On The Download: Little Joy
Little Joy
Little Joy album cover
Music Video: Little Joy - ‘No One’s Better Sake’
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On The Download: Little Joy
Little Joy
Beggars Group
Little Joy album cover
Music Video: Little Joy - ‘No One’s Better Sake’
January 7, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --
Little Joy is the side project of Strokes drummer Fabrizio Morretti, his girlfriend Binki Shapiro, and Rodrigo Amarante of Brazilian indie-rock group Los Hermanos. Named for an LA area cocktail lounge, Little Joy sounds like a soundtrack for the perfect painless hangover.
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December 30, 2008
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. --
New York City will ring in 2009 with three teen superstar siblings, two Clintons and possibly up to one million screaming revelers – along with some extra security.
The New York Police Department is expecting a possible “mob scene” Wednesday night when the Jonas Brothers take the stage to perform in Times Square at “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.”
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January 1, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Taylor Swift was the year’s best-selling artist with more than 4 million albums sold, but music sales have continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of compact discs.
Year-end sales figures released Wednesday by The Nielsen Co. show total album sales, including album equivalents made up of single digital tracks, fell to 428.4 million units, down 8.5 percent from 500.5 million in 2007.
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December 26, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --
Ani DiFranco has released an album almost every single year since her debut in 1989. And with each album, she gets progressively more profound and continues to evolve (Which also happens to be the name of her 2003 album). Ani is one of those artists that has been stuck with the stigma of “angry rocker chick.”
True, she does have her fill of angst-ridden songs, but Ani only writes what she knows and what she’s experienced, which is proven by nearly 20 years of fiery lyrics and vigorous guitar-playing.
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December 21, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Neil Young has been promising fans a collection of his archives for years. The unpredictable folk-rocker has tucked away dozens of unreleased songs and live recordings over his four-decade career, and while the first collection of what’s supposed to be a multi-volume set was finally scheduled for this fall, it was pushed back to 2009 – but in the meantime, Neil has offered to sate hungry listeners with “Sugar Mountain – Live at Canterbury House, 1968.”
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December 20, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Miley Cyrus has a New Year’s surprise for one lucky fan. The tween star and MTV will ring in 2009 with a surprise concert at a fan’s house, Access Hollywood has learned.
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December 18, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
U2’s next album may be called “No Line On The Horizon,” but now, there’s an end in sight for the long-awaited follow-up to 2004’s multi-platinum “How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb” — “No Line” will be released on March 2, 2009, the band announced on Thursday.
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December 17, 2008
NEW YORK, NY --
The may be rock stars, but Fall Out Boy couldn’t use their celebrity sway with the New York City Police, who prohibited the group from performing a free concert for their fans in Washington Square Park on Tuesday.
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December 15, 2008
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. --
Tom Cruise returned to NBC’s the “Today” show on Monday — over three years after he called host Matt Lauer “glib” during a discussion about Brooke Shields taking anti-depressants following her pregnancy – a discussion the actor said did not represent who he really is and one that helped him learn “a good lesson.”
And while Tom may have been on the NBC show to discuss his new film “Valkyrie,” but Matt first started the interview by clearing the air.
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December 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Ben Affleck spent his weekend lending a hand to “Operation Gratitude,” an organization that assembles care packages to send to military service men and women deployed overseas – and Ben’s not only helping out our troops – the actor is set to screen a film he directed about refugees in the Congo at the United Nations.
Access Hollywood caught up with Ben on Saturday while he helped fill boxes and packages for the troops. The actor-turned-director shared with Access the details about his film, set to screen this week.
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December 14, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
The seemingly forever-elusive “Chinese Democracy” disc is now staring me in the face, and is sitting on shelves and digital download lists everywhere… available to actually hold, touch, read, and most importantly to listen to… and the Earth still turns.
The rock-lore behind the making of the disc, behind frontman Axl Rose’s obsessive perfectionism, behind his corn rows and the dismissal of the rest of Guns N’ Roses is common knowledge among all who care — but essential to understand this collection of songs.
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December 11, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --
Korto Momolu, the runner up from the fifth season of Bravo’s “Project Runway,” and Jerrell Scott, the third runner up, celebrated the launch of their retail collections Wednesday night in LA at Jane Doe John Doe Boutique.
AccessHollywood.com caught up with Jerrell and Korto last night to talk about the evening.
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December 8, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift will be ringing in 2009 together. “Potter’s” Emma Watson discusses doing a nude scene. And, “The Amazing Race” has two new winners!
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December 7, 2008
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --
It was a regular diva-fest in West Hollywood on Robertson Boulevard Saturday night, as Solange Knowles performed to a packed house at club Ultra Suede, where promoter Tom Whitman hosts his popular Saturday night Cherry Pop party.
