Oldies Music

New York focus of fifth Music on Film festival

This year’s Music on Film Film on Music festival kicks off at three Prague centre cinemas on Thursday. Called MOFFOM for short, it’s now into its fifth year, with the focus this time out on New York, as I heard from MOFFOM’s...

The Best Films of the 70s

This, and the following lists, look not just at the most acclaimed films of the decade, but the ones with the most impactful cultural footprint. We hope you enjoy the show, and go back to your class...

3. Kraftwerk show in Singapore

German electronic music legend Kraftwerk wires up for a historic show in Singapore. Man or machine? Live or digital? Will the questions ever end? Well, you can find out yourself as electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk make its...

Today's Weather: Enjoy it before chance of showers Thursday

Today we'll enjoy some nice fall weather, so if you have the chance, get outdoors . . . because Thursday we run into an even chance of rain. If it does rain Thursday, here's one chore you can do indoors before it is too late:...

Drucker: Open-era tennis takes it to another level

Rob Taggart/Central Press/Getty Imag Bjorn Borg needed five scintillating sets to defeat John McEnroe in the 1980 Wimbledon final. The new regimen Though Ivan Lendl's forehand made him formidable, it wasn't until he took a page...

Ringo: Peace and love, but no more fan mail

Gregory Katz / Associated Press LONDON -- Ringo Starr doesn't want to hear from you. If you do write, your letter will end up in the trash. That's the message from Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr. After 45 years of stardom, he...

Commentary: If China Spends Its Trillions, Recession Could Be Averted

ntellpuke: This commentary was written by Andrew Graham, an economist and master of Balliol College, Oxford, and appeared in the Guardian edition for Wednesday, October 15, 2008. China should be invited into the G8 immediately,...

Journalist Recounts His Experiences With Taliban in Afghanistan

20 hrs ago

When journalist Nir Rosen traveled to Afghanistan last summer, his plan was to travel with a group of Taliban fighters for 10 days and report on their activity. Instead, he was detained by a rival Taliban commander and accused...

Gypsy musicians serenade Berliners throughout the year - Feature

Berlin - Fifty years ago, organ-grinders were commonplace in Berlin, churning out the music of a past age. Today, gypsy musicians provide the entertainment in the German capital's public spaces. The organ-grinders' music seemed...

East Coast surfing memorabilia auction aids Pete Smith

14 October, 2008 : - - Virginia Beach, Va -- Ask anyone who remembers East Coast surfing in the early ‘60s, who is the sport’s soul, and you’ll hear Pete Smith’s name most of the time. Pete is a genuine pioneer and living...