AP - The first half of 2008 has already seen some great albums. There has been the majestic (Sigur Ros' sunny new opus), the super hip (Vampire Weekend's much-anticipated debut), the ultra current (Girl Talk's sample-mad "Feed the Animals") and the chart-topping classic (Death Cab for Cutie with "Narrow Stairs").
AP - Hannah Montana may be the most potent phenomenon in Hollywood right now — bigger than Batman, bigger than Brangelina. Yet these days, the girl who truly fascinates is not Hannah, but Miley Cyrus.
Reuters - Dusk is setting on a cool evening at
Yankee Stadium, as Yankee pitcher Andy Pettitte sets down the
San Diego Padres. Steve Wynn and Scott McCaughey, two
songwriters behind new band The Baseball Project, are doing
what they love: sipping beer and talking baseball and music.
Reuters - The husband of British soul singer Amy
Winehouse was ordered to serve about 4 1/2 more months in
prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to attacking a pub
owner in 2006 and then trying to cover it up.
AP - A jury found a 37-year-old San Francisco rap music figure guilty in the slaying of a Kansas City rival in what authorities called a West Coast versus Midwest rap war. -- read full article
E! Online - In today's edition, Tobey Maguire is going from Spider-Man to SCOTUS; Djimon Hounsou is crazy for Conan; Don Cheadle gets his Marching orders; Sarah Jessica Parker gets real for cable TV; and Monk loads up for its 100th B-day.
Reuters - Converting to a fully digitized
entertainment library is a good way to cut down on clutter in
the house. So what replaces the CD rack once you do? -- read full article
Reuters - Miley Cyrus, the teen sensation of
Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" hit TV show, is growing up,
releasing a new album called "Breakout," and hoping her
millions of young fans will come along for the ride.
