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...

Radkey unlocks door to success

Trio of brothers play metal rock with ferocity

Review: Country artists rock out for Motley Crue

Various Artists, “Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Motley Crue” (Big Machine/Eleven Seven) Country artists have long paid tribute to rock acts compatible with country music, from t...