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Music With A Cause

Wyclef Jean On Oprah and Paste Magazine’s “Songs for Haiti”

January 21, 2010

In the past week, the world has watched as the people of Haiti struggle to move beyond the aftermath from a catastrophic earthquake and aftershocks that crippled the city and killed thousands.  Yesterday, I watched the first fifteen minutes of Oprah with special guest Wyclef Jean.  No, I don’t normally watch Oprah, but I was [...]

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Wyclef Jean, Shakira, Adam Lambert Are among the Many Musicians Asking for Donations to Aid Haiti Earthquake Victims

January 14, 2010

Many musicians have been using social media sites, blogs, and Twitter to urge people to donate money to the Haiti earthquake victims. The driving force has been singer Wyclef Jean, a native of Haiti. He makes the following statement on his blog:
Many people have already reached out to see what they can do right now. [...]

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Dream Theater Keyboardist Jordan Rudess and His Daughter Kayla Create a Song to Raise Money for a Wonderful Cause

November 20, 2009

Jordan Rudess, keyboardist for progressive metal band Dream Theater, has joined forces with his daughter Kayla in writing a song to raise money for the Central Asia Institute:
Proceeds go to the non-profit Central Asia Institute, to promote and support community-based education, especially for girls, in remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Greg Mortenson, co-author of the [...]

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Slash & Friends Concert To Raise Money For Los Angeles Youth

November 12, 2009

It is always nice to see rockers coming together to support those in need, especially at-risk youth.
Slash is joining forces with Ozzy Osbourne, Perry Ferrel, Chester Bennington, Dave Navarro and several others to help raise money for the Las Angeles Youth Network (LAYN).  The concert will be take place at the Avalon in Hollywood on [...]

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And A Very Rocking Christmas to You

November 11, 2009

Here is some info from blabbermouth.net about a couple of cool upcoming rock/metal Christmas concerts:
Rock 4 Xmas
For the 13th year, Rock 4 Xmas will bring together an incredible line up of rockers to hit the stage to raise money to benefit the less fortunate.
This year’s slate of shows is once again headlined by the legendary [...]

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Theory of a Deadman Joins the Music Fashion Project to Raise Money for Rock for Kids

October 17, 2009

Recently, I wrote a post about Tea Stain Clothing’s Music Fashion Project, which pairs rock musicians with their favorite style of Tea Stain Clothing to raise money for music-related charities. Theory of a Deadman is the latest band to join the project. From the press release:
“We’re very excited to have Theory of a Deadman participating [...]

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How to Reduce Packaging Waste and Carbon Emissions with Your Music Buying Habits

October 15, 2009

The Contrapuntist is participating in Blog Action Day 2009’s topic about the environment. I’d like to share two stories from www.treehugger.com about how to help the environment by adjusting your music buying habits.
Reduce Carbon Emissions by 80% by Purchasing Music Online
A report put together by Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lawrence [...]

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Peter Criss From KISS Reminds Men They Can Get Breast Cancer (Updated)

October 7, 2009

In a surprising revelation, Peter Criss posted the following on his website:
This is Breast Cancer awareness month…
In ‘08, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, but with (early detection) my great doctor Alex Swistel & staff and the Lord above, who always looks over me, I am cancer free today!!! I wanted to let you know [...]

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Tea Stain Clothing Teams up with Rock Stars to Raise Money for Music-Related Charities

September 27, 2009

Recently, rocker fashion has come back in style in a big way. I’ve seen department stores selling AC/DC and Led Zeppelin T-shirts, not to mention all the little kids wearing T-shirts with the Rolling Stones flaming lips logo. And, according to “The Seattle Times,” “Rock [is] the hard-edge fashion look for fall.” Well now, you [...]

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Rebuilding Iraq: Ottmar Liebert and Rahim Alhaj Return to Moorish Traditions

September 17, 2009

The Spanish guitar and the sounds of flamenco have a Middle Eastern connection that dates back to the Moorish conquest of Spain in the eighth century.  In fact, as an undergraduate student studying classical guitar, I learned that one of the first treatises of musical instruments was written during this time period.  As a result, [...]

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