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As Apple Barricades Flash, HDTV Embraces It
Everyone from Steve Jobs to a member of the Mozilla team we spoke to at SXSW blames Adobe Flash for crashing their technology, and the lack of support for it on the iPhone OS Even for apps that began their lives as Adobe creations has sparked controversy all over the web. Adobe even says Apple's ban ...
Whitney Houston Bombs British Comeback
Whitney Houston's Birmingham performance panned by critics, fans. Word across the pond is that Whitney Houston just can't hack it. The latest problem to plague the iconic pop singer: rotten tomato reviews of her return to Britain, where she performed last night for the first time in 11 years. “Houston, we still have a problem" quipped ...
April 15, 1452: It's the Renaissance, Man!
1452: Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest multitalented artists in our history, is born in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci. Painter, sculptor, anatomist, architect, engineer, geologist: The labels don't even begin to describe him. Da Vinci's influence is so diverse that few haven't heard of him or his work -- the paintings of Mona ...
Concord Aquires Rounder Records
Terms of the purchase were not revealed Beverly Hills-based Concord Music Group has acquired Boston-based roots music label Rounder Records. Terms of the purchase were not revealed. Rounder, which is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, issued one of the biggest roots releases of recent years, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' “Raising Sand," winner of the album ...
Juke Joint Festival Spotlights Miss. Blues History
In Clarksdale, epicenter of the blues, this year's Juke Joint Festival has everything from legendary blues singers like Grammy- winner David “Honeyboy" Edwards, all the way to racing pigs and monkeys riding on dogs. More than 50 musical acts are scheduled to play at the three-day event that starts Thursday in the Mississippi Delta city ...
Enter the Hot Cup "Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Fort Fort" Giveaway
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Hot Cup Records “Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Forty Fort“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 13th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Moppa Elliott at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good ...
AACM Pianist Steve Colson Interviewed at All About Jazz
As well as being a great music educator, Steve Colson is one of the most versatile jazz pianists of the last forty years, with a grasp of idioms ranging from swing to free, and from European romanticism to new music. What's more, he is a master of compression, incorporating these sources into solos and compositions with ...
Rickey Minor Replacing Eubanks on 'Tonight Show'
“American Idol" music director Rickey Minor is headed for “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Minor replaces longtime music director Kevin Eubanks, who on Monday's show made his May 28 exit date official. In an announcement Tuesday, NBC said Minor is expected to debut at “Tonight" on June 7. The current season of “American Idol" ends ...
After Vegging Out, Guitar God Jeff Beck Takes a Sharp Turn
What a tabloid headline it would have made: “Guitar god felled by mutant carrot!" And it would have been no Spinal Tap-ish joke. The incident occurred last fall as Jeff Beck, five-time Grammy winner, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and one-of-a-kind six-string wizard, was prepping for a dinner party at his home outside ...
Patti LaBelle to Get Honorary Degree in Philly
Veteran R&B diva Patti LaBelle is getting an honorary degree from Temple University in her hometown of Philadelphia. The university will present LaBelle with the doctorate in humane letters at its May 13 commencement ceremony. LaBelle's singing career has spanned more than four decades and includes several hit records and two Grammy Awards. She has also ...
