Music
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Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registryMay 26, 2012 7:32 am - WASHINGTON — From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are b...
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Folk musician Doc Watson critical in NC hospitalMay 25, 2012 7:44 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition Friday at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier ...
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Shirley Manson celebrates return of GarbageMay 25, 2012 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Shirley Manson still remembers the words of wisdom Bono gave her about keeping a band intact for the long haul. "Split the money. You have to split the so...
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Music notes: Red Hot Chili Peppers energize the AllstateMay 24, 2012 6:00 am - Elder statesmen? Two decades ago, The Red Hot Chili Peppers were known as an edgy (and often raunchy) band that mixed punk, funk and psychedelic rock into a very dancea...
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Ditto & Co. deliver delightful dance tunesMay 24, 2012 6:00 am - Gossip, "A Joyful Noise" (Columbia) There is no one like the punkish Beth Ditto, and thus there is nothing like Gossip and their fifth and finest studio album, "A Joyfu...
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McGraw to give 25 homes to members of militaryMay 23, 2012 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tim McGraw will be saluting veterans in a big way while on tour this summer. The country music superstar is giving away 25 mortgage-free houses - one...
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Phillip Phillips is the new 'American Idol'May 23, 2012 9:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Phillip Phillips, a bluesy Georgia guitar man, was crowned the new "American Idol" on Wednesday after defeating teenager Jessica Sanchez in record viewer v...
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Garbage creates near-perfect ‘People’May 23, 2012 2:36 pm - Garbage, “Not Your Kind of People” (Stunvolume Records) For a band that’s been around for almost two decades, Garbage has released surprisingly few studio...
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Hersey, MacArthur bands end year with SuperState titlesMay 23, 2012 9:03 am - The John Hersey High School Symphonic Band and the MacArthur Middle School Concert Band played their way to Honor Band titles at the Illinois SuperState Concert Band Fes...
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Lady Gaga unsure of Indonesia showMay 23, 2012 9:00 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia - Lady Gaga is as confused as anyone about whether she'll be allowed to perform in Indonesia. Islamic hard-liners have threatened violence, saying he...