After 85 years, Oscar is putting on his very first concert, and there are plans to televise future shows worldwide.   The motion picture academy will present a live Oscar Concert in the days...

The Autumn Defense, "Fifth" (Yep Roc Records)   When not rocking out with Wilco, multi-instrumentalists John Stirratt and Patrick Sansone dish out smooth '70s-sounding pop as...

When a leading Hollywood actor decides to make a movie, casting usually becomes as easy as dialing some of your closest A-list buddies.   At least that's the way it worked for George...

Best-selling "The Drunken Botanist" author Amy Stewart is now writing novels.   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Thursday that Stewart will write a series of fiction books based...

Eric Church, "The Outsiders" (EMI Nashville)   Eric Church is developing two separate and distinct personalities that seem to wrestle each other in a glorious battle royal on his...

Wayne Marshall, "Tru Colors" (Ghetto Youths International)   Some 10 years after the release of "Marshall Law," Jamaican reggae artist Wayne Marshall has released...

In an awards season that seems to have a ceremony for every facet of filmmaking, the Make-up and Hair Stylists Guild awards returned after a 10-year hiatus with an award for Johnny...

Young and old fans alike know the joy of dumping a set of Legos on the floor and chucking that instruction manual. After all, throwing a portion of a helicopter on an incomplete racecar could produce...

There can never be too many tales about a one-night stand turned long-term love affair.   Perhaps the allure comes from the hope that anyone can fall hard, despite the lack of a courtship....

Isabel Allende would like to apologize to all the fans and writers of mystery novels.   Not everyone is forgiving her.   The million-selling author, whose latest book,...