Music

Pandora refreshes iPhone, Android apps

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Internet radio company Pandora is adding more functionality to its mobile apps - showing lyrics and artist information and making it easier to share self-crafted stations with friends - as companies intensify efforts to lure mobile advertising dollars. Pandora is essentially

Obama's iPod a bit like his electorate _ varied

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's iPod could pass for a voter outreach tool. Interviewed Monday on Cincinnati radio station WIZF, Obama ran through his musical tastes, an eclectic and all-encompassing list of artists and tracks that reflect the

Green Day cancels remaining 2012 performances

By Liz Raftery, Green Day has canceled the rest of its scheduled performances in 2012 and early 2013 in the wake of singer Billie Joe Armstrong checking himself into rehab last month.

Can true solitude be found in a wired world?

By MARTHA IRVINEAP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) - When was the last time you were alone, and unwired? Really, truly by yourself. Just you and your thoughts - no cellphone, no tablet, no laptop. Many of us crave that kind of solitude, though in an increasingly wired world, it's a rare