Stephen Colbert tips his hat to Christmas Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment It’s two weeks before Election Day, and Stephen Colbert is more than ready for the campaign season to end. He’s been going flat-out since mid-August doing his political talk-show satire...

Local band stirs hype to plug performance in Norman Yesterday | Add a comment NORMAN — When I received an e-mail earlier this week notifying me guitarist Randy Hall from local band Blue Trixter would be playing a guitar behind his back — with a live scorpion...

Al Green continues to tune up Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment "Man, I wish the Derby was going on while I was there,” said the Rev. Al Green of his upcoming performance in Kentucky. "We could go out and put some money on those horses. But...

Nada Surf bringing alt-pop music to Bricktown Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Matthew Caws thinks he sings about himself too much. The voice, songwriter and guitarist of Brooklyn-based alt-pop trio Nada Surf wishes he could be more like his good friend and label-mate at...

CD Review: John Legend "Evolver” Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment R&B John Legend "Evolver” (G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia) Too breezy and disconnected for its own good, "Evolver” is the sound of John Legend betraying the musical promise he...

'Idol' champ David Cook keeps rocking on new album Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK - When he was on "American Idol," David Cook — as cool as a cucumber for much of last season — fought back tears after performing for a studio audience that included his brother Adam,...

Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame gets new director Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Hall of Fame gets new director Justin Lenhart was named director for the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Museum. Lenhart will supervise collections, preservation, exhibits, education...

Daughter gives her aging mom KISS of reality Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment Life just moves too fast nowadays. For example, take that wonderful window of time during which your children idolize you and think you’re the bee’s knees. That golden period used to...

Metallica wows sellout BOK crowd Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 23 TULSA — By the end of Metallica’s more than two-hour set Tuesday night, frontman James Hetfield was bouncing giant beach balls off his head, bassist Robert Trujillo was spinning with the...

Promoting Oklahoma Leaders, musicians meet in city to discuss incentives Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 5 Kyle Dillingham isn’t a household name like Vince Gill or Carrie Underwood, but he may be the key to creating a vibrant music scene in Oklahoma City. The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber on...

Entertainment roundtable: Gypsy girls, Twilight and evil award shows Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 1 “Roundtable, Entertainment Roundtable.” There’s just something about that James Bond vibe in the air which makes movies a little bit more fun. So I asked out resident entertainment gurus...

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett gets in his licks Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 21 Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett freely admits that he went for the throat on "Death Magnetic,” the band’s first album in five years. His trademark inventive, high-octane guitar...

TV: Rock stars coming to HBO Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Rock stars coming to HBO HBO, which already has 10 pilots in various stages of development, is adding a couple more to its list of potential new shows. The cable network has ordered a pilot for a...

HEALTH: Pop song an aid for CPR Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment Pop song an aid for CPR Medical students and physicians who were trained to do chest compressions as part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while listening to the pop song "Stayin’...

Coldplay entrances Oklahoma City audience Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 10 It’s hard to know what to love best about Coldplay — the music, of course, every rock ballad a smashing crowd favorite, but there’s also the high-energy stage presence of the band and its...

Cherokee Nation to gamble on Hard Rock partnership Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Comments 6 CATOOSA — The Cherokee Nation is between a resort expansion and a Hard Rock place. Its flagship hotel and casino will get the Hard Rock brand under an agreement between Las Vegas-based Hard...

Flaming Lips' Alien disc lands Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment There’s nothing more boring than sitting through someone else’s home movie — unless it’s Wayne Coyne’s. When he wasn’t making wonderfully weird psych-pop music...

CHRISTMAS: Stars for tree lighting in Rockefeller Center Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Stars for tree lighting Lots of talent will be present for NBC’s annual "Christmas in Rockefeller Center” telecast at 7 p.m. Dec. 3. Hosted by Al Roker, this 76th formal...

Tulsa resort to be named Hard Rock Casino Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Comments 8 TULSA -- The Cherokee Nation is planning to brand its expanded 19-story hotel and casino near Tulsa as the Hard Rock Casino Tulsa. Cherokee Nation Enterprises announced Friday a license agreement...

The Next Level: 'Guitar Hero: World Tour' expands gamer's role Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment "Guitar Hero: World Tour” takes the next step for the franchise, as, following in the footsteps of "Rock Band,” the game now allows gamers to play all the parts of a rock...