The new hit musical "Spring Awakening" dredges up all the good, bad and ugly of adolescence. If it weren't for the great music and solid acting, the production now playing at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center would be just another after-school special. ...more

January 1, 2009

The new hit musical "Spring Awakening" dredges up all the good, bad and ugly of adolescence. If it weren't for the great music and solid acting, the production now playing at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center would be just another after-school special. ...more

December 31, 2008

"Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radio" by Alec Foege; Faber and Faber, 320 pages ($25). ...more

May 25, 2008

On Feb. 9, 1964, the Beatles played on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Or as Steven Van Zandt remembers the moment: "It was the beginning of my life." ...more

November 22, 2007