Music
Black Sabbath preparing to release reunion album
Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Tony Iommi are getting the band back together. Black Sabbath next year will release a reunion album and expectations are high.
As MTV enters 30th year, nostalgia for return to music videos
MTV was launched Aug. 1, 1981. Now, 30 years later, the M (music) doesn't seem to make so much sense — but it certainly did at launch. Today, many folks would like their MTV — back....
Video game soundtracks getting symphonic treatment
A lot of video game players can hum along to the original Super Mario Brothers theme song, but as time has passed and games have gotten more complex, so has their music. Now, a London orchestra has turned to video games for a new album....
Conrad Murray found guilty in death of Michael Jackson
The jury in the trial of Conrad Murray in the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson reached a verdict: guilty. Murray is now on suicide watch....
Godmothers of Chick Rock release a new album
June and Jean Millington, trailblazers of rock and roll, have released a new album, Play Like A Girl — and they're doing it while they battle a new form of discrimination: ageism. ...
New book looks at the life of legendary dog Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin became famous for his appearances on movies and television. A new book looks at how the dog got there and his legend, which literally continues to this day....
Remember '867-5309'? Songwriter's making a comeback
The 867-5309/Jenny song has survived three decades. Now Jim Keller, the songwriter behind that song is trying to make a comeback....
Motown playlist: Supremes and Temptations 50 years on
Motown Records marks the 50th anniversary since Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations began making music history....
Musician K'Naan on the hope and hopelessness of Somalia
Somali-Canadian musician and writer K'Naan recently returned from Somalia, where he saw the ravages of famine and war, but also found hope for the future....
Ry Cooder: These times call for a different kind of protest song
Ry Cooder's new album, "Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down," is a protest shout against the out-of-control banks and the efforts to disenfranchise the poor. ...
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My Other Car's the Tardis (20 May, 2013 11:37:03)I think you dropped a letter in the album's title: "Ela" is "she"--not "he"--in Portuguese.