Billie Jean gets bluegrass treatment
Billie Jean gets bluegrass treatment

The trio Honeywagon previously picked on the Rolling Stones, Green Day and Blink-182. Now the lads have slapped a high-lonesome sound on such Michael Jackson hits as "Billie Jean," "Beat It," "Thriller" and others.

Kanye West flaunts 'Power'
Kanye West flaunts 'Power'

Standard hip-hop bling isn't good enough for Kanye West. In the video for his new single, "Power," West wears a "necklace" as big as a yacht's anchor chain, and it sports an amulet of Ra, the Egyptian hawk-headed god, as big as a cantaloupe.

Conan O'Brien gives Frank talk
Conan O'Brien gives Frank talk

What's a late-night talk show host to do as he awaits his return to television? Conan O'Brien did the natural thing, of course: He cut a record featuring "Frankenstein."

Low on action, 'Mafia' sequel hacky ode to mobsters
Low on action, 'Mafia' sequel hacky ode to mobsters

The reason I've never been enraptured by "The Sopranos," "Goodfellas" or other mob fictions is the characters always seem too dumb and cruel to care about, and they say boring things that are supposed to "feel real" simply because they're insulting.

Sign Language: Collecting autographs through the mail
Sign Language: Collecting autographs through the mail

The carefully catalogued world of autograph collecting has a lot of letter-heavy terms. But the one that interests me is TTM, or Through the Mail.

American Music Festival: Tony Bennett
American Music Festival: Tony Bennett

Venerable crooner kicks off 4 days of concerts, fun, festivals

American Music Festival: Usher
American Music Festival: Usher

For young wanna-be singers who wondered how stars got discovered before the days of "American Idol," consider the case of Usher Raymond IV, who performs Sept. 3 at the Ocean Center as part of the American Music Festival.

American Music Festival: Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato
American Music Festival: Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato

The official close of the American Musical Festival will come in the form of four Disney Channel superstars, the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato.

Party with the Pyrates in Port Orange
Party with the Pyrates in Port Orange

Shiver your timbers and head over to the First Turn Lounge in Port Orange for "Party with the Pirates Day."

American Music Festival: Huey Lewis and the News
American Music Festival: Huey Lewis and the News

Get ready as '80s icons Huey Lewis and the News rock the Bandshell

  • Billie Jean gets bluegrass treatment
  • Kanye West flaunts 'Power'
  • Conan O'Brien gives Frank talk
  • Low on action, 'Mafia' sequel hacky ode to mobsters
  • Sign Language: Collecting autographs through the mail
  • American Music Festival: Tony Bennett
  • American Music Festival: Usher
  • American Music Festival: Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato
  • Party with the Pyrates in Port Orange
  • American Music Festival: Huey Lewis and the News

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