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Who Could Forget Billie Holiday? A Look Back at Lady Day's Life and Legacy

By: Brad Parmerter | 2011-05-25 | Music
Many people can name a number of greats in the jazz music scene, including Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Harry Connick Jr., Scott Joplin and Bobby McFerrin. What do you notice about this list? Something I first notice when taking a look at the jazz scene is that it is largely made up of men. However, there are many incredible women who have made their mark on this community that should not be read more

What's Billy Jean All About?

By: Mirian Guimaraes-Thomas | 2010-03-31 | Music
Billie Jean was a song from the "Thriller" album by Michael Jackson. It is one of the greatest songs ever produced by the legend, earning platinum certification in 1989. In fact, Billie Jean has numerous other accolades to its name which gives it the distinction of being one of the best songs ever made by the King of pop. read more

Michael Jackson in Billie Jean As a Halloween Costume Idea

By: Rob Buenaventura | 2010-03-26 | Holidays
Billie Jean was one of Michael Jackson's biggest hits and is the first music video to break the color barrier when it was played on MTV. Before the song's release, no other African-American video had been played on air. Billie Jean was more than a ground breaking video though; it was a stylistic, artistic video and with it came Michael's stylish and dramatic wardrobe as well. read more

Billie Brown enters the Women's Poker Hall of Fame

By: Grubb Young | 2010-09-12 | Online Gambling
The Women's Poker Hall of Fame celebrates Billie Brown's contribution to the world of poker. read more

Billi Tees Is Now The Most Awesome Nz Tees Shop In Aotearoa

By: Zac Yang | 2010-12-13 | Shopping
For some people there's nothing like getting a choice Billi Tees t-shirt. It is beneficial that there are so many amazing and original Billi Tees to choose from. read more

Billy Elliot Hits Broadway

By: Dianne Dulain | 2010-02-02 | Culture
Some of you may have heard that Billy Elliot has come to Broadway, but you may not know the storyline of the play. So, let’s take a look at the storyline in reference to the movie by the same name. Wr read more

Billy Elliot The Musical

By: Victor Martin | 2012-03-26 | Music
Billy Elliot is a highly acclaimed and extremely lauded musical based on the film of the same title that was released in 2000. read more

Billy Elliot Tickets

By: jenelle | 2012-03-22 | Arts & Entertainment
Winner of 10 Tony Awards in 2009 alone, including best musical, Billy Elliot is a Broadway musical that inspires with a powerful storyline and riveting lyrics. Based on a movie by the same title in 2000, this Broadway show is set in a small town in England, and it follows the life of one young man who discovers precisely what he was born to do in life: dance! read more

Billy Bootstrap and Booting

By: Tai Chi | 2011-12-16 | Business
This character is one of the key figures around whom a story hinges and though this character does not say much or act out much in the trilogy ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ read more

Billy Elliot Tickets : Billy Elliot Production Is Still Running Strongly

By: Cynthia Hoffman | 2011-03-24 | Article Marketing
Billy Elliot the Musical is a comedy musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Sir Elton John, and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. The story of his personal struggle and fulfillment are balanced against a counter-story of family and community strife caused by the UK miners' strike in County Durham, in Northern England. Hall's screenplay was inspired in part by A. J. Cronin's novel, The Stars Look Down, to which the musical's opening song pays homage. The musical premiered in London's West End in 2005 and was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards, winning four including Best New Musical. The produ ... Billy Elliot , Theater , Tickets read more

Most Poised Billy Elliot Tickets

By: Muhammad Azeem Ashraf | 2010-01-25 | Arts & Entertainment
Billy Eliot is a drama, which was written and directed in the year of 2000. This is a kind of a drama film, which is written by Lee Hall and this British drama is directed by Stephan Daldry. read more

Billy Hunter: Lockout 'highly probable'

By: Michael | 2010-11-23 | Football
NEW YORK -- NBA players' association executive director Billy Hunter said Monday he is "99 percent sure" there will be a lockout next summer. read more

Braves replace closer Billy Wagner

By: Michael | 2010-10-10 | Baseball
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves have replaced injured closer Billy Wagner on their playoff roster with another veteran, Takashi Saito. Wagner injured his left oblique on a fielding play in the 10th inning of Friday night's 5-4 NL Division Series victory over San Francisco. read more

Billy Elliot the Musical Tickets

By: Kristen Reynold | 2011-08-22 | Theater
Billy Elliot the superb musical brings a night full of theatrical masterpiece work that is enjoyed by everyone and specially families. The play is about a young lad who compromised his future by leaving the boxing career and chose the ballet dancing instead. It was the time when Irish miners were observing a yearlong strike in mid 1980’s. read more

Hilly, Billy, Jack, and Jilly

By: Nick Oliva | 2010-04-04 | Politics
This article addresses the political spectrum as it is becoming close to hilarious as the reactions are nearing the support level of lunacy that passes as contemporary thought. Firstly, the current administration has already left it's legacy as memorable as the first Soviet space monkeys, Abrek and Bion and we've spent eight years looking for the orange extension cord that connects to Osama Bin Laden's dialysis machine while rebuilding a country that will want to destroy us in a few years for doing so. read more