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Music With A Cause

Operation High Ground: Guitar Center and MusiCares Partner for Nashville Flood Relief Efforts

May 12, 2010

The Nashville flood that occurred earlier this month caused devastating damage to the music community.  Many of the musicians in Nashville experienced tremendous losses, in some cases losing all of their musical equipment.  Major media has focused on the damage caused to the Grand Ole Opry, but several more stories illustrate the totality of damage [...]

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GULF AID Benefit Concert to Raise Funds for Gulf Coast Oil Spill Wetland Recovery Efforts and Well-Being of Louisiana Fishermen

May 11, 2010

As many of our regular readers may know, Contrapuntist and I recently vacationed in New Orleans and fell in love with the city. One of the highlights of our trip was our visit to the aquarium and its exhibit on Gulf Coast sea life. We’ve been heartsick ever since we heard about the oil spill. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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