Chuck Berry defined rock ‘n’ roll as he gave voice to feel-good 1950s baby-boomer culture. For his swan song, he is reliving that same youthful spirit — and tidying up some loose ends. The rock pioneer died in March just as he was planning an unlikely comeback; in October, for his 90th birthday, Berry had … Read more
Dozens of artists including Roger Waters called Monday on Radiohead to cancel a concert in Israel, saying the band known for its left-wing politics should join Palestinian activists’ boycott calls. The English experimental rock icons are scheduled to play in Tel Aviv on July 19, closing a tour that includes premier festivals Coachella and Glastonbury. … Read more
The United States upset defending champion Dominican Republic 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the World Baseball Classic where they will face two-time winners Japan. Giancarlo Stanton hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the fourth inning for the Americans who reached the semi-finals of the international elite tournament for the first time since 2009. “We … Read more
Wellington Castillo made a game-saving out and drove in the go-ahead runs as defending champion Dominican Republic advanced to the second round of the World Baseball Classic Sunday by outlasting Colombia 10-3 in 11 innings. The unbeaten Dominicans (3-0) pounded out seven runs in the 11th inning to reach a second-round group that begins play … Read more
Nelson Cruz belted the go-ahead three run homer in the eighth inning as the Dominican Republic stormed back from a five-run deficit with a stunning 7-5 victory over the US in the World Baseball Classic. Cruz and Starling Marte smashed back-to-back home runs on Saturday for the defending champion Dominicans who stretched their WBC winning … Read more
The period after the 50s was when many Ghanaian bands and musicians left the country after Kwame Nkrumah’s overthrow. When the Soul to Soul music festival was held in Accra in 1971, many legendary musicians came to thrill party goers in the cities. Wilson Pickett, Tina Turner and Carlos Santana are some of the few … Read more
Guitar legend Carlos Santana has voiced regret and praised Beyonce after he suggested that she deserved to lose to Adele for the Album of the Year Grammy. Santana, in an interview with the Australian Associated Press, said that Adele won because “she can sing, sing.” “With all respect to our sister Beyonce, Beyonce is very … Read more