Beyonce’s younger sister performed hits from her latest album, “Sol-Angel & The Hadley St. Dreams,” including her hits “I Decided” and “Sandcastle Disco.”
But the fun didn’t stop there – also in the house to catch Solange’s performance, gossip blogger Perez Hilton and his special guest, Katy Perry, who herself gave an impromptu on-stage performance.
Check out all of the pics…. after the jump!
December 8, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --
Barbra Streisand got an awkward kiss on the cheek from the president, and yes, she gave him a smooch back.
Streisand, a vocal critic of President George W. Bush, was a guest Sunday at the White House just before one of Washington’s few A-list events: the Kennedy Center Honors.
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December 4, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Britney Spears has already ushered in the holiday season at Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, which aired Wednesday night on NBC, and now the pop star will bring her holiday cheer to Los Angeles, Access Hollywood has learned.
December 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
A noted guitarist has sued members of Coldplay, claiming the band’s smash hit “Viva La Vida” copied parts of one of his songs.
The copyright infringement lawsuit by Joe Satriani was filed Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles.
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December 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Barbara Walters unveiled her annual “10 Most Fascinating People” list Thursday night, and it included a slew of film stars, television stars, an Olympic athlete, a controversial political radio personality, a one-time vice presidential hopeful and the man who squashed her chances at the number one spot, President-Elect Barack Obama.
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December 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Spin-Offs! Georgina Sparks to light more “Gossip” fires! A lonley LiLo spotted shopping for tunes And, Mischa Barton blogs!
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December 4, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Kid Rock is upset that he can’t pick the good deed that will serve as his punishment for a brawl at a Georgia Waffle House.
In a post on his Web site, the rocker blasts a judge for denying his request to serve his 80 hours of community service by performing for U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East.
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December 4, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Britney Spears’ first husband, Jason Alexander, is behind bars Van Nuys, Calif., Access Hollywood has learned.
The LA County Sheriff’s Department had originally told Access that Alexander was arrested for an alleged DUI violation.
However, now authorities have told Access they “believe” Alexander has been arrested for allegedly missing two court ordered appointments at the LA county morgue.
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December 3, 2008
NEW YORK, NY --
Britney Spears had a whirlwind birthday on Tuesday that started with a wild performance on “Good Morning America,” marking the release of her sixth studio album, “Circus,” and the continued later that night with a celebration at New York City’s Tenjune nightclub where Access Hollywood was on the scene.
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December 3, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Victoria Beckham says she’s not a good singer. Aslo, a Brit pal roundup! Lance on her “comeback”… and, whatever happened to Alli Sims?
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December 1, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Tina Fey has become famous for her trademark glasses and spot on Sarah Palin impressions – not to mention her Emmy award-winning series “30 Rock.” And now, the actress and husband Jeff Richmond are revealing the story behind the facial scar that she has refused to previously talk about.
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November 26, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Ryan Phillippe and Jesse Bradford hit up Dan Tana’s. And, Joaquin Phoenix returns to making movies after saying he’s retiring.
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November 24, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Some of your favorite television shows may have recently gotten the axe, but TV Guide has a full DVR’s worth of reasons to keep you tuning in.
The magazine released its 2008 “Hot List: 30 Smokin’ Reasons To Love TV” on Monday and privileged and lecherous plaid skirt-wearing teens, a serial killer with a conscious, celeb pals of Tina Fey, Rosie O’Donnell’s former-verbal sparring partner and even the ground that many stars have mamboed across have made the list.
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November 23, 2008
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After a lengthy hiatus, Gwen Stefani is reuniting with No Doubt for a comeback.
The band released their first picture together in years on their Web site on Friday and posted an instant messenger chat that found them discussed hitting the studio and going back on the road.
“We need to play. It’s been too long… I feel like it’s time for some rock and roll,” bassist Tony Kanal wrote.
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November 22, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, NYC & BEYOND! --
Thursday, November 20 in NYC: Fran Drescher, “Sopranos” star Steve Van Zandt sporting his signature headband and “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft sitting at separate tables at the Waverly Inn restaurant… Alex Rodriguez having dinner with a man at Nobu 57… Salma Hayek sitting in the NBC elevator bank, in the security chair waiting for her guest pass before filming her guest spot on “30 Rock”…
In Dubai: Mary Kate Olsen, Mischa Barton, Charlize Theron and boyfriend Stuart Townsend and Lindsay Lohan at the grand opening of the Atlantis resort.
