Vinylism

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Anvil, the Canadian heavy metal outfit whose hit documentary has led to a late-career resurgence, is having one the best weeks in its 30-plus year history.

Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you recommend for putting old photographs on to a DVD? My wife and I have acquired hundreds of family photos over the years, and would like to put them in a format that makes them easier to share with our kids, grandkids and other family members. We also have several dozen rolls of old home movies from the 60s on 8mm film, and stacks of old vinyl albums wed like ...

A robotic musical band housed in an antique wardrobe scours the internet to determine its online popularity, then plays music depending on how much attention it has been receiving from its followers.

CHARTattack spoke to bassist Duncan Coutts and band ambassador and drummer Jeremy Taggart about their recent exploits. CHARTattack: So the LP just came out. What's the plan?

In an era where downloaded singles far outpace the sales of complete CDs, putting out a concept album seems a quaint, if not futile, way to present new music.

The hour has come round at last for the birth of the beast known as Microhoo, a monster with the head of Steve Ballmer and the body of Carol Bartz. The two have been making kissy faces at each other for years -- the two companies, figuratively; not the two people, literally ... to the best of my knowledge, anyway. Now it seems Yahoo and Microsoft have finally done the deed.

The photojournalist has risked his life to create images of ‘‘extremes of existence’’ in the hope his work can serve as a doorway to empathy.

The Peas are a mad band - you couldn't make us up!

The Medders, held a show at the Davidson County Corrections Development Center, aka Metro Prison.

Vintage Dick Hyman, Joe, Christian McBride and André Previn are among the artists our critics are listening to this week.