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Sly Stone Interviewed on KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic

Source: All About Jazz
May 25, 2009

Sly Stone Interviewed on KCRW: Discusses Doris Day, Terry Melcher, Charles Manson and “Que Sera Sera."

Sly Stone was interviewed by Chris Douridas on Morning Becomes Eclectic this morning, and though there were a few missed opportunities -- we want to know about his archives and unreleased stuff, and didn't think it necessary to dwell so much on his early years when that part of his life has been so well-documented -- overall it made for some fascinating and informative ...

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Queen Considering 'Idol's' Lambert as Frontman

Source: Billboard Magazine
May 24, 2009

"American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's performance with rock band Queen on the finale of the TV singing contest this week has the British band thinking about a new front man. “Amongst all that furor, there wasn't really a quiet moment to talk," Queen guitarist Brian May told Rolling Stone in an interview released on Friday. “But and I are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with at some point. It's not like we, as Queen, would rush into coalescing ...

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Chick Corea Endorses the Yamaha Avantgrand Hybrid Piano

Source: All About Jazz
May 23, 2009

Legendary jazz pianist Chick Corea recently took Yamaha's newly launched AvantGrand N3 hybrid piano for a “test drive." Initially skeptical about the world's first stringless piano to feature the sound, touch and action of a concert grand, the 67-year-old jazz superstar was quickly won over. “My standard of comparison is the CFIIIS concert grand with a gorgeous, beautiful sound, so I was little apprehensive when I first saw the AvantGrand, “ says the Yamaha Artist, who was recently named JazzTimes' ...

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Wal-Mart Demands CD Censorship

Source: All About Jazz
May 23, 2009

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Brian Eno's Recipe for New Music Business Success

Source: HypeBot
May 23, 2009

"The pressure is on to develop content that isn't easily copyable--so now everything other than the recorded music is becoming the valuable part of what artists sell. “Of course they'll still want to sell their music, but now they'll embed that relatively valueless product within a matrix of hard-to-copy (and therefore valuable) artwork."

“People who won't pay 15 for a CD will pay 150 for the limited edition version with additional artwork, photos, booklet and DVDs. ...

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'King of Swing' Benny Goodman Would Be 100

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2009

For decades Benny Goodman and his clarinet popped up just about everywhere, and when they did, just about everyone knew it. Goodman, who would have turned 100 on May 30, defined for most people the swing era that dominated popular American music for much of the 1930s and 1940s. From Carnegie Hall and New York's exclusive clubs to his backing up Jack Teagarden in 1933 on “Texas Tea Party," he was as versatile and prolific as he was famous. “Goodman ...

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Self-Defense Claimed in Rapper Dolla's Killing

Source: Michael Ricci
May 22, 2009

Aubrey Louis Berry appeared in court Wednesday in the killing of Dolla, the stage name of Roderick Anthony Burton II.

After an earlier dispute at an Atlanta strip club, the accused felt threatened in a random encounter in L.A., his defense attorney says.

The attorney for an Atlanta man accused of killing rapper Dolla earlier this week said his client opened fire after feeling threatened by the rapper and his entourage during a chance encounter at the Beverly Center.

Aubrey ...

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Xenovibes III - Xing Paths Available in Stores 26th May '09 & XV Guest Blogs!

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2009

XENOVIBES III - XING PATHS AVAILABLE IN STORES 26th MAY 2009

For a limited time only the first pressing can be bought for $13.98 at the Xenovibes store. SRP$16.98. What do you get when you mix synthesizers, theremins, traditional folk instruments and electronic drums with a multitalented, multicultural, classically trained keyboardist (with a degree in electronic music) and a NY jazz drummer? Xenovibes! ~ Mike Levine, Executive Editor, Electronic Musician Magazine.

Xing Paths Press Release 
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