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Meet Hana Pestle — an eighteen year old singer/songwriter that has come a long way from her hometown of Billings, Montana. Hana moved to Los Angeles about a year ago to work on her debut album with Ben Moody, co-founder of Evanescence, who has also produced records for Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavigne. On top of the ten month recording process, Hana spent most of this year touring with an opening slot on the Blues Traveler, Live, Collective Soul Tour. She has since toured with the likes of Joshua Radin and Jon McLaughlin and is currently on the road with pop/pock band Ingram Hill.

The versatility of Hana’s vocals stands out on her current E.P with the intense single “These Two Hands” and a cover of Leonard Cohen’s classic “Hallelujah.” Hana will be able to tell more of her story on her full-length release due out next year.

Hana may be far away from home in a city she calls “much different yet wonderful,” but she explains, “I’m home wherever my guitar is.” Citing influences that range from Radiohead and Sarah McLachlan to Incubus, Feist and Jack Johnson, it is clear that Hana isn’t bound to any one genre.

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House of Heroes have just premiered their version of the holiday classic “Silent Night.” The Ohio band, whose most recent album The End Is Not The End was delivered via digital stores, has seen an incredible response with the release making it to the #6 spot on the iTunes rock chart and #42 on the overall chart, with a #1 radio hit single and over 1 million plays on their MySpace page. House of Heroes’ discography includes a 2005 self-titled debut and the re-release Say No More in 2006. Prior to signing a record deal with Mono Vs Stereo/Gotee, the band released an indie project What You Want Is Now (2002) to much critical acclaim and a large grassroots following.

The band’s lush version of “Silent Night” is now available on iTunes
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Check out this week’s episode of PCD TV straight from Melbourne, Australia. The Dolls, who represent and encourage female empowerment, send a very important message from their performance at a breast cancer awareness event. Watch them take the stage to help raise money for the cause and spread the message.

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Last Friday, people chose to watch ABC’s interview with Ashely Dupre over the ladies of Lipstick Jungle.
Brooke Shields’ almost-axed show was the lowest rated show on all the major networks!!!!!!!
THAT SUCKS! She’s going to lose her job!
The Hollywood Reporter states that the show dropped 21% and lost most of the ground it gained the past couple of weeks in ratings.
We can only assume that this is another low blow and another step closer to the show’s permanent cancellation.

Madonna finally got what she wanted without a dent on her wealth in terms of alimony costs after she and husband Guy Ritchie obtained a quickie divorce last Friday which officially ended their eight-year marriage. Madonna and Guy Ritchie, who were married in December 2000, had an uncontested divorce in a London High Court. The only foreseen hitch in the proceeding was the question of child custody but that was settled between them.

Reports show that Madonna wanted the three children to stay with her. Madonna has a 12-year old daughter sired by fitness trainer Carlos Leon, a three-year old adopted son and the couple’s eight-year old son. Ritchie said the case has already dragged on for a long time but claimed it had nothing to do with him nor his alleged demand for money since money has never been an issue. Ritchie’s fortune is estimated at $60 million but he could have had up to 50% of the $600 million estimated wealth of Madonna under the divorce laws of Britain.

The actress has recently admitted that she is a huge fan of shopping… as if that were a big surprise… but also that she owns a very large amount of shoes: “I’m a total shopaholic! I’ve tried to stop, but I love clothes and fashion way too much! I probably own more than 400 pairs of shoes. That’s a lot, isn’t it?” Yes, Kate, it is quite a lot. I wonder what anyone could do with that many shoes? You could probably build an impenetrable fortress with them… atop which you can stand and watch as bearfoot orphans roam the countryside.