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News: Interview

Interview: Jackie Cain (Part 4)

May 23, 2009

The popularization of the 12-inch LP in 1956 boosted the fortunes of Jackie Cain and Roy Kral. On the larger color covers, the attractive duo was portrayed as hopelessly upbeat lovebirds, while their vocals inside sounded more like personal diary entries than the works of third-party songwriters. Producers and LP art directors cast Jackie and Roy ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Jackie Cain (Part 5)

May 23, 2009

By the mid-1960s, Jackie Cain and Roy Kral were slowly becoming victims of a dramatic shift in music tastes. As rock swept away a generation of young listeners, Jackie and Roy's tightly choreographed vocal sound no longer was as radical as it once had been. The couple recorded from time to time and, to reach their ...

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News: Recording

Occidental Brothers:Odo Sanbra

May 23, 2009

By: Nathan Rodriguez Not gonna lie: first reaction - sounds like Kenny G sitting in with String Cheese. After a few spins, Occidental Brothers Dance Band International's Odo Sanbra's lofty polyrhythmic harmonies insinuate themselves a bit more. What upon first blush sounded a little too easy began to sound effortless. Opener “Nyenko!" is attention grabbing as ...

News: Performance / Tour

Uptown Trio on the Move

May 23, 2009

A few days short of a year ago, I told you about four 19-year-old musicians worth keeping an ear on. Three of them were the Uptown Trio, who appeared in concert supporting the gifted alto saxophonist Logan Strosahl. I wrote: Anyone keeping a future file would do well to add those names. If these players keep ...

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News: Technology

Time Magazine Names 10 Top Tech Failures and Music Grabs 3 of Them

May 23, 2009

What Are Your Top 10 Music & Music Tech Failures? Time Magazine named it's 10 Biggest Tech Failures Of The Last Decade, and music and music related industries manage to grab three of the top spots. YouTube - Big doesn't mean profitable and its estimated that the company would ...

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News: Event

Vegas Welcome Sign Gets Historic Designation

May 23, 2009

The Welcome to Las Vegas, sign on the Strip has gained a listing on the National Register of Historic Places, to fit with the county's centennial celebration this year. LAS VEGAS - The iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign is now officially a piece of national history. Clark County officials on Thursday announced that the ...

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News: Obituary

Joan A. Stanton, Radio Voice of Lois Lane, Dies at 94

May 23, 2009

Joan A. Stanton, who was known as Joan Alexander in the 1940s when she was the voice of Lois Lane on the radio version of The Adventures of Superman, died on Thursday in Manhattan. She was 94 and lived in Manhattan and East Hampton, N.Y. The cause was an intestinal blockage, said her daughter, Jane Stanton ...

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News: Music Industry

Wal-Mart Demands CD Censorship

May 23, 2009

We just said no. We've never done it before. You feel like you're in 1953 or something. BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG Front man of the band Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong describing his reaction to Wal-Mart's asking the musicians to edit their latest CD for language and content. The store will not stock ...

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News: TV / Film

Susan Boyle Gets New Chance to Shine

May 23, 2009

Britain's unlikely singing sensation Susan Boyle, the frumpy church volunteer who wowed the world with her angelic voice, was on Saturday voted into the next round of a TV talent show that propelled her to global fame. The 47 year old, who lives alone with her cat Pebbles in one of Scotland's poorest regions, will now ...

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News: Technology

CD Baby to Add Single Song Downloads

May 23, 2009

One complaint about CD Baby's popular indie digital download distribution service has been the inability to sell single song downloads. That's about to change alongside a major site redesign schedule for summer launch. From the blog: “One of the main improvements we're absolutely thrilled about is the addition of single song downloads on cdbaby.com. Just like ...