Suspect in Rapper Proof's Death Arraigned (AP)

April 15, 2006

Defense attorney Randall Upshaw, center, talks with 36th District Court Magistrate Steve Lockhart Saturday, April 15, 2006, in Detroit, during the video arraignment of Mario Etheridge, back left, who is charged with weapons violations in a shooting earlier this week at a nightclub in Detroit that took the life of hip-hop artist Proof, whose legal name is Deshaun Holton, a close friend of Eminem. Lockhart set bail for Etheridge at $70,000. (AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza)AP - The suspect in the shooting death of rapper Proof, a hip-hop artist and Eminem confidante, was arraigned Saturday on a pair of weapons charges.


Serb folk music strikes chord in postwar Croatia (Reuters)

April 15, 2006

Reuters - People's arms go up in the air, their eyes close and their bodies start to sway to the deafening, hypnotic rhythms.

Ex-'Idol' Contestant: Cowell Unhelpful (AP)

April 15, 2006

In this photo provided by Fox Television, Bucky Covington, 28 of Rockingham, N.C. performs April 11, 2006 on Fox's 'American Idol' in Los Angeles. Covington, the latest contestant voted off 'America Idol,' says the comments of judge Simon Cowell are no longer helpful. (AP Photo/Fox Television, File)AP - Bucky Covington, the latest contestant voted off "American Idol," says the comments of judge Simon Cowell are no longer helpful.


Suspect in Rapper's Death Arraigned (AP)

April 15, 2006

Defendant Mario Etheridge is seen during his video arraignment at 36th District Court where Magistrate Steve Lockhart set bail at $70,000 for weapons violations on Saturday, April 15, 2006 in Detroit. Etheridge allegedly shot the rapper Proof, whose legal name is Deshaun Holton. (AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza)AP - The suspect in the shooting death of rapper Proof, a hip-hop artist and Eminem confidante, was arraigned Saturday on a pair of weapons charges.


Trump Hires Wyclef Jean to Perform Concert (AP)

April 15, 2006

Singer Wyclef Jean performs during halftime of the MLS soccer game between the New York Red Bulls and New England Revolution, Saturday night, April 8, 2006, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Donald Trump has invited the hip-hop artist to perform at a concert Friday night for about 200 business associates. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun,File)AP - Donald Trump is a fan of Wyclef Jean.


Revitalized Pearl Jam rocks out on 8th album (Reuters)

April 15, 2006

In this file photo, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder performs during a sold-out show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 6, 2003. (Reuters)Reuters - Eddie Vedder chuckles when he looks back on the early years of Pearl Jam and how the group balanced the pressures of success: "You get growing pains when you get taller, but we got them when we were trying to shrink."


Lynyrd Skynyrd, 3 Doors Down pair for Double Trouble (Reuters)

April 15, 2006

Reuters - Old-school Southern rock meets new school when Lynyrd Skynyrd and 3 Doors Down hit the road this summer.

Gibson factory to host New Orleans' relocated Stomp (Reuters)

April 15, 2006

Reuters - Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans-based music festival the Ponderosa Stomp will take place May 8-10 at the Gibson Guitar factory in downtown Memphis.

Indie rock festivals duke it out in Chicago (Reuters)

April 15, 2006

Reuters - Indie rock fans in Chicago are benefiting from a good old-fashioned catfight between Intonation and Pitchfork, which are producing competing music festivals in the Windy City this summer.

NPR listeners respond to novelty act's matzoh mix (Reuters)

April 15, 2006

Reuters - Take a novelty record, infuse it with the perfect holiday timing, toss in a bit of "Fresh Air" and, voila, What I Like About Jew has its first hit.