"Crazy Heart"Fox Searchlight Pictures  Jeff Bridges deservingly earns his fourth Oscar nomination for his remarkable portrayal of washed-up alcoholic country star Bad Blake. Bridges...

It's not every day fashion shows, modern art, contemporary ballet and well-known DJs come to Baton Rouge, but this weekend they'll all be together under one roof.  Saturday night is the first F.A.M.E....

LONDON (AP) — A bereaved Alexander McQueen left a note, then hanged himself in his apartment on the eve of his mother's funeral, a coroner's inquest said Wednesday, giving the cause of the fashion...

Vinyl records are going for a spin again, as the once-universal music format makes a comeback across the recording industry. Record sales skyrocketed in 2008, with 2.1 million vinyl albums sold through...

Hamilton Loomis doesn't look like a man who sings the blues, but the young guitarist doesn't really claim to.After beginning his career confined to a more traditional blues sound on a blues label, Loomis...

Local bands can't often say they've shared the stage with the likes of Stone Temple Pilots, Nine Inch Nails and the Mars Volta.But Norcio, a Baton Rouge fixture since 2006, has bragging rights as they...

Massive AttackHeligolandVirgin RecordsSeven years after the disappointing "100th Window," Massive Attack has finally released another studio album. It doesn't quite measure up to 1998's "Mezzanine," but...

"Jersey Shore" star "DJ Pauly D" Delvecchio had hundreds of LSU students fist pumping like champs Wednesday night at Bogie's Bar.Fans waited for hours outside Bogie's on East Boyd just to get inside for...

The No. 32 Rice Owls thrashed the No. 33 LSU men's tennis team, 6-1, at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium in Houston on Friday. Freshman James Turbervill recorded a singles win against Rice's John Chang in straight...

Collegiate gymnastics isn't like most other sports — winning isn't everything.A team could theoretically waltz into regional postseason competition without winning a single match. In the Southeastern...

It's off to the big city for the LSU track and field teams. The No. 4 Tigers and No. 4 Lady Tigers are in New York City this weekend for the New Balance Collegiate Invitational. With more than 117 teams...

John Babun pays close attention to faces.He's sketched the visages of residents of New York, San Antonio, Houston and, most recently, Baton Rouge.A portraitist for more than 40 years, Babun sketches both...