Roy Orbison

'American Idol' recap: Nicki Minaj is late for live top 10

2013-03-14 08:18:00

If "American Idol" doesn't crown a female winner this year, it'll be a full-on crime. The women in the running are just so much better than the men. That couldn't have been clearer on Wednesday night, when the top 10 paid homage to past "Idol" winners...

Review: Jackson Browne, Bob Weir & friends in holiday benefit

2012-12-21 11:47:00

The great thing about the living-room jam session is that there are no rules, no set lists, no worries about when things start and when — or if — they’ll end. The potential downside? No rules, no set lists, no worries about when things...

Review: Jordan Wolfson's 'Raspberry Poser' a seductive visual poem

2012-12-14 12:00:00

A translucent, animated condom filled with red candy hearts is an animated protagonist in Jordan Wolfson's marvelous video installation at REDCAT, the New York-based artist's solo debut in Los Angeles. Projected onto a white screen suspended on the...

PASSINGS: Edwin Q. White, Bill Dees

2012-11-03 00:00:00

Edwin Q. White Saigon bureau chief for AP during Vietnam War Edwin Q. White, 90, who as Associated Press bureau chief in Saigon during the 1960s was part of a fabled crew of journalists who covered the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Honolulu, the...

Bernard Lansky dies at 85; Memphis clothier to Elvis Presley

2012-11-16 00:00:00

Bernard Lansky, the Memphis retailer who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style of pegged pants, two-toned shoes and other flashy duds in the 1950s, has died. He was 85. Julie Lansky, the clothier's granddaughter, said he...

Car review: Cadillac makes a right turn with 2013 ATS

2012-10-18 05:00:00

Let's get down to brass tacks. Cadillac's all-new compact sedan, the 2013 ATS, is not a better car than its target, the BMW 3 Series. This single, lonely aspect of the ATS is all that matters to trunkfuls of self-proclaimed automotive cognoscenti...

Van Halen at Staples Center: Arena rock in its natural habitat

2012-06-02 16:37:12

An appreciation: Herb Reed helped R&B, pop soar with the Platters

2012-06-05 16:37:42

Lisa Marie Presley tunes in to her roots with ‘Storm & Grace’

2012-05-16 16:35:59

Barbara Orbison dies at 61; wife of singer Roy Orbison

2011-12-08 00:00:00

When singer Roy Orbison was touring England in 1968, it had been four years since he last appeared at the top of the charts with "Oh, Pretty Woman," even though he continued playing live and recording long after the pulse of rock music shifted away from...

Time for Mitt Romney to change his tunes

2012-03-09 16:36:49

SXSW 2012: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at ACL-Live

2012-03-16 16:37:54

The Chicago crooner's "Copa Chicago" concert for New Year's Eve features music from Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, Burt Bacharach, Billy Joel, Lou Rawls, Johnny Mathis and Frank Sinatra.

2012-12-27 11:58:00

An Adam McKay-directed buddy comedy starring Will Ferrell as Jeff Lynne, Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan, Russell Brand as George Harrison, Jonah Hill as Roy Orbison and Kristin Wiig as Tom Petty. We're thinking "The Three Stooges" meets "Grumpy Old Men."

2012-04-09 14:03:00

Love Me For Who I Am � Songs Celebrating Children of All Abilities Brady Rymer�s album celebrates individuality and carefree abandon. Even the title track exclaims, �Please don�t try to fix me. Love me for who I am � ,� and we do! In �Picky Eater,� being selective is applauded.

2012-01-05 13:21:11