By day, he's mild-mannered Ernie Jackson, former school principal and current administrator with the Newhall School District. By night, he's Rocky Jackson, lead singer and lead guitar player for the stinging blues band The Ignitors.

Achillier week interrupted the balmy weather that mid-winter anglers have been treated to recently. This apparently helped the feeding attitude of speckled perch, but it seems to have made things a tad tougher for bass casters.

I'm going to have my baby in Namibia. I don't care how long of a drive it is. - Britney Spears When most people go on an African safari, they probably aren't looking for penguins and pianos.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 PRNewswire -- In the lead up to National Black HIVAIDS Awareness Day (February 7), BET Networks today announced a roll out of fresh HIV-themed programming that features two new films and a youth-focused news special, as part of its longstanding public education partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Rap-It-Up Campaign.

Most people can probably name three America songs: A Horse With No Name, Ventura Highway and Sister Golden Hair. But we have a hunch that Ryan Adams, Ben Kweller, Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha and Fountains of Wayne frontman Adam Schlesinger can name a few more than that.

AN ICY RECEPTION (January 21) Many of you snow lovers finally got your wish.Well, kinda. As forecast, more sleet and freezing rain fell than good ole snow, but it was the first widespread event of the year for many.

Lee Hazlewood had Rat Pack pals and hits in the '60s. Now the enigmatic figure has recorded what he claims is his last record, "Cake or Death." Las Vegas This isn't what Lee Hazlewood calls one of his good days.