By MICHAEL CIDONI
Associated Press Writer

“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” dominated the seventh-annual Teen Choice Awards Sunday, taking honors for Choice Movie: Action Adventure.

The movie’s stars Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Bill Nighy also took home awards.

“High School Musical 2” also scored with Choice TV: Movie, as did two of its stars. Zac Efron […]

Atreyu singer Alex Varkatzas used to deal with severe anxiety by taking antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication which helped him work and tour without suffering from panic attacks.

However, for the writing and recording of Atreyu’s new album “Lead Sails Paper Anchor,” Varkatzas went cold turkey and let his emotional upheaval inform the band’s songs even more […]

A World Gone Madden
This year’s “Maddenoliday” (ick) took over New York’s Times Square for a day. The ESPN Zone hosted a tournament, Ozzy Osbourne played a mini-concert on top of the Hard Rock Café’s marquee, and devotees got the chance to run a few plays on one of Times Square’s gigantic video screens. After the […]

By MOLLY WILTSHIRE
Staff Writer

The Mall of Victor Valley was crowded on Sunday for this year’s High Desert Idol competition. Friends, family, and spectators gathered around the stage to watch the 12 finalists compete who were chosen only the day before.

To say that the competition for the High Desert Idol was fierce is an understatement, as […]