(KRON) -- Both directions of I-80 were shut down in Fairfield for hours on Friday due to a police standoff. At about 6:45 p.m., the standoff was resolved and westbound lanes of traffic reopened. The northbound I-680 transition to I-80 has reopened as well. Some lanes of eastbound I-80 remain closed. I-80 was closed at []
The rock band's founder shared the news of his friend's death on social
Icelandic Chinese vocalist and songwriter Laufey (pronounced lāy-vāy) has an appreciation for life’s many wonders. It’s apparent in her music, which fuses the sounds of jazz and classical giants past with romantic storytelling, punctuated by a deep vibrato and modern-day references. And it’s apparent in her enthusiasm for her current hometown of Los Angeles. Though the 25-year-old alto has been around the world — growing up in Reykjavik, attending cello band camp in Beijing and bopping around...
Edgar Lansbury, a Tony-winning producer and brother of late TV & Film star Angela Lansbury has died according to a post from one of his former stars. Peggy Gordon -- who appeared in the original off-Broadway cast for the show "Godspell" --…
Electric Light Orchestra keyboardist Richard Tandy has died. He was 76. A
Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound helped put the twang in early rock ‘n’ roll, has died at age 86.
A World War II soldier received a hero’s service in Moulton on Monday.
It’s one of the most recognisable rock songs in the world – but it didn’t impress the singer behind it at first (Picture: Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) What is a party without Bon Jovi hit Livin’ On A Prayer blasting? Well, it turns out Jon Bon Jovi ‘wasn’t that impressed’ with the band’s iconic single when it was first written. The legendary frontman, 62, admitted he ‘was wrong’ with his original assessment of the 1986 chart-topping single, which went on to become one of...
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They’ve played with everyone from Lucinda Williams to a pre-fame Billie Eilish. Now, on their intensely personal new album, they confront the trauma of being pistol-whipped and dealing with an eating disorderLawrence Rothman has lived a lot of lives: in the early aughts, they performed under the name Lillian Berlin in the ultra-political hard rock band Living Things. They’ve been a model, posing with Kate Moss in a 2008 Roberto Cavalli ad; and with their wife, Floria Sigismondi, director of The...
Victoria Police has uncovered a massive underground liquor substitution operation worth over $1 billion. It is expected to be supplying 80 licensed Victorian businesses with potentially dangerous booze, according to an investigation by The Age. Senior Sergeant Dave Sheppard, one particular nightclub in the state was found to have been decanting the fake liquor into […]