Daily Archive for March 1st, 2010

T-Bone Wolk Dies From Heart Attack

Bass player Tom T-Bone Wolk, best known for his work with Hall and Oates, died Saturday from a heart attack at age 58.

Thom Yorke Names Side Project

Thom Yorke has put a name to his Radiohead side-project. It has officially been named Atoms of Peace.

Bomb Squad Called To Ozzy Osbourne Book Signing

There were fireworks at an Ozzy Osbourne book-signing in Florida on the weekend because of a man with fireworks.

Abbott sledges Rudd as ‘Dr Death’

TONY Abbott has launched a personal attack on Kevin Rudd’s commitment to health, labelling the prime minister “Dr Death”.

Dinosaur Jr Add Brisbane After Festival Cancelled

The Lost Weekend Festival going down for Brisbane will not stop Dinosaur Jr hitting the city.

Aussie BBQ Heads To Sydney

The snags will be fired up for the Aussie BBQ at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney tomorrow night (Tuesday March 2).

Online news overtakes papers: survey

THE internet has become the third most popular news platform for American adults, trailing only local and national TV stations, a survey shows.

Corby portrait among Archibald entries

A PIXILATED portrait of drug trafficker Schapelle Corby looking out through prison bars is among the entries for this year’s Archibald Prize.

World champion retirees

AUSTRALIA is high in world rankings when it comes to the length of time that we typically spend as retirees.

Petrol prices sliding: survey

PETROL prices have fallen to the lowest levels seen in 2010, fresh information from the Australian Institute of Petroleum shows.