Price delivers hallmark sound with cool understatement (Reuters)
February 13, 2006Reuters - Given that both artists joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on the same night in 1996, there's a symmetry to a Ray Price appearance at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace. But what made Price's Bakersfield date Saturday particularly appropriate is the way in which his brand of country adapted well to what was essentially a supper-club engagement.
Levine to Stay at Met Until at Least 2013 (AP)
February 13, 2006
AP - James Levine has agreed to stay at the Metropolitan Opera until at least 2013, and incoming general manager Peter Gelb has given the conductor a lifetime invitation to remain on one of the world's premier podiums.
Aging but still spry, Jones delivers a heartfelt set (Reuters)
February 13, 2006Reuters - While leaving the Cerritos Center on Friday, a woman chatted about several artists, including Elvis Presley and Conway Twitty, who died shortly after she saw them in concert. Her line of thought was entirely reasonable because she'd just seen George Jones deliver a performance that practically demanded the concertgoer consider the loss of the Possum.
Tweedy delivers stripped-down, essential rock in solo set (Reuters)
February 13, 2006Reuters - Twenty minutes into his solo set Sunday night at the Henry Fonda Theater, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy mocked the crowd's blind adoration, noting that the sold-out throng seemed to applaud his every remark. Yet there were several moments throughout the hour-and-45-minute set that deserved the rabid response, as Tweedy proved that he remains one of the most talented figures in American rock, with or without his band.
Scott Stapp Gets Married, Arrested (E! Online)
February 13, 2006
E! Online - For Scott Stapp, the honeymoon was over before it even began.
Hip-hop artist J Dilla, 32, dies (Reuters)
February 13, 2006Reuters - J Dilla, a founding member of hip-hop act Slum Village, died Friday (February 10) in Los Angeles. The Detroit-hailing rapper/producer succumbed to complications from lupus. He was 32.
Brazil Prepares for Rolling Stones Show (AP)
February 13, 2006
AP - The Rolling Stones promised a bigger bang, and they'll get one in Rio.
"Outsider" Star in for "24" (E! Online)
February 13, 2006
E! Online - Figuring how quickly corpses pile up on 24, Ponyboy may
not stay gold for long.
"Outsider" in for "24"
February 13, 2006
Figuring how quickly corpses pile up on "24," Ponyboy may not stay gold for long.
Nonetheless, erstwhile "Outsiders" star C. Thomas Howell is the latest guest star to punch the clock for Fox's terrorist-busting series.
The network on Monday announced the addition of Howell to the show's ever-revolving ensemble. He'll play a therapist named Barry Landes, who enters the fray at the request of Kim Bauer (Elisha Cuthbert) after she learns that her father, show protagonist Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), is still alive. The story line begins to unfold this month.
Spears Photos Inspire Calls for Car-Safety (AP)
February 13, 2006AP - Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta chided pop star Britney Spears as "irresponsible" for driving with her baby on her lap as he announced a new initiative Monday to improve child car-seat safety.
Britney Spears to Join Mardi Gras (AP)
February 13, 2006
AP - Britney Spears, a Louisiana native, will celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans later this month when the devastated city hopes to revive some its old partying ways.
3 Doors Down Frontman At Home Recovering From Accident (Yahoo! Music)
February 13, 2006Yahoo! Music - 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold is recovering at home after being injured in a one-car accident in Mississippi earlier this month.
Duran Duran And Whitney Houston To Perform At Olympics (Yahoo! Music)
February 13, 2006Yahoo! Music - Duran Duran and Whitney Houston are among the artists who will perform at this year's Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.
3 Doors Singer Downed (E! Online)
February 13, 2006
E! Online - Forget Kryptonite, 3 Doors Down need to worry more about wet
roads.
Scott Stapp Gets Married, Arrested (E! Online)
February 13, 2006
E! Online - For Scott Stapp, the honeymoon was over before it even began.
Magazine Reports Scott Stapp Marries (AP)
February 13, 2006
AP - Scott Stapp, former lead singer of Creed, has married former Miss New York Jaclyn Nesheiwat, People magazine reports on its Web site.
Stapp Married, Arrested
February 13, 2006
For Scott Stapp, the honeymoon was over before it even began.
Hours after the former Creed frontman tied the knot with beauty queen Jaclyn Nesheiwat in Miami on Friday, the rocker was rung up for public intoxication in Los Angeles.
Stapp, en route to his Hawaiian honeymoon, was stopped from boarding a plane at Los Angeles InternationalAirport Saturday after airline personnel deemed the rocker "antagonistic" and "boisterous."
UK pop awards set to recognize new talent wave (Reuters)
February 13, 2006
Reuters - Britain's music awards, the Brits, look
set to recognize the emergence of a new wave of artists at the
annual ceremony on Wednesday.