeff Beck.

Billboard: Elton John and Celine Dion designed shows that would only play in Las Vegas. What will you have that's Vegas-only?

Stewart: Nothing. It's a rock'n'roll show. There won't be any magicians or midgets, just a good rock show.

Billboard: When you performed "I Ain't Superstitious" with Jeff Beck at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles in 2009the first time the two of you were onstage together in more than 30 yearsit seemed like there was plenty of mileage left in your partnership.

Stewart: I think Jeff and I created, though we weren't aware of it at the time, a certain amount of magic in the late 1960s. We weren't always the best of friendswe weren't enemiesbut there's a tremendous amount of respect I have for him. And when you age, no matter what differences you may have had, you become mates again.

Billboard: How far along are you on the blues album you're recording together?

Stewart: It won't be strictly a blues album. It'll be 70% blues: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf tracks, a Jimmy Reed track. But we've updated them quite considerably to make them brand-new. We redid Muddy's "Tiger in Your Tank" -- he's turning in his grave. I think they all will: Little Walter, Jimmy Reed. We've thrown them on their heads, these songs. Jeff and I will have a summit meeting to decide where we're going to go. There's no rush for this album.

Billboard: Sam Cooke's songs -- "Twisting the Night Away," "Having a Party," "Bring It On Home to Me" -- always seem to make it into your sets. What does he mean to you?

Stewart: He was my first hero. When I first heard Cooke, I was working as a gravedigger or silkscreen printer making wallpaper while listening to a small transistor radio. Cooke's voice came out of it and I've been hooked ever since. When I sing a Sam Cooke song, I'm so conscious of trying to sing like him. He's the greatest. No Sam, no Rod. I believe that.

Billboard: Is there any chance of that rumored Faces reunion with Ron Wood?

Stewart: The trouble with Ronnie, we get together and we mess about, but the thing is, he is still committed to the Stones. Talking for myself and the rest of the band, we need a commitment, not just, "Well, I've got next month off." It doesn't work like that. It's not very professional. If he can give us the time, then I'll commit to that as well. Until he's finished with the Stones, whenever that will be, I can't commit to it. I'd love to. I really would love to.

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Rod Stewart: no "magicians or midgets" in Vegas show (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – Rod Stewart, 66, firmly embodies the term "musical icon." The hallmarks of his success include performing in such classic bands as the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces and recording his "Great American Songbook" album series. In 2001, Stewart was the first artist to receive the Chopard Diamond Award from the World Music Awards for sales exceeding 100 million records.

On August 24, the London-born singer/songwriter will embark on a new endeavor -- Las Vegas showman -- as he begins a two-year, 52-show residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

Subtitled "The Hits," Stewart's show will focus on "the songs that made me famous," he said, adding that the rest of the show will be surprises. A 13-piece band will provide plenty of opportunities to explore his standards collections, the 40th anniversaries of two of his landmark albums, "Every Picture Tells a Story" and "Never a Dull Moment," and material that'll be part of the blues-oriented album he's working on with guitarist Jeff Beck.

Billboard: Elton John and Celine Dion designed shows that would only play in Las Vegas. What will you have that's Vegas-only?

Stewart: Nothing. It's a rock'n'roll show. There won't be any magicians or midgets, just a good rock show.

Billboard: When you performed "I Ain't Superstitious" with Jeff Beck at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles in 2009the first time the two of you were onstage together in more than 30 yearsit seemed like there was plenty of mileage left in your partnership.

Stewart: I think Jeff and I created, though we weren't aware of it at the time, a certain amount of magic in the late 1960s. We weren't always the best of friendswe weren't enemiesbut there's a tremendous amount of respect I have for him. And when you age, no matter what differences you may have had, you become mates again.

Billboard: How far along are you on the blues album you're recording together?

Stewart: It won't be strictly a blues album. It'll be 70% blues: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf tracks, a Jimmy Reed track. But we've updated them quite considerably to make them brand-new. We redid Muddy's "Tiger in Your Tank" -- he's turning in his grave. I think they all will: Little Walter, Jimmy Reed. We've thrown them on their heads, these songs. Jeff and I will have a summit meeting to decide where we're going to go. There's no rush for this album.

Billboard: Sam Cooke's songs -- "Twisting the Night Away," "Having a Party," "Bring It On Home to Me" -- always seem to make it into your sets. What does he mean to you?

Stewart: He was my first hero. When I first heard Cooke, I was working as a gravedigger or silkscreen printer making wallpaper while listening to a small transistor radio. Cooke's voice came out of it and I've been hooked ever since. When I sing a Sam Cooke song, I'm so conscious of trying to sing like him. He's the greatest. No Sam, no Rod. I believe that.

