The news that Tower Records is going the way of, well, records struck a dissonant note with customers as the news sunk in this week that the 46-year-old music retailer has been sold to a liquidator that will close all the stores...

PLAIN TWP. So maybe it wasn't the peppiest of pep rallies. Then again, that's the opinion of a bunch of GlenOak High School sophomores. Sophomores generally are more enthusiastic about high school, probably because they no longer are freshmen...

ST. LOUIS - Columbus coach Gerald Gallant felt satisfied, Rostislav Klesla considered himself lucky, and Rick Nash was relieved. All that followed a rare Blue Jackets victory...

Thomas and her attorney, Brian Toder, declined comment as they left the courthouse. Jurors also left without commenting....

"... not just one of the year's freshest dance records but also the wittiest... F M's low profile is inexplicable." 4/5 Guardian "...Fujiya Miyagi excel at making lockstep motorik liable to get toes tapping and heads bobbing...

Some days, the amazing headlines just write themselves. While visiting Cotswold Wildlife Park in Oxfordshire, England, Pete Doherty allegedly tossed a joint to a caged penguin, according to London's The Sun...

For the most part 2006 rolled out a plethora of chart ready fodder ripe for the masses. Then again, that's pretty much what most years are like when examining the state of popular music for that specific time period...