| Lower Ratings for 'American Idol' Finale The night's average of 24.2 million viewers who watched Lee DeWyze's victory is down about 18 percent from last year's finale, when Kris Allen won the contest. feeds.nytimes.com |
Beatles news conference tapes go unsold Two audio recordings with John Lennon responding to questions about his statement that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus have failed to sell at an auction. cbc.ca |
Popcast: Ricky Skaggs on God and Music and More "I honestly believe that the Beatles were really gifted and blessed by God to start a spiritual revolution in America, but I think they scored points for the wrong team," Mr. Skaggs says in the interview. feeds.nytimes.com |
Music Review: The Noises of Modern Life, Ending in a Bombardment Ryoji Ikeda opens the Crossing the Line festival with a symphony of binary blips. feeds.nytimes.com |
Music Review: The Music Was Wagner’s; The Stamina Was Levine’s At his season opening with the Boston Symphony, James Levine seemed determined to demonstrate that he was — interpretively, at least — at the top of his game. feeds.nytimes.com |