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The Best of 2008: Pop Music

Source: Michael Ricci
December 21, 2008

In pop music, undefinable moments. The genre got further fragmented, but there were standouts nonetheless.

Putting together this list, I pinged friends to ask what albums I absolutely should not have missed this year. Sixty replies quickly poured in. Only one release -- the big rock mountain “Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -- was mentioned twice. Some picks were already in my best-of pile; many haunted my get-to-it list. Others I hadn't heard, or even ...

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New Album Prologue Available!

Source: All About Jazz
December 21, 2008

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Send a Song to a Soldier

Source: All About Jazz
December 19, 2008

Courtesy of Billboard and the U.S. Army, give the gift of free music to a soldier this holiday season.

Give the gift of free music to a Soldier in the U.S. Army this holiday season, completely free of charge.

Billboard's got the free tunes. You have the message. Just fill out the simple form below, and we will send your message and a unique PIN Code for two free music downloads to a currently enlisted Soldier.

PROGRAM RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER ...

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Van Morrison Sets up Shop at EMI

Source: All About Jazz
December 19, 2008

Van Morrison is bringing his Listen to the Lion label to EMI via a new deal to be crowned by the early 2009 release of his recent live performance of the classic album “Astral Weeks." That set was recreated in painstaking detail for two Los Angeles performances at the Hollywood Bowl in November. “I brought these records to EMI because they seem to have people with vision, who have 'ears' and who understand the significance of the complex arrangements and ...

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Elvin Bishop: Rollin' Forward

Source: JamBase
December 19, 2008

The blues have few better shepherds than Elvin Bishop, who's been exploring the myriad permutations available inside a genre that many others have tried to standardize since the early '60s. He was the guitar foil to one of that era's great guitarist, Mike Bloomfield, in the landmark Butterfield Blues Band, and a regular sparring partner for both veteran bluesmen being rediscovered in the '60s and young, emerging blues rock future-giants like the Allman Brothers Band. His instinct for music with ...

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U2: No Line on the Horizonproduced by Eno and Lanois

Source: JamBase
December 19, 2008

U2 To Release New Album: No Line On The Horizon On March 3, 2009

U2 No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2, will be released in North America on Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

Written and recorded in various locations, No Line On The Horizon is the group's 12th studio album and is their first release since the nine million selling album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, released in late 2004.

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Jazz Vocalist/Composer Sylvia Winsby's New Release: "Looking to the Light"

Source: All About Jazz
December 19, 2008

Indigo Dream Music releases a new single, 'Looking To The Light', an original song by Sylvia Winsby. Glowing jazz harmonies warm up the winter holiday season in this duo recording featuring Murray Low, Grammy nominated pianist, with Sylvia's heartfelt vocal. Their sound feels like a private concert in your living room, setting a mellow tone for gatherings or moments of meditative solitude. It's the perfect soundtrack to inspire positive reflection for the coming new year.

Available in limited edition single ...

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Steve Blanco Trio's "Piano Warrior" on Art of Life Records

Source: All About Jazz
December 18, 2008

Steve Blanco Trio-“Piano Warrior" Art of Life Records AL1035-2 CD & MP3 Digital Download Now available for ordering via our web site's secure server. Art of Life Records is proud to welcome pianist Steve Blanco to its roster of recording artists. Joining Steve on his Trio's latest release, “Piano Warrior", is drummer Sunny Jain and bassist Adam Roberts. “Piano Warrior" features the Trio's Jazz arrangement of Pink Floyd's classic song “Us and ...

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