Trent Reznor leads Nine Inch Nails through its set Saturday at Ford Amphitheatre. Nine Inch Nails co-headlined with Jane's Addiction, touring with its original lineup for the first time since 1991. Jane's and NIN both were part of the first Lollapalooza festival in 1991. Opening the show was Street Sweeper Social Club, featuring Boots Riley of hip-hop group The Coup and Tom Morello, guitarist of Rage Against the Machine. See the Liner Notes blog on tboextra.com for a full review of the show. ...more

May 10, 2009

Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction will perform May 9 at Ford Amphitheatre, 4802 U.S. 301 N. in Tampa. Street Sweeper, featuring Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, and Boots Riley of The Coup, will open. Tickets, $19.91, $45, $65 and $99 plus service charges go on sale at 10 a.m. today. Prices for lawn tickets will increase from $19.91 to $25 at 10 p.m. March 27. Tickets are available at www.livenation.com or by calling 1-877-598-8698. ...more

March 19, 2009

A Winter Haven man was arrested Tuesday morning on felony charges of fighting and baiting animals after Polk County sheriff's deputies found a total of 61 caged roosters and hens in his yard. ...more

March 10, 2009

Make room, Paul Shaffer. U2 will be on David Letterman's "Late Show" for a full week to promote their upcoming album. ...more

February 12, 2009

Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl halftime performance provoked some of the most divided opinions I've heard recently. ...more

February 6, 2009

Authorities in Manatee County are searching for a mentally ill woman who left her group home in Ellenton earlier today. ...more

December 28, 2008

Witnesses saw Tony Fantauzzi at a bar with Lisa Bickford, investigators say. ...more

December 19, 2008

A big ... no, wait ... a HUGE trend this winter is the minimalist look. When I first saw all the unadorned straight lines and conservative opaque colors coming down the runway, I couldn't help but think of a resurgence of Andy Warhol- and Edie Sedgwick-ish style. Everyone walking around (insert pretentious voice) very seriously with no real purpose. ...more

November 30, 2008

New Pretenders' albums are few and mostly far between; this is the ninth one in almost 30 years. Sadly, that scarcity of product hasn't translated to quality. ...more

November 20, 2008

I wonder if the residents of Highlands County are aware that a total stranger can park his or her vehicle in front of your house, come on to your property without your permission and take an animal, and the police will not do a thing about it? Yes, this can and did happen to me. ...more

October 23, 2008