Results for "Michael Ricci"

Graphic Proof of the Death of the Album

May 12, 2010

Playdio + Spotify = Legal Full Songs for Podcasts

May 11, 2010

Podcasting music has usually meant either ignoring the law or only featuring 30 second samples. But Playdio (Playlist Radio), which launches today in the UK, uses Spotify to deliver full licensed tracks in podcasts. Talks are ongoing with other streaming platforms; and developer and digital distributor Kudos Records hopes to ultimately make the platform independent. Playdio ...

Turner Classic Movies to Pay Tribute to Singer-Actress Lena Horne Friday, May 21

May 12, 2010

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will dedicate the Friday, May 21, primetime lineup to paying tribute to legendary singer-actress Lena Horne, who passed away yesterday at the age of 92. The nights collection will feature three films with defining Horne performances. Also included is one of Hornes favorite films, the 1943 John Garfield drama The Fallen Sparrow. ...

WLRN's South Fla. Arts Beat Presents the Federico Britos Group, Friday, May 14th at www.wlrn.org

May 12, 2010

Please tune in for another great musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat, Friday, May 14, 2010 featuring the FEDERICO BRITOS GROUP Multiple Grammy award-winning violinist and composer, Federico Britos, is a musical legend. He has served as principal chair, soloist and Concertmaster with some of the world's finest symphony orchestras (including the Florida Philharmonic ...

Time to Move On?

May 12, 2010

I'm about to betray my generation, but I have to say I'm growing tired of the music of my youth. This is something that many of my fellow baby boomers apparently haven't felt ... yet.While I still dearly love listening to -- and regularly do -- the music I grew up with, from the ...

Move over Jobs, Android Just Passed iPhone in U.S.

May 12, 2010

Google's Android mobile operating system continued to shake up the U.S. mobile phone market in the first quarter of 2010, moving past Apple to take the number-two position among smartphone operating systems, according to The NPD Group. Based on sales last quarter the Android moved into second position at 28% behind RIM Blackberry at 36% and ...

Ask the Readers: Choice, a Paradox or Paradise?

May 12, 2010

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor-- (@kbylin) There's an essay I've wanted to write for quite awhile now, tentatively titled: Paradox or Paradise: Music Choice in the Digital Age; it would explore the topic as to whether or not the shift in the music landscape from scarcity to abundance has resulted in a positive or negative experience when ...

Online Concerts to Get Social with Big Live

May 11, 2010

Schedule to launch in June, Big Live is social networking platform that connects users around a shared entertainment experience. Users can watch full-length “live" concerts by joining one of multiple simultaneous streams to experience the content with a group. Fans can see who they are watching with, filter the group (friends and non-friends), communicate with them, ...

Playboy Jazz Festival Gets Fans in the Spirit with Free Community Concert Featuring Oleta Adams, Sal Marquez and Lao Tizer at Warner Center Park, Sunday, June 6th, in Woodland Hills

May 12, 2010

Playboy Jazz Festival presents free community concert Sunday, June 6 in Woodland Hills For Southern California jazz fans, there's no better way to break through Los Angeles' annual June gloom than “Playboy Jazz in Warner Park," which returns to the Lou Bredlow Pavilion in Warner Center Park (located at 5800 Topanga Canyon Boulevard) on Sunday, June ...

Giuseppi Logan Celebrates 75th Birthday with Gig, Live Broadcast

May 12, 2010

"With Giuseppi, it's always fresh. He's going to do things that no other saxophone player does." - Dave Burrell “There's a vibrancy to the music that's unexpectedly touching" - WIRE “There's a heartening tenderness and warmth to his playing" - Downbeat “An astonishing comeback record" - All Music Guide (4 stars) Legendary saxophonist Giuseppi Logan will ...