How long should a dead Timesman have to wait before getting an obituary in his own damn paper? It used to be that a gig at the Times was a life-long, perk-filled sinecure. These days all it gets you is a guaranteed wedding announcement and a timely obit. Robert J. Cole, a former business reporter fo...

Dr. Piatetski-Shapiro’s outstanding mathematical contributions came despite hardships in the Soviet Union and later the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s disease....

James Richard Cummings, 81 OCT. 22, 1927 - MARCH 1, 2009 James Richard (Dick) Cummings, 81, passed......

Michael Steele Bows Down to His King. MC Michael Steele with the hippity-hoppity music and the rapping and the shizizzzle thought he was the Big Man of the GOP Saturday on DL Hughley’s show… …but then the REAL Big Man of the GOP, the KING OF THE GOP himself, Rush Limbaugh, fired ba...

Lyman Woodard “Listen - Dennis Coffey and the Lyman Woodard Trio - It’s Your Thing - MP3″ Greetings all. This will be a quick one since I just got home after being away for the weekend and I still haven’t gotten my head screwed back on completely. Over the weekend I heard that or...

. LUX INTERIOR & THE GANG LIVE ACTUALLY, LUX IS DEAD The King Of Cult-Rock Is Dead! Long Live The King! Lux, er, Erick Lee Purkhiser, worked with us at the Strand Bookstore back in 1977. He didn't stand out that much, considering. We don't think anybody knew him all that well. The place was full...

. LUX INTERIOR & THE GANG LIVE ACTUALLY, LUX IS DEAD The King Of Cult-Rock Is Dead! Long Live The King! Lux, er, Erick Lee Purkhiser, worked with us at the Strand Bookstore back in 1977. He didn't stand out that much, considering. We don't think anybody knew him all that well. The place was full...

Black Flag: Rise Above They distort what we say Rise above Were gonna rise above Try and stop what we do Rise above When they cant do it themselves We are tired of your abuse Try to stop us its no use WE ARE COMING FOR YOU: Washington, DC — Accountability Now PAC announced its plans today to use p...

John McHale of Breakeven Booking is teaming up with Goo this Saturday to get some funds together to help out Brandon Holding's mom, who damn well needs it.  Holding recently passed away after a l...

At 5 p.m. yesterday, Pylon guitarist Randall "Randy" Bewley passed away, and my beloved hometown of Athens is a lot poorer for it. Randy contributed to our town in multiple ways, as a member of a legendary band, as an elementary school art teacher, and as a father of two, an all-around great guy by ...