Detroit Free Press — The first time Reeve Carney flew in the air -- without a boarding pass or flight attendants -- was last year, in a Las Vegas warehouse. Director Julie Taymor had erected a preliminary set, and the young rock band singer was strapped into a harness an... more info

Perez Hilton — We never thought we'd say this, but we think other couples on the rocks should be taking a page out of their book! Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson were spotted out to lunch together with little Bronx Mowgli, at Carney's in Studio City, "smiling and hav... more info

People.com — • Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson shared a casual lunch at Carney's in Studio City, Calif., with their son, Bronx. The estranged couple, who have kept things "amicable," were "smiling and having a sweet time with their son," an observer says. "They d... more info

Stereogum — Scotty McCreery won at the end of last night’s American Idol finale. Before they announced the winners, the drawn-out show show featured performances from Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Bono and The Edge, who played “Rise Above” with Spider-Man: Turn... more info

Guardian Music — Republicans Sarah Palin and Karl Rove are among those critical of the inclusion of the lyricist in a music and literature eventIt should have been a controversy-free event, a night of poetry at the White House. But instead a literary celebration tur... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Leon Russell never quite hit all the right notes the way he did on his 1970 eponymous debut. He never again seemed as convincing in his grasp of Americana music and themes, never again seemed as individual, and never again did his limited, slurred ... more info

L.A. Times - News — Press Secretary Jay Carney says Obama 'wants to witness for himself the terrible devastation from these storms.' About 300 people are known dead in the South, with 210 of them in Alabama.As President Obama arrived in Tuscaloosa on Friday to see some ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Carney is Leon Russell's third solo studio album, released in 1972. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 and was the first for Russell to contain a hit single - "Tightrope" b/w ""This Masquerade" - which reached number 11 on the Billboard ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — How a classic album like this from 1975 ends up on SoundCloud, and that even officially, posted by the label, beats me, but hey, I ain't complaining. One of the most colourful personalities in rock and roll at the end of the 60s and early 70s, e... more info

L.A. Times - News — Jay Carney eases into his role as the new White House press secretary during his first televised briefing. The former Time magazine Washington bureau chief replaces Robert Gibbs.As he first stood at the lectern in the James Brady Press Briefing Room,... more info