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It's a Landmark Year for Musical Icons
If they throw a birthday-bash mash-up in heaven this year featuring musicians celebrating milestones, the results could be wicked Frederic Chopin, who turns 200, would be sitting in on keyboards, with new centenarians Howlin' Wolf on vocals, Django Reinhardt on guitar, Artie Shaw on woodwinds and Frank Loesser writing the charts. Whoa! So what if you ...
Solomon Burke Completes an 'Impossible' Musical Mission
Mission accomplished: Solomon Burke's new album, Nothing's Impossible, was produced by Memphis studio ace Willie Mitchell. Solomon Burke and Willie Mitchell were friends for years without ever laying eyes on each other. The King of Rock & Soul and the revered Memphis producer who made R&B stars out of Ann Peebles, Syl Johnson and, most famously, ...
Montreal Jazz Festival Heats up the Music
Montreal has never been called the birthplace of jazz. But for the past three decades, the city has been pivotal in stoking the genre's flames via the ever-growing Montreal Jazz Festival. Kicking off this weekend, the fest -- which swells to 12 days this year -- will present more than 650 shows spread across nearly two ...
Songwriters Fest Fails to Carry a Tune
Everyone showed up late to the party Perhaps it was because everyone knew who the winners were well before the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards were doled out Friday night. But everyone was late to the party. The wind whistled through the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton at the scheduled start time; finally, more than ...
ASCAP Assails Free-Culture, Digital-Rights Groups
The association representing 380,000 composers, songwriters, lyricists and others associated with the music industry has begun a fund-raising campaign to stifle groups that support free culture and digital rights. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is urging the membership to donate money to battle the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge and even Creative Commons. ...
10 Stellar iPad Apps That Will Blow You Away
The iPad is less than three months old, and already programmers have whipped up 9,000 apps for the fancy tablet. But, just as with the iPhone, there's a problem: Its hard to navigate the App Store for quality wares because its just too crowded. Right before the iPad launched and after it came out, we rounded ...
Trombonist Alan Ferber Interviewed at AAJ...And More!
Trombonist and composer Alan Ferber is a precise and thoughtful individual whose careful, deliberate expression is equally evident in both his insightful way of speaking--and his beautifully composed and executed recordings. As a freelancer, Ferber has tackled a wide breadth of music, everything from big band and small ensemble jazz to Broadway musicals and the beats ...
Attorney General Investigates Lollapalooza
Local promoters struggle with “radius clauses" preventing acts from playing competing shows The Illinois attorney general's office is reportedly investigating Lollapalooza, the Chicago rock festival featuring Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire and Soundgarden, on antitrust grounds. As Rolling Stone first reported early this month, like Coachella, Bonnaroo and others, Lollapalooza has a “radius clause" preventing acts from ...
Subscription Hulu: Beginning of the End for Cable, Satellite TV?
Hulu, which currently showcases free content from NBC, Wired.com and other video providers, will try charging for a premium version soon, according to reports. The stage is set for a showdown between television networks and cable/satellite TV services, thanks to the internet. It won't happen overnight, but your monthly cable or satellite bill could eventually be ...
Biggest Tech Industry Apologies of 2010 (So Far)
While apologies from BP to the world regarding its environmental disaster and even from a U.S. Congressman to BP have stolen headlines of late, the tech industry has not been without its fair share of apologies during the first half of 2010 either. Google: Sorry about Buzz, Street View Privacy Issues Google acknowledged in ...
