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News: Technology

Sen. Al Franken Wants All Comcast and NBC Content Available Online

February 23, 2010

Apparently Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn) really likes watching TV shows on the Internet. In written questions to Comcast and NBC Universal regarding their $30-billion proposed marriage, Sen. Franken -- who has been one of the harshest critics of the deal -- wants Comcast and NBC Universal to promise that it will put all its television shows ...

News: Technology

FCC Survey: Americans Need Broadband Basics

February 23, 2010

The government's plan to provide fast Internet connections to all Americans will have to include some basic instruction in Web 101, according to a new survey of Internet users and non-users. The Federal Communications Commission's first- ever survey on Internet usage and attitudes concludes that those who aren't connected today need to be taught how ...

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News: Recording

Where Jazz Meets Blues

February 23, 2010

The essential relationship between jazz and blues seems so well understood that it's not discussed much. Junior Mance explored this relationship not through words but through his piano, when he led his trio through Junior's Blues (OJC). You don't need to be a Mance fan, just a fan of fine and powerful blues-based piano, to enjoy ...

News: Technology

Googles Music Strategy: Past, Present and Future

February 23, 2010

Google may have lost to Apple in its bid to acquire Lala, a music service that grabs users digital music collections and hosts them in the cloud, allowing them to add to those collections for a mere 10 cents per song. But it would be nuts to count out Google in the race to replace iTunes ...

News: Technology

Google Buzz Poses a Major Privacy Risk for Kids

February 23, 2010

Should parents worry about Google Buzz? Technology analyst Charlene Li thinks so. She says she has counseled her children on how to stay safe online, including not sharing personal information. But the other day she logged into her Google Buzz account only to discover that her 9-year-old daughter had posted a conversation with friends to Buzz ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Paul McCartney Returns to Hollywood Bowl

February 23, 2010

Paul McCartney will play the Hollywood Bowl on March 30, his first concert at the venue since 1993, as part of his just-announced 2010 Up and Coming tour. As hes been doing in recent years, the latest tour will be a combination of markets hes never visited and those he hasn't played lately. The tour opens ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Eddie Palmieri / Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet Perform at Iridium, 3/12-3/14

February 23, 2010

Musical sparks will be flying at the famed Iridium jazz club March 12-14 as Afro-Caribbean musical legend and nine time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri joins renowned trumpeter (and Grammy Award winner) Brian Lynch for the the Eddie Palmieri/Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet. In an unprecedented jazz small group setting for “The Sun Of Latin Music" Palmieri, the ...

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News: Festival

Jazz Fest Taps Pianist Miller as Resident Artist, Unveils Partial Lineup

February 23, 2010

The Detroit International Jazz Festival announced today that pianist Mulgrew Miller will be artist-in-residence for the 2010 edition of the annual downtown Labor Day weekend festival. Miller, 54, a leading mainstream pianist known for his versatility and his swinging, harmonically acute style, will perform with several groups, including his own sextet Wingspan. He'll also be involved ...

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News: Recording

Hoodoo Gurus' Ninth Album, "Purity of Essence," Coming to U.S. on May 11

February 23, 2010

Key track “Crackin' Up" came to frontman Dave Faulkner as a dream SYDNEY, Australia -- The Hoodoo Gurus, known for high energy, hook-laden rock 'n' roll, have completed their ninth album, Purity of Essence, which will be released May 11, 2010 on their own label in the United States via Virtual Label/ADA. Formed in 1981, the ...

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News: Radio

Thelonious Monk: From Myth to Man (Part 2)

February 23, 2010

In the late 1950s Thelonious Monk's star finally began to rise, eventually culminating in a recording contract with Columbia Records and a 1964 Time Magazine cover story. But even as the pianist hit artistic and commercial peaks, other problems began to set in. After his death in 1982 he remained shrouded in the mythic, high-priest-of-bebop image ...