She was an "amazing talent," a young singer with a wonderful voice who wrote beautiful songs. But she was no beauty, plus flat-chested and overweight to boot...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Shakira and the son of an ex-president of Argentina have talked about marriage but are waiting for now, his father was quoted Thursday as saying...

The primal, back-to-basics blues of the White Stripes has won over rock fans from sweaty clubs to festivals around the world. Now the band's music is to be performed for an entirely new audience - ballet-lovers at London's Royal Opera House...

Usually when we mention teenagers on this site there s an immediate follow-up mention of either Pete Townshend or Gary Glitter. But this post is about precocious teenagers, not the kind that are physically exploited for kicks...

(If you're wondering what this is all about, click .) This week's subject: Music biographies The case for the prosecution ( ) Music biographies often promise so much but deliver so little...

Brown's Family Plans to Turn Home into Another Graceland...

(March 12, 2007) I bought this in a discount bin at Woolworths many moons ago. Kept in good condition over the years. As a matter of fact it's about the only thing I still have from that period of my life...