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Jeff Beck to Perform at NFL Wembley Game; Live Album Out

October 28, 2010

BECK WILL PERFORM UK NATIONAL ANTHEM FOR HALLOWEEN NFL MATCH-UP; LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE FROM THE GRAMMY MUSEUM OUT NOW Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck will perform the United Kingdom's national anthem “God Save the Queen" in London's famous Wembley Stadium for the opener of the NFL's yearly overseas match-up. This year's contest features the Denver Broncos taking ...

Crowdsourced Art Fuels the Johnny Cash Project

October 28, 2010

The Johnny Cash Project is an online collective art project that utilizes crowdsourced art to produce a video for Johnny Cash's “Ain't No Grave," his final studio recording. The goal of the project is to create a moving, ever evolving homage to their beloved musical icon.  Thus far, they have done an amazing job and as ...

The Great Migration Away from LimeWire Begins

October 28, 2010

LimeWire has been ordered to shut down. The RIAA will now seek damages upwards of $1 billion. They estimate that LimeWire costs the record labels $500 million in lost music sales every month. From Download.com alone, LimeWire has been downloaded around 206,881,874 times. This news leaves the more than 50 million monthly users of the client ...

Young Guru Says Major Labels Are "Slave Masters" and Artists Don't Need Them Anymore

October 28, 2010

Hip-hop producer Young Guru, the man behind Jay-Z and Kanye West, has some choice words about the record industry. In this speech, he talks about the corporatization of music and why artists no longer need major labels. He hopes to warn artists of the modern trappings of 360 deals. To him, this is the perfect time ...

Myspace Reboots with New Look and Focus

October 28, 2010

Late yesterday, a long struggling Myspace launched its anticipated makeover and a new focus as entertainment hub.  Taking a page from the Malcom Gladwell playbook, Myspace is now encouraging curators—fans who have “the reputation and knowledge around particular entertainment topics and emerging cultural trends"—offering tools to expand their reach within the social network. Music head Cortney ...

Columbian Singer Maria Mulata and Latin Jazz Big Band Perform at Berklee in Boston on November 2

October 28, 2010

Singer and composer Maria Mulata opens the evening with a set of Columbian music that embodies the traditions and multi-layered musicial influences of her homeland. Then Bernardo Hernandez takes the stage with a Latin big band that includes Berklee students and special guests Victor Mendoza and Cuban percussionist Jorge Najarro. The concert takes place at 8:15 ...

Barney Kessel - "One Mint Julep" (1964)

October 28, 2010

Rich Halley Quartet - Live at the Penofin Jazz Festival (2010)

October 28, 2010

By Pico Since the fifties, many a jazz musician have made records of their live gigs at festivals. Some of the largest and most enduring ones have been a favorite location for cutting a record: Newport, Montreaux, Monterrey, North Sea and so on. And then there's the Penofin Jazz Festival in Potter Valley, California. Nestled in ...

One Track Mind: Gail Jhonson, "Do Something Else" (2010)

October 28, 2010

By Nick Deriso It's no surprise that a performer who got her start working with funny funkster Morris Day settles into a lightly swinging keyboard groove from the first on “Do Something Else." Why do anything else? After all, Gail Jhonson wrote the book on neo-soul piano. Literally: her published works include Funk Keyboards and Dictionary ...

What Does Your Set Look Like?

October 28, 2010

For all the upheaval that the music industry is currently experiencing, there is one fact has remained relatively constant: if you can put on a great live show, you will go places. That said, the definition of a great live show can differ wildly. Over at the most excellent Evolver.fm, a blog that former Wired and ...