10 October 2008, 2:25 am
He likes to dress in costumes that make him look like Ziggy Stardust, had he been styled by the Village People. Small wonder Kevin Barnes, of the consciously out-there band Of Montreal, greatly admires the stars of glitter-rock.... read more
9 October 2008, 12:35 am
The Rev. Ike spoke the words on late-night cable television in the 1970s: "Whatever gets you through the night," he told his audience. But this is not how Americans would come to know the phrase. For Americans, it was John Lennon who spoke these words.... read more
8 October 2008, 9:26 am
Sindust at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 11, at Peabody's The guys in the local hard-rock band Sindust are such perfectionists, they weren't even happy with "Heartache Lottery," the propulsive single from their last album that got some rotation on regional rock radio. As a result, they re-recorded the t... read more
1 October 2008, 12:41 am
Raiders owner Al Davis admits it: He was wrong. He should not have hired 31-year-old Lane Kiffin to coach his team last year, and he was wrong to think Kiffin would fall in line if warned sternly enough this year. So four games into this season, Davis tried...... read more
30 September 2008, 3:08 am
SALEM - Republican candidate for state representative Caroline Hergenrother was passively involved in a fight outside a Salem bar last week, according to a city police report.... read more
25 September 2008, 10:14 am
The jacket cover of “New Midlife Crisis,” the debut CD by Kohane of Newark, scheduled for release in October, features an image of a larger-than-life bird’s eye view of a rumpled and stained velvet skullcap, doubtless donned at some Jewish function that took place around the time that Fonzie a... read more