Richie Valens and Buddy Holly died on their way to a gig in 1959 the day the music died. ...more

July 2, 2009

British media are reporting that Michael Jackson will play his first live concerts for years in London this summer. ...more

March 3, 2009

Think of a Chris Rock blended with a Billy Graham. That might be hard to do. But that's how Keith Deltano, a "serious Christian comic" from a one-stoplight town in North Carolina, describes himself. ...more

February 7, 2009

Way, way back in the pre-MTV days, Blondie's Chris Stein predicted music videos would become so popular that they would eliminate the need for a band to tour. ...more

December 19, 2008

Rays manager Joe Maddon had an interesting response in his pre-game news gathering when asked about how he went about changing the culture of the Rays. ...more

October 23, 2008

J.P. Howell's personality is difficult to describe. Perhaps the friendliest and most outgoing Ray, he's laid-back California cool and fast-twitch high-strung all at the same time. The explanation behind that dichotomy may lie in what he drinks and listens to before each game. That and other mysteries about the Rays' versatile lefty reliever were revealed in a discussion with The Tampa Tribune's Marc Lancaster. ...more

October 9, 2008

It's fair to say that when Cliff Floyd reported to spring training in February, he expected 2008 to be his final season. ...more

September 18, 2008

She is tall and slender, with a waterfall of blond hair descending almost to the daisy tattoo at the bottom of her spine, and on a recent evening she met terror in South Tampa. ...more

May 27, 2008

Brock Domann stood out among reporters during Tuesday's Media Day - even if he was much shorter than most of them. ...more

January 30, 2008

Drumming is practically in Dresden Doll Brian Viglione's DNA. His father was a drummer and encouraged his son on that pounding pathway. ...more

January 3, 2008