It was seven years ago. I was in my little home office in Nelson, and on the other end of the phone was so-called “Godfather of Goth” Robert Smith, lead singer of British band The Cure.
It was love at first listen
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Newton-John is looking back
With a range spanning the cardigan-clad sweetheart in the hit musical Grease and the leotarded gym instructor in the raunchy single Physical no one could accuse Olivia Newton-John of playing it safe in 40 years of singing country, pop and rock. The Australian, who was born in England and is touring there for the first time in 35 years, admits to being terrified at some of the choices she made in a career boasting four Grammy awards and a lead role in the biggest musical movie hit in US history
Strauss-Kahn: The Three Wives of the Embattled IMF Chief
When the news broke that Dominique Strauss-Kahn, 62, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund , had been arrested for sexual assault and attempted rape in New York City, his wife Anne Sinclair wasted no time in declaring her unquestioned belief in his innocence. The heiress to an art-gallery fortune, Sinclair, also 62, is a celebrity in her own right, having been an award-winning radio-and-television journalist in France.
Nostalgia: A Real Senior Prom
When Al Krusac, 72, missed his senior prom in 1936 because he had joined the Army, his high school sweetheart Clara Curtis had to go with a cousin.
Co-worker: Raymond Clark III ‘a nice man, always’
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GM unveils new 4-door Pontiac G8
General Motors will unveil a new Pontiac sedan at the Chicago Auto Show today. One researcher said he often went by the lab in the Yale School of Medicine building where Le was found strangled and stuffed in a wall
92-year-old outsells Beatles to top UK charts
Vera Lynn, who made her name entertaining troops in World War II after recording her first song 70 years ago, has become the oldest living artist to have a number one album. The 92-year-old’s album “We’ll Meet Again — The Very Best of Vera Lynn” took the top spot in the British charts on Sunday, even outselling much-hyped re-mastered versions of the Beatles’ back catalogue, according to the UK’s Official Charts Company
Jury: Death for man who murdered cop’s daughter
A Florida jury has recommended that a plumber who kidnapped, raped and murdered a police detective’s daughter be executed for his crimes. Michael King, 38, showed no reaction Friday afternoon as the jury’s 12-0 recommendation of death was announced in Sarasota