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Bruce Springsteen Gives Important Speech to Aspiring Musicians at SXSW [VIDEO]

March 18, 2012

After ten days of bringing geeks, film junkies, and musicians together, SXSW 2012 wrapped up this weekend.  While I did have the privilege of attending the interactive portion for a few days, I unfortunately couldn’t stick around for the music portion of the festival.  Regardless, yesterday I decided to listen to Bruce Springsteen‘s keynote address [...]

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Columbia College Provost Foolishly Suggests Closing Center for Black Music Research

March 6, 2012

I was utterly shocked by the headline I read earlier this morning indicating Columbia College is considering closing its Center for Black Music Research (CBMR), as reported by the Chicago Tribune.  It should also be noted, the school is also considering ending the Chicago Jazz Ensemble and the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study [...]

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Twisted Sister “We’re Not Gonna Take It” Cinco de Mayo Mashup Sweepstakes

March 5, 2012

As a longtime fan of Twisted Sister (I was seriously obsessed as a teen), I was pretty excited to learn that Hornitos® Premium Tequila announced the launch of its second annual Mariachi Mash Up music video and consumer sweepstakes to celebrate the upcoming Cinco de Mayo holiday.  This year, Hornitos will rock out with a Mariachi [...]

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Why The Voice Flushes American Idol and The X-factor Down the Toilet

February 27, 2012

If you haven’t watched The Voice, you’re missing out.  After tonight’s episode, teams are set and it’s not time to go into head-to-head battles where coaches choose the six finalists for each team that will appear during the live rounds. Unlike its competitors, American Idol and X Factor, The Voice is taking advantage of what [...]

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Kraftwerk to Perform Entire Catalog at the Museum of Modern Art

February 19, 2012

Avant-garde electronic music pioneers, Kraftwerk, is scheduled to perform at The Museum of Modern Art.  The museum’s first artist retrospective, Kraftwerk–Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8, is scheduled April 10 through 17 and will consist of a live performance in the Museum’s Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium. Each live performance [...]

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Whitney Houston Dies: The Tragic Loss of a Music Icon

February 12, 2012

In life, there are two types of tragedies. The first is usually caused by illness and the second is sudden triggered by an accident, an event or some other factor. In the case of Whitney Houston, sudden is precisely the way to describe her untimely death. The cause of her death remains under investigation. She [...]

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Mason Bates and Anna Clyne awarded two year extension as CSO Mead Composers-In-Residence

February 1, 2012

I can’t say I’m surprised by the announcement because if you’ve ever heard the music by Mason Bates and Anna Clyne, it’s clear the pair have a music vision worth nurturing.  It’s exactly why Riccardo Muti decided to extend the terms for Bates and Clyne for an additional two seasons.  “I have been working on [...]

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SOPA And PIPA Make a Poor Attempt to Protect Musicians?

January 18, 2012

UPDATE 1.19.12: Several musicians, artists, authors, and other content creators have signed an open letter opposing SOPA and PIPA, which can be read at StopTheWall.us. If you haven’t heard about SOPA or PIPA by now, you’ve been hidden in cave or something, but today will be remembered the web went black protesting bills constructed to [...]

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New Leonard Cohen Track “Going Home” Premieres at The New Yorker

January 16, 2012

There are few musicians with notoriety and prestige as Leonard Cohen. His lyricism is acclaimed and equal to literary authors.  So when I received the news about The New Yorker premiering his new song, “Going Home” and publishing his lyrics in its January 23rd issue, it made perfect sense. Starting today, January 16, Cohen’s “Going [...]

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Send Positive Vibes to Tony Iommi to Help Beat Cancer

January 10, 2012

The legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, according to a statement on his website on Monday. “With the news that Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, his bandmates would like everyone to send positive vibes to the guitarist at [...]

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