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Senators stage their own 'Survivor' show

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 21:02 Last update: about 11 years ago

Jeff Flake and Martin Heinrich were willing to go to great lengths to prove that a Democratic and Republican U.S. senator could work together. Like halfway around the world. The freshman senators...

Fleetwood Mac _ ALL together now

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 16:26 Last update: about 11 years ago

The members of Fleetwood Mac each took a moment Monday night at New York City's Madison Square Garden to welcome longtime bandmate Christine McVie back to the stage after a 16-year hiatus, thus...

Pianist Lang Lang tackles Mozart

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 16:20 Last update: about 11 years ago

This double-CD set is the first all-Mozart recording from the Chinese-born piano virtuoso Lang Lang, who at age 32 has achieved something approaching matinee idol popularity for his performances of...

Chucky needn't worry about 'Annabelle'

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 15:49 Last update: about 11 years ago

Inanimate objects are deployed to endless would-be scary effect in "Annabelle," and it's not just the supremely creepy doll that is its star. In this prequel to last year's hit "The Conjuring" - one...

OK Go's 'Hungry Ghosts' doesn't satisfy

Monday, 27 October 2014, 16:19 Last update: about 11 years ago

Alt-rock band OK Go's fourth full-length album, "Hungry Ghosts," is heavy on hooks and a curious electro music approach, but musically falls well short of the type of innovation OK Go is capable...

Nothing surprising on Yorke's surprise LP

Sunday, 26 October 2014, 16:18 Last update: about 11 years ago

There's been a group out there defending Thom Yorke for 15 years now. They're a hardy but dwindling lot, holding the line as fickle fans became more and more disinterested watching the increasingly...

'White People' is edgy; has memorable cast

Sunday, 26 October 2014, 15:21 Last update: about 11 years ago

A cheeky provocation wrapped in a zingy punchline, Justin Simien's "Dear White People" recalls other memorably promising debuts - by filmmakers named Spike, for instance, whether Lee or Jonze. An...

Not Pink: Alecia Moore's new music is with You+Me

Saturday, 25 October 2014, 16:16 Last update: about 11 years ago

The 35-year-old entertainer is just being herself in You+Me, her new acoustic project with Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green. The duo released its debut album Tuesday. "This has nothing to...

Simmons moves to head of the class in 'Whiplash'

Saturday, 25 October 2014, 15:20 Last update: about 11 years ago

After playing the cowboy artist Charlie Russell, some called him Kid. After "Brigadoon" in summer stock, his cast mates called him Tommy. "J.K., Jake, Kim, Kimble. Never my first name. Never Jon...

Aretha Franklin CD of diva classics due Oct. 21

Friday, 24 October 2014, 16:15 Last update: about 11 years ago

Aretha Franklin is showing some R-E-S-P-E-C-T to her fellow divas: The Queen of Soul will release an album Oct. 21 covering classic songs from other female singers. "Aretha Franklin Sings the...

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