|
Lil Jon shifts from crunk to 'world music'
Lil Jon is known for crunk music, but he's hoping his upcoming album will show that he has a broader appeal. "It's not just music for the United States: It's world music," Lil Jon said of his new sound in an interview. "I'm touching so many different kinds of people on this album as well as keeping my core fan base at the same time." The producer and rapper, best known for hits like "Get ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
|
Rock Hall of Fame coming to New York
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is going on the road to New York -- the city that spawned hip-hop and gave Bob Dylan and the Ramones their start.
AM New York |
|
Lil Jon shifts from crunk to 'world music'
(AP:NEW YORK) Lil Jon is known for crunk music, but he's hoping his upcoming album will show that he has a broader appeal. "It's not just music for the United States: It's world music," Lil Jon said of his new sound in an interview.
INO News |
|
Lil Jon shifts from crunk to 'world music'
NEW YORK—Lil Jon is known for crunk music, but he's hoping his upcoming album will show that he has a broader appeal. "It's not just music for the United States: It's world music," Lil Jon said of his new sound in an interview.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
|
N.H. volunteers put money where their heart is for Haitian orphans
BY DERRICK PERKINS After more than a decade of battling the rampant poverty, crime and pollution of Haiti with friends and family, Pat Jussaume has no plans to stop bringing aid to the Caribbean nation. Jussaume, a Pelham resident, said it is the country’s orphaned children that has kept her and a group of contractors, handymen and good Samaritans from across New England coming back every ...
The Salem Observer |
|
Bad Veins continues to rise
Remember Bad Veins, the band I praised after seeing them at last year's CMJ Music Marathon? Well, good things are still happening for this Cincinnati duo, starting with a great-sounding session just posted on Daytrotter.com. Go there to hear four...
USA Today |
|
Rock on, New York! Hall of Fame goes on the road
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is going on the road to New York - the city that spawned hip-hop and gave Bob Dylan and the Ramones their start.
The Kansas City Star |
|
Long Island Bluegrass Festival in Copiague
Buddy Merriam was sparked by bluegrass.
Newsday |
|
Lee Young, drummer who played with greats, dies
Lee Young, a jazz drummer, recording artist and producer who played with Duke Ellington and other greats and became the first black to work as a Hollywood studio staff musician, has died. He was 94. Read comments
The Fresno Bee |
|
U of I performance buildings may stay silent for up to 2 years
The University of Iowa’s performance arts buildings will be silent of their usual music, dance and theater for between six months and two years, school officials said today.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
|
8-year-old guitar wizard has the blues
ELKHORN, Wis. -- When Tallan "T-Man" Latz was 5, he saw Joe Satriani playing guitar on TV. "I turned around to my dad and said, 'That's exactly what I want to do.'"
Newsday |
|
Music Scene by Rick Massimo: Al Jarreau knows how to persevere
It may have been a while since Al Jarreau’s last big chart hit, but the singer has never been busier, with seven records out or in the works since 2000, including his first Christmas disc, due this fall, and the Love Songs collection of duets earlier this year, and a new best-of compilation coming out soon.
The Providence Journal |
|
Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival
Friday, Aug. 15 State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara, "Swan Lake"
Redlands Daily Facts |
|
Shay Quillen: Changes in the Crooked Jades
"I was definitely looking for a whole different approach," says the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. The players from 2006's "World's on Fire" gradually moved on, replaced with traditionally rooted musicians open to Kazor's idea of recording all-original material. When banjo player Seth Folsom left during the making of the album, Kazor found himself in a completely new quintet, consisting of ...
San Jose Mercury News |
|
Double Your Fun
It was two bands, one night, one building – all at once. It was the first full utilization (or perhaps near-full utilization) of the Midtown Music Hall that Sound Check could remember. It was Tiger Army psychobillying it up in the Domino Room and Blue Turtle Seduction holding a jam packed, late-night funk-o-rama/sweatathon in the Annex. And it was finally time for Bendites to get back out on the ...
The Source Weekly |
|
Rock on, New York! Hall of Fame goes on the road
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is going on the road to New York - the city that spawned hip-hop and gave Bob Dylan and the Ramones their start. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Wednesday that the Cleveland-based museum is opening an annex in downtown Manhattan. It is the first of several planned outposts that will take its collection of artifacts to a wider audience, possibly as far as the ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
|
Lil Jon shifts from crunk to 'world music'
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY NEW YORK (AP) -- Lil Jon is known for crunk music, but he's hoping his upcoming album will show that he has a broader appeal.
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay |
|
Disney cast members raise $25,940 for United Arts
Making music for charity's sake, the Encore cast and orchestra, a volunteer ensemble of nearly 300 Disney cast members, raised a record $25,940 for United Arts of Central Florida.
West Orange Times |
|
'King of Klezmer' comes to play Aug. 18
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, internationally-known "Brian Bender and the Little Shop of Horas" will present a unique klezmer concert at Congregation Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield.
Bennington Banner |
|
Britney Spears In Talks For VMA Comeback
NEW YORK -- Nearly a year after her critically maligned performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears may once again appear once again on the show.
Fox 12 Oregon |
|
West Hills plans bond push for improvements
Future students of West Hills Community College's Lemoore campus may have increased opportunities to look forward to, including a new student center, an allied health instruction building and a performing arts center. In early September, voters in the Lemoore, Riverdale and Avenal areas can expect to receive information detailing a measure that would fund improvements to West Hills Lemoore and ...
The Hanford Sentinel |
|
Second Life Bluesman Gets First Life Recording Contract
Nashville bluesman Von Johin learned the art of Mississippi Delta-style blues the old fashioned way: by playing small venues across the country. But he also plays weekly shows in Second Life, and as fate would have it, that's where he got his big break -- a record deal believed to be the first ever given to a Second Life performer.
Wired News |
|
Watch It (Or Not) on TV!
Just when we thought we’d blasted them all, Space Invaders have returned. In 1978, the arcade game became such a phenomenon when it was released in Japan that the country ran out of the one hundred yen coins people needed to play the game.
Brick |
|
The Disney Channel phenom ‘Musical’ -- the biggest movie you might never have heard of -- is making a return engagement
Tweens everywhere are texting, blogging and chatting about Friday's eagerly anticipated sequel, pondering whether it will be as totally awesome as the original.
The Virginia Gazette |
|
Posted Aug. 13, 2008 – A celebration of the life of powerhouse composer-musician Isaac Hayes will be held on Monday at ...
– A celebration of the life of powerhouse composer-musician Isaac Hayes will be held on Monday at Hope Presbyterian Church in Cordova, Tenn.
BET.com |
|
|