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News: Performance / Tour

Gene Walker Leads Hot Times Jam Session

September 10, 2009

Jazz great Gene Walker will lead the Listen For the Jazz: All-Star Band in an old style jam session. Walker performs at the Hot Times Community Arts & Music Festival, on Sunday September 13, noon to 4pm. Also look for the Jazz Poetry Ensemble and more - go to hottimesfestival.com for a full music and activities ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Drum! Magazine Traps Travis Barker's Fly Kit in Sept. Issue

September 10, 2009

Travis Barker is receiving rave reviews for his new “fly” drum kit, which MTV described in a July 29 report as “gravity-defying and head-spinning.” DRUM! Magazine, one of Enter Music Publishing's hip, drum/percussion magazines, however, had the scoop when DRUM! contributing photographer, Robert Downs, was invited to the Forum in Los Angeles on July 21 for ...

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News: Music Industry

Jay Leno: When You're Innocent, Because of All the Secrecy, No One Shakes Your Hand and Says, 'Welcome Back into the Fold,

September 10, 2009

The Writers Guild Cleared Jay Leno, but Now Must Indict Itself Few issues during the November 2007/February 2008 writers strike stirred as much anger and emotion as whether Writers Guild, West, member Jay Leno violated the unions strike rules during his return to hosting The Tonight Show. The WGAws investigation into Leno was conducted with utmost ...

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News: Music Industry

Wells Fargo Exec Used Malibu Colony Home Lost by Madoff-Duped Couple

September 10, 2009

A top bank executive was seen spending weekends and hosting parties in the $12-million beach house. The bank says it will 'conduct a thorough investigation of the allegations' by neighbors. The Malibu Colony home formerly owned by Lawrence and Linda Elins is a sleekly modern, 3,800-square-foot, two-story structure built in the early 1990s by clothing designer ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jackson Tribute in Vienna: A Thriller Gone Bad?

September 10, 2009

VIENNA, Austria - It was supposed to be a thriller. Now it just looks bad. Big names were promised, but right now fans arent happy with lineup. Jermaine Jackson promised some of the planet's biggest stars would take the stage in front of a 17th century palace in Vienna for what's been billed as the major ...

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News: Recording

"Raindrops and Elephants" Coming on October 13

September 10, 2009

Similar to Kruder & Dorfmeister and Jazzanova, Vienna-based Hamburg native Ulf Lindemann aka [dunkelbunt] is part of the creative DJ movement which transcends standard Central European techno and house music by drawing inspiration from other genres and cultures. His remixes for artists as various as Balkan Beat Box, 17 Hippies, and the Amsterdam Klezmer Band have ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Omar Sosa Update, "Tales from the Earth"

September 10, 2009

New CD Release, Tales from the Earthfeaturing: Mark Weinstein: concert, alto and bass flutes; Omar Sosa: vibraphone, marimba, piano, percussion; Jean Paul Bourelly: guitar; Aly Keita: balafon; Marque Gilmore: drums; Stan Michalak: bass; Aho Luc Nicaise: lead vocals, percussion; Mathias Agbokou: vocals, percussion. Tales From The Earth: A thoroughly cosmopolitan outlook rooted in the rhythmic intensity ...

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News: Technology

Pirate Bay Purchase Sinking

September 10, 2009

The company planning to purchase The Pirate Bay was de-listed from its Swedish stock exchange after concluding Thursday it duped investors and regulators in the $8.5 million deal. Threat Level has repeatedly questioned Global Gaming Factorys intentions of turning the worlds most notorious BitTorrent tracker into a legitimate, pay-to-play site. Now, exchange AktieTorget permanently barred the ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Jim Pearce

September 10, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Jim Pearce's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jim PearcePianist / Composer/ Singer Jim Pearce has released four all-original Jazz CD’s since 2004. The latest being Never Open With A Ballad. Jim’s previous releases have charted at JazzWeek, CMJ Jazz, Earshot Jazz and ...

News: Technology

Watunes Wants to Become the New Myspace

September 9, 2009

“WaTunes to Become the New MySpace?" is the headline of the press release, but we'll all have to wait until after Sept 28th to learn more more. That's when the free online music distributor launches WaTunes New Experience. The company does say that the upgrade includes Skype integration which enables artists and fans to communicate directly ...