Nov 13th, 2008 · The Latin Grammy Awards have become a showcase for some of the best music Latino culture has to offer, including pop, alternative, traditional and classical. Members of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences will announce the winners of the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Thursday night. Latino USA's Betto Arcos offers some of his picks from this year's nominees.
Nov 11th, 2008 · The Alternate Routes have a knack for harmonies, hooks and creating stylistically diverse, feel-good rock 'n' roll. Katie Herzig, part of an emerging scene of alternative pop music out of Nashville, performs three songs from her latest album, Apple Tree.
Nov 11th, 2008 · Pitch darkness moves the world with a different logic, and sleeping seems a dull alternative to imagination in these three books.
Nov 6th, 2008 · An Obama presidency will mean different things to different U.S. industries. Based on campaign rhetoric and conventional wisdom, alternative energy companies and some health care firms could benefit. The petroleum industry could be in for a hard time.
Oct 30th, 2008 · Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Tell-Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series, Vol 8. It is the latest in Columbia Records' officially-released collection of previously unreleased or alternate tracks by Bob Dylan.
Oct 27th, 2008 · Though conventional wisdom holds that investors should hold fast to the stocks they have, many nervous investors want to diversify their dwindling holdings with alternatives such as gold, wine, livestock and even classic comic books. Have you made any alternative investments?
Oct 25th, 2008 · Deafness creates its own dialogues: between what was said, and what someone hears. In David Lodge's new novel, Deaf Sentence, a deaf man knows that as he mishears words and responds with non sequiturs, he becomes an object of fun.
Oct 21st, 2008 · There's a lot of talk lately about the importance of alternative energy. However, the economic crisis is making it difficult for some fledgling energy companies to move ahead with their projects.