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Country trailblazer will not be forgotten by fans
THE Australian flag was lowered to half mast at Tamworth’s Ray Walsh House on Monday as legendary country music artist Reg Lindsay was laid to rest in a morning ceremony at Cessnock.
Northern Daily Leader |
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Wilco takes Tanglewood stage tonight
Tuesday, August 12 LENOX — Like a good little boy who has patiently been waiting for a warm cookie from the sheet pan, Berkshire County rock fans will finally get a taste of the music they've been drooling for.
Berkshire Eagle |
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Yamaha BodiBeat Mp3 Player
Available starting this month for $299.99 at www.yamaha.com/bodibeat The pitch: "The world's first music player that synchronizes your music to your workout. Enjoy your workout with lower discomfort as the beat of your music matches your footsteps."
The Tampa Tribune |
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Discos face music with licence raj
The nightlife or entertainment scene in Bangalore might have evoked a heartburn among the party animals, but it has come a long way from 'no regulation period' to 'regulation raj'.
The Times of India |
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Yamaha BodiBeat Mp3 Player
Available starting this month for $299.99 at www.yamaha.com/bodibeat The pitch: "The world's first music player that synchronizes your music to your workout. Enjoy your workout with lower discomfort as the beat of your music matches your footsteps."
The Tampa Tribune |
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Soul icon Isaac Hayes died of stroke-Memphis police
Isaac Hayes, the deep-voiced soul music star who won an Oscar for writing the theme song to the movie "Shaft," died over the weekend from a stroke related to high blood pressure, Memphis authorities said on Tuesday.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Hooked up Dorm Room? Sounds Nice
Notebook with digital music connection–check. Xbox 360–check. Internet connection for listening to Pandora and Last.fm–check. Flat-screen television–check. So that dorm room or apartment is all set up right? You may have all the hardware, but don’t forget about one of the most important components: what’s actually pumping out those sounds. All too often speakers are overlooked [...]
Geek.com |
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Selma's Luna plays at Olympics
Yet another Selma High graduate has taken part in this year’s 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. But unlike Selma’s Andrea Duran, who's playing third base with the USA Softball Women’s National team, Selma High grad Aaron Luna helped entertain crowds with pre-Olympics music performances.
Selma Enterprise |
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All Points West Festival: Totally Worth It
I hope you took the ferry to this All Points West thing: a lovely meander down the East River, a soft breeze denoting the remarkably non- oppressive weather, the seafaring views lushly spectacular, even temporarily justifying all this "Waterfalls" bullshit. You are dumped in New Jersey (Liberty S...
The Village Voice |
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A tour of Indonesia, from devotional vocalizing to fretless lutes
My favorite Indonesian album? Thanks for asking. That would be Music From the Outskirts of Jakarta: Gambang, Komong , part three of ethnomusicologist Philip Yampolsky's marvelous 20-volume Smithsonian Folkways series dedicated to the country's music. Another fave is the series' final instal...
The Village Voice |
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Manuel Göttsching Revisits Minimalist Classic E2-E4
When the Wordless Music series first invited legendary Krautrock giant Manuel Göttsching to Lincoln Center to unveil the American premiere of his 1981 composition E2-E4 at its upcoming "800 Years of Minimalism" showcase, the organizers might not have been aware that this was essential...
The Village Voice |
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Blueheels and Blake Thomas: Anachronistic Anthems from Wisconsin's Finest
Madison, Wisconsin's Blake Thomas and Robby Schiller are as well known for their drunken escapades (like nearly drowning together after plummeting through the ice into Lake Monona, wherein Otis Redding perished) as their music. Their latest albums—Schiller's second with his group Blueheels,...
The Village Voice |
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Talking Fact (and Probable Fiction) with the Foundling Circus Guild
Everyone at the Music Hall of Williamsburg for the Voice 's Siren Festival after-party last month was enraptured with the deliciously over-the-top Apes & Androids rock spectacle happening onstage. I was pretty enraptured too, but my drink was empty, so I slipped downstairs for another Greyh...
The Village Voice |
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Weather, Big Name Act Spell Success for Fair
It was the perfect combination of great weather and big-name entertainment that spelled success for this year's Washington Town and Country Fair, according to Chairman Tim Poepsel.
The Missourian |
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Empty seats seen at many events at Beijing Games
International Olympic Committee officials urged Beijing organizers Tuesday to let more people into the Olympic Green — the centerpiece zone of the games where most of the main venues are located — and find ways to fill up the arenas.
Houston Chronicle |
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Turn Your Mac into an Internet Jukebox with Jinzora [Music]
Weblog Simple Help details how to install and set up the free, open-source internet jukebox Jinzora on your Mac. Gina already showed you how to install Jinzora on your Windows PC so you can listen to...
Lifehacker |
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Dell unveils new line of laptops
Amid big fanfare, Dell Tuesday unveiled its new line of ultra-thin notebook computers. It's Dell's attempt to regain its position as the country's personal computer leader by getting out front on laptops and not just desktop sales.
KVUE-TV Austin |
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Smyrna Merchants traveling softball team back in action
The Smyrna Merchants men’s traveling softball team is making its comeback. The team disbanded at one point in the 90s, but now the Smyrna Merchants have reorganized and they’re picking up where the old team left off.
Smyrna Clayton Sun Times |
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Summer Ending With Gospel, Jazz Festival
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 705 Ninth Ave. S.W., will play host to a gospel and jazz festival featuring the church's Redemption Band at 4 p.m. Aug. 24.
South Shore News & Tribune |
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Heavy damage in Tskhinvali, mostly at gov't center
Gutted and shrapnel-scarred buildings testify to fierce street battles and heavy rocket and bomb attacks in the separatist capital of South Ossetia. But there is little evidence civilians were specifically targeted by Georgian troops, as Russia claims.
Miami Herald |
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Friendly Backyard Throw Down
The folks in my neighborhood don't need an excuse to have a cookout. But during a recent weekend we actually had plenty of reasons to fire up the grill.
South Shore News & Tribune |
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Sweetbay Opening A Big Hit
Scores of shoppers scurried down the aisles to the beat of live Calypso music of the new Sweetbay Supermarket at MiraBay on Aug. 2.
South Shore News & Tribune |
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Joy Harjo, Dave Carter, Tuatara w/ Coleman Barks Headline Fast Horse Fall Releases
Indie label Fast Horse is gearing up for a big end to 2008. Joy Harjo, Dave Carter, and Tuatara will all release albums this fall through Barrett Martin's (Screaming Trees, Mad Season, Tuatara, R.E.M.) Fast Horse Recordings. Harjo, a Native American poet and saxophonist, will release Winding Through The Milky Way on September 16. Harjo says the album "is a little road music to accompany us... ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Disney star Vanessa Hudgens sued by music producer
Singer-actress Vanessa Hudgens of the made-for-kids TV hit "High School Musical" is being sued by a producer who claims she reneged on a deal to share her earnings with him after he helped make her a star.
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Heavy damage in Tskhinvali, mostly at gov't center
Gutted and shrapnel-scarred buildings testify to fierce street battles and heavy rocket and bomb attacks in the separatist capital of South Ossetia. But there is little evidence civilians were specifically targeted by Georgian troops, as Russia claims.
AP via Yahoo! News |
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