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Music industry vet Don Grierson who once helped shape the careers of the Beatles, Little River Band, Heart and Tina Turner is now hoping to inspire future A&R men to scout out the rock stars of tomorrow in his class at Hollywood's Musicians Institute.
More at The Los Angeles Times, 01/04/2008You know how they say that timing is everything? Well, these four forward thinkers had the right idea at the right time on the topics of economics, climate change, public policy and medicine.
Just in case you want to work forever, here are eight sure fire ways to shatter your chances for retirement.
In the new book How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People, author Henry Alford interviews famous and regular old folks in search of the truth.
The Chicago-based Seminary Co-op where Barack Obama used to frequent has finally broken into mainstream consciousness as a bookstore like no other.
The European tour featuring the Memphis soul of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd and Arthur Conley will air this March on PBS (check local listings).
Deadheads rejoice. Surviving members of the Grateful Dead have announced plans for a spring tour, their first in in five years.
Here's a look at the classic albums of '68 and how the best-of '08 albums match-up to those heavy hitters.
Green Rocky Road, the '08 posthumous release of new material from a 25-year-old Karen Dalton circa '63 grabs this critic's Album of the Year pick. Now that's staying power.
Due to increased demand in historical recordings, early-century music is being compiled and curated for box sets in revolutionary new ways. Here's how.
Dreams were dashed. World records were shattered. Lawsuits were filed. Scandals were revealed. Here's a look back at the sporting highlights of '08.
The '60s singer-songwriter who rose to fame as 1/2 of the husband and wife band Delaney & Bonnie & Friends passed away at age 69 earlier this week. Delaney mentored both Eric Clapton and George Harrison, and influenced countless other musicians over his four-decade-long career.
Once a TV holiday original, those same crackling logs are now being offered in a variety of DVD options for year-round enjoyment.
Dental hygienist Linda Perhacs released and then promptly forgot her lone album Parallelograms in 1970. Little did she know that 30 years later that same LP would be a folk collector's item.
Here's one critic's take on the best films of the year, all released prior to the December onslaught of big pre-Oscar blockbusters.
A shout-out to 8 underrated TV and film performers who quietly wowed audiences in '08 and should be watched in '09.
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