Macabre Master Stephen King Returns To Form
Nov 12th, 2008 · After a flirtation with literary fiction, King returns with Just After Sunset, a collection of lurid, gore-spattered tales that can be both horrifying and heartbreaking.
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Illinois Jacquet: King Of The Screeching Tenor
Nov 5th, 2008 · Bandleader Illinois Jacquet was recognized as the king of the tenor saxophone. During his long career, Jacquet played with everyone from Basie to Lionel Hampton and gained notoriety for his wild, honking solo in "Flying Home," which heralded a new approach to playing known as the "Texas tenor style."
Washington State Man Doesn't Lack Initiative *
Oct 27th, 2008 · For more than a decade, Tim Eyman has been known as Washington State's ballot initiative king. He puts a new initiative on the ballot every year, and he has more raw political power than almost any single member of the state legislature.
Dr. Drew, Rodney King Talk 'Celebrity Rehab'
Oct 22nd, 2008 · The TV network, VH1, has teamed up with Dr. Drew Pinsky again for a second season of Celebrity Rehab. For more, Farai Chideya talks with Dr. Drew and new cast member, Rodney King.
B.B. King Offers 'One Kind Favor'
Oct 21st, 2008 · Widely regarded as one of the best guitarists of all time, blues legend B.B. King is still recording at age 82. Music critic Milo Miles reviews King's newest album, One Kind Favor.
King Of Kitsch Takes Over Versailles
Oct 8th, 2008 · The first retrospective exhibit of controversial artist Jeff Koons is on display at Versailles, just outside Paris. In recent years, only a few select works of contemporary artists have been displayed there. Now, Koon's giant red aluminum lobster, vacuum cleaners and floor polishers display and giant balloon dog adorn the palace. Critics are calling it a sullying of French culture and identity.
Bluesman Elvin Bishop, Rolling Stylishly On
Oct 1st, 2008 · Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the guitarist and singer's new album, The Blues Rolls On. Released in early September, the disc includes collaborations with B.B. King, George Thorogood, James Cotton and more.
Elvin Bishop: Back To The Blues
Sep 20th, 2008 · Bishop first journeyed to Chicago in 1960 in search of the blues. Still active after 45 years, the legendary bluesman just released a new album, The Blues Rolls On, featuring B.B. King, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes and George Thorogood playing classic blues tunes.
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