News …
Still some loose ends in Hudson murders - Chicago Sun-Times (registration may be required)
Remember CBGB? The relatives of the owner do. And they're squabbling over the legendary club's legacy. And merch - The New York Times (registration may be required)
Remembering Odetta's message of hope - New York Daily News
Christina Aguilera wants you to know it's hard being a working mom. What with all that balancing and all - Associated Press
Views …
Mannheim Steamroller in Providence - "Lacking leader Chip Davis, but still packing their trademark electro-pomp, Mannheim Steamroller got the holiday-concert season going last night at Veterans' Memorial Auditorium." - The Providence Journal
Slipknot in London - " … opened the British stretch of their world tour this week with three spectacular and deafening shows at the Apollo." - The Times Online U.K.
Celine Dion in Los Angeles - "After five years of nightly honing of her act in Las Vegas, she and her tour director have created a production that's all peaks, no valleys - at least in terms of pushing all the right buttons." - Los Angeles Times / Pop & Hiss (registration may be required)
AC/DC in Oakland - "For those about to rock at the Oracle Arena in Oakland on Tuesday night, there was no shortage of reasons to salute the return of AC/DC, which played a tight and enthusiastic set." - San Francisco Chronicle
Kevin Costner & Modern West in Alexandria, Virginia - "They performed a 16-song set of country-tinged originals; each song was preceded by a brief story, delivered with smarm-free charm, and the anecdotes were as valuable to the engaging evening as the music." - The Washington Post
They Say It's Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)
Bob Mosley (Moby Grape) is 66
Chris Hillman is 64
Terry Woods (The Pogues) is 61
Southside Johnny Lyon is 60
Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd; Rossington Collins Band) is 57
Cassandra Wilson is 53
Brian Prout (Diamond Rio) is 53
Bob Griffin (BoDeans) is 49
Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge) is 46
Jay-Z is 39