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Bob Dylan performs in 2012 in Los Angeles. Dylan built his career singing and writing protest songs.

Protest music’s in the air once again

Bob Dylan performs in 2012 in Los Angeles. Dylan built his career singing and writing protest songs.

June 13, 2019, 6:03am Uncategorized

Is there a formula that explains artistic expression in hard times? Fear and anxiety equal urgent music? Read story

Rock drummer turns to law enforcement

June 13, 2019, 6:02am Uncategorized

Jeremy Spencer, a former drummer for hard rock band Five Finger Death Punch, is pivoting to a new career in law enforcement, as a reserve officer. Read story

Dairy farms sued over animal-waste handling

May 29, 2019, 7:03pm Business Briefs

YAKIMA — Three environmental groups have sued two dairy farms in Washington state, claiming they have polluted and mishandled animal waste. The Yakima Herald-Republic reported Wednesday that CARE, Friends of Toppenish Creek and the Center for Food Safety filed the federal lawsuit last week against SMD LLC and… Read story

Taylor Swift

Swift at her most rebellious putting Joe Jonas on blast

Taylor Swift

May 23, 2019, 6:02am Uncategorized

Taylor Swift hadn’t been on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for years, but in an interview that aired Wednesday she picked right up where they’d left off with an explanation of why her prior album, “Reputation,” got no promotional push. Read story

Doris Day died Monday at age 97.

Doris Day lives on in songs that shaped her

Doris Day died Monday at age 97.

May 16, 2019, 6:02am Uncategorized

Doris Day, who died Monday at the age of 96, was one of the great voices of the 20th century, though, as with her acting, the apparent ease with which she performed could hide that fact. Day began, still in her teens, as a big band singer before moving inevitably… Read story

Madonna and Maluma perform May 1 at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nev.

Madonna plans ‘intimate experience’ with fans

Madonna and Maluma perform May 1 at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nev.

May 9, 2019, 6:04am Uncategorized

Madonna is taking her Madame X persona on the road — but she’s not going to stadiums, arenas or colosseums. Read story

Musician Nils Lofgren of the E Street Band has a new album of previously unrecorded songs written with Lou Reed.

Guitarist Nils Lofgren still dancing

Musician Nils Lofgren of the E Street Band has a new album of previously unrecorded songs written with Lou Reed.

May 9, 2019, 6:03am Uncategorized

Nils Lofgren, 67, a musician with a 50-year career, has a new album, “Blue With Lou.” He left Chicago at age 8 and grew up in Maryland, where he started his first band. This interview has been edited and condensed. Read story

Letter: Thanks for crackdown on scofflaws

May 9, 2019, 6:00am Uncategorized

Thanks for your recent letter, Troy Haliwell ("Our Readers' Views," May 5, The Columbian). Yes, "residents should pay their way!" Read story

Garth Brooks Country star

Is Garth Brooks bigger than the Beatles?

Garth Brooks Country star

May 7, 2019, 10:38pm Uncategorized

Garth Brooks is obsessed with bigness. Specifically, big numbers. As competitive as anyone in the music biz, the country megastar wants to be No. 1 in as many categories as he can. By some measures, he even tops the Beatles. Read story

FILE - In a Jan. 25, 2018 file photo, Sting attends Spotify’s Best New Artists 2018 Party at Skylight Clarkson Square, in New York. Sting is heading to Las Vegas to launch a residency next year. Sixteen performances of ‘ÄúSting: My Songs’Äù will take place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, beginning May 22, 2020. Shows are also planned for June, August and September.

Sting sets sights on Las Vegas

FILE - In a Jan. 25, 2018 file photo, Sting attends Spotify’s Best New Artists 2018 Party at Skylight Clarkson Square, in New York. Sting is heading to Las Vegas to launch a residency next year. Sixteen performances of ‘ÄúSting: My Songs’Äù will take place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, beginning May 22, 2020. Shows are also planned for June, August and September.

May 2, 2019, 6:01am Uncategorized

Sting is bringing “My Songs” to Las Vegas next year for a residency at Caesars Palace. Read story