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Music therapy lifts spirits of children
Lawrance smiles shyly in front of an audience of his mother and sister.The drumming session isn't just for fun or for passing boring afternoons at Children's Hospital of Orange County, Calif. Just like his chemotherapy, this is part of Lawrance's treatment.
The Tuscaloosa News |
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Thailand threatens to expel Gary Glitter to Britain
Thai immigration authorities threatened Thursday to expel former glam rocker and convicted paedophile Gary Glitter to Britain after Hong Kong refused to let him in.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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Two events may cause one big traffic headache
It's the kickoff versus "I Get a Kick Out of You" on Friday night when the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra opens its season in the Hendersonville High School auditorium at the same time as the HHS Bearcats' opener against Smoky Mountain.The big competition off the field may be for parking. Both events start at 7:30 p.m.
The Hendersonville Times-News |
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Settlement reached in Big River Broadcasting, MuzikMafia dispute
A settlement has been reached in a contract dispute between the organizers of the Sam Phillips Music Celebration and certain members of the MuzikMafia who failed to appear for the event's Jan. 5 finale concert.
The Florence Times-Daily |
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Botswana: Artist Defends Himself
Artist Benson Ditsheko Lesedi, who recently appeared national television dishing out the late Ratsie Setlhako music from his new album called Masokola, says he will never abandon his new and unique music genre.
AllAfrica.com |
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'Fair use' of video at heart of suit vs. Universal
A federal judge in San Jose is allowing a Pennsylvania woman to sue Universal Music Corp. for forcing YouTube to take down a video clip of her baby dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Outdoor concert a pleasant hit
Shoals music fans have pleasantly surprised me once again.Possibly one of the best Shoals songwriters that many people haven't heard of, John Paul White, performed to an enthusiastic, attentive crowd Tuesday night at Florence's Wilson Park.
The Florence Times-Daily |
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Italian singer adds new facet to Rabindra Sangeet
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's music transcends geography and culture. For Italian singer Francesca Cassio, a blue-blooded Roman, it is both a passion and vocation.
Calcutta News |
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A revolutionary tour
Vans Warped, Lollapalooza, Rock Star Mayhem, Cruefest, Bonnaroo, Wicked Garden — the summer concert season is never lacking for big rock festivals. The Linkin Park-headlined Projekt Revolution, playing at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater today, is becoming a staple on that head-banging scene.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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Festival of Nations: A world-class event
Forget your passport. Forget ridiculous airfare. Forget charges for checking your bags. This weekend at the ninth annual Festival of Nations, you can tour the world without those worries and experience the cultures of 80 countries while barely making a dent in a tankful of gas.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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Birmingham Museum of Art wants to lease Boutwell Auditorium
The Birmingham Museum of Art is asking the city of Birmingham for a 99-year lease on the museum's next-door neighbor - Boutwell Auditorium. The museum's board wants to use part of the 84-year-old auditorium or land around it for additional space for exhibits and performing arts.
Birmingham News |
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Alejandra Guzmán: An emotional rockera
Four years ago, when Mexican rockera Alejandra Guzmán performed at Manhattans BB King Club, she thought it was a small place and yearned for a bigger stage. This Sunday, she will perform at Nokia Theatre Times Square, a 2,100-capacity venue.
New York Daily News |
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Free concert at Coronation Park’s bandstand
ROCKABILLY band DC and the Customatix will perform a free concert on the bandstand at Coronation Park on Saturday (23 August), starting at 2pm. The band were a big hit at the recent Ormskirk Festival and will be play two sets of their own music.
Ormskirk Maghull and Skelmersdale Advertiser |
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Park Avenue Music
These days the whole girl singing/guy knob-twiddling thing seems over. With downtempo mixed-gender duos seeming as relevant today as a large hip-hop posse, it's been difficult finding anything new in that format in the post-trip-hop era.
East Bay Express |
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Get your rocks Off at Hainault
WITH just nine days to go to the maiden Offset Festival in Hainault Forest Country Park, inventive promoters are still squeezing in bands left, right and centre to the already packed schedule.
Newham Recorder |
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Ne-Yo's 'Year Of The Gentleman' In Stores On September 16
Grammy award winning, multi- platinum singer/songwriter and Def Jam recording artist Ne-Yo is set to release his third album, Year of ...
MTV Asia |
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House music legend to rock Doha
House music legend to rock Doha
MENAFN |
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Katy Perry Responds To Rumors Of Parents' Criticism: 'They Love And Support Me'
Katy Perry has been no stranger to controversy since her smash song "I Kissed a Girl" hit the airwaves earlier this ...
MTV Asia |
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RUN AFOUL OF LAW
A former college basketball standout went on trial yesterday for allegedly groping a woman inside trendy nightclub Lotus, but the cowardly cager didn't show up to face the music. Assistant Manhattan DA John Temple said Marcelo Da Barrosa, 26, fled...
New York Post |
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15th annual IWWF boasts great lineup
The Iowa Women’s Music Festival offers one its most talented and stylistically diverse lineups ever this year.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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Becks: The Musical
Seriously, not joking. No, really, we mean it Mark Archer, a British dramatist, is thinking about creating a musical about David Beckham's life called David Beckham - The Theatre of Dreams.
Calgary Sun |
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Young bands find Friday stage
The Coachella Valley has a music scene, says Aaron White, 19, of Palm Desert.
The Desert Sun |
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Tune up for Jazz in the Pines festival in Idyllwild
Saxophone great Dave Koz will make his first appearance at the Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines festival Sunday.
The Desert Sun |
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Sun stars shine on Polaris Prize
Although this year's Polaris Music Prize won't be awarded for another month, organizers behind the award have selected the 11 judges who will bicker, argue and hopefully come to some form of consensus on Sept. 29 at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre when the award is presented.
Calgary Sun |
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Weekend events in Morris to bring music, ice cream
The Morris County Park Commission will sponsor two free events on Saturday: Wharton Canal Day at Hugh Force Canal Park in Wharton and the Mount Hope Ice Cream Social at the Mount Hope Miners' Church in Rockaway Township.
Daily Record |
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