A Whole Lotta Stuff For Monday, Aug. 20, 2012

• Life is good for hip-hop’s Nas. Maybe even better than yours – Los Angeles Times
• Times have changed since Lynyrd Skynyrd reformed. Like doing meet-n-greets at Walmarts. – The Florida Times-Union

• Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic Donal Henahan passes. He was 91 – The New York Times
• An article first printed in 1980 features members of ZZ Top talking about their lost years – Boston Globe / Boston.com
• Barry Manilow talks about why he still enjoys playing “Copacabana” every night – The National Post

• A documentary about celebrated drummer Buddy Rich is in the works. If the flick includes everyone he ever ticked off, it will feature a cast of thousands – The Examiner
