The City of Bowie is moving forward with the expansion of its North Central Texas College Campus. At the Bowie city council meeting Tuesday night, plans to add an Industrial Technology Center to the campus were given the green light. This project is coming together thanks to the Bowie 4B Sales Tax Corporation, and…… MORE
Vast Field Of Recoverable Oil, Natural Gas Found In Texas
The US Geological Survey has determined that a vast shale field in West Texas could yield 20 billion barrels of oil, making it the largest source of shale oil the agency has ever assessed. The agency said in a release Tuesday that the Wolfcamp Shale geologic formation in the Midland area also contains an estimated…… MORE
Bob Dylan Confirms He Won’t Attend Nobel Prize Ceremony
Bob Dylan has confirmed he won’t receive his Nobel Prize For Literature in person. He’ll become the first songwriter in history to be named a recipient of the award for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition” but courted controversy in October by not responding to the Swedish Academy for two…… MORE
Jimi Hendrix Guitar Set For Auction
The guitar Jimi Hendrix owned longer than any other is to be put up for auction, according to Guitar World. According to documents, Hendrix owned around 30 guitars in his lifetime, and most of them only stayed with him for a year. But Hendrix used his acoustic Epiphone for three years – during a…… MORE
Kirk Hammett: I Quit Drinking… Now I Can Play Anything
Photo: Getty Metallica’s Kirk Hammett says he can play anything now that he’s stopped drinking. “I feel like I’ve turned another corner – I’ve reconnected with my instrument. I quit drinking, which changed things. “On nights we had shows, I’d play the gig, go out afterwards and…… MORE
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Michael Stipe Wants To ‘Work in Music Again’ After David Bowie Tributes
Michael Stipe announced that while his pop star days are behind him, he would like to work in music again. In an interview with the New York Times, the former REM singer attributed his musical realization to performing in a pair of David Bowie tribute shows last spring. Will we see Stipe embark on a solo career? Click here for more.… MORE
Bikers Rescue Stranded Bruce Springsteen
Dan Barkalow did not think twice before stopping by the side of the road near Freehold, New Jersey, to help out a stranded fellow biker. Then he noticed the guy looked familiar. It was none other than Bruce Springsteen. For more on The Boss’s rescue, click here.… MORE
So Long, Leonard Cohen: Death Of A Ladies’ Man
Like Bowie and Prince, he tapped into his own realm of spiritual and sexual gnosis, and like them, he went out at the peak of his musical powers. For an in-depth look at the life of Leonard Cohen, click here.… MORE
46 Million Have Served America In Wartime
Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day, because on Nov. 11, 1918, at 11am, fighting ended in World War I when an armistice was signed in Versailles, France. For more details on the history of Veteran’s Day, click here.… MORE
