Music: New Opera? Great Idea. Good Luck! Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:02:17 -0000 Skillful creators have been tempted to milk music for its elemental power and scrimp on the specifics of storytelling.
Music: Ageless and Defiant, AC/DC Stays on Top Without Going Digital Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:28:15 -0000 Gradually, and without getting much media attention, AC/DC has become the most popular currently active rock band in the country, to judge by albums sold.
Music: New Hands Detonate ‘Doctor Atomic’ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:19:53 -0000 The latest of the John Adams’s operas on emblematic moments of 20th-century history makes its way to the Metropolitan Opera.
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Bringing The Banjo From 'Africa To Appalachia' Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:07:00 -0400 While typically associated with traditional bluegrass, country and even jazz, the banjo has roots that stretch all the way back to West Africa. Musician Jayme Stone made that journey in search of the ancestors of his own banjo; along the way, he met kora player Mansa Sissoko. The two have collaborated on a new album called Africa to Appalachia. Ra Ra Riot, Recorded Live In Concert Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:38:00 -0400 Ra Ra Riot's first two years of existence have been difficult, but the band just put out a beautifully polished and inspired debut, The Rhumb Line. Hear the group showcase the album in a full concert, webcast live from the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. Niyaz: From Iran To India To Los Angeles Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:07:00 -0400 Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian, of the Persian-Indian music trio Niyaz, sit down to talk about their new album Nine Heavens. The disc blends modern electronica with old Persian folk songs and mystical Sufi poems. Ali talks about how her transcontinental journey from Iran to India, and then to the U.S., has shaped her music.
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Fortune smiles on Jimmy Wayne Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:57:00 -0500 Wayne celebrated the success of his No. 1 song "Do You Believe Me Now" on Thursday, joining the song's writers at a party thrown by BMI. As fortune smiles, Wayne asks 'Do You Believe Me Now' Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:57:00 -0500 Jimmy Wayne celebrated the success of his No. 1 song "Do You Believe Me Now" on Thursday, joining the song's writers Joe West and Dave Pahanish at a party thrown by BMI. The singer later met up with the song's other co-writer, Tim Johnson, for another celebration at SESAC's headquarters. Ringtone royalty rate gets big boost Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:47:00 -0500 Songwriters and music publishers say they're pleased with a U.S. Copyright Royalty Board ruling issued Thursday that sets a higher rate for ringtones but keeps a 9.1-cents mechanical royalty on all other music, including compact discs and digital download services.
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Make-Believe Maverick Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:23:06 -0700
A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty
• VIDEO: Five Myths About John McCain
• The Double-Talk Express
• Mad Dog Palin: The Full Story
• Karl Rove's A-Team
At Fort McNair, an army base located along the Potomac River in the nation's capital, a chance reunion takes place one day between two former POWs. It's the spring of 1974, and Navy commander John Sidney McCain III has returned home from the...
The Easygoing Patriot Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:51:54 -0700
Jackson Browne on Obama's chances, what he learned from Dylan and living off the grid
Making music is one of the greatest pleasures I've ever experienced — and I'm one who sought pleasure," Jackson Browne says with a quiet laugh on an early-autumn afternoon in a New York hotel room. But, he adds, "the heart of my activism is the belief that these pleasures are for everybody. If we continue what we're doing as a country . . . " He pauses. "We're all in the same boat. That's always been the subject of my songs. We only have a little time. It's a mess, so you do everything you...
Q&A: Chrissie Hynde Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:17:19 -0700
The Pretenders singer on moving back to Ohio, opening a vegan restaurant and her rootsy new record
• Video: Behind the Scenes of the "Boots of Chinese Plastic" music video
After her 2007 tour with the Pretenders, frontwoman Chrissie Hynde vowed not to return to the stage until she wrote some new material. "Frankly, it was just embarrassing that I hadn't had a record out in so long," she says. Now, after recently resettling in her childhood home of Akron, Ohio — she has lived primarily in London for the past 35 years — Hynde can hit the road and draw from a brand-new batch...
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UG Reaches Two Milestones In The Same Week! Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:45:56 -0000 This past Thursday Ultimate-Guitar celebrated its 10th birthday, a pretty significant event for a website that began as a labor of love for Eugeny Naidenov. Lars Ulrich To Sell Basquiat 'Boxer' Painting Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:01:53 -0000 Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has consigned "Untitled (Boxer)", a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, for sale by Christie's in New York next month. EMI To Launch iTunes-Rivalling Download Store? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:45:26 -0000 Major record label EMI chiefs are reportedly planning to launch a music download service to rival iTunes and Amazon.com.
Roll Library - Works to recognize the historical and cultural significance of popular music. Sponsorship information, newsletter signup, teacher resources, and gift shop.
A Cappella Almanac - Official home of CASA - the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America. A comprehensive source for news and information related to all-vocal music. Also features events, groups, albums, tips and advice, reviews, classifieds, web directory, and song arrangements library.
Meta Description: [ CASA - Contemporary Acappella Society, News Briefs: 7.15.06, The Grid: It Aint Necessarily The Groove, Jetsetting A Cappella, CASA - the contemporary acappella society ]
Acoustical Society of America - Contains meeting and membership information, a list of publications, and a number of natural and man-made sound samples in the .au format.
Choristers Guild - An ecumenical organization of directors of children's and youth choirs and publisher of music and related materials. Includes information about events and scholarships.
Conductors Guild - Includes listing of activities and publications, and downloadable composer contract forms.
Electronic Music Defense and Education Fund (EM:DEF) - Provides legal assistance to members of the electronic dance music community prosecuted, targeted, or harassed by the government or police.
Meta Description: [ EM:DEF defends the electronic dance music community (i.e. artists, club owners, concert-goers, dancers, dj's, promoters) which is being wrongfully targeted and harassed by police and politicians as part of the war on club drugs. (United States) ]
Film Music Society - Devoted to the preservation of classic Hollywood movie and television scores. Includes information about many Hollywood composers and film scorers, and membership information.
Meta Description: [ The Film Music Society is devoted to the preservation of classic Hollywood movie and television scores, and to providing knowledge and information about such noteworthy film and television composers as, John Williams, Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein, Franz Waxman, Quincy Jones, and Danny Elfman. ]
International Association of Music Information Centres - A world-wide network of organizations promoting new music, active in thirty-six countries. Each center is responsible for documenting and promoting the music of its own country or region. Includes basic association information.
Meta Description: [ IAMIC is a world-wide network of organisations promoting new music. ]
Just Plain Folks - Organization of music industry professionals whose goals include the networking of members and the promotion of music worldwide. Includes a list of mentors, links and current member demographics.
Meta Description: [ Just Plain Folks is a group of over 18,000 Songwriters, Recording Artists, Music Publishers, Record Labels, and about every other type of member of the Music Industry. ]
NAMM: International Music Products Association - Members represent every aspect of musical instrument manufacturing and retailing. Site includes information about membership, and all the promoted activities.
NAPBIRT - National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians. Includes a list of repair schools, details of regional clinics and membership.
National Association of Negro Musicians - The oldest organization dedicated to the preservation, encouragement and advocacy of all genres of the music of African-Americans in the world. Contains general association info, and links to info on many of the members.
The Children's Music Network - A nonprofit association that now has members across the United States and Canada, including teachers, performers, songwriters, radio hosts, and parents who care about the quality and content of children's music. Includes event calendar, the magic penny award, and resources.
The IMA Web - The International Music Association. Features classical music and provides a community for the public, music lovers, and musicians.
Meta Description: [ The Website of the International Music Association, providing the public with a portal and an online community for classical music, music lovers, and the public. ]