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Review: No surprise, the surprise U2 album shines

U2, “Songs of Innocence” (Interscope) Everything about U2’s new album is unexpected. Like its very existence, for one, after the Irish rock band dropped it on iTunes users Tuesday...

St. Vincent leaps ahead, will tour with Black Keys

NEW YORK – After watching a video of St. Vincent’s performance at a British rock festival this summer, an anonymous music fan posted a succinct review. “It’s bonkers,” the viewer ...

Tragicomedies at Toronto find mixed results

TORONTO – The opening days of the Toronto International Film Festival saw a trio of tragicomedies combine humor with pain, often with mixed results. The balancing act can be prec...

Q&A: Richards on new book, Stones tour, solo music

NEW YORK – There’s one person who knew Keith Richards would become Keith Richards: his grandfather. The Rolling Stone member said Augustus Theodore Dupree introduced him to the gu...

Keith Richards’ has a new collaborator: his own daughter

Discovering guitar is central theme of children’s book

3 bands, 30 breweries and a Ska celebration

Legendary Jamaican band The Skatalites stop in town during 50th anniversary tour

Maya Angelou’s work mixed with hip-hop for album

NEW YORK – Maya Angelou’s iconic words and lyrics will blend with hip-hop beats for a new album called “Caged Bird Songs.” Shawn Rivera, the lead singer of R&B group Az Yet, and ...

‘She Blinded Me With Science’ musician becomes teacher

BALTIMORE – Before composing his 1982 synth-pop hit “She Blinded Me With Science,” Thomas Dolby sketched out the story line for the music video. That’s not just rock-and-roll trivia – it’s o...

Kanye, Juanes enliven LA’s Made in America fest

LOS ANGELES – A new outdoor music festival in downtown Los Angeles reflected the city’s diversity with a lineup that included rap, rock, punk, blues and Latin music. Kanye West, Cypress Hill...

Youth orchestra welcomes new director

Chrisman is longtime Four Corners music educator

5 things to watch for at the Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy – It has Al Pacino and zombie girlfriends, Owen Wilson and Lars von Trier. The 71st Venice Film Festival has begun, bringing 11 days of high art and Hollywood glamou...

Bow down: Beyonce owns the MTV Video Music Awards

Bow down: Beyonce was the reigning queen of Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. The diva closed the awards show with an epic nearly 20-minute performance. Tears streamed down her fa...
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