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Sade Returns with Beauty and Mystery
Sade, “Soldier of Love". Like a long-ago lover not quite forgotten, Sade has returned to steal our hearts with more beautiful, uncategorizable music. It's been 10 years since her last album, a fatal hiatus for almost any other artist, but just another hibernation for a woman whose disdain for fame only deepens our fascination. Sade's ...
R & B Singer Jill Scott Sued by Record Label
R&B superstar Jill Scott was sued this morning by her longtime record label, which is accusing the multi-platinum songstress of skipping out halfway through a six-album contract and potentially owing millions of dollars in damages. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by L.A.-based Hidden Beach Records, claims that the label and its founder, Steve ...
Vocal Coach to Stars Maurice Finnell Dies
Teacher, composer and vocal coach Maurice Finnell, who taught talent including Tony Bennett, Bette Midler, Tyne Daly and Warren Beatty, died Jan. 5 in New York from complications from a fall. He was 93. Finnell was born in New Jersey, and started singing as a boy, performing the theme song for Douglas Fairbanks film “Reaching For ...
ISP Defeats Hollywood Copyright Claims
A leading Australian internet service provider was cleared of copyright allegations Thursday when a federal judge ruled against Hollywoods lawsuit that iiNet was responsible for infringing BitTorrent data traveling its pipes. The Australian Federal Court decision siding with the countrys third-largest ISP was a legal blow to worldwide efforts to make ISPs liable for the unlawful ...
Royalty Deadline for H.264 Extended, but It's Still Bad for the Web
As if the webs video codec issues werent complex enough, the group that controls the licensing and royalties for the H.264 video codec has announced that H.264 will remain royalty-free until the end of 2016. One the surface it sounds like a good thing at least until 2016, youre free to post H.264 videos on your ...
Will iPad Actually Chill Development of Mobile Web Pages?
The iPhone is the face that launched a thousand mobile websites-actually, more like 326,600, according to a recent study by Taptu, a mobile search engine. That number is growing by leaps and bounds in various areas of the web, such as shopping and services, the survey concludes. By the end of 2010, we forecast that the ...
Best New Gear for Musicians, Fans
If youre a musician, walking the floor of the NAMM Show is like taking a trip to Candy Mountain. All the latest music gear gets trotted out at the massive industry expo in Anaheim, California. Were talking five or six football fields worth of the newest guitars, amps, basses, drums, mikes, keyboards, sousaphones, electric oboes think ...
Charlie O's February Calendar
CHARLIEO's JAZZ February Schedule Scott Whitfield Quinet Thursday 4th John Heard Trio with Julie Kelly John Heard, bass; Kendall Kat, drums; Andy Langham, piano and Julie Kelly, vocals Friday 5th John Heard Trio with Lanny Morgan John Heard, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums; Tom Rainer, piano and ...
Oxford Jazz Festival Returns for 2010 Bigger and Better
Inspired Jazz Oxford is set to play host to a four-day jazz spectacular once again after the success of 2009, with over 40 performances taking place across the prestigious city's most historic and exciting venues. Taking place over Easter weekend (1st to 4th April), the second Oxford Jazz Festival features performances from some of the leading ...
Songwriter Makes $1.25m Bail in NY Sex Case
Oscar-winning Joseph Brooks accused of molesting 13 women. “You Light Up My Life tunesmith Joseph Brooks is staying free while fighting charges of molesting a string of would-be actresses in his Manhattan apartment. Defense lawyer Jeffrey Hoffman said Tuesday that the Academy Award-winning songwriter sold stock to come up with $1.25 million cash bail. The 71-year-old ...
