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Win A Chance For YOUR Band To Record An EP With Slash

February 2, 2010

Yes, I mean the former Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist.  Guitar Center has teamed up with Slash to find the next band.   The contest began yesterday, February 1st and ends April 30th.  Winners will be chosen by YOU…the fans.
Bands across the U.S. are invited to submit their music at YourNextRecord.com for a chance [...]

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White House To Host Civil Rights Movement Concert With Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and More

January 27, 2010

Since this evening was the State of the Union, I thought it would be nice to pass along some news I found from the Chicago Sun-Times.
In celebration of Black History Month, the Obamas will host “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement” on Wednesday, February 10th.  Performers [...]

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Round Up of “Best Of” Lists for 2009 and Decade

January 2, 2010

First off, allow me and Viola to wish everyone a Happy New Year!!  I hope 2010 is off to a good start.
To start us off this year, I thought I’d provide a collection of “Best of” lists.  When it comes to selecting what albums, songs, artists, etc. ruled during a particular year, decade, century, or [...]

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The Gift of Music

December 30, 2009

Pluto once said, “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”
I am convinced there is nothing more precious than giving the gift of music to a loved one …and I don’t mean CD’s or MP3’s [...]

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Classical Music For Metalheads

November 23, 2009

Whether you‘re a diehard classical music fan who’s trying to get your favorite metalhead to branch out a bit, or a metalhead who’s just looking for something new, check out this list. Contrapuntist and I are both classically trained musicians and metal fans.  We thought this would be a good way to share our two [...]

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“You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught To Hate” – An Exploration of Racism in the Musicals Finian’s Rainbow, Showboat, South Pacific, and The King and I

November 18, 2009

At the end of October, I heard a fascinating segment on NPR about the revival of the musical Finian’s Rainbow. The revival has been 60 years in coming, and a big part of the reason why is because of what many consider to be an outdated view of racism. This got me thinking about the [...]

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“This Is It” Shows Michael Jackson’s Mastery of Musical Timing

November 16, 2009

Like many of Michael Jackson’s fans around the world, I was saddened by his sudden passing.  I wrote about his death on that tragic day.  Since then, I have deliberately kept from writing about Jackson after his death because the last thing I wanted to do was to add to the ridiculous amount of “news” [...]

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Wolfgang’s Vault Releases World’s Largest Collection Of Live Concert Recordings

November 8, 2009

Wolfgang’s Vault (WV) is the world’s largest collection of live concert recordings spanning the ‘60’s – present day and rock memorabilia.  Last week, the website released cracked their vault open by making available hundreds of previously unreleased live concerts.   Concerts from music legends Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Cheap Trick, to [...]

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Musical Injury, Musical Healing

November 5, 2009

I recently read a couple of interesting posts about two sides of the same coin – musical injuries, and musical healing. It’s ironic how something that can bring so much pleasure can also bring so much pain.
On Noisecreep.com, there’s a post about heavy metal band Slayer’s announcement that they will be postponing their upcoming Canadian [...]

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The Swell Season – Oscar-Winning Duo Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova Release a Follow-Up Album to the Soundtrack from the Movie “Once”

October 28, 2009

The Swell Season, the Oscar-winning duo of The Frames frontman Glen Hansard and Czech musician Marketa Irglova released their second album, Strict Joy, on October 27. The album consists of 12 new, original songs that were recorded last year and document a time of great change and tumult in the artists’ lives. Strict Joy [...]

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