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  • John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

    April 02, 2024 - 1:20 PM

    ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts inspired a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert to free him, has died. He was 82.

  • Decline in local news outlets is accelerating despite efforts to help

    November 16, 2023 - 7:38 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — The decline of local news in the United States is speeding up despite attention paid to the issue, to the point where the nation has lost one-third of its newspapers and two-thirds of its newspaper journalists since 2005.

  • Partial list of nominees for the 66th Grammy Awards

    November 12, 2023 - 12:47 PM

    A partial list of nominees in the top categories at the 66th annual Grammy Awards, announced Friday by The Recording Academy.

  • Chris Strachwitz, founded Arhoolie label, dies age 91

    May 06, 2023 - 11:27 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Strachwitz, a producer, musicologist and one-man preservation society whose Arhoolie Records released thousands of songs by regional performers and comprised an extraordinary American archive that became known and loved worldwide, has died. He was 91.

  • ‘Twin Peaks' composer Angelo Badalamenti dies at 85

    December 12, 2022 - 5:25 PM

    Angelo Badalamenti, the composer best known for creating otherworldly scores for many David Lynch productions, from “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks” to “Mulholland Drive,” has died. He was 85.

  • Lost Stephen Sondheim musical reveals insight into a giant

    December 05, 2022 - 2:34 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — A copy of what's being called Stephen Sondheim's first original cast recording has been found on a misplaced CD, capturing the legendary composer's budding skills in a student-led musical while at Williams College in 1948.

  • Valentino gets 'pretty in pink' in bold Paris show

    March 06, 2022 - 3:38 PM

    PARIS (AP) — It was “La Vie en Rose” for Valentino, who headlined Sunday’s segment of Paris Fashion Week with a daring yet triumphant pink collection as VIP guests including Lewis Hamilton and Zendaya had to negotiate arrivals during a car-free day in the capital’s center.

  • Photographer Jock Sturges pleads guilty to sexual misconduct

    November 17, 2021 - 7:58 AM

    GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A photographer known for his images of nude adolescents has pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old student in the mid-1970s while he was a teacher and dorm parent at a private boarding school in Massachusetts, prosecutors said.

  • Lennon interview to schoolboys, songs, to auction in Denmark

    September 15, 2021 - 8:51 AM

    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Half a century ago, four Danish teenagers interviewed John Lennon for their school paper. A cassette tape with a 33-minute audio recording of the chat, which also includes an apparently unpublished song by the late Beatle, will be auctioned in Denmark later this month.

  • Ottawa drummer squirrelled away 1968 Joni Mitchell tape recorded by Jimi Hendrix

    July 30, 2021 - 1:00 AM

    OTTAWA - An Ottawa drummer with a passion for collecting reel-to-reel tapes deserves applause for the coming release of a Joni Mitchell performance recorded over half a century ago by none other than virtuoso guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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