2015-10-21 ‘Back to the Future’ Celebrates 30 Years
Thirty years ago, Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled in time “back to the future” in the film “Back to the Future II.” The characters, played by actors Michael J.…
2015-10-28 World Series Teams Last Won in 1980s
The last time the Kansas City Royals won baseball’s championship – the World Series – it was 1985. Ronald Reagan was the U.S. president. The rock band Wham!, led by…
2015-10-18 Route 66: ‘The Highway That’s The Best’
On November 11, 1926, a 3,900-kilometer long highway was established in the United States. It was not the first American highway. It was not the longest either. And it might…
2015-10-10 Who Goes to a Rock Concert With Their Mother? Millennials!
When musicians over the age of 50 are the star performers, you expect to see many baby boomers cheering them on. Aging rock music stars usually have baby boomer fans.…
2015-10-04 California Dogs Riding The Waves
Some people enjoy the water sport of surfing. Many others enjoy watching those surfers riding the waves. And still others enjoy watching when dogs ride the waves. Last weekend, groups…
2015-09-19 Two-Step Dancing with Ghosts at Arizona Club
The students have returned to classes at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. But they cannot spend all their time just studying. On Wednesday nights, many of the students like to…
2015-09-10 Oklahoma Rodeo Celebrates Western Traditions
Rodeos are hugely popular sport events in the Western states of America, where horseback riding, livestock animals and fancy rope skills are featured. Thousands of cowboys and cowgirls compete to…
2015-09-12 Sam Smith To Sing for New James Bond ‘Spectre’
When it comes to a James Bond movie, we all have been taught that there are at least two things it must have. One is a 007 British secret agent.…
2015-09-14 Willis Conover, the Voice of Jazz, Is Now Online
Saxophonist Ahmad Alaadeen said this about jazz music. “Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.” The late Willis…
2015-09-06 Country Music Ladies Put Men in Their Place
American country music lyrics often describe women as they might appear in men’s dreams. This is especially true of songs by many male artists. But the songs by Maddie Marlow…
2015-09-06 Rare Pictures Capture Native Americans in Late 1800s
Over a century ago, Walter McClintock captured rare images of Native Americans and their culture. McClintock was the son of a wealthy businessman from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He developed an interest…
2015-09-02 Tanglewood Music Center Celebrates 75th Anniversary
The world famous Boston Symphony Orchestra normally performs at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. But its summer home is the Tanglewood Music Center in western Massachusetts. The Boston Symphony Orchestra…
2015-08-22 Movie Shows Rap Group ‘Straight Outta Compton’
The music genre known as gangster, or gangsta, rap was born in the poor, dangerous neighborhood of Compton, in Los Angeles, California. The violence of street life there and tense…
2015-08-27 Nairobi Music Store Sells Vinyl Records Again
A music store in the Kenyan capital Nairobi was once a popular place for East African musicians to perform. The music they played combined the styles from many African countries.…
2015-08-02 Underground Station in Capital to Become Arts Center
The Dupont Circle park in Washington DC is a busy, crowded place. Popular restaurants and businesses around the circle attract many city residents and visitors. But few people know about…
