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Cyril Neville's Gear Stolen

Source: JamBase
July 16, 2009

Cyril Neville's Gear Stolen

Cyril Neville Earlier this week numerous pieces of equipment were stolen from Cyril Neville and Tribe 13's trailer. Neville and his solo band were in Denver for a series of Colorado gigs when their trailer was broken into early Tuesday morning. The group's missing equipment includes: a Fender 5 String Black Jazz Bass, a Nord Lead Keyboard and numerous personal belongings.

Please contact the band if you have any leads on the robbery.

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The Tel Aviv-N.Y. Pipeline for Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2009

One of the surprising developments in the New York jazz scene in the last 15 years has been the influx of Israeli players who have brought with them a sophisticated Middle Eastern rhythmic and melodic sensibility. From former Chick Corea bassist Avishai Cohen to saxophonist-clarinetist Anat Cohen (no relation) to pianist Omer Klein, the musicians have created an informal pipeline from Tel Aviv to Greenwich Village and can be found on the bandstands of many of the city’s top clubs. ...

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Chris Anderson: "Labels the Least Important Part"

Source: HypeBot
July 15, 2009

“We wrongly correlated, or equated, the music industry with the record labels. It now turns out in fact that the labels are now the least important part. If you look at the rest of the industry now, from the bands to the fans from Apple to tour promoters, everyone's doing OK, except for the labels. So there's really nothing wrong with the music industry; we're just redefining what it is.“

The Parallels Between Michael Jackson and Judy Garland Are Haunting

Source: All About Jazz
July 14, 2009

In the wake of Michael Jackson's death, I've found myself returning to the interview I did with Lorna Luft for my current book, The Lives Our Mothers Leave Us.

She spoke poignantly and honestly about her mother, Judy Garland. THE fame that came so early, the prescription drugs that also came early, and the people around her who cared more about her fame than her health. The parallels between Judy's life and Michael's are haunting.

Like Michael Jackson, Judy Garland ...

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Michael Jackson Album Sales Highlight Physical, Digital Merits

Source: Michael Ricci
July 14, 2009

Although downloads help fill the gap after stock disappears upon the singer's death, fans are choosing CDs over digital albums.

In the first few days after Michael Jackson's death on June 25, bereaved fans downloaded nearly 2.5 million digital copies of his songs, setting a record that's likely to stand for years. Before that, no music act had ever rung up even 1 million digital tracks in a single week.

Just as when John Lennon was killed in 1980, or ...

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Investigators Subpoena Records from Michael Jackson's Dermatologist

Source: Michael Ricci
July 14, 2009

Los Angeles coroner's investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson served a second subpoena today on the offices of Dr. Arnold Klein, the pop stars longtime dermatologist, officials said.

Craig Harvey, chief of operations for the coroners office, said the subpoena was served at Klein's Beverly Hills dermatology office in an effort to obtain “additional medical records."

Harvey said his investigators had previously served a subpoena on Klein but would not elaborate on the nature of the records that were ...

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Michael Jackson Pushed into Too Many Tour Dates

Source: All About Jazz
July 14, 2009

Bucking assurances from managers who had seen Michael Jackson's final concert rehearsals, Joe Jackson said his son would not have been able to complete the 50 shows scheduled for the pop icon's “This Is It" tour and was forced into booking more performances than he was capable of.

Tour promoter and former manager say M.J. was ready to do 50 shows.

“The comeback tour was a good idea, but the wrong idea about it. There was more tours added onto ...

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Jackson's Former Wife Will Not Give Up Parental Rights

Source: Michael Ricci
July 14, 2009

Deborah Rowe, former wife of Michael Jackson and biological mother of his two elder children, will not give up her parental rights, nor will she accept any money to do so from the Jackson family, her lawyer said today.

Eric George, who is representing Rowe, made public a letter he sent to the New York Post demanding a retraction. The newspaper reported that Rowe had agreed to relinquish parental rights in return for money.

In the letter, George wrote, Ms. ...

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