Billboard: Is there any chance of that rumored Faces reunion with Ron Wood?

Stewart: The trouble with Ronnie, we get together and we mess about, but the thing is, he is still committed to the Stones. Talking for myself and the rest of the band, we need a commitment, not just, "Well, I've got next month off." It doesn't work like that. It's not very professional. If he can give us the time, then I'll commit to that as well. Until he's finished with the Stones, whenever that will be, I can't commit to it. I'd love to. I really would love to.

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Jon Stewart to rap with Bill O'Reilly on 'Factor' (AP)

NEW YORK – Bill O'Reilly wants to rap with Jon Stewart.

The host of Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor" has invited the host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" as a guest Monday. Fox News said Friday that O'Reilly and Stewart will debate the invitation for Grammy Award-winning rapper Common to perform at a White House poetry night this week.

O'Reilly has criticized Common's presence at Wednesday's event. He says some of Common's lyrics celebrate violence.

Common is known for socially and politically conscious rhymes. He was on his best behavior at the White House. He took the criticism in stride and tweeted, "Fox News doesn't like me." He added on Facebook, "Peace yall!"

Stewart let loose with an anti-Fox News Channel rap on his show.

The O'Reilly-Stewart faceoff airs Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern.

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Rod Stewart embarks on two-year Las Vegas residency (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British rocker Rod Stewart has signed a two year Las Vegas residency deal which will see him return to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace beginning August 24, promoters said on Tuesday.

Tickets for the first 18 concerts, titled "Rod Stewart: The Hits," go on sale on May 15.

Promoters AEG Live said the concert will be designed to give audiences an intimate feel with no fan more than 120 feet from the stage.

Stewart will perform rock and R&B favorites including "Maggie May," "You Wear it Well," "Hot Legs," "You're in My Heart" and "Some Guys Have All the Luck."

Stewart, 66, whose eighth child was born in February, recently wrapped "The Heart & Soul Tour" with Stevie Nicks. In 2010, he embarked on a European summer tour which continued with eight concerts at the 4,300-seat Colosseum last November.

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Robert Pattinson spoils Kristen Stewart on her birthday

We love Robert Pattinson, even if he is not so keen on us. We sometimes count the reasons why to help us get to sleep (sheep are so 2000 and late), and now it seems we have another reason to add to our endless list. Further confirmation arrived that the devilishly handsome actor really is the perfect boyfriend after he forked out a whopping

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Kimberly Stewart Is Pregnant With Benicio Del Toro's Baby

Benicio Del Toro and Kimberly Stewart are the latest pair to get swept up in the Hollywood baby boom.

The 'Che' star's rep, Robin Baum, confirmed to Life & Style that 31-year-old Stewart was expecting the actor's baby.

"Kimberly is pregnant. Benicio is the father and is very supportive. Although they are not a couple, they are looking forward to the arrival of the baby."
The Academy Award winning actor has been reportedly linked to a bevy of beautiful babes, from Scarlett Johansson to Lindsay Lohan.

Kimberly, the daughter of famed rocker and notorious ladies' man Rod Stewart, has had her fair share of luck in the dating game as well. The blond beauty was formerly engaged to 'Laguna Beach' star Talan Torriero and has allegedly been involved with Tommy Lee and Jude Law.

This is the first child for both Stewart and Del Toro.

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Kimberly Stewart Is Pregnant With Benicio Del Toro's Baby

Benicio Del Toro and Kimberly Stewart are the latest pair to get swept up in the Hollywood baby boom.

The 'Che' star's rep, Robin Baum, confirmed to Life & Style that 31-year-old Stewart was expecting the actor's baby.

"Kimberly is pregnant. Benicio is the father and is very supportive. Although they are not a couple, they are looking forward to the arrival of the baby."
The Academy Award winning actor has been reportedly linked to a bevy of beautiful babes, from Scarlett Johansson to Lindsay Lohan.

Kimberly, the daughter of famed rocker and notorious ladies' man Rod Stewart, has had her fair share of luck in the dating game as well. The blond beauty was formerly engaged to 'Laguna Beach' star Talan Torriero and has allegedly been involved with Tommy Lee and Jude Law.

This is the first child for both Stewart and Del Toro.

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Twilight stars, Ashley Greene and Kristen Stewart hate each other, sort of

hate’ is a little strong, and maybe we totally made that up, but it’s what we like to imagine and we’re running with it.

Twilight’s Ashley Greene, who plays spunky Alice Cullen, has revealed to In Style Hair that things aren’t always lovely and harmonious on set and has eluded to falling out with co-star Kristen Stewart. Dah dah daaaaaah!

She says that everyone’s

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