Results for "Michael Ricci"

The Jazz Session #53: Fly

April 17, 2009

Jason Crane interviews the members of the trio Fly Bassist Larry Grenadier, drummer Jeff Ballard and saxophonist Mark Turner. Fly is very much a collective effort — the group operates with a leaderless philosophy in which everyone contributes equally. As a result, the trio has come up with some fresh and exciting sounds as they try ...

Second Annual Record Store Day is This Saturday, April 18

April 17, 2009

As if there weren't enough events already contending for the attention of local music fans this weekend, this Saturday, April 18 is also the second annual Record Store Day, an event intended to celebrate the culture of independent music stores, many of which are the sort of establishments that cater to fans of jazz, blues and ...

Talent Trumps All for YouTube Sensation Susan Boyle

April 17, 2009

An appearance on Britain's Got Talent propels the 47-year-old singer onto the world stage - with nary a speck of glitz or glamour. Less than a week ago, she was just another 47-year-old Scottish virgin. Now, more than 13 million YouTube views later, Hollywood agents and talk-show bookers are jostling for a few minutes with Susan ...

Jail for File-Sharing Foursome

April 17, 2009

Four men connected to The Pirate Bay, the world's most notorious file sharing site, were convicted by a Swedish court Friday of contributory copyright infringement, and each sentenced to a year in prison. Pirate Bay administrators Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde were found guilty in the case, along with Carl Lundstrm, who was ...

Pirate Bay File Sharing Creators Guilty

April 17, 2009

Swedish court finds Pirate Bay file sharing creators guilty, Hollywood hails ruling. In a victory preliminarily, at least for Hollywood, a Swedish court today handed down prison sentences for four men behind the Pirate Bay, a popular file-sharing search engine, and ordered them to pay $3.6 million in damages to such entertainment giants as Warner Bros. ...

YouTube Unveils New Section for TV Episodes and Feature Films

April 17, 2009

“YouTube Shows" is designed to draw marketers that aren't comfortable advertising against a 30-second clip of a teenager crashing his skateboard. The website known for its user-generated videos will showcase Hollywood content in an effort to boost revenue and compete with the growing popularity of Hulu. Once considered the scourge of traditional entertainment, YouTube is making ...

Spring Has Broken Out All Over

April 17, 2009

The Glenn Miller Story

April 17, 2009

The 1954 film starring James Stewart, The Glenn Miller Story traces Miller's rise from pit-orchestra trombone player to leader of the most successful big band of his era. June Allyson is on hand as Miller's wife, Helen, who learns the value of patience when Glenn spends his wedding night jamming with Gene Krupa and Louis Armstrong. ...

SAG and Studios Reach Tentative Deal

April 17, 2009

Negotiators for the Screen Actors Guild and the major studios have reached a tentative agreement on a new two-year contract for the union's 120,000 members. Sources close to the talks say the union's negotiating task force will be briefed today on the proposed agreement, which is expected to be voted on by SAG's 71-member national board ...

Colbert Gets a Treadmill, Not a Space Station

April 17, 2009

NASA on Tuesday named its new living quarters on the International Space Station “Tranquillity," denying television comedian Stephen Colbert his attempt to get the new Node 3 named after himself. Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, appearing on “The Colbert Report" on cable TV network Comedy Central, said NASA will name the new module Tranquility, instead of Colbert ...