Sinead o'connor News

Singer Sinead O'Connor has told how she's proud of herself for tearing apart a photograph of Pope John Paul II as a protest.

The artist will be joined by two of her old singing partners, Steven Cooney and Kieran Kiely.

Green singer Sinead O'Connor has demanded that all the glasses, plates, napkins and loo rolls used backstage on her European tour must be made of recycled materials.

It's called "Blogosphere to MSM: Get off the Bus " It's about the degree to which the Maureen Dowd flap inspired a look at how much the MSM is learning from the blogosphere, rather than vice-versa. This week's Nation column is called "Do "Better" with Less" here and it's about some unhappy trends in journalism.

Marci Klein, senior producer of "Saturday Night Live" and executive producer of "30 Rock," recently sat down with host Julie Menin for her NBC New York show "Give and Take." Klein spoke about everything from Sarah Palin's firm handshake to Hillary Clinton's anger over sketches about Chelsea to how she discovered Will Ferrell.

Sinead O'Connor, "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got: Limited Edition" . It's an abundantly rich tale collaborator John Reynolds tells in the liner notes to this limited edition of Sinead O'Connor's platinum sophomore effort.

If the thought of white rappers, bald female singers and flannel shirts get your nostalgic juices flowing, then the re-releases of these best-selling albums of the early 1990s should be the perfect addition to your iTunes library - or even your old turntable.

Capitol/EMI has been busy reissuing albums this year. There's all the Beatles recordings coming out in September, not to mention the "deluxe" reissues of Radiohead's first three CDs that just came out.

Putting the boot in: Pat Kenny with Brigitte Nielsen on The Late Late Show. Below, Gay Byrne kisses singer Sinead O'Connor during his tenure on the Late Late Saturday April 04 2009 Type the words "Pat" and " Kenny " into YouTube and the first two videos must make for painful viewing for the host of The Late Late Show.

Want To Be In That U2 Spider-Man Musical? Posted by Mitch Michaels on 04.03.2009 Are you "Sinead O'Connor with a Middle Eastern/Bulgarian/Greek twist"? "Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark", the new play directed by Julie Taymor with original music by U2's Bono and The Edge, will be holding open casting calls at major cities across the country starting ...

You know you're at a Sinead O'Connor gig when a song gets dedicated "to all the dead people who may be present, and to the hope that none of us die tonight". She looked like a cross between a nun and a medical orderly, with that fiercely lashed stare burning from beneath the shorn locks, covered by a simple headscarf.

With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, who better to recommend a few Celtic favorites than Sir James Galway.

Artist: Lavette, Bettye Bettye LaVette is seriously making up for lost time. The 63-year-old soul singer, who cut her first single at age 16, flirted with fame over the years but only broke through with her ...

CLOSE Music News By Andy Argyrakis TWILA'S DISTRIBUTION DEAL Back when Twila Paris ' Small Sacrifice was first released in 2007, it was only available at shows and within the Lifeway chain.

What's so alternative about this roster? The indie-rock band Fleet Foxes, including Casey Wescott, Josh Tillman, Christian Wargo, Robin Pecknold, and Skye Skjelset, was shut out from Grammy nominations.

I've got two tickets to the Asheville Bravo Concerts -sponsored performance of the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on Sat., Jan.

Acclaimed Dublin singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey is set to bring his unique brand of music to Donegal this week.

Actor-producer-director Maximilian Schell is 78. Actor David Carradine is 72. Actor James MacArthur is 71.

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