Dec 25th, 2008 · The bluegrass musician from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains has been a musician at Tokyo Disneyland and has won flatpicking competitions in Colorado. With his band Natural Bridge, Keel played a set of fiery, authentic music on Mountain Stage.
Oct 16th, 2008 · Emmy-winning director and producer Larry Charles has a penchant for the ridiculous — witness his credits, which include Borat, Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Now, Charles wants to turn his latest film, Religulous, into an HBO series.
Jul 28th, 2008 · A button manufacturer intended to show presidential hopeful Barack Obama with Larry LaRocco, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Idaho, but accidentally used a photo of Larry Craig, the GOP senator who was arrested in a sex sting at a Minnesota airport last year.
Jul 16th, 2008 · Though he sings the theme song and leads guests in the finale every week, more than 20 years have passed since the Mountain Stage host has appeared in his own segment. But after a late cancellation, Groce gave a rare extended performance on Mother's Day.
Jun 5th, 2008 · As the "Father of Christian Rock," Larry Norman never had it easy: He was a pioneer, a heretic, a saint, and a madman. Norman constantly explored End Times theology and mythology, but he always brought it down to a human level. "Rosemary's Baby (The Omen - 666)" reads like a protest song a la Bob Dylan, a professed Norman fan.
May 9th, 2008 · Pianist Larry Vuckovich hails from Yugoslavia, where he studied classically until Armed Forces Radio turned him into an ardent jazz fan. He launched his jazz career in San Francisco in 1960 and has since carried his evocative and elegant music around the world.
May 8th, 2008 · The movie Speed Racer opens Thursday. It's based on the Japanese animated series that was a hit with American kids in the late 1960s. The movie is directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, who co-directed The Matrix. The TV show was a big breakthrough for Japanese anime in America.
Dec 27th, 2007 · Despite saying he would step down after his arrest for disorderly conduct, Larry Craig is still in the Senate. Dan Popkey of the Idaho Statesman discusses what Craig is up to, and how Idahoans feel about it.