Tuesday, September 29 2009
Syran Mbenza & Ensemble Rumba Kongo: Immortal Franco: Africa’s Unrivalled Guitar Legend
A Franco tribute led by Syan Mbenza was always likely to be played with fidelity.
Tuesday, September 15 2009
Patrick Sawyze: not Hollywood’s greatest actor, but perhaps its nicest guy
‘Angela’s Ashes’ author Frank McCourt dies at 78 (PopWire) [20.Jul.09]
Walter Cronkite dies at 92 (PopWire) [18.Jul.09]
‘Thriller’ was greatest triumph, greatest tragedy (PopWire) [26.Jun.09]
Michael Jackson was a man and an artist of contradictions (PopWire) [26.Jun.09]
Farrah Fawcett defined celebrity (PopWire) [26.Jun.09]
Long Live the King: Remembering Michael Jackson (Features) [26.Jun.09]
Blues singer Koko Taylor dies at 80 (PopWire) [4.Jun.09]
Musician Jay Bennett dies (PopWire) [26.May.09]
Dom DeLuise dies at 75 (PopWire) [5.May.09]
Historian John Hope Franklin dies at 94 (PopWire) [26.Mar.09]
Natasha Richardson, of acting dynasty, dies of head injury (PopWire) [19.Mar.09]
Natasha Richardson, 1963-2009 (PopWire) [19.Mar.09]
Florida mystery novelist Barbara Parker dies; known for ‘Suspicion’ series (PopWire) [9.Mar.09]
Horton Foote 1916-2009: Wrote screenplay for ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ (PopWire) [5.Mar.09]
Texas playwright, screenwriter Horton Foote dies (PopWire) [5.Mar.09]
Reflections on the career of an irreplaceable radio legend (PopWire) [2.Mar.09]
Radio legend Paul Harvey dies at 90 (PopWire) [2.Mar.09]
Renowned jazz drummer Louie Bellson dies at 84 (PopWire) [17.Feb.09]
The long, distinguished career of John Updike (PopWire) [28.Jan.09]
Updike pioneered suburban novel (PopWire) [28.Jan.09]
Famed mambo dancer ‘Cuban Pete’ Aguilar dies (PopWire) [14.Jan.09]
Ron Asheton: The godfather of punk guitar (PopWire) [9.Jan.09]
Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton dies (PopWire) [7.Jan.09]
Harold Pinter found meaning in silence (PopWire) [30.Dec.08]
Mitch Mitchell: The Perfect Engine (Sound Affects) [17.Nov.08]
Memories of Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience (PopWire) [14.Nov.08]
Studs Terkel, author and activist, dies at 96 (PopWire) [1.Nov.08]
Dave Matthews Band’s farewell to a fallen brother (PopWire) [25.Aug.08]
Hayes memories: Soul giant embraced ‘raw truth’ (PopWire) [14.Aug.08]
Comedian Bernie Mac dies at 50 in Chicago hospital (PopWire) [11.Aug.08]
Fashion world mourns ‘the most important designer of the 20th century’ (PopWire) [3.Jun.08]
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Bo Diddley dead at 79 (PopWire) [2.Jun.08]
Hall of Famer will be remembered for his influential ‘Bo Diddley beat’ (PopWire) [2.Jun.08]
Sydney Pollack was an actor’s director — and an actor’s actor (PopWire) [27.May.08]
Charlton remembered as Hollywood pillar of conservatism (PopWire) [7.Apr.08]
Screen villain and gunslinger Richard Widmark dies at age 93 (PopWire) [27.Mar.08]
Legendary Cuban musician ‘Cachao’ dies at 89 (PopWire) [24.Mar.08]
Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella dies at 54 (PopWire) [19.Mar.08]
Remembering the late, great Buddy Miles and the Dave Clark Five’s Mike Smith (PopWire) [3.Mar.08]
Conservative critic William F. Buckley dies (PopWire) [28.Feb.08]
A grim end to a promising career for Heath Ledger (PopWire) [23.Jan.08]
Remembering the wonderfully bawdy Suzanne Pleshette (PopWire) [21.Jan.08]
Tenor superstar brought opera to millions: Luciano Pavarotti 1935-2007 (PopWire) [6.Sep.07]
The value of CBGB’s founder Hilly Kristal (PopWire) [30.Aug.07]
Jazz drummer Max Roach dies (PopWire) [17.Aug.07]
Merv Griffin, a master of the games, dies at 82 (PopWire) [13.Aug.07]
Tom Snyder was a touchstone for his times (PopWire) [30.Jul.07]
The Front Page: Shrouded in Shadows - Ingmar Bergman (1918 - 2007) (Short Ends and Leader) [30.Jul.07]
Pulitzer-winning cartoonist, killed in car crash (Sources Say) [11.Jul.07]
Musicians come together to honor Pinkney (PopWire) [10.Jul.07]
