The Buffalo News: Entertainment

Time Warner vs. LIN –it’s time for compromise: By Alan Pergament - NEWS TV CRITIC
Updated: 10/07/08 9:06 AM; Who is the good guy and who is the bad guy in the dispute between Time Warner Cable and LIN TV, the owner of Channel 4 and Channel 23?; complete story >

Madonna gets into the groove with new tour: By Nekesa Mumbi Moody - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 10/07/08 6:36 AM; EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. — In a show defined by throbbing dance music, tight choreography, spectacular stage sets and stunning visuals, perhaps the most stirring moment during the kickoff concert to Madonna’s “Sticky & Sweet” tour came when the Material Girl stood onstage with just her guitar and a few musicians for an acoustic set.; complete story >

Maurice Benard finds his niche on ‘General Hospital’: By Chuck Barney - McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
Updated: 10/07/08 6:36 AM; LOS ANGELES — Oh, the frenetic life of a soap opera star.; complete story >

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Here are some ways to stretch your entertainment dollar to the max: By Mark Sommer - NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 10/06/08 9:33 AM; With the cost of groceries, gasoline and just about everything else squeezing pocketbooks, disposable income for entertainment is shrinking even if the to go out isn’t.; complete story >

Nostalgic fans revel in Village People’s camp: By Jeff Miers NEWS POP MUSIC CRITIC
Updated: 10/06/08 6:31 AM; NIAGARA FALLS — Ah, the ’70s. Disco in the clubs, Fonzie on the tube, “Frampton Comes Alive” on the turntable, a Pinto in the garage, feathered hair on the head, a comb in the back pocket and Farrah’s poster on the wall. Life was so much simpler then.; complete story >

Listening Post: Tina Turner, and other reviews: Updated: 10/05/08 11:59 AM; Tina Turner, “Tina!” (Capitol). As Tina Turner prepares to launch her first North American tour in years, Capitol has assembled “Tina!,” a compilation documenting her development from deep soul diva, to R&B/pop crossover artist, and finally, to mainstream pop-soul grande dame.; complete story >

BPO runs a rich gamut of Russian emotion: By Herman Trotter NEWS MUSIC CRITIC EMERITUS
Updated: 10/04/08 6:31 AM; With the festivities of opening night a fond memory, JoAnn Falletta is kicking off the meat-and-potatoes part of the new Classics Series season this weekend with an appealing Russian program that traces an emotional journey from casual ethnic folksiness to abject despair.; complete story >

Sports on the Air: Barnaby must leave ‘Enforcers’: By Alan Pergament
Updated: 10/04/08 10:57 AM; Matthew Barnaby’s hiring by ESPN as its National Hockey League analyst means the end of his participation as co-host of “The Enforcers,” the Time Warner Cable show he did with his good friend Rob Ray.; complete story >

Lisa Earle McLeod: Lisa McLeod: Blame the brain for extra bulk; Is your bad brain making you plump? I’m fat again. Well maybe not fat fat. But five pounds has become 10, and once again I’m toddling down the road toward portly.; complete story >