James Taylor and Carole King say they will go on a long concert tour together next year, recalling the first time they played at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles in 1970. Full story »
The mystery surrounding bluesman Robert Johnson’s life and death feeds the lingering fascination with his work. There’s the myth he sold his soul to the devil to create his haunting guitar intonations. There’s the dispute over where he died after his alleged poisoning by a jealous man in 1938. Three different markers claim to be the site of his demise. His birthplace, however, has been verified. Full story »
During the mid-1990s, Darius Rucker's voice was the most recognizable on radio. As lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish, Rucker was the voice of one of the best-selling albums of all time, "Cracked Rear View," which, according to Billboard, sold 16 million copies and might have actually sold nearly twice that number when worldwide sales are figured in.
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Emily Osment has to pause on the phone."Well, I can fax it, can't I?" she says to someone off the phone. "Sorry," she says returning to the call. "I am officially applying to college." Osment, the 17-year-old actress who plays Lilly Truscott on "Hannah Montana," says she was up well past midnight the night before, finishing up applications and essays.
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Lucero singer/songwriter Ben Nichols remembers his first musical moment. What came after was Nichols pursuing music in his native Little Rock, Ark., and then moving to Memphis at the age of 21 where he met fellow musicians with whom he formed the punk band Lucero. Full story »
It has been slow going for Knoxville band Faux Ferocious, who after two years in existence has made a number of recordings, none of which have been released to the public. The band looks to change that after a recent mixing session in Nashville for a forthcoming EP.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — All four of the guys who lost to Taylor Swift for entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards made a tactical error: They asked the crossover sensation to open for them in their concerts. Full story »
Electro performer Peaches brought a different type of concertgoing crowd out to Knoxville's Valarium on Tuesday night. Full story »
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris Kristofferson was honored as an icon. Full story »
Rihanna says recording songs on her new album was such an emotional experience that she sometimes had to leave the studio to prevent herself from breaking down. Full story »
Aerosmith’s lead guitarist Joe Perry says the legendary rock band isn’t breaking up — although they may be in need a new singer. Perry said on the micro-blogging site Twitter late Monday that Aerosmith is “not splitting up” but “looking for a new singer to work with” amid growing speculation about the future of the band and the role of front man Steven Tyler. Full story »
Top 10 singles and albums on iTunes: Owl City, Iyaz, Carrie Underwood, "Glee" and more. Full story »
Flyleaf features feminine twist. Say Anything works as conversation starter. German DJ Dixon mixes up the art of remixing Full story »
Marianne Faithfull has never been much for nostalgia throughout a roller-coaster career that’s found her constantly reinventing herself. But when her band played “As Tears Go By” on her fall U.S. concert tour, she found herself flashing back to where her wild ride all began. Full story »
The fiddles and banjos have been packed away and the steel guitars, presumably, stolen. In their place are angry electric guitars, catchy choruses that demand to be shouted out in a football stadium, and a return to the unflappable optimism that has made these Jersey guys legends in the rock biz. In short, Bon Jovi is back! Full story »
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