Godfather of punk Iggy Pop is releasing "a quieter album" on May 18 that targets French-speakers and was inspired by novelist Michel Houellebecq's "The Possibility of an Island".

Legendary singer TINA TURNER has axed two shows on her comeback tour of the U.K. after falling ill with respiratory influenza. The Simply The Best hitmaker was due to ...

Cape Town — The steps of the Cape Town High Court, a frequent site of protest, have seen it all, but Mar. 6, was the first time, sex workers openly up stood up for their rights there.

Alex Smith is returning to the 49ers at a cheaper price than originally ticketed, and that served as fine news Tuesday for the 49ers, who should embrace all comers as their quarterback quandary stretches into a sixth season.

This 25-year-old trumpeter is "scary good." At just 25-years-old, trumpeter Dominick Farinacci is what you could call "scary good." The Julliard School grad's American debut, Lovers, Tales & Dances, owes a lot to romanticism and smooth musicianship, giving many of us a first listen to one of the hottest up-and-coming players in jazz music. Featuring Kenny Barron, James...

If anyone epitomizes the word "artist," it's Tony Bennett. The crooner has sold more than 50 million albums, earned 15 Grammy Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award) and won a couple of Emmys in a career that has spanned seven decades.

Covington Police have identified a body found Friday morning as 17-year-old Travis White of Covington. They are investigating his death as a homicide.

while on tour in the Far East, Noel Gallagher decided the world should become more serious, in a seriously arty way. "I hope the financial crisis gets a bit worse - at least we'll get a few good albums out of it," he chirped to That's Shanghai magazine.

Van Morrison — "Astral Weeks: Live At The Hollywood Bowl" (Manhattan): MOJO magazine called "Astral Weeks" the second-best album of all time. When Rolling Stone listed its top 500 records, the 1968 classic sat at No. 19. Yet only in late 2008 did singer/songwriter Van Morrison finally bring the work's expansive, literate and highly orchestrated tunes to the stage for a pair of concerts. "Astral ...

"It's 'flutist,' not 'flautist,'" says Sir James Galway. "I play a flute, not a flaut!"

A few days after he admitted that he lied when he said he had never used steroids, Alex Rodriguez participated in the dedication of Alex Rodriguez Park at the University of Miami.Some said that the "U" could have shown some class by returning the $3.9 million Rodriguez donated to the baseball program or that, at the very least, his name should have been removed. They also suggested that ...

Irrespective of the connections, the soprano saxophone clarion call opening Furioso immediately evokes the ghost of Steve Lacy . The debut disc from Swiss soprano saxophonist Jurg Wickihalder's Overseas quartet might be better titled Vivacissimo , such is the joy and vitality which springs out from every digital pit and pore.

A correction is being issued in respect to the release issued on February 27, 2009 at 12:05 ET. The original release incorrectly identified the stock symbol of Church and Crawford, Inc. as being traded on the OTCQX.

The ubiquitous Mr. Carjack

Smith helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for area charities.

The European Tour has signed an agreement with Ireland's fastest growing mobile network, 3 , to secure the future of one of golf's most enduring national titles – The Irish Open – for the next three years with a prize fund of €3 million.

OMAHA (AP) -- Billionaire Warren Buffett remains confident that America's best days are ahead, but he says the nation likely will face higher unemployment and eventually inflation because of the current economic crisis.

MANISTIQUE - Schoolcraft County Sheriff's Department officials logged in some unusual rescue time Monday when they responded to calls about a deer stranded on ice. The first call concerning the deer came in at 12:22 p.m., said Deputy Terry Jones in an e-mail to the Daily Press.