Wednesday, November 19 in NYC: Rihanna and Madonna posed on the red carpet at the Oak Room at the Plaza for the Gucci UNICEF dinner… Jessica Alba, arriving around 2 AM after a full day of filming, “An Invisible Sign of My Own,” celebrated TENJUNE nightclub’s second anniversary on November 19 with owners Eugene Remm and Mark Birnbaum in New York City… Widespread Panic performed to a sold out show at the Fillmore Irving celebrating the life and legacy of concert impresario Bill Graham…
… plus, many more… inside!
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November 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Twenty five years after I first saw The B-52s’ “Legal Tender” video on MTV, I finally caught the band live in concert. My first reaction when the band came out with their latest album, “Funplex,” in the spring of 2008 was that, “They really shouldn’t still be making music this good.”
Unlike Madonna, The B-52s have stayed small and true to their roots and their original identity.
And their show last night in LA was no exception.
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November 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Travis Barker does his first interview since his plane crash. Josh Harnett is headed to Africa. And, Reese Witherspoon doesn’t not have marriage on the mind.
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November 13, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Yesterday I headed down to the uber-hip Echo Park neighborhood here in Los Angeles to hang out on the set of a new TheWB.com series called “Rockville, CA.” It’s a web only series created and executive produced by Josh Schwartz, the man behind “Gossip Girl,” “Chuck,” and the late “OC.” The show is a drama that centers on a group of LA hipsters who work at the fictional Rockville club and will feature performances from some very cool indie bands. It’s not set to air until March though, so I’ll tell you more about that project in a few months.
In the mean time, I grilled Josh for some scoop on our favorite guilty “Gossip” pleasure. Let’s just say this is a man who is a good at keeping secrets, but I was able to squeak a few things out of him.
Read on for the scoop…
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November 11, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --
Fresh off a painful divorce with rock super group Velvet Revolver and reunion shows with his extremely popular 90’s band Stone Temple Pilots, lead signer Scott Weiland is releasing his second solo record titled “Happy (In Golashes).”
The disc finds Scott collaborating at times with a Gwen-less No Doubt (guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young), as well as producer Steve Albini, who’s famous for helming albums by The Pixies, The Breeders, and Nirvana, to name a few.
“Paralysis,” the first single from “Happy,” finds Scott in the latter territory. The song is adventurous and experimental sounding, with swirling, chiming guitars building up to a staccato chorus with Scott’s voice sounding very “Low”-era David Bowie.
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November 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
It’s the first full week of Sweeps and that means plenty of dialogue to choose from for my favorite quotes this week.
#10 — “I’ve never executed a diaper change before. Of course, how hard can it be? You just unfastened these things then lay back with your legs in the air and let nature do the rest.” -- FOX’s “Family Guy”
Stewie Griffin trying to change his own diaper after his family goes on a vacation and accidentally leaves him home alone.
#9 -- “They should say revenge is best served a la commode.” -- HBO’s “Entourage”
Johnny Drama to Turtle after Drama does a number two in Jason Patric’s trailer as revenge for him stealing all of Vince’s lines while filming “Smoke Jumpers.”
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November 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
It’s the first full week of Sweeps and that means plenty of dialogue to choose from for my favorite quotes this week.
#10 — “I’ve never executed a diaper change before. Of course, how hard can it be? You just unfastened these things then lay back with your legs in the air and let nature do the rest.” -- FOX’s “Family Guy”
Stewie Griffin trying to change his own diaper after his family goes on a vacation and accidentally leaves him home alone.
#9 -- “They should say revenge is best served a la commode.” -- HBO’s “Entourage”
Johnny Drama to Turtle after Drama does a number two in Jason Patric’s trailer as revenge for him stealing all of Vince’s lines while filming “Smoke Jumpers.”
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November 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
It’s the first full week of Sweeps and that means plenty of dialogue to choose from for my favorite quotes this week.
#10 — “I’ve never executed a diaper change before. Of course, how hard can it be? You just unfastened these things then lay back with your legs in the air and let nature do the rest.” -- FOX’s “Family Guy”
Stewie Griffin trying to change his own diaper after his family goes on a vacation and accidentally leaves him home alone.
#9 -- “They should say revenge is best served a la commode.” -- HBO’s “Entourage”
Johnny Drama to Turtle after Drama does a number two in Jason Patric’s trailer as revenge for him stealing all of Vince’s lines while filming “Smoke Jumpers.”
See the rest of this week’s quotes inside!
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November 3, 2008
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Legendary rock band AC/DC first came on the scene over 30 years ago with their debut album, “TNT.” They hit it big with 1979’s “Highway To Hell” and just a year later, exploded with their seminal album “Back In Black.” Now, all these albums were released before I was even born, but I know good music when I hear it (at least, I like to think so). And AC/DC is good music. The lyrics may not be too deep or affecting, (which is what I often look for), but it’s hard to not want to turn up the volume whenever their songs come on.
The boys are back with “Black Ice,” their first album in eight years. And it was quite a shock to learn that their 15th studio album sold a staggering 784,000 copies in its first week, which makes it the 2nd highest debut of 2008. What’s even more astounding is that the album was only sold exclusively at Wal-Mart.
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October 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Ashlee Simpson could give birth to her first baby any day now, but she and husband Pete Wentz say they have not decided on a baby name for their impending bundle of joy — but when they do, a name similar to John McCain or Barack Obama’s could be on the birth certificate. Or maybe even a name like dad’s.
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October 27, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Rock star Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters and wife, Jordyn, are expecting a second baby.
Dave’s rep confirmed the baby news to People.
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October 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Do you ever have those pre-MP3 player moments when you’re in the music section of your favorite store and see a CD and just decide to purchase? Well, I do.
A little more than a year ago I saw a CD for $7.99 — Jon McLaughlin’s major label debut — “Indiana,” and decided to buy it. I loved the album so much, I played it non-stop in my car for more than a month. I didn’t listen to anything else. To this day I put “Indiana” back into rotation on occasion.
So imagine my excitement when I heard McLaughlin was coming out with a new album after only a year. ‘Will it be as good?’ I wondered the past few months in nervous anticipation. I’m happy to report that, yes, it’s awesome – and better!
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October 30, 2008
CINCINNATI, Ohio --
Rocker Peter Frampton is wishing someone would show him the way to keep his Barack Obama yard signs from getting swiped.
The Grammy winner is complaining that signs showing his preference for the Democratic presidential candidate have been stolen repeatedly at his home in the upscale and predominantlyRepublican Cincinnati suburb of Indian Hill.
Frampton, 58, is so angry, he called The Cincinnati Enquirer asking to be interviewed.
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October 23, 2008
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. --
The ladies of “The View” said Tuesday’s purported meltdown was just another day on television’s spiciest gabfest and reports of an internal feud over politics are not true.
The celebrity gossip Web site Defamer.com claimed Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck “went at it backstage” after Wednesday’s show. The report claimed they sparred over a McCain T-shirt that Elisabeth wore on Tuesday that read, “Great Ameri-McCain Hero.”
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October 23, 2008
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. --
“Chinese Democracy” has finally arrived.
One of the most highly anticipated albums in rock history, the long-awaited “Chinese Democracy” marks the first album of new material from Guns N’ Roses since 1991’s simultaneous release of “Use Your Illusion I” and “Use Your Illusion II.”
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October 22, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Five-time Grammy winner Celine Dion, six-time Grammy winners the Foo Fighters, 14-time Grammy winner B.B. King, five-time Grammy winner John Mayer, and 50th Grammy nominee Taylor Swift are the first performers announced for “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night,” Access Hollywood has learned.
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October 15, 2008
NEW YORK, NY --
Britney Spears is making history with her new single, “Womanizer.”
This week, “Womanizer” has made an unprecedented leap from No. 96 to claim the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. This is the first time a song has ever made a leap of this magnitude on the singles chart.
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October 8, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
John McCain may be an American hero — but the Foo Fighters still don’t want him using “My Hero” at his campaign rallies.
The rock band is the latest act to call on the McCain-Palin campaign to stop using its music. Heart, Van Halen, John Mellencamp and Jackson Browne have also asked for the campaign to turn off their tunes.
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October 3, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Britney films her NYC dinner. Lil Jon says Brit’s new album will have people moving and grooving at the club. And, Tracy Morgan says Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin impression could decide the election!
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October 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. --
Late-night talk show host/comedian Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the “2008 American Music Awards,” marking his fifth time as host. The live broadcast will take place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, November 23 at 8 PM ET on ABC.
“The AMAs reflect pop culture through music, while at the same time celebrating the fans and audiences,” said Orly Adelson, president of Dick Clark Productions, producers of the awards show. “We are delighted that Jimmy Kimmel will be joining us once again to emcee the AMA’s. Jimmy is a masterful host with incredible spontaneity and wit; audiences can expect a great night.”
“I agree with Orly completely,” Kimmel added.
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September 29, 2008
ST. LOUIS, Missouri --
A truck driver hauling sound equipment for Bret Michael’s reality show, “Rock of Love,” was involved in accident, which left two people dead and two others seriously injured in Illinois, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
According to the Post-Dispatch, police said Dennis D. Hernandez of Lamont, Calif., fell asleep behind the wheel of the truck, which then allegedly crossed over the interstate in Southern Illinois, striking